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Advanced Materials, Technologies and Services for High-Tech Businesses
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Electrochromic windows change colour under the influence of voltage or, when combined with solar cells, the intensity of sunlight. Recently these devices attracted much interest because of the opportunity to save energy for cooling, to increase comfort, and to eliminate harmful effect of excessive sunlight in the buildings and transportation.
Electrochromic technology can be used in the development of paper-like displays that have flexibility and can be produced by direct printing of active components on paper, plastic or other substrates. This technology combines high optical performance and ink-on-paper readability with low power consumption. White or translucent background usually gives high contrast and reflectivity. |
Dye sensitized solar cells are based on the principle of artificial photosynthesis, and utilize contemporary nanotechnology and molecular engineering. In these devices dye is deposited on the semiconductor as an absorber of sunlight. Under illumination, charge separation occurs by electron injection into the conducting zone of semiconductor.
The application of nanostructured materials as components of rechargeable batteries or supercapacitors allows to design power sources that can be deposited by screen printing, or other printing techniques. Thus, when a device needs a power source, battery can be printed in different shapes, if necessary directly on the flexible substrate.
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Future Technology Information Centre develops new materials and devices according to clients' specifications. The areas of development can include, but are not limited to, the following products:
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Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick |
Future Technology Information Centre is
a full service research
firm that provides the development of
materials and devices based on conducting
polymers and nanocomposites. 
