Scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an ultra-sensitive heat sensor that is flexible, transparent and printable. The results have potential for a wide range of applications – from wound healing and electronic skin to smart buildings. The ultra-sensitive heat sensor is based on the fact that certain materials are thermoelectric. The electrons in a…
New Method Opens the Way for Cutting Tools with Longer Lifetime
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a theoretical model that enables simulations for showing what happens in hard cutting materials as they degrade. The model will enable manufacturing industry to save both time and money. The model has been published in the open access scientific journal Materials. Titanium-aluminium nitride is a ceramic material commonly used as…
3D Models From Cheap Video Cameras
Hannes Ovrén shows in his doctoral thesis in computer vision at Linköping University how 3D models can be created from video films recorded with simple body- or robot-mounted cameras. The research opens new possibilities for both robots and humans, not least for the police and rescue services. Research in computer vision has a major significance…
A New Theory To Describe Widely Used Material
Linköping University researcher Klas Tybrandt has put forward a theoretical model that explains the coupling between ions and electrons in the widely used conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS. The model has profound implications for applications in printed electronics, energy storage in paper, and bioelectronics. One of the most commonly used materials in organic electronics is the conducting polymer…
High-Precision Control of Printed Electronics
Printed electronic transistor circuits and displays, in which the colour of individual pixels can be changed, are two of many applications of ground-breaking research at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University. New groundbreaking results on these topics have been published in the scientific journal Science Advances. The researchers in organic electronics have a favourite…
Photo of the Day: Controlling Photons with Quantum Dots
This image shows two ways of creating polarized light. (Fredrik Karlsson, Linköping University) Read: Quantum Dots Provide Complete Control of Photons
Quantum Dots Provide Complete Control of Photons
By emitting photons from a quantum dot at the top of a micropyramid, researchers at Linköping University are creating a polarized light source for such things as energy-saving computer screens and wiretap-proof communications. View: Photo of the Day: Controlling Photons with Quantum Dots Polarized light – where all the light waves oscillate on the same…