Printed Electronics Comes to Silicon Valley

The newspaper that has a moving display; skin patches which automate delivery of drugs; the bill board poster that is a digital display; the package that senses when you take your medication; plastic solar cells. These are all products available today thanks to printed electronics. The world’s biggest chemical, printing, electronics, and packaging companies are working on the topic, with actual implementations including the display on Esquire magazine this month, or the new e-readers.