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The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities. The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form one-dimensional, spaghetti-like chains. Until now, scientists had believed it was impossible to induce polymers to form 2D sheets. Such a material could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones, or as a building material for bridges or other structures, says Michael Strano, the Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT and the senior author of the new study. “We don’t usually think of plastics as being something that you could use to support a building, but with this material, you can enable new things,” he says. “It has very unusual properties and we’re very excited about that.” The researchers have filed for two patents on the process they used to generate the material, which they describe in a paper appearing today in Nature. MIT postdoc Yuwen Zeng is the lead author of the study. Two dimensions Polymers, which include all plastics, consist of chains of building blocks called monomers. These chains grow by adding new molecules onto their ends. Once formed, polymers can be shaped into three-dimensional objects, such as water bottles, using injection molding. Polymer scientists have long hypothesized that if polymers could be induced to grow into a two-dimensional sheet, they should form extremely strong, lightweight materials. However, many decades of work in this field led to the conclusion that it was impossible to create such sheets. One reason for this was that if just one monomer rotates up or down, out of the plane of the growing sheet, the material will begin expanding in three dimensions and the sheet-like structure will be lost. However, in the new study, Strano and his colleagues came up with a new polymerization process that allows them to generate a two-dimensional sheet called a polyamide. For the monomer building blocks, they use a compound called melamine, which contains a ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. Under the right conditions, these monomers can grow in two dimensions, forming disks. These disks stack on top of each other, held together by hydrogen bonds between the layers, which make the structure very stable and strong. “Instead of making a spaghetti-like molecule, we can make a sheet-like molecular plane, where we get molecules to hook themselves together in two dimensions,” Strano says. “This mechanism happens spontaneously in solution, and after we synthesize the material, we can easily spin-coat thin films that are extraordinarily strong.” Because the material self-assembles in solution, it can be made in large quantities by simply increasing the quantity of the starting materials. The researchers showed that they could coat surfaces with films of the material, which they call 2DPA-1. “With this advance, we have planar molecules that are going to be much easier to fashion into a very strong, but extremely thin material,” Strano says. Light but strong The researchers found that the new material’s elastic modulus — a measure of how much force it takes to deform a material — is between four and six times greater than that of bulletproof glass. They also found that its yield strength, or how much force it takes to break the material, is twice that of steel, even though the material has only about one-sixth the density of steel. Matthew Tirrell, dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, says that the new technique “embodies some very creative chemistry to make these bonded 2D polymers.” “An important aspect of these new polymers is that they are readily processable in solution, which will facilitate numerous new applications where a high strength to weight ratio is important, such as new composite or diffusion barrier materials,” says Tirrell, who was not involved in the study. Another key feature of 2DPA-1 is that it is impermeable to gases. While other polymers are made from coiled chains with gaps that allow gases to seep through, the new material is made from monomers that lock together like LEGOs, and molecules cannot get between them. “This could allow us to create ultrathin coatings that can completely prevent water or gases from getting through,” Strano says. “This kind of barrier coating could be used to protect metal in cars and other vehicles, or steel structures.” Strano and his students are now studying in more detail how this particular polymer is able to form 2D sheets, and they are experimenting with changing its molecular makeup to create other types of novel materials. More information: https://news.mit.edu/2022/polymer-lightweight-material-2d-0202

