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Can commercialisation of VR jump-start the haptics industry?

Haptics are key technologies found as an essential feature enhancing the user experience in many very familiar products today. Whether as notification provision in a vibrating smartphone, tension building in a video game controller, or input confirmation in an industrial scanner, haptics technologies have now reached billions of electronics devices.

Printed, Flexible and Hybrid Electronics: Hot Trends & Market Outlook

In this article IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das gives an overview of the printed, flexible and hybrid electronics market including the value chain, recent investments/acquisitions, commercial successes, challenges, opportunities and more.

Turbulence in the lightweight composite market: a bumpy ride ahead

IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins was in attendance of JEC World in Paris, the premier composite event with the hosts reporting record attendees of over 40,000 people and 1,300 exhibitors.

A report from IBA 2017

IBA is a yearly conference where the best battery scientists from academia gather to discuss innovations and challenges in the energy storage space. Technology analyst Dr. Lorenzo Grande was there to report any new developments in terms of applied and fundamental electrochemistry on behalf of IDTechEx.

Types and Applications of Graphene: Introducing PureWave Plasma GNPs

IDTechEx has invited a series of industrial players and leaders active in graphene commercialization to contribute their opinions about the state of the technology and markets. As part of article series, we will today hear from PPG Industries who write about their bottom-up production process and their commercialization progress.

Battery production in India

The Automotive Research Association of India has tested Li-ion batteries developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and found them valid for commercialisation.

Bionic Eye Technologies

In this profile, Alexis Karandrea reports on correspondence with Richard Birney, the CEO of Bionic Eye Technologies, Inc., and the retinal implant technology they are developing.

Retina Implant AG

In this profile Alexis Karandrea interviews Juergen Klein discussing the company's subretinal implant technology.

Cellink

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Cellink CEO Erik Gatenholm on April 20, 2017. The company focuses on developing a range of bioinks for 3D bioprinting, and also manufactures several 3D bioprinters.

Redox Flow Batteries - Markets, Trends, Applications

Redox flow batteries are an energy storage technology initially developed by NASA in the 70's for space applications. After several years of intensive R&D, in 2006, several key patents on the technology expired, opening up the arena to companies all around the world.

Ontario Government recognizes flexible and printable electronics

The Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association has secured funding support from the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Growth - the first provincial government in Canada to recognize the value of this manufacturing sector to the nation's innovation-driven economy.

Printing Technologies find their Place in Printed Electronics

Trends and progress with printing techniques for Printed Electronics.

Aspect Biosystems

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Aspect Biosystems' Tamer Mohamed and Thomas Lum on 16 June, 2017. Aspect Biosystems is a Canadian 3D bioprinting company developing a proprietary lab-on-a-printer technology.

Regemat 3D

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Regemat 3D Business Development Manager Gloria Pinilla on April 19, 2017. Regemat 3D focuses on the development of 3D bioprinters for regenerative medicine.

Organovo

Organovo is a 3D bioprinting company focussed on providing liver and kidney tissue testing services to pharmaceutical companies. The company also aims to produce liver tissue patches for therapeutic use.

A report from Battery Japan 2017

IDTechEx Technology analyst Dr. Lorenzo Grande was at Battery Japan 2017 to listen to the 30+ talks by leading Japanese companies, as well as to attend the co-located exhibition.

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2017-2027

Vehicle emissions regulations for 2025 and 2030 are unlikely to be met by conventional vehicle technology as applied to most vehicles beyond small cars. Going to strong hybrid and pure electric powertrains involves considerable expense and delay and often totally new platforms.

Learnings from Electric & Hybrid Conference Germany April 2017

IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop attended the recent Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium in Singelfelden, Germany. In this article he shares his findings from the conference.

Cellenion

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Cellenion's Scