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2018

Wearable to monitor lithium levels

People living with bipolar disorder and depression will soon be able to use a unique wearable sensor to safely monitor their lithium drug levels.

Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough

Bacteria could be programmed to efficiently produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology using engineering principles.

Alternative to traditional batteries moves a step closer

Lithium-ion batteries could be under threat after the development of polymer materials that could challenge the dominance of these traditional batteries.

Metasonics

Metasonics have developed several technologies using ultrasound that could be relevant to the consumer market.

2017

Cheap and safe electro-catalysts for fuel cells

Scientists from the University of Surrey have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation.

Multi-racial facial recognition system provides more accurate results

A 3D morphing face model that has 'learned' from different racial faces and can better identify people in 2D pictures - even if a person's appearance is compromised by their pose, expression, lighting or poor image resolution.

Be your own battery

Researchers are developing a revolutionary technology that will allow people to act as their own "power source" by wearing clothing such as "smart" shirts and shoes that harvest and store electricity.

Electrifying news . . . nano-modified aerospace composites

New technology that could enhance both the electrical and thermal conductivity of conventional composite materials has been developed.

2016

Spray-printed crystals to move forward organic electronic applications

Has the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? Scientists believe so, especially for future electronics that need to be flexible, lightweight, wearable and low-cost.

Soft contact lenses inspire alternative to battery power storage

Ground-breaking research has developed potentially transformational technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work.

Dielectric capacitor to beat batteries?

The term supercapacitor means the same as ultracapacitor. It is traditionally limited to electrostatic devices that are based on an electrochemical double layer much thinner and of wider area than the dielectric that is the basis of all other capacitors.

Technique to improve carbon superlattices for quantum electronics

Researchers have found a technique to improve carbon superlattices for quantum electronic device applications.

Silver could be the key to gold-standard flexible gadgets

Research has described how silver nanowires are proving to be the ideal material for flexible, touch-screen technologies while also exploring how the material can be manipulated to tune its performance for other applications.

Research unveils graphene 'moth eyes' to power smart technology

New research has shown how graphene can be manipulated to create the most light-absorbent material for its weight, to date.

Miniaturised optical devices enabled by carbon nano technology

Research demonstrates carbon nanotubes creating wafer-thin, flat structures that enable the miniaturisation of a range of optical devices.

2015

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.

Scaling up of graphene to power the internet of things

Next generation solar cells have the potential to power remote devices which will underpin the Internet of Things.

2014

New research lights the way to super-fast computers

Researchers have discovered a material that could use light to bring together different computing functions into one component, leading to all-optical systems.

Dr Peter Harrop to speak alongside Baroness Kramer at EV Summit

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx, will be speaking at the inaugural EV Summit at the University of Surrey, Guildford, on the 16th September; alongside the Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport.

New research could help make roll-up digital screens a reality for all

A study, published today in Nature's Scientific Reports, identifies a new technology which could see flexible electronics such as roll-up tablet computers, widely available in the near future. So far, this area of electronic design has been hampered by unreliability and complexity of production.