Purpose to bring low-cost manufacturing of flexible microLED and nanoLED displays to market Download as PDF Silicon Valley, CA., February 02, 2022 – SmartKem, Inc. (OTCQB: SMTK), a company seeking to reshape the world of electronics with a revolutionary new organic semiconductor platform that enables a new generation of displays, and Nanosys, Inc., the leader in developing and delivering quantum dot and microLED technology, announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to work together on a new generation of low-cost solution printed microLED and quantum dot materials for advanced displays. Both companies believe that combining fully solution printed displays using SmartKem’s high-performanceorganic semiconductor formulations with TFT interlayer materials using Nanosys’s microLED and quantum dot nanoLED technologies should result in the creation of a new class of low power, robust, flexible, lightweight displays. Initial validation work on the equipment, processes and materials readiness has already occurred. Commenting on today’s announcement, Ross Young, Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) CEO, notes, “There are significant synergies between these two companies and their joint development work has the potential to accelerate commercialization opportunity for both companies.” Ian Jenks, Chairman and CEO of SmartKem, said, “We have been working on the latest generation organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) technology for many years and have validated its readiness and availability for enabling the manufacturing of displays using advanced emitters such as microLEDs and quantum dot nanoLEDs from Nanosys.” “We are delighted to work with SmartKem on this novel backplane technology for displays. We believe that display makers are eager to utilize microLEDs and quantum dot nanoLED materials for new display applications in a high-throughput and cost-efficient manner. If our joint development work is successful, will have access to a holistic technology solution that meets their needs,” said Jason Hartlove, CEO and President of Nanosys. The joint development agreement contemplates that through the application of its unique TRUFLEX® technology, SmartKem will provide OTFT backplanes to enable the manufacture of microLED displays using Nanosys’ microLED and electroluminescent quantum dot nanoLED technologies. TRUFLEX® materials have been developed for standard process equipment sets and have the benefit of both lower material and equipment costs than traditional alternatives such as LTPS. SmartKem believes that this makes high performance and stable display backplane technology accessible to manufacturers at a lower capital cost compared to inorganic TFT technology. About Nanosys Nanosys, Inc. is the leader in developing and delivering quantum dot and microLED technology to the display industry. As of 2021, industry-leading consumer electronics brands have shipped more than 50 million devices from tablets to monitors and TVs based on Nanosys’ proprietary quantum dot technology. Founded in 2001, the company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California where it operates the world’s largest quantum dot nanomaterials fab. Nanosys currently owns or has exclusive license rights to more than 900 issued and pending patents worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nanosys.com About SmartKem SmartKem is seeking to reshape the world of electronics with a revolutionary semiconductor platform that enables a new generation of displays, sensors, and logic. SmartKem’s patented TRUFLEX® inks are solution deposited at a low temperature, on low-cost substrates to make organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) circuits. The company’s semiconductor platform can be used in a number of applications including mini-LED displays, AMOLED displays, fingerprint sensors and integrated logic circuits. SmartKem develops its materials at its research and development facility in Manchester, UK, and its semiconductor manufacturing process at the Centre of Process Innovation (CPI) in Sedgefield, UK. The company has an extensive IP portfolio including approximately 120 issued patents. For more information, visit https://www.smartkem.com/ Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements relating to the SmartKem’s expectations regarding its market position and market opportunity, expectations and plans as to its product development, manufacturing and sales, and relations with its partners and investors. These statements are not historical facts but rather are based on SmartKem Inc.’s current expectations, estimates, and projections regarding its business, operations and other similar or related factors. 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Contact Details: Robert Bahns, Chief Financial Officer, SmartKem r.bahns@smartkem.com Selena Kirkwood, Head of Communications, SmartKem s.kirkwood@smartkem.com Jeff Yurek, Director of Marketing, Nanosys jyurek@nanosys.com

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The amount of electronics will increase and the use of raw materials in the sector is expected to double by 2050. The amount of electronic waste has also almost doubled over the past 16 years, and only 20% of this waste is collected efficiently. The EU, therefore, calls for more sustainable solutions from the electronics industry. VTT is developing them by combining printed electronics, bio-based materials, and eco-design thinking. The environmental load of the electronics industry can be significantly reduced by moving from traditional manufacturing processes to printed electronics and from fossil-based materials to bio-based materials. By using printing processes, up to 90% of fossil materials can be replaced in some applications. At the same time, energy consumption may decrease to one-fifth compared to traditional processes. Ecodesign, on the other hand, promotes