A team of engineers of the Boston Tufts University is turning to inkjet printing technology to improve the established use of metamaterials for mobile, communications and medical devices. As they are more amenable to the resolution of common fabrication methods, these changes might even create new options for the development of metamaterials for visible light.
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It’s time for a new article in our series #PrintingProcesses, in which we introduce you to all the basic – yet very important – techniques and fundamental knowledge of the print technologies we know and utilise to this day. This episode, it’s all about digital inkjet printing which belongs to the Non-Impact Printing (NIP) technology.
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Drop on Demand printing is expected to be the fastest growing inkjet sector in 2021! The benefits of this process range from flexibility and functionality to lower downtimes and mass personalisation. So it is time for us to take a closer look at this emerging inkjet technology.
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In his guest article, Horst Huber, CEO priint Group / WERK II, shares his thoughts on questions such as "Can the printing industry keep pace with the digital transformation?" or "What is needed to establish it as a true link between brands and consumers?"
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Even the current pandemic couldn't stop the advance of inkjet printing technologies. For 2021, there are some exciting developments ahead which will surely drive this area of printing forward.
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When printing aqueous solutions on paper, a reaction, which can be used to program motion, occurs. A research team from SIT and Waseda University recently took advantage of this and presented a method allowing paper to self‐fold without deriving energy from external sources.
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The German company Werner & Mertz has once again contributed a sustainable packaging and print advancement to the print community. With their partners Siegwerk, EPEA Switzerland and Mondi, their Recyclate Initiative has developed a flexographic printing ink system for flexile sheets.
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The Durst Group is producing face masks out of the materials used in their printers' filtration system. They are planning to make their know-how available to interested print service providers worldwide, after providing their employees with the equipment.
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A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has found a way to create and produce wavelength-sensitive light detectors. They successfully printed devices using common inkjet printing with semiconducting inks.
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In our series, guest author Dr. Julia Bangert from the International Gutenberg Society introduces the inventions of Johannes Gutenberg. The fourth edition is all about composing stick and hand composition.
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