NEWS & EVENTS

Director of LTFN, Prof. Stergios Logothetidis will be attending the 28th International Agricultural Fair “Agrotica 2020”, which will be taking place between January the 30th and February 2nd, in the Thessaloniki International Exhibition & Congress Centre.

We would also like to extend Geothermiki’s invitation and offer you the opportunity to get informed on the latest technologies, with the following events at the B7 Outdoor Area (opposite Hall 2):

Friday, January 31st 2020, 17:30

• Speech on “Nanotechnology for Agriculture and Rural Production: Printed Organic Photovoltaics and OLEDS for Energy and Lighting and Sensors for Product Packaging” by Prof. Logothetidis Stergios, Nanotechnology Laboratory LTFN.
• Speech on “Energy Autonomy in Greenhouses with the 3rd Generation of Organic Photovoltaics”, OET Company.

Saturday, February 1st 2020, 19:30

• Introducing Haygrove Ltd.
• Speech on “Strategic Partnerships: A One-Way towards Development and Growth” by Mr. Yannis Batsis, President of Geothermiki.

More information on Agrotica 2020 available here.
More information on Geothermiki S.A. available here.

LTFN represented by its Director Prof. S. Logothetidis participated in the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

The event is divided in five (5) technology sections that include:

• Energy
• Water
• EcoWaste
• Solar
• Smart Cities

LTFN will attend the World Future Energy Summit which will take place 13-16 January 2020 in Abu Dhabi.

Visit us at Hall No:7, Stand No:7344.

You can find more info here.

LTFN participated in the 2019 SEV Industrial Conference that took place on 19 December 2019 in Athens. The moto of the event was “Industry 4.0 A growth opportunity Greece should not miss”. In this conference new technologies, business models and entrepreneurial norms across Europe were presented. Additionally, the need for the digital transformation of Greek industries in order to improve competitiveness, employment, and social welfare were highlighted. Collaboration and mobility of all the available resources such as government, private sector, academia, R&D community is the main objective for the integration of the technological and digital advancements into production processes.

Find more information here!

About the CORNET H2020 project

Main priority of the Horizon 2020 CORNET project is to establish an Open Innovation Environment (OIE) scheme to coordinate the current efforts in the triangle of manufacturing, modelling and experimentation of Organic/Large Area Electronic (OLAE), with the scope to achieve widespread adoption of relevant protocols and standards and faster market uptake of innovations.

About the CORNET OIE Platform

The CORNET OIE Platform is an interactive web-based, well-organized and friendly environment that interconnects entities from the academic, research, industrial and business communities interested in the triangle of Manufacturing, Modeling and Experimentation of the Organic/Large Area Electronics (OLAE) and their commercialization.

Via the CORNET OIE Platform, the users are able to communicate with each other to solve common problems in the OLAE field, map the competences and infrastructure of their organization and notify the community about their current activities!

Grab the chance to engage with already existing and newly formed clusters, industrial and academic research entities, standardization bodies and other OIE schemes by registering to the CORNET OIΕ Platform!

Key Features of the CORNET OIE Platform

The CORNET OIE Platform composes an Innovation Hub which incorporates:

• A Communication Platform for Networking & Clustering purposes
• Competence and Activities Catalogues of the registered Organizations
• Infrastructure Lists of the registered Organization, Companies etc.
• Mobility and Training opportunities

Why Join the CORNET OIE Platform community?

By participating in the CORNET OIE Platform you can:

• Explore the OLAE Community: Get in contact with experts and key players, explore all the new trends and hot topics, seek for new ideas and gain access to state-of-the-art solutions for you.
• Be easily Tracked: Sign-up and fill in your organization’s competences, activities & interests and get easily traceable to related parties looking for collaborations, partnerships, suppliers, etc.
• Make yourself visible: Submit your questions, ideas, clarifications, suggestions or arguments in the specially designed discussion board. Post the topic you want to discuss and experience the unique interaction with other users!
• Communicate: Connect with the rest of the registered users and send a direct message or an email. So easy and straightforward!
• Network: Widen your network, create synergies and contacts with stakeholders, combine different specialties and establish new collaborations!
• Be trained: Increase your innovation capacity, exchange information and skills!