the efficient use, recycling, and recovery of valuable materials. VTT has versatile expertise in all these areas and can provide extensive knowledge in both electronics manufacturing and new environmentally friendly materials. In the ECOtronics project funded by Business Finland, this expertise has been combined to assess the environmental load of electronics and develop sustainable solutions, and determine their feasibility. “The environmental impact of electronics is caused by, among other things, the used raw materials and manufacturing processes and the use, recycling, and post-treatment of products. The environmental load must be examined on a case-by-case basis throughout the life cycle of the product so that the right route to reduce it may be found,” says Liisa Hakola, the leader of the ECOtronics project at VTT. Solutions tested in demo cases VTT and the university partners have tested the feasibility of new sustainable solutions through demo cases. The subject of one demo was a smart label printed on bio-based plastic, which is powered by a supercapacitor rechargeable with solar panels, even indoors. The label can be added as a part of the product packaging and can be used to monitor, for example, the transport conditions of food and medicines or other heat-sensitive products. The solution is also suitable for monitoring different spaces and, among other things, for monitoring moisture, pressure or damage sustained by-products. Another demo case concerned a biodegradable antenna connected to a circuit board, which is suitable in, for example, wireless transfer of measurement data. One of the advantages of bio-based materials is that their properties can be modified in many ways. This enables completely new applications. “For example, a smart label is light, thin, and flexible. It is suitable for, among other things, wearable electronics for which traditional heavy, thick and rigid circuit boards are not suitable. We will continue to explore these opportunities,” says Maria Smolander, Research Team Leader at VTT. Sustainable electronics for business needs VTT helps companies in the electronics industry find new solutions for sustainable electronics. Eight companies interested in sustainable electronics participated in the ECOtronics project. For example, the package industry operator Iscent received help in material selection and testing, and the health technology developer GE Healthcare in ecodesign and environmental impact assessment. “We wanted to explore and test new bio-based materials, and we found new alternatives, one of which was perfectly suited to our customer. This helped us to sign a significant contract,” says Raimo Korhonen, Partner and Project Manager, Iscent Oy GE Healthcare wanted to investigate the environmental impact of its new pulse oximeter, which is a cordless device placed on a patient's anfinger. “We compared the environmental load of our product concept with the alternatives available on the market and examined possible benefits and problem areas in terms of environmental impact. The significance of the environmental load was also assessed by comparing it with examples from everyday life, such as one liter of milk. In this comparison, the product concept's performance was excellent,” says Juha Virtanen, Hardware Project Leader, GE Healthcare. More information: https://www.vttresearch.com/en/news-and-ideas/sustainable-electronics-reduce-environmental-load-and-enable-new-applications https://www.ecotronics.fi/

InnovationLab, the expert in printed electronics "from lab to fab", announces BaMoS, its innovative battery monitoring solution for automotive applications. BaMoS uses ultra-thin printed pressure and temperature sensors to capture detailed battery data down to the individual cell level, which can be used to extend battery lifetime by up to 40%. The battery is the most important component in an electric vehicle (EV). Despite extensive research, not much is known about how a battery system reacts to stress tests in terms of temperature and pressure, or exactly what happens during the charging cycle. This is because data from inside a battery system is usually not easily accessible. With BaMoS, InnovationLab now provides a system that captures detailed, cell-level pressure and temperature data, obtained from ultra-thin printed sensor foils which can be placed between individual battery cells. As battery cells expand and contract during the charge-discharge cycle, a pressure-sensitive foil can monitor this ‘breathing’, to measure the state of charge, detect any irregular behavior, and prevent overcharging. This cell-level information delivers valuable insights into the state of health and performance, helping R&D teams to improve their battery designs and battery monitoring solutions – including extending the range for electric vehicles. The data is spatially and temporally resolved to provide an accurate picture of battery behavior. “Measurement is the first step, that leads to improved control and battery performance,” said Luat Nguyen, Managing Director at InnovationLab. "Our flexible, ultra-thin printed sensors provide the detailed, accurate data that is necessary to improve the performance and lifetime of batteries for electric vehicles." InnovationLab offers a complete battery monitoring solution, including the sensor foils, electronics to gather and process the captured data, and software for live visualization, storage, and analysis of the data. Both the pressure and temperature sensors can be customized in terms of size, resolution, and substrate material to meet the particular needs of a customer. For more information, visit: https://www.innovationlab.de/en/current/press-releases-1/battery-monitoring-solution/

