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Large area temperature sensor in form of life size hand graphic design, Printed Electronics Europe 2011, Dusseldorf, Germany in April 2011 Temperature sensor arrays for thermal mapping, Printed Electronics USA 2012, Santa Clara, 30th November – 1st December 2011 Strain compensated flexible temperature sensor, Printed Electronics USA 2012, Santa Clara, 30th November – 1st December 2011 Temperature sensors, using inexpensive copper based inks as a replacement for silver, Printed Electronics USA 2012, Santa Clara, 30th November – 1st December 2011 3.3 Innovation The NanoSciences Innovation Centre has a strong track record in Intellectual Property generation, with 14 patent families filed . Of these, two patents have been granted in the United States, two in Europe, and 3 in South Africa. Shortly after the formal establishment of the Centre, the first South Africa second generation nanotechnology company in the electronics sector, PST Sensors, was spun out. Besides working with its own daughter company, The NanoSciences Innovation Centre is engaging with other partners for commercial prototyping, leading to licensing agreements for its intellectual property. 3.3.1 Provisional patents filed in 2011 A Method of Producing Nanoparticles M.R Scriba and DT Britton Flexible temperature and strain sensor D.T. Britton and M. Härting Large area temperature sensors D.T. Britton and M. Härting Printed semiconductor diodes, M. Härting, D.T. Britton and U. Männl 3.3.2 PCT patents filed in 2011 Assembling and Packaging a Discrete Electronic Component D.T. Britton and M Härting, Printed Temperature Sensor D.T. Britton and M Härting 10
3.3.3 National Phase patents filed in 2011 Inkjet Printing of Nanoparticulate Functional Inks M. Härting, D.T. Britton and E.A. Odo Russia Method of Producing Stable Oxygen Terminated Semiconducting Nanoparticles D.T. Britton and M. Härting Russia 3.3.4 International Patents granted in 2011 A Thin Film Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacturing a Thin Film Semiconductor Device, M. Härting and D.T. Britton US 8026565 USA Doping of Particulate Semiconductor Materials D.T. Britton and M. Härting EP 1926843 European Inkjet Printing of Nanoparticulate Functional Inks M. Härting, D.T. Britton and E.A. Odo EP 2285574 European 3.4 Capacity building and networking As a university based research centre, our main contribution to human capacity building is the training of Masters and Doctoral students at the cutting edge of nanosciences research. Over the last 10 years we have graduated a total of 15 MSc and 8 PhD students. However, with second focus on innovation and commercialisation, there is excellent mentoring and opportunities for students who make a more adventurous life choice – entrepreneurship. Additionally, as the primary hub of an international capacity building network, NanoPower Africa, we are actively involved in similar activities in four countries on the continent. 3.4.1 Capacity Building and Networking Highlights in 2011 The NanoPower Africa network was formally founded with the start of the USAID funded project on 28 th February. However, its first activities commenced in the second half of 2011 after all contractual issues between UCT and the US partner institutions had been ironed out. The first significant activities were site visits by the 11
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