17 Oct 2014

Wearable Technologies and Glucose Monitoring: Progress Assessment
In 2012 347 million people worldwide had diabetes according to the World Health Organization. Disposable glucose test strips have improved the lives of millions of diabetic patients who need to monitor their blood glucose level on a regular basis.
External press release
15 Oct 2014

Innovative solar investing fund launched
The Wunder Fund opens the door for any accredited investor to create a diversified portfolio of revenue-generating solar assets.
13 Oct 2014

New ways to extend smartphone battery life
Three research groups have received $1.3 million in combined funding to improve energy management in smartphones.
9 Oct 2014

Harvesting energy to power the internet of things
Proessor Dutta designs hardware and software for smart dust and larger sensors that don't need batteries because they can harvest energy from the world around them. They can run on power from the light in a room, the magnetic field around an electrical wire, or the heat from a shower head, for example.
8 Oct 2014

Printed Electronics USA tradeshow exceeds 150 exhibitors
Whether you are trying to find customers, establish an eco-system of partners, raise funds or sell your company, Printed Electronics USA is the tradeshow for you.
3 Oct 2014

Drones - A unique report by IDTechEx
The unique market research report "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014-2024" examines what will be achieved and the enabling technologies that will make it possible.
Full profile interview
2 Oct 2014

MicroOLED
MicroOLED is a French manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for applications in digital viewfinders, head-up displays and wearables. The company was founded in 2007 and started production in 2012. The company is located in Grenoble in the scientific campus of CEA.
16 Sep 2014

Wearable Technology: Lessons of History
Many new wearable technologies will appear in luxury designer products and fashion following the modest beginning with non-electronic technology such as artificial diamonds and Swarovsky selling base metal linking glass that is coated with interference layers. High margins await.
15 Sep 2014

Batteryless, ant sized radios for the internet of things
Researchers have built a radio the size of an ant, a device so energy efficient that it gathers all the power it needs from the same electromagnetic waves that carry signals to its receiving antenna - no batteries required.
9 Sep 2014

Smart Wristwatches: Something Missing
Almost no one wants to wear more than one wrist-mounted device. In fact there has been some trend towards young people abandoning wristwatches because all those functions exist in their carried mobile phone. The trend in mobile phones has been to larger ones. The idea of that functionality being on your wrist goes completely against the trend.
9 Sep 2014

Portable electricity generator and water purifier
A portable device that purifies wastewater while generating electricity sustainably and affordably.
28 Aug 2014

The $76bn wearable technology market and the new Timex smart watch
Analysts IDTechEx are unique in having six up-to-date reports with ten year forecasts on the wearable technology market.
20 Aug 2014

Glucose Test Strips: What's Next
IDTechEx assess the market for glucose test strips, discusses key parameters affecting the market including regulatory pressures, and examines the latest innovations from companies such as Abbott Diabetes and Google.
12 Aug 2014

IoT, energy harvesting and storage & printed electronics
Powering the internet of things: simple words to type but not necessarily the simplest of tasks to undertake. This article explores synergies between IoT, energy harvesting and storage and printed electronics.
12 Aug 2014

Wearable tech for disease monitoring
A new wearable vapor sensor being developed could one day offer continuous disease monitoring for patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia or lung disease.
11 Aug 2014

Woven, Smart Skin & Structural Supercapacitors for EVs and Other Uses
Supercapacitors continue to improve faster than lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, something pointed out by Bombardier and IDTechEx some time ago. There is near consensus that commercial Li-ion batteries will not improve more than a factor of two in cost and energy density in the next decade.
11 Jul 2014

IDTechEx summarises SID Display Week
As the development of flexible displays continues, companies are starting to focus on optimizing manufacturing processes and reducing costs.
30 Jun 2014

Wearable technology and sensors changing the world
The conference Samsung Future Technology Needs, London 16/6/14 consisted of about 50 people. Primarily,
Event summary
10 Jun 2014

Impressions from SID Display Week 2014, San Diego, California
IDTechEx recently attended the SID Display Week 2014 in San Diego, California. Here, IDTechEx summaries the latest developments from the display world, covering (a) activity by Chinese companies such as BOE, which are transforming the OLED and the display business landscape; (b) flexible displays including the latest work by AUO, BOE, Samsung and LG; and (c) wearable electronics.
3 Jun 2014

Highlights from a printed electronics conference
IDTechEx recently attended a Printed Electronics conference in Germany. IDTechEx analysts attended talks from a wide variety of companies. Here we include very brief highlights/summaries of the important points.