ELANTAS Europe has been developing and producing materials for electrical engineering worldwide for many decades. The Product line Printed Electronics expands the product range with electrically conductive and insulating screen printing pastes for membrane switches, In-Mold Electronics, and hybrid electronics. Drying temperatures for silver screen printing pastes often range between 90°C and 130°C. For substrates such as glass, ceramics, PET, polycarbonate, or polyamide films, this is usually unproblematic. However, applications on temperature-sensitive substrates such as textiles, stretchable films, and low-cost materials are becoming more widespread. In particular, the new field of smart textiles and special sensor applications are significant drivers for new developments. With the conductive silver screen printing paste Bectron® CP 6681, conductive tracks can be realized on temperature-sensitive substrates at a drying temperature of 70°C and a drying time of 15 minutes. In combination with the UV-curable screen printing insulators Bectron® DP, many new printed electronics applications are possible. The silver paste, originally developed for polycarbonate, has already proven its worth in combination with TPU film. Printing on other substrates such as PMMA, ABS, cellulose acetate, PVC and many others is also feasible. The layer resistances that can be achieved are subject to a certain substrate dependence. The typical track layer thicknesses are in the range of 5µm. For more information, visit: https://www.elantas.com/europe/press-events/newsletter-subscription/electronic-news/bectronr-cp-6681-low-temperature-silver-paste.html?_gl=1*xgjl04*_ga*MTY1Mjk5OTgxOC4xNjQzMDUwNzYx*_ga_C7W6QG4V4B*MTY0MzA1MDc2MC4xLjAuMTY0MzA1MDc2MC4w

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For electric vehicles (EVs) to become mainstream, they need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the environment. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology may have found a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries made from a common material: rubber. Elastomers, or synthetic rubbers, are widely used in consumer products and advanced technologies such as wearable electronics and soft robotics because of their superior mechanical properties. The researchers found that the material, when formulated into a 3D structure, acted as a superhighway for fast lithium-ion transport with superior mechanical toughness, resulting in longer charging batteries that can go farther. The research, conducted in collaboration with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, was published in the journal Nature. In conventional lithium-ion batteries, ions are moved by a liquid electrolyte. However, the battery is inherently unstable: even the slightest damage can leak into the electrolyte, leading to an explosion or fire. The safety issues have forced the industry to look at solid-state batteries, which can be made using inorganic ceramic material or organic polymers. “Most of the industry is focusing on building inorganic solid-state electrolytes. But they are hard to make, expensive, and are not environmentally friendly,” said Seung Woo Lee, associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, who is part of a team of researchers who have uncovered a rubber-based organic polymer superior to other materials. Solid polymer electrolytes continue to attract great interest because of their low manufacturing cost, non-toxicity, and soft nature. However, conventional polymer electrolytes do not have sufficient ionic conductivity and mechanical stability for the reliable operation of solid-state batteries. Novel 3D Design Leads to Jump in Energy Density, Performance Georgia Tech engineers have solved common problems (slow lithium-ion transport and poor mechanical properties) using rubber electrolytes. The key breakthrough was allowing the material to form a three-dimensional (3D) interconnected plastic crystal phase within the robust rubber matrix. This unique structure has resulted in high ionic conductivity, superior mechanical properties, and electrochemical stability. This rubber electrolyte can be made using a simple polymerization process at low-temperature conditions, generating robust and smooth interfaces on the surface of electrodes. These unique characteristics of the rubber electrolytes prevent lithium dendrite growth and allow for faster moving ions, enabling the reliable operation of solid-state batteries even at room temperature.