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Plastic electronics - the future is soft, wet and active

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Lecture
  • Session
  • Thursday, 04 March 2004
  • 00:4 - 00:4
  • Duration: 1 hr 3 mins
  • Publication date: 04 Mar 2004
  • Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of series IET Prestige Lecture Series, The Kelvin Lecture Series and Part of event 95th Kelvin Lecture

About the session

Plastics are traditionally used within the electronics industry as 'passive' materials. However, the speaker illustrates a new class of polymers which can behave as semiconductors or as metals. This lecture is for anyone who has a professional or general interest in scientific discovery or innovative manufacturing.

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  • Kelvin
  • The Prestige Lecture Series
  • electronics
  • prestige
  • series

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Prestige Lectures

Prestige Lectures

Electronics

Electronics

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  • RF

    Sir Richard Friend

    University of Cambridge, Cavendish Laboratory

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