14 Dec 2015

Adidas 3D printed shoe uses plastic ocean waste
adidas and Parley for the Oceans have showcased an innovative footwear concept, a 3D-printed ocean plastic shoe midsole.
14 Dec 2015

Band-aid senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine
Engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels.
11 Dec 2015

Conference: Electric Vehicles - Everything is changing USA 2015
Summary of the key information tracked during the Electric Vehicle conference held in Santa Clara USA.
11 Dec 2015

The world's tiniest temperature sensor is powered by radio waves
Researchers have developed a very tiny wireless temperature sensor that is powered in a very special way: from the radio waves that are part of the sensor's wireless network.
11 Dec 2015

Innovative sensors make wearables truly unique
Defining and exploiting value proposition is an essential part of wearable technology's journey from early adopters into mass markets, and sensor platforms enable the key value proposition in most wearable devices today. This is why made-for-wearable sensors are being developed around the world, and this is why IDTechEx Research finds that made-for-wearable sensors will represent 42% of all sensors in wearable devices in 2026, up from a measly 7% in 2015.
11 Dec 2015

Mass produced 3D printed electronics
Ten short years ago 3D printing was almost the exclusive remit of rapid prototyping. Nobody was putting 3D printing into mass production back then.
Background
11 Dec 2015

Komatsu
Komatsu are the world leader in autonomous haul trucks for the mining industry. The mobile robots for mining market sector is set to grow substantially over the next decade.
Full profile interview
11 Dec 2015

Eurecat - CETEMMSA
CETEMMSA is a non-profit research institution with 19 years experience of applied research into smart materials and devices. In 2015 they merged with other local research centres to become Eurecat. CETEMMSA's research areas include printed electronics, high performance textiles including eTextiles, surface biofunctionalisation, printed circuits and components, photonics and others.
10 Dec 2015

New applications for the inkjet industry
The 23rd annual IMI Europe inkjet conference focused on emerging technologies and new markets.
10 Dec 2015

Storing electricity in paper
Researchers have developed power paper - a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy.
10 Dec 2015

McLaren's conceptual vision for the future of motorsport technology
This is McLaren Marketing's unique conceptual take on motor racing's future.
10 Dec 2015

Why nanotubes now have their own alphabet
Carbon nanotubes grown in a furnace aren't always straight. Sometimes they curve and kink, and sometimes they branch off in several directions.
9 Dec 2015

How to make batteries flexible
Thin, flexible and printed batteries have the potential to be widely used in wearable and medical devices and will reach a market of over $400 million in a decade, according to IDTechEx report Flexible, Printed and Thin Film Batteries 2015-2025: Technologies, Forecasts, Players.
9 Dec 2015

Sensors that could harvest clean energy from traffic on Texas roads
Researchers have been awarded a $1.32 million contract from the Texas Department of Transportation to design and develop a system to harvest energy created by the movement of vehicles along the state's roadways and convert it into low-cost renewable electric power.
9 Dec 2015

EasyJet trials futuristic uniforms featuring wearable tech
EasyJet airline is trialling new smart uniforms with wearable technology.
9 Dec 2015

€ 700,000 funding for 3D printing software
The 3D printing company trinckle 3D GmbH has completed a financing round.
Full profile interview
9 Dec 2015

Solid Power
Established in 2013 as a spin-out company from the University of Colorado Boulder, Solid Power has been working on commercializing the company's next-generation all solid-state rechargeable batteries.
Full profile interview
9 Dec 2015

BroadBit
Broadbit is a start up that develops metallic sodium battery technologies using solid sodium as electrode.
8 Dec 2015

Have scientists cracked clothes to power your phone?
Industrial design researchers have solved two of the major challenges which prevent everyday items of clothing being turned into power sources for smartphones, tablets and other personal tech.
8 Dec 2015

New approaches for hybrid solar cells
Nanostructured germanium for portable photovoltaics and battery electrodes.