“Rubber has been used everywhere because of its high mechanical properties, and it will allow us to make cheap, more reliable, and safer batteries,” said Lee. “Higher ionic conductivity means you can move more ions at the same time,” said Michael Lee, a mechanical engineering graduate researcher. “By increasing specific energy and energy density of these batteries, you can increase the mileage of the EV.” The researchers are now looking at ways to improve the battery performance by increasing its cycle time and decreasing the charging time through even better ionic conductivity. So far, their efforts have seen a two-time improvement in the battery's performance/cycle time. The work could enhance Georgia’s reputation as a center for EV innovation. SK Innovation, global energy, and petrochemical company is funding additional research on electrolyte material as part of its ongoing collaboration with the Institute to build next-generation solid-state batteries that are safer and more energy-dense than conventional LI-ion batteries. SK Innovation recently announced the construction of a new EV battery plant in Commerce, Georgia, expected to produce an annual volume of lithium-ion batteries equal to 21.5 Gigawatt-hours by 2023. “All-solid-state batteries can dramatically increase the mileage and safety of electric vehicles. Fast-growing battery companies, including SK Innovation, believe that commercializing all-solid-state batteries will become a game-changer in the electric vehicle market,” said Kyounghwan Choi, director of SK Innovation’s next-generation battery research center. “Through the ongoing project in collaboration with SK Innovation and Professor Seung Woo Lee of Georgia Tech, there are high expectations for rapid application and commercialization of all-solid-state batteries." For more information, visit: https://news.gatech.edu/news/2022/01/12/rubber-material-holds-key-long-lasting-safer-ev-batteries

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Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has created a printing technology to form semiconductors circuits on flexible films that employ high-performance semi-conductive carbon nanotube composites. The company also announced that it has fabricated radio-frequency identifiers (RFIDs) and sensors on general-purpose films and has demonstrated its wireless operations. One prospective application of Toray’s technology is UHF RFID, which could enhance retailing and logistics efficiency by automating cash registers and reduce inventory control labor. Diverse other applications could encompass such security fields as counterfeiting prevention and sensors at medical and eldercare sites. Toray will collaborate with external partners to develop systems and applications to swiftly commercialize its semiconductor circuits. Efforts to develop new materials and coating techniques to form semiconductor circuits on films have progressed, especially for organic semiconductors. It has been challenging, however, to improve mobility. This indicator of semiconductor performance has languished at just 20 cm2/Vs. Toray overcame this challenge in 2020 by attaining a world record mobility of 182 cm2/Vs for printing with its proprietary semi-conductive carbon nanotube composite technology. The company also created p-type (positively charged) and n-type (negatively charged) semiconductors needed to form low-power complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. It additionally fabricated RFIDs on glass substrates by using inkjet technology, demonstrating they can be used for wireless UHF communication. Toray found, however, that film would stretch and shrink during the fabrication process. This caused wiring and electrodes to misalign and impaired performance. The company engaged in improving materials to lower process temperature and shorten process time and succeeded in suppressing film stretch and shrink. It additionally applied shape tracking high precision inkjet technology developed by Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. Toray thereby established a printing technology to precisely fabricate CMOS and other semiconductor circuits, rectifiers (note 5), and memories on film. Integrating these underlying technologies and antennas enabled Toray to fabricate an RFID on a general-purpose polyester film and communicate wirelessly with UHF band waves. Toray also developed a sensor and demonstrated its wireless water detection. This expands its new technology not only to retailing, logistics, and security fields but also to medical and eldercare sites, such as urination detections. By enabling direct semiconductor circuit printing on films, Toray’s technology offers considerable design flexibility and can cater to small-lot production needs. The company plans to initially start with small-lot, short-range wireless communication applications that take advantage of this feature. It will thereafter broaden applications as it builds up results and cuts costs. Toray plans to exhibit this technology at nanotech 2022, an international nanotechnology exhibition and conference at Tokyo Big Sight from January 26 through 28, 2022. Toray promotes strategic open innovation and collaborates with key partners to accelerate efforts to propose solutions including systems, by utilizing innovation hub capabilities of the R&D Innovation Center for the Future on the premises of its Shiga Plant. The company will endeavor to develop revolutionary materials that transform societies in keeping with its commitment to innovating ideas, technologies, and products that deliver new value. For more information, visit: https://www.toray.com/global/news/details/20220114175355.html