Advanced Materials

The successful creation of thin graphene films achieved through this reduction method has opened up the possibility of their application in a diverse set of electronic devices and sensors.

Scientists have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.

Imagine an electronic newspaper that you could roll up and spill your coffee on, even as it updated itself before your eyes. It's an example of the technological revolution that has been waiting to happen, except for one major problem that, until now, scientists have not been able to resolve.

Researchers have used rod-shaped bacteria - precisely aligned in an electric field, then vacuum-shrunk under a graphene sheet - to introduce nanoscale ripples in the material, causing it to conduct electrons differently in perpendicular directions.

A new self-assembly mechanism that drives negatively charged molecules to clump together to form islands when graphene is supported by an electrical insulator.

Transparent electronics devices are present in today's thin film displays, solar cells, and touchscreens. The future will bring flexible versions of such devices.

The discovery could open up wide-ranging possibilities for designing new, easy-to-manufacture composites for optical devices, electronic systems, and high-tech materials.

A Test flight signals launch of graphene roadmap for industrial application and commercialisation within the aerospace industry.

IDTechEx Research has been following and analysing the conductive inks and pastes market for many years. It finds that this $1.3bn* market is subject to major change with long-lasting consequences on the business models of many large incumbent suppliers.

Researchers have discovered significant new potentials for light harvesting through narrowing the bandgap of titania and graphene quantum dots.

This entirely new way of converting electricity into visible radiation is highly controllable, fast, and efficient, the researchers say, and could lead to a wide variety of new applications.

Video interview with Standard Graphene at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin, Germany (27-28 April, 2016)

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 12 July 2016.

Researchers have pioneered an innovative new technique to make flexible screens more effective and efficient.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are now making a steady but quiet comeback.

Nanomaterials have the potential to improve many next-generation technologies. They promise to speed up computer chips, increase the resolution of medical imaging devices and make electronics more energy efficient.

Advancements in electronics technology are enabling medical electronic equipment designed for faster diagnosis, improved patient quality of life, and new drug-based therapies.

We recently interviewed Seal Wang, Senior Manager of Marketing at E-Fly, a Chinese producer of a novel high-performance flexible transparent conductive film (TCF).

This slideshow includes the highlights from Display Week in San Francisco, with a special emphasis on OLED, quantum dots, and Augmented Reality.

In May 2016, China's largest lead acid battery maker Chaowei admitted the domestic lead-acid E bike battery market has stopped growing and will only remain stable for the next five years.