Silicon chips hold the basis of all electronic gadgets. But what if you want something cheaper and flexible? The answer is printed electronics.
Just the same way news gets printed on paper, now you can apply conducting paths, switches, and trasistors on to paper or other substrates using mass printing techniques such as flexo/gravure/offset. Liquid polymer based inks do the trick. Printed Systems GMBH is a company formed out of a university research lab. Checkout their website for more information on this interesting subject.
