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12-10-02, 08:10 AM
Xerox researchers in Canada claim they have stabilized polythiophene, a normally unstable, yet highly flexible, semiconducting polymer that can be etched with electronic circuits in place of rigid silicon chips. Carbon-based "printable organic electronic" devices have eluded manufacturers because the polythiophene compounds synthesized previously degraded quickly in the presence of oxygen. Projected applications range from identification tags on merchandise to electric paper displays, Xerox said.(Full text here (http://sci.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20189.html)):m: Peace.