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First 3D printed part to fly in a commercial jet engine

The first 3D-printed part certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly inside GE commercial jet engines.

New energy harvesting for vehicles and devices: huge business

Energy harvesting is the creation of electricity from ambient energy. IDTechEx Show! covers it all in one place.

3D printing jet engines and electric vehicles

At the major event IDTechEx Show! in Berlin April 28-29 there is a conference, Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing. It will reveal radical new advances such as structural electronics replacing components-in-a box, 3D printing of electric cars by Local Motors of the USA and 3D printing of small jet engines as range extenders for electric vehicles, land, water and air, by Microturbo Safran of France. IDTechEx has the world's largest selection of reports on electric vehicles and their components and systems.

Wearable, automotive and IoT drive sensor growth at IDTechEx Show!

The last decade has seen the cost of sensors fall to an average sales price of 50 cents from several dollars, driven first by the increase in sensors for automotive followed by consumer electronics such as smart phones. The next phase of volume growth will be driven by wearable technology, IoT and driver assisted/autonomous vehicles. This is also driving work on new types of sensors, such as flexible, larger area ones.

Take a peek at the Big Brands Speaking at Printed Electronics Europe

The agenda for Europe's leading event on printed, organic and flexible electronics which takes place on 28-29 April in Berlin, Germany is now live! The event features over 180 speakers including many big brands such as Qualcomm, United Technologies Research, Jaguar Land Rover, Sony, Decathlon, Flextronics, Shell, GE Aviation, Ericsson, AugstaWestland, Intel, Sharp, JC Decaux and many more.

Advanced Powders and Coatings

AP&C were established in 2004. They produce fine distributions of metal powders of reactive or high melting point alloys, such as titanium, nickel, zirconium, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten and their alloys.

Materialise to offer 3D printed metal objects

According to IDTechEx research, the market for 3D metal printers is currently $440m, and is expected to grow to $6b in 2025.

UK Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group Event

The Energy Harvesting Network is holding its annual one-day dissemination event in partnership with the Innovate UK's Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group on 19th March 2015 in London.

2015 FLEXTECH Conference

March 5, 2015 - San Jose, Calif. - 2015FLEX, the Flexible & Printed Electronics Conference & Exhibition, successfully revealed the market pull for flexible electronics through keynote plenaries and focused technical sessions, while exhibits on the show floor attracted numerous end users. Held on February 23-26, 2015 - and for the first time at the Monterey, Calif. Conference Center - 580+ registrants saw first-hand demonstrations of end products, as well as new manufacturing tools and materials. The Flex Conference is sponsored annually by FlexTech Alliance.

3D Printing: Next Revolution

This new 3D printing conference, launched by Innoplast Solutions, was small in delegate numbers but had high quality speakers from major industrial end-users of additive manufacturing, 3D manufacturers and materials developers. There were a few, strong themes which recurred over the two days.

The biggest end-users discuss their PE needs: Berlin, April 28-29

At the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event, some of the key end-users presenting include United Technologies Research, Jaguar Land Rover, JC Decaux, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Crown Packaging and many more.

Energy Harvesting Network - special interest group meeting

The Energy Harvesting Network is holding its annual one-day dissemination event in partnership with the Innovate UK's Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group on 19th March 2015 in London.

Atom-thick CCD could capture images

An atomically thin material may lead to the thinnest-ever imaging platform.

Intelligent charging system could protect EV owners

A recent pilot project in New York City looked for an intelligent way to charge large numbers of electric delivery trucks at the lowest cost without straining the local grid and infrastructure.

High-temperature thermoelectric generator for U.S. military

The successful demonstration of a 1,000W TEG designed for diesel engine exhaust heat recapture.

GMZ Energy announces self-powered gas boiler

GMZ Energy has announced the successful demonstration of a self-powered gas boiler.

The Internet of Things and the potential for RFID

RFID was invented seven decades ago, however, 23% of all the RFID tags ever sold were sold in 2013. In 2014, a further 1.12 billion RFID tags will be sold versus the total number of tags sold in 2013.