You can join by clicking here.

 For your assistance click on the following step-by-step registration guide:

LTFN participates in the 2019 MRS Fall Meeting on 1-6 December 2019, in Boston Massachusetts. The world's foremost international scientific gathering for materials research, the MRS meeting showcases leading interdisciplinary research in both fundamental and applied areas presented by scientists from around the world.

Symposium Sessions that cover the following clusters on Materials:

• Broader Impact (BI)
• Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials (EL)
• Energy and Environment (EN)
• Fabrication of Functional Materials and Nanomaterials (FF)
• Materials for Quantum Technology (MQ)
• Materials Theory, Computation and Characterization (MT)
• Mechanical Behavior and Structural Materials (MS)
• Soft Materials and Biomaterials (SB)

Find more information here!

Prof. S. Logothetidis, Director of the Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & President of HOPE-A will attend the Business & Technology Insight Forums in Stuttgart, Germany on 3-4 December 2019. During this two-day event, interesting topics on electric vehicles and energy storage will be highlighted and will be presented by the IDTechEx analysts and experts!

The event includes six separated forums that provide critical business intelligence on emerging technologies in the following field:

• Technology assessment
• Market forecasts
• Key players
• Industry structure
• Case studies and application trends
• Value chain and opportunities

Check out some sample slides from the event:

You will find more information here!

LTFN and OET, members of the HOPE-A association participated in the event with the latest emerging technologies! In the exhibition area at the booth, V18 LTFN presented the innovations, activities, and vision in the fields of Flexible & Printed Electronics, 3D Printing & 3D Bioprinting, Digital and Additive Manufacturing, In-line Precision, Metrology & Quality Control of Processes & Open Innovation for manufacturing of OPVs and OLEDs.

OET demonstrated innovative products for Energy and Lighting in Automotive, Buildings, Wearables, Smart Packaging, IoT while offering Turn-Key Solutions. If you paid a visit you would have had a chance to meet your next Smart Energy Bag which combines energy for your daily needs combined with style! Have a look at your desk tomorrow with renewable energy devices and eco-friendly design.

LTFN will attend the event that focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Hubs for European Industry beyond 2020.

The digitalization of the European Industry aims to help companies, researchers and public authorities to develop the new technologies. The main target is to create strategic partnerships and strong networks in order to boost investment opportunities. The new industrial revolution, driven by new-generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data, and data analytics, robotics and 3D printing.

You can find more info here.

ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ

Ο Διευθυντής του Εργαστηρίου Νανοτεχνολογίας του Α.Π.Θ. Καθ.Στέργιος Λογοθετίδης σας κοινοποιεί την πρόσκληση του Τμήματος Αναπτυξιακών και Τεχνολογικών Θεμάτων ΤΕΕ/ ΤΚΜ και του ΣΕΠΒΕ, για να παρακολουθήσετε τη ζωντανή αναμετάδοση των εργασιών του Singularity U Greece Summit 2019.

Αξιοποιώντας τη μοναδική αυτή ευκαιρία, θα έχετε τη δυνατότητα να παρακολουθήσετε τη διήμερη διοργάνωση όπου 30 ομιλητές διεθνούς κύρους και με σημαντικό έργο, θα παρουσιάσουν το δρόμο προς τη νέα πραγματικότητα που διαμορφώνουν τεχνολογίες όπως η τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, η ρομποτική, η επαυξημένη πραγματικότητα, οι ψηφιακές κατασκευές , η νανοτεχνολογία, το block chain, το διαδίκτυο των πραγμάτων η βιοτεχνολογία και άλλες καινοτόμες εφαρμογές.

