The Fast2Light project aims to develop novel, cost-effective, high-throughput, roll-to-roll, large area deposition processes for fabricating P-OLEDs for lighting. The project also aims to minimize the potential environmental impact at this product design stage, as well as analyse in depth the repercussions throughout the life cycle, including the end of useful life stage.

Spain's Gaiker-I4K announced a research activity as part of Fast2Light that will study the identification, development and adaptation of innovative treatment processes for OLED, taking into account both mechanical and chemical recycling technologies. Gaiker-I4K will also carry out a life cycle analysis of the OLEDs developed during the project. The research will be concluded in August 2011.

Caledon Controls announced that they will co-develop their PDIM (Pre-Deposited Images in Metal on plastic film) technology to be used as transparent conductor for OLED lighting together with the University of Toronto. This is the same team that discovered that using chlorine can drastically reduce OLED device complexity and improve its efficiency.

PDIM film is patterned with a thin (posted about this film and it's possible usages for OLEDs back in January 2011.

Plextronics signed an OLED lighting distribution agreement with Sanyo Chemical Industries. Sanyo will distribute select Plexcore OC inks developed specifically for use in OLED lighting applications in the Japanese market.

For more information on Plextronics' Plexcore OC inks, check out our March 2011 interview with their CEO.

Acuity Brands launched two OLED luminaries, the company's first. The two new products (called Kindred and Revel) are designed for indoor, ambient applications. Planned availability is Q1 2012. The company will show the new OLED lighting products at the LightFair International 2011 Tradeshow and Conference (May 17-19, 2011).

The Kindred (shown above) is contemporary-styled lamp and it's "engineered to provide a room with individualized canopies of light, blurring the lines between architecture and lighting". The Kindred includes 45 OLED panels that output 3060 Lumens at 58 Watts (53lm/w). The lifetime is 15,000 hours (L70).

Cambridge Display (CDT) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Organic Nano Device Laboratory (ONDL) signed a five year intellectual property (IP) pipeline licensing agreement to commercialize the innovations arising from NUS's polymer-OLED (PLED) research.

Under the terms of this agreement, CDT will be able to access new innovations from ONDL research and take licenses in existing and new IPs in PLED displays and lighting, solar cells and thin film transistor circuits. CDT will pay royalties to the NUS if/when they commercialize these activities.

Samsung says that they got over 200,000 pre-orders for the Galaxy S II phone in Korea before the launch. That's double than the iPhone 4 pre-orders last year (although Apple launched on just one carrier, and Samsung launched for all three Korean ones).

Samsung also says that they plan to sell 10 million Galaxy S II phones in 2011 - this is a rather modest plan as the company plan to offer a wide range of Android phones. It's also the same number of Galaxy S phones Samsung sold in 2010.

Philips will be touring Europe to show OLED lighting panels, applications and designs. You'd be able to experience OLED lighting live - with OLED panels, lamps (the Edge) and installations (You Fade To Light). The lumiblade team will be presenting present and future OLED technologies, and OLED experts will also be on hand to provide technical advice.

The EDGE OLED lamp

The 'Lumiblade Exchange' show will be coming on Berlin (June 1-2, in the Soho House, Torstraße 1), London (June 9th in the Shoreditch House, Ebor Street) and Milan (June, detailed info not available yet). Philips also plans to add more cities in Europe and Asia to the tour.

T-Mobile now offers the Nokia Astound for free (with a contract of course). The Astound offers Symbian^3, a 3.5" 640x360 AMOLED display and a 8mp camera that can record 720p video. Other features include 8GB of memory, GPS and Wi-Fi.