{"380591":{"#nid":"380591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Marsolan attends Wallenberg Prize ceremony","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Marsolan and many others from the TAPPI International Research Management Committee attended the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Ceremony on September 22 in Stockholm (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/news\/current\/www.mwp.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.mwp.org\u003C\/a\u003E). This year\u2019s prize went to Professor Magnus Berggren of Link\u00f6ping University, Sweden. Prof. Berggren\u2019s research enables electronics like sensors, displays and antennas to be printed on paper and cardboard, opening up a new, gigantic global market for forest industry products. According to the committee, \u201cHis alternative approach to develop ion-based electrochemical transistors instead of silicon-based is well adapted for printing on paper because they operate at low voltages, do not require extremely thin layers and are easy to apply by traditional printing methods even on rough surfaces such as paper. This paved the way for important potential applications like color switching paper-based displays, smart packages or labels, including different kinds of disposable sensors and testers.\u201d Prof. Berggren provided a presentation in which his vision was for hybrid products in which the roles for paper included printed antenna, battery, simple circuits and printed microfluidic devices in concert with silicon chips for complex computation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the symposium on the following day, a recurring message was the \u201clarge surface area\u201d in reference to the area of paper \u0026amp; board produced and available as a printed surface. There are no other products with such an extensive manufactured surface available for applications such as printed electronics. The printed plastic films industry measure their products in meters of coverage, whereas papermakers measure their products in tons (of opportunity). In addition, the internet of things (IoT) was mentioned often as an opportunity for paper products in \u201cnot just small tags, but in large-area coverage.\u201d One example of the printed electronics mentioned was a supply chain application wherein a head of lettuce would carry information printed on its wrapper. Tracking would easily occur along the supply chain from farm to fork. The presentations from the symposium are available online here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/news\/current\/www.mwp.org\/symposium\/symposium-2014\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.mwp.org\/symposium\/symposium-2014\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother highlight of the symposium were the five young researchers selected by jury to represent Canada in Sweden at the ceremonies and symposium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate path-breaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TAPPI committee members travel to Stockholm"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-02-20 15:56:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:50","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"380601":{"id":"380601","type":"image","title":"Marsolan, norman stockholm 2014","body":null,"created":"1449246214","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:23:34","changed":"1475894347","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:07","alt":"Marsolan, norman stockholm 2014","file":{"fid":"75261","name":"marsolan_wallenberg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/marsolan_wallenberg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/marsolan_wallenberg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":43061,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/marsolan_wallenberg.jpg?itok=abUBMk7V"}}},"media_ids":["380601"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKELLY B. SMITH, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.894.6700\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}