Η ζωντανή αναμετάδοση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο Αμφιθέατρο του ΤΕΕ/ΤΚΜ, Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου 49 και θα διαρκέσει από τις 9:00 έως τις 19:00 στις 11 & 12 Νοεμβρίου 2019.

Οι εγγραφές για τη συμμετοχή σας θα πραγματοποιηθούν τη Δευτέρα 11.11.2019 από τις 8:15, με την επίδειξη της ακαδημαϊκής σας ταυτότητας.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το πρόγραμμα θα βρείτε στο: https://www.singularityugreecesummit.org/

As our society is moving forward, we have to deal with even more complicated and demanding challenges, introduce, embrace and apply all the state-of-the-art applications that have a great impact in today’s and tomorrow’s life. Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence are two of the hottest topics especially for the Industry of tomorrow. Industrial IoT improves efficiency, monitoring, and productivity! According to several types of research, the use of this technology in industrial settings could add $14.2tr. to the global economy of 2030!

Prof. S. Logothetidis Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN & President of HOPE-A Association attended the IoT Solutions World Congress, the largest IoT event in the world which held on 29-31 October in Barcelona in order to explore all the new trends, new ideas, solutions and get connected with industry stakeholders to establish new partnerships.

The Zero defect manufacturing workshop was held on 24 October in Brussels and brought together key stakeholders to shape the future landscape of European manufacturing.

During this workshop, Prof. S.Logothetidis Director of Nanotechnology Lab LTFN gave a presentation as the coordinator of the EU project Smartline. The project aims to create intelligent and zero-defect manufacturing processes, in order to avoid failures, to increase the reliability and safety of manufacturing systems and reach the zero-defect quality of products.

LTFN, together with OET, and HOPE-A participated in the Workshop on “Smart Bioelectronic and Wearable Systems” that took place on 22-23 October in Brussels. This two - day EC workshop presented topics covering smart systems across Key Digital technologies. Great emphasis was given on bio-electronics, bio-photonics, and flexible and wearable electronics. This event also highlighted the role of Bioelectronics and Flexible & Wearable Electronics in the context of the Digital R&I Agenda, such as Edge Computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.

  Furthermore, in the properly formed exhibition area, running and completed EU-funded projects had the chance to present their results via demonstrators and visuals. LTFN is the coordinator of the two EU projects Smartline and CORNET.

Below you can see some photos and the video from the ceremony.

For the ceremony's video click here.

Επίτιμος Διδάκτορας του Τμήματος Φυσικής της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστημών του ΑΠΘ θα αναγορευτεί ο Καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου του Bordeaux της Γαλλίας, Γεώργιος Χατζηιωάννου, μία σημαντική προσωπικότητα με διεθνή αναγνώριση και κύρος.

Η Τελετή Αναγόρευσης θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Παρασκευή 18 Οκτωβρίου 2019, στις 17.30, στην Αίθουσα Τελετών «Αλέξανδρος Παπαναστασίου» της Παλαιάς Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του ΑΠΘ.

Ο Καθηγητής Γεώργιος Χατζηιωάννου τα τελευταία 40 χρόνια έχει επιτελέσει εξαιρετικό έργο στην Επιστήμη και την Έρευνα των Πολυμερικών Ημιαγωγών, Νανοδομικών Πολυμερικών Υλικών, Πολυμερών για την αποθήκευση και μεταφορά Πληροφοριών στα Οργανικά Ηλεκτρονικά και στα Συστήματά τους. Η επιστημονική του δράση έχει φέρει επανάσταση στις μεθοδολογίες χαρακτηρισμού υλικών με μοντέρνες τεχνικές σκέδασης, scanning probe και οπτικής φασματοσκοπίας. Προσέφερε σημαντικότατο έργο στην ανακάλυψη νέων μεθοδολογιών της Επιστήμης των Επιφανειών, ενώ έχει βαθιά κατανόηση της σχέσης μεταξύ της μοριακής δομής και των ιδιοτήτων των υλικών. Ο Καθηγητής Γεώργιος Χατζηιωάννου, μέσω της πολύχρονης και πρωτοπόρας προσφοράς του στην Επιστήμη της Φυσικής και Χημείας των Υλικών, έχει διαπρέψει στην επιστήμη και προσέφερε πολύτιμες υπηρεσίες ως Καθηγητής σε πλήθος Ακαδημαϊκών Ιδρυμάτων, ως μέλος Διεθνών Επιστημονικών Επιτροπών και έχει λάβει μεγάλο αριθμό διεθνών διακρίσεων.

