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The special glass expert SCHOTT will be presenting ultra-thin glasses that enable various functionalities in printed electronic components as a flexible substrate material (Hall B0, Stand 106) at the leading international trade fair for printed…
Effective July 1, 2016, Dr. Jens Schulte (44) will serve as the new CFO of SCHOTT AG. He will be responsible for the areas of Finance, Information Technology and Purchasing.   Dr.
1891 was a year of invention and discovery. The Wrigley Company launched what would become a gum empire, Thomas Edison patented the motion picture camera, James Naismith thought up basketball, and the escalator was invented.
From streaming of breathtaking sports events to high-tech material research: without borosilicate glass to protect cameras or for use in neutron conductors, such modern applications would not be possible.
World's first from Dresden: SOLARWATT GmbH is now also offering the SOLARWATT 60M high power module with an output of 300 watt peak (Wp). The German solar pioneer is now the first company to produce a glass-glass model in this variant and with…
The next big thing is rarely that. More often it’s a collection of next little things.  Let me put it another way: Often, what elevates a must-have gadget or life-changing technology into the next big thing is the components that make it possible.
Heliatek R&D teams reached a record conversion efficiency of 13.2% for an OPV multi-junction cell, setting a new world record for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity using organic photovoltaic cells.
Solar-Tectic LLC ("ST") announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed a patent for hybrid organic/inorganic thin-film growth on inexpensive substrates, such as flexible and ordinary soda-lime glass.
The German equipment supplier Bürkle has received an order for 2 Multi-Opening Lamination Lines Ypsator® 2022-6 SL from EMMVEE Photovoltaic Power India.
The funny thing about good design is it’s easy to miss. The best designs simultaneously add more than the sum of their parts and fade into their surroundings.
The restoration glasses TIKANA®, RESTOVER® and GOETHEGLAS will be focused by the technology group SCHOTT at its premiere at Monumento, the trade fair on monument preservation, to be held in Salzburg, Austria, from January 28 - 30, 2016 (Hall 10,…
Successfully assessed for the ranges E 30 to E 90 and EI 30 to EI 60 - SCHOTT’s fire-resistance glass products PYRAN® S and PYRANOVA® received UK approval for use in the timber doors of six major door blank manufacturers.
Prof. Volker Rupertus honored for his many years of active involvement in the International Commission on Glass    The International Commission on Glass (ICG) has presented its prestigious Turner Award to SCHOTT researcher Prof.
It is only recently that 70 TPedge photovoltaic modules have adorned the external façade of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) laboratory in Freiburg (Germany).
Flexible but very strong micrometer thin glass is taking-off as a key component in cellphones, wearables, and IoT sensors   Glass thinner than a human hair but strong and flexible is now being used in a wide variety of high-tech applications.
At the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London, Heliatek received the Renewable Energy Design Award 2015.  The German start-up, based in Dresden and Ulm, develops and produces HeliaFilm®, an organic solar film.
In order for it not to crack or melt when exposed to the high temperatures generated by a naked flame, only fire resistant glass is suitable for certain applications.
Dichroic filters as well as hot and cold mirrors rely on the combination of BOROFLOAT®’s product characteristics    High quality functional coatings enable a large variety of customized light management design options – especially when based on a…
Nature’s color wheel is a thing of beauty – the deep ocean blues, vibrant rose reds, deep lilac purples, fiery sunset oranges, and lush grass greens all around us are truly perfect.   But recreating those vibrant colors is far from easy.
The new Hikari building – ‘hikari’ meaning ‘light’ in Japanese – was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.  The first positive-energy mixed-use city block in Europe, delivers exemplary environmental performance since it generates slightly more…
It’s thinner than human hair, as flexible as paper, and extremely tough. It’s a material on which engineers are building the future of smart devices.
New materials and processes are coming into the lamination technology segment of PV production. With these come challenges for technology providers, but they also present major opportunities for increased throughput and reductions in energy…
Have you ever wondered how the glass screen is made on your iPad or smartphone? One way in which these very thin glass sheets are made is using a redraw process.  Here, a glass block is fed into a furnace where it melts and is stretched and drawn…
Recently introduced MIROGARD® products at the center of attention - The specialty glass expert SCHOTT will be presenting its range of products for use by museums, art galleries and exhibitions at Exponatec in Cologne, Germany, from November 18 – 20…
Onyx Solar´s photovoltaic glass will transform Tanjong Pagar building so it is capable of producing its own energy from the Sun.