Xerox Introduces Silver Ink for Printable Electronics

InfoTrends 2008 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

With the development of a new silver ink, Xerox scientists have created a way for the commercialization and manufacturing of printable electronics. Printable electronics offers manufacturers a way to add "intelligence" or computing power to a wide range of surfaces, such as plastic or fabric. This development will aid the commercialization of new applications, such as "smart" pill boxes that track how much medication a patient has taken or display screens that roll up to fit into a briefcase.

Integrated circuits are made up of three components�a semiconductor, a conductor and a dielectric element�and currently are manufactured in silicon chip fabricating factories. By creating the silver ink to print the conductor, Xerox has developed all three of the materials necessary for printing plastic circuits.

Using Xerox�s new technology, circuits can be printed like a continuous feed document. In addition, scientists have improved their previously developed semiconductor ink, increasing its reliability by formulating the ink so that the molecules align themselves to better conduct electricity than the previous formula.

The printed electronics materials, developed at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, enable product manufacturers to put electronic circuits on plastics, film, and textiles. Printable circuits could be used in a broad range of products, including low cost radio frequency identification tags, light and flexible e readers and signage, sensors, solar cells, and novelty applications (including wearable electronics).

R&D samples of the materials, including the new conductive silver ink, are available by contacting Xerox.

Xerox Unveils CategoriX for Accurate Legal Document Review Process

InfoTrends 2008 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Xerox Corporation introduced CategoriX, a new technology that uses input from the legal team to automatically classify documents, reducing the amount of material requiring manual review.

CategoriX allows attorneys to fine tune classification requirements as they uncover new case information increasing the accuracy of the document review process. The tool also detects when two similar documents appear in different categories, prompting the legal team to take a closer look to ensure consistency.

CategoriX, developed at Xerox Research Centre Europe, is one of many innovations that simplify time consuming work processes, such as legal discovery. The technology is the latest enhancement to the Xerox Litigation Services' e discovery platform and is supported by additional tools that streamline the analysis of legal documentation.

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Xerox Introduces Silver Ink for Printable Electronics

Xerox Unveils CategoriX for Accurate Legal Document Review Process