Σύμφωνα με την ομόφωνη απόφαση της Συνέλευσης του Τμήματος Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ, ο Καθηγητής Γεώργιος Χατζηιωάννου έχει σημαντικότατη προσφορά στις ερευνητικές και επιστημονικές δράσεις του Τμήματος Φυσικής και του ΑΠΘ γενικότερα. Από το 2008 συνδιοργανώνει και έχει προσφέρει πολύτιμες υπηρεσίες ως κύριο μέλος της Διεθνούς Επιστημονικής Επιτροπής του Διεθνούς πολυ-γεγονότος NANOTECHNOLOGY και των Διεθνών Συνεδρίων «International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE)» και «International Conference on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (NN)», που διοργανώνονται από το Εργαστήριο Νανοτεχνολογίας LTFN του Τμήματος Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ τα τελευταία 16 χρόνια στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Έχει εκπαιδεύσει πληθώρα αποφοίτων του Τμήματος Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ από το 1990 έως σήμερα, οι οποίοι υπό την επίβλεψή του έχουν κατακτήσει σημαντικότατες θέσεις στο διεθνές επιστημονικό στερέωμα και έχουν ανοίξει νέα πεδία επιστήμης και έρευνας. Η προσφορά και οι δεσμοί που ανέπτυξε με το ΑΠΘ περιλαμβάνουν επίσης την πολυετή συνεργασία του με το Εργαστήριο Νανοτεχνολογίας LTFN και άλλα εργαστήρια του Τμήματος Φυσικής του ΑΠΘ και τη συνεργασία για την υποβολή και πραγματοποίηση πλήθους ερευνητικών προγραμμάτων στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Επιπρόσθετα, ο Καθηγητής Γεώργιος Χατζηιωάννου έχει συνάψει πολυετείς συνεργασίες με το Εργαστήριο Νανοτεχνολογίας LTFN για την πραγματοποίηση κοινών επιστημονικών δράσεων, για αμοιβαίες επισκέψεις επιστημονικού προσωπικού και για μεταφορά τεχνογνωσίας μεταξύ του νέου Κέντρου ELORPrintTec που διευθύνει και του Εργαστηρίου Νανοτεχνολογίας LTFN. Τέλος, προσέφερε σημαντικότατες υπηρεσίες στην αναβάθμιση του διδακτικού, επιστημονικού και ερευνητικού έργου του ΑΠΘ ως μέλος της Διεθνούς Επιτροπής Αξιολόγησης τμημάτων του ΑΠΘ, όπως το Τμήμα Χημείας, αλλά και άλλων Ινστιτούτων της χώρας, όπως το Εθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας και Τεχνολογικής Ανάπτυξης - ΕΚΕΤΑ και το Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας - ΙΤΕ.

Program

Press release

More info is available here.

During OE-A Networking Meeting (19 November 2019), hosted by Jabil at the Blue Sky Innovation Center San Jose, a great occasion will be given to participants to meet with other innovative companies and institutions active in organic, flexible, and printed electronics.

LTFN will attend IoT Solutions World Congress which will take place 29-31 October 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. IoT Solutions World Congress is the platform that makes connections with key decision-makers. This event is committed to bringing together the best minds in the industry to discuss hot topics, get inspired with new ideas and solutions in the IoT business.

You can find more info here.

You can download the above poster from here.

SmartLine's 24th month Consortium Meeting took place on 23 September 2019 at APEVA premises, Germany. You can find more info here.