23 Jun 2017
Nanogenerators that stand the test of time
Earlier this month, IDTechEx analysts were invited to attend the second talk within the "From Discovery Science to Industrial Application" series, co-organised by the Cambridge Network and the Maxwell Centre.
23 Jun 2017
Amazon Foods
In the wake of the announcement by Amazon last week that it was to acquire Whole Foods in a $13.7 Billion deal that surprised many Dr Harry Zervos looks at what the long term plans for the retailers may be.
22 Jun 2017
Diversification becomes essential for the aerogel industry
The 21st-century commercialisation of the aerogel industry has been extensively discussed, but despite the excitement and huge potential, it is still a long way from plain sailing for the manufacturers.
19 Jun 2017
Energy Independent Electric Vehicles: Reinventing their Wind Turbines
Several organisations are working to improve the poor efficiency of a wind turbine on a boat, car, bus or similar vehicle.
16 Jun 2017
Webinar Tuesday 27 June - Future Powertrain: EV Options and Objectives
IDTechEx are holding a free webinar on Tuesday 27 June titled Future Powertrain: EV Options and Objectives.
Youtube
15 Jun 2017
These stretchable sensors can be placed on knees
Bainisha's high performance wearable systems assist with sports training and re-education
Background
14 Jun 2017
Fraunhofer IKTS
Fraunhofer IKTS, through the EMBATT project, is working on bipolar stacks of Li-ion batteries that enable an energy density of 450 Wh/L at systems level. The project was lauded by German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Full profile interview
13 Jun 2017
Lithops
Lithops is an Italian business venture focusing on the production of Li-ion batteries. Their expected capacity output is 200 MWh/year.
12 Jun 2017
Robot ships will be energy independent
IDTechEx reports on electric boats correctly predicted the advent of autonomous electric ships. We even see them becoming energy independent using such things as solar roads as rugged decking and airborne wind energy in the form of tethered drones flying at up to 1000 meters where the winds are consistent and have four times the energy.
9 Jun 2017
RIUM Radioactivity sensor: a powerful gamma spectrometer!
Two French companies on Nouvelle Aquitaine booth at IDTechEx show!
9 Jun 2017
Webinar Tuesday 20 June - Robotic Technology Transforming Agriculture
IDTechEx is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 20 June 2017 titled How Progress and Innovation in Robotic Technology is Transforming Agriculture.
9 Jun 2017
The Evangelists and Pragmatists in the race to augment the world
At the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2017 last week IDTechEx analyst James Hayward began to subconsciously position each company and individual that he spoke to on a scale between two extremes, as explained in this article.
8 Jun 2017
Hyundai comeback on buses
Hyundai used to be a leader in buses but the explosion of the huge, protected Chinese market has resulted in the global leaders consisting entirely of Chinese companies growing their sales rapidly - mainly with pure electric buses - and Daimler, with declining sales.
Background
8 Jun 2017
Sturfee
Sturfee have developed a technique for 3D geospatial mapping using smartphone camera platforms alongside overhead photography data. They are a startup based in Santa Clara, and we spoke to them at AWE 2017.
Background
8 Jun 2017
Rokoko
Rokoko have developed a motion capture suit using IMUs positioned as nodes in a suit on the body. They are manufacturing their first 300 units, targeting the film and animation sector as their first market.
Youtube
7 Jun 2017
Tri-D-Innov adds electronics on plastics
Startup company Tri-D-Innov provides additive metallization for plastic and composite materials
electronic packaging.
Youtube
7 Jun 2017
Biosensors are moving to point-of-care
This webinar gives a brief introduction into Biosensors and how this technology will develop.
7 Jun 2017
Stretchable electronics: near term commercial success stories
In this article we highlight one stretchable electronics technologies with potential to become near-term success stories: interconnects.
7 Jun 2017
A report from EES Europe 2017
IDTechEx analyst Dr Lorenzo Grande was at the annual EES Europe event to learn about new trends in the battery arena.
7 Jun 2017
Solar and wind power reinvented: latest news
Virtually all of the new grid capacity being added in the world is renewable or nuclear nowadays.