Cambridge Display Technology Named General Technology Leader On the ``Scientific American 50''.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 Scientific American's Debut List Recognizes Science and Technology Contributions From Many Fields Cambridge Display Technology (CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT ) has been named by Scientific American Scientific American U.S. monthly magazine interpreting scientific developments to lay readers. It was founded in 1845 as a newspaper describing new inventions. By 1853 its circulation had reached 30,000 and it was reporting on various sciences, such as astronomy and magazine as one of the "Scientific American 50" -- the noted magazine's first list recognizing contributions from the past year to science and technology providing a vision of a better future. Announced today, the Scientific American 50 makes its debut in the magazine's December issue, appearing on newsstands Nov. 18. The complete list may also be accessed on the magazine's Web site at www.sciam.com. Said Editor-in-Chief John Rennie John Rennie may be:
"That's why the Scientific American 50 includes business leaders, policy leaders, companies and other organizations that influence how society puts innovations to good use." Selected by the magazine's board of editors, the Scientific American 50 spotlights a Business Leader of the Year and a Research Leader of the year, in addition to citing accomplishments in the following categories: agriculture, chemicals & materials, communications, computing, defense, energy, environment, manufacturing, medical diagnostics, medical treatments, transportation and general technology. Each category recognizes a Business Leader, Policy Leader, Company Leader and Research Leader. Dr. David Fyfe, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CDT said: "CDT is extremely honored to be included in the Scientific American 50, and recognized by Scientific American magazine, with its unique stature in the world of science and technology. "The honor validates the vision of light emitting polymers (LEPs) into a commercially viable technology platform for next generation displays, photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. applications and general lighting solutions." CDT was named a leader in the General Technology category because of work over the last year in the development and commercialization of LEPs, a form of Organic Light Emitting Diode See LED. (OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. ), which paves the way for inexpensive, ultra thin displays that have a higher image quality and consume less power than LCDs for products that range from mobile phones to eventually televisions. Unique to LEP (Light Emitting Polymer) An organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. LEP screens are used to make organic LED (OLED) displays and are expected to compete with LCD screens in the future. See OLED. , it can be applied in liquid form, which allows for the inkjet printing of displays on glass and plastic, leading to commercial displays that could one day in the future be rolled up. Furthermore, whereas LEP displays emit light when an electrical current is applied, CDT researchers have been able to reverse the process and generate electricity when light shines on a polymer-based cell. Of strong commercial interest is the potential to develop inexpensive, flexible plastic solar cells that could be manufactured using low-cost roll-to-roll production. Currently, most solar panels are silicon-based, which makes them expensive to manufacture and limits their scalability to large area panels. Founded in 1845, editorial contributors to Scientific American have included more than 100 Nobel laureates Winners of the Nobel Prize are scientists, writers and peacemakers who have been awarded in their field of endeavour, and who are known collectively as either Nobel laureates or Nobel Prize winners. , among them Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Francis Crick, Stanley Prusiner and Harold Varmus. Scientific American Inc. is a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, a U.S. subsidiary of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH, a privately held international media corporation operating in more than 40 countries. In addition to Scientific American, Holtzbrinck Publishers includes the book publishing houses Farrar, Straus & Giroux Farrar, Straus & Giroux Publishing company in New York City noted for its literary excellence. It was founded in 1945 by John Farrar and Roger Straus as Farrar, Straus & Co. ; W.H. Freeman; Henry Holt and Co.; St. Martin's Press and Tor; the academic scholarly publishing company Palgrave U.S.; the College Publishing Group of Bedford Freeman Worth; and the distribution company VHPS. About CDT Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. leading the research, development and commercialization of polymer technology for flat panel displays, lighting, and photovoltaics. CDT's light emitting polymer (LEP) technology is targeted for use in a wide range of electronic display products used for information management, communications and entertainment. Features include reduced power consumption, size, thickness and weight, very wide viewing angle, superior video imaging performance and the potential to produce displays on plastic substrates. To date, licenses have been granted to Delta Optoelectronics, DuPont Displays, MicroEmissive Displays, OSRAM, Philips, and Seiko-Epson. CDT is promoting LEP technology development and speeding its commercialization through a global business strategy including co-developments with leading companies in a wide range of display and related technology areas. Founded in 1992, the company has headquarters in Cambridge, U.K. and has a LEP manufacturing development center in Godmanchester, U.K. In 2002, CDT was awarded Britain's most prestigious engineering prize, the Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering is a British learned society concerned with engineering. History Founded in 1976, the Academy was initially known as the Fellowship of Engineering. MacRobert Award for its developments in engineering the rapid commercialization of LEP technology and its contribution to establishing the United Kingdom as a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which for innovation in science and engineering on the world stage. More information about CDT is available at: www.CDTltd.co.uk. |
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