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Global photovoltaic shipments jump 15% in 2014

PV industry shipments grew by 15% in 2014 over 2013 to 39.3-GWp from 34.0-GWp the previous year, according to the SPV Market Research/IDTechEx annual supply report "Photovoltaic Manufacturer Shipments: Capacity, Production, Prices and Revenues to 2019" .

Supercacitor trends, interview with IDTechEx

IDTechEx analyst Franco Gonzalez discusses some of the industry dynamics and latest trends of supercapacitors.

Hitachi Chemical at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event

For over 50 years, Hitachi Chemical's focus on R&D has driven technological breakthroughs enabling our customers to manufacture thinner, lighter, and high volume products.

Optomec reports 2014 results

Optomec has announced strong sales gains for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

Terra Motors establishes joint venture with Runner Group

Terra Motors Corporation is establishing a joint venture to deal with the manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles in Dhaka with the Runner group of companies, the most famous motorbike manufactures in Bangladesh. The name of the joint venture is "Runner Terra EV Ltd."

Prime time for printed sensors

The printed electronics industry shows a huge interest in sensors as it seeks to forget the failures from the past.

Printed human organs for testing and transplantation

A specialised 3D printing process, using human stem cells, could pave the way to purpose-built replacement organs for patients, eliminating the need for organ donation, immune suppression and the problem of transplant rejection.

Australian rugby team to develop sensors for jerseys

Scientists are working to develop polymer or plastic-based thermoelectric materials that can be applied as coatings to fabrics.

BotFactory

BotFactory are one of a new breed of printed electronics companies hoping to revolutionise the PCB design industry by bringing affordable printers to market that can create prototype printed circuits in hours, greatly accelerating the hardware design cycle.

FAA proposes new drone rules

New drone safety rules are being considered to allow businesses to use small unmanned aerial vehicles in the USA.

Solar power from energy-harvesting trees

Scientists have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs.

Teiimo Wearable Leather Jacket: IDTechEx Wearable Technology Event

Teiimo shows an electronics system embedded in a jacket.

AT&T and the Internet of Things

AT&T commenting on the Internet of Things at the IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications Conference in Santa Clara, Nov 2014.

The Proving Factory - open for business

The Proving Factory is now officially open for business.

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.

Wuxi Graphene Film

Wuxi Graphene Film Co is focused on producing CVD graphene films since 2012. The main target market is touch screens although they are not limited to this. In 2014 they already started research on products such as heaters for clothing and TCFs for smart windows and shielding in cars. They are offering high performance grapheme TCFs at some of the lowest prices on the market.

Internet of Things: Herding Cats

Many people tell us that the Internet of Things (IoT) is much more than the narrow definition of systems based on IP addressed microcontrollers with sensors.

Piezoresistive Sensors - Part 1 of 3

In the first of this three part series on piezoresistive sensors we look at the construction, manufacture and types of pressure and force sensors and the key players in these fields. In subsequent articles, we will investigate the applications and then emerging technologies in this space.

3D Printing Insights from Eindhoven

IDTechEx attended the 3D Printed Electronics conference in Eindhoven hosted by Jakajima. This is perhaps the first conference on the subject. Here, IDTechEx provides a summary of its learnings.

3D printed prosthetic legs for Ugandan children

A University of Toronto lab is partnering with an international NGO and a Ugandan hospital to use 3-D scanning and printing to speed the process of creating and fitting sockets for artificial limbs.