LTFN participates in the 2019 MRS Fall Meeting on 1-6 December 2019, in Boston Massachusetts. The world's foremost international scientific gathering for materials research, the MRS meeting showcases leading interdisciplinary research in both fundamental and applied areas presented by scientists from around the world.

Symposium Sessions that cover the following clusters on Materials:

• Broader Impact (BI)
• Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials (EL)
• Energy and Environment (EN)
• Fabrication of Functional Materials and Nanomaterials (FF)
• Materials for Quantum Technology (MQ)
• Materials Theory, Computation and Characterization (MT)
• Mechanical Behavior and Structural Materials (MS)
• Soft Materials and Biomaterials (SB)

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Prof. S. Logothetidis, Director of the Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & President of HOPE-A will attend the Business & Technology Insight Forums in Stuttgart, Germany on 3-4 December 2019. During this two-day event, interesting topics on electric vehicles and energy storage will be highlighted and will be presented by the IDTechEx analysts and experts!

The event includes six separated forums that provide critical business intelligence on emerging technologies in the following field:

• Technology assessment
• Market forecasts
• Key players
• Industry structure
• Case studies and application trends
• Value chain and opportunities

Check out some sample slides from the event:

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HOPE-A represented by its President Prof.S. Logothetidis and participated in the IDTechEx Show in Santa Clara, USA, holding a booth in collaboration with its members Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & OET!

In this challenging era with so many technological breakthroughs, HOPE-A is presently seeking collaborations and growth of its network. Get involved in the latest high–tech achievements, map the innovation and understand the needs and opportunities that may appear. HOPE-A's task is to provide access to know-how, knowledge and technology transfer. Operates as a facilitator to link innovation and business, industry, and start-ups, research and production.

Special topics of the event that include emerging technologies:

• 3D Printing
• 5G, RFID & the Internet of Things
• Advanced Materials
• Electric Vehicles: Land, Water, Air
• Energy Storage
• Life Sciences
• Off-Grid & Energy Harvesting
• Photonics
• Printed, Flexible, Organic Electronics
• Robotics
• Sensors & Haptics
• Wearable Technology

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HOPE-A & LTFN will attend the event that focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Hubs for European Industry beyond 2020.

The digitalization of the European Industry aims to help companies, researchers and public authorities to develop the new technologies. The main target is to create strategic partnerships and strong networks in order to boost investment opportunities. The new industrial revolution, driven by new-generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data, and data analytics, robotics and 3D printing.

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As our society is moving forward, we have to deal with even more complicated and demanding challenges, introduce, embrace and apply all the state-of-the-art applications that have a great impact in today’s and tomorrow’s life. Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence are two of the hottest topics especially for the Industry of tomorrow. Industrial IoT improves efficiency, monitoring, and productivity! According to several types of research, the use of this technology in industrial settings could add $14.2tr. to the global economy of 2030!

Prof. S. Logothetidis Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & President of HOPE-A Association attended the IoT Solutions World Congress, the largest IoT event in the world which held on 29-31 October in Barcelona in order to explore all the new trends, new ideas, solutions and get connected with industry stakeholders to establish new partnerships.

LTFN, OET, and HOPE-A participated in the Workshop on “Smart Bioelectronic and Wearable Systems” that took place on 22-23 October in Brussels. This two - day EC workshop presented topics covering smart systems across Key Digital technologies. Great emphasis was given on bio-electronics, bio-photonics, and flexible and wearable electronics. This event also highlighted the role of Bioelectronics and Flexible & Wearable Electronics in the context of the Digital R&I Agenda, such as Edge Computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.

Dr. Ria Pechlivani, R&D&I manager of OET, presented a wearable kit with integrated flexible printed organic electronic products for energy, lighting and IoT interaction. Furthermore, in the properly formed exhibition area, running and completed EU-funded projects had the chance to present their results via demonstrators and visuals. LTFN is the coordinator and both OET and HOPE-A are partners of the consortium of the two EU projects Smartline and CORNET.

Image on the left: On the left Prof. Logothetidis Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & President of HOPE-A Association and on the right Dr. Argiris Laskarakis Head of Organic Electronics Group Nanotechnology Lab LTFN. Image on the right: On the left Dr. Ria Pechlivani, R&D&I manager of OET and on the right Dr. Argiris Laskarakis Head of Organic Electronics Group Nanotechnology Lab LTFN.

Smartline is the project that will create intelligent and zero-defect manufacturing processes by developing robust and non-destructive in-line metrology tools and process control platform to achieve the reliable and closed-loop manufacturing of Organic Electronic devices (OPVs and OLEDs for lighting) by Roll-to-Roll Printing and Organic Vapour Phase Deposition (OVPD) pilot lines. More information available here. CORNET is the project that will develop a unique EU Open Innovation Environment (OIE) covering the triangle of manufacturing, modeling, and experimentation in order to optimize the Organic/Large Area Electronic (OE) materials, materials' behavior and nano-devices (OPVs, PPVs, OLEDs) manufacturing processes. More information available here.