26 Apr 2018
Electrics for Renewables Reinvented at ICREN Barcelona
IDTechEx is attending the International Renewable Energy Conference (ICREN) in Barcelona this week. This article reports on their findings from the first day keynotes.
26 Apr 2018
Drones tested for search and rescue
The scenarios being tested this week are a shoreline search for a casualty, an offshore search for multiple casualties in the sea, a mud rescue and a communications blackspot where a drone is required to relay information between rescue teams and a casualty on a cliff.
26 Apr 2018
Smart printing: power generating films and luminescent glass
New inks for inkjet printers make it possible to print organic displays or solar cells on film and glass for the use in architecture, the textile industry and many other industries.
26 Apr 2018
Fossil Group and PUMA sprinting into watches and wearables
Fossil Group Inc and PUMA SE signed a global license partnership agreement for the design, development and distribution of PUMA watches and smartwatches through 2028.
Background
25 Apr 2018
Botfactory
Update from IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.
Background
25 Apr 2018
Voltera
Update from IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018.
Background
25 Apr 2018
Ricoh
Update from IDTechEx Show! Berlin 2018
Event summary
25 Apr 2018
IDTechEx Show Berlin 2018: 3D Printing Highlights
Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core reports on her 3D printing findings at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin.
25 Apr 2018
Fantastic Progress at Printed Electronics Europe
Europe's leading event on printed, flexible and hybrid electronics - Printed Electronics Europe, hosted by IDTechEx in Berlin on April 11-12, saw attendance from a record 63 countries with 16% growth of the exhibit floor space.
25 Apr 2018
Structural Electronics: Silicon on Supercapacitor Has Big Potential
Single crystal silicon photovoltaics will now be very affordable, obsoleting polycrystalline Si PV by having efficiency much higher. Laminating it onto supercapacitor sheeting will form a load bearing material that both makes and stores electricity, delivering it exceptionally fast when needed.
25 Apr 2018
Saudi Arabia - progress in going entirely solar
As predicted in the IDTechEx report,"Off Grid Desalination: Zero Emission", Saudi Arabia is making steady progress in going entirely solar, zero emission with its desalination program, the largest in the world.
25 Apr 2018
Nissan to launch three new EVs and five new e-POWER models in Japan
Nissan plans to launch three new electric vehicles and five e-POWER models in Japan by the end of fiscal 2022, the company announced.
25 Apr 2018
A robot autonomously assembles an IKEA chair
Scientists have developed a robot that can autonomously assemble an IKEA chair without interruption.
25 Apr 2018
BMW Group plans additive manufacturing campus
The BMW Group is to invest more than €10 million in a new Additive Manufacturing Campus. Located in Oberschleissheim, just north of Munich, the facility will allow the company to continue developing its expertise in this field of work.
25 Apr 2018
Ductile semiconductor for flexible electronics
Chinese scientists have found a kind of inorganic semiconductor, which has good ductility and flexibility at room temperature, which may be used in flexible electronics.
25 Apr 2018
Gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications
Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and edits in the correct information with precision accuracy.
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24 Apr 2018
UbiQD
UbiQD operates in the quantum dot world - an industry which is growing rapidly because of displays. The company provides quantum dots and solar concentrators for transparent PV and agricultural applications. It was founded in 2014, and today holds a portfolio of 15 patents, 5 of which have been granted, as well as holding exclusive licenses from MIT and University of Washington.
24 Apr 2018
Environmental upgrade of cruise ships
Norwegian expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten has signed a Letter of Intent with Rolls-Royce for a major environmental upgrade programme to hybrid power. The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch from diesel to gas power and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system.
24 Apr 2018
Japan finds vast robot accessible rare earths
Rare earths are vital to modern electronics and electrical engineering. They are relatively non-toxic and more effective compared to alternatives. See the IDTechEx report, "Toxicant Materials and Alternatives in Electronics and Electrical Engineering 2018-2028".
24 Apr 2018
Med Label to revolutionize the clinical trial supply chain
E Ink and Faubel & Co announced the availability of the Faubel-Med Label, a smart label for investigational medicinal products. The Med Label features E Ink's low-voltage film technology, bringing display modules and new system designs to pharmaceutical packaging.