Daniel S. BurgessOrganic LEDs (OLEDs) incorporating an anode made from a thin sheet of single-walled carbon nanotubes display performance similar to that of devices that employ indium tin oxide, report investigators in Montreal. The finding offers device designers an alternative to the transparent conductive ITO,...Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESOLED-on-Fabric Could Be the Next Wearable WonderIt started with the fitness tracker. And thanks to continued advances in sensors, computing power, and energy harvesting, the age of IoT-based wearable technologies is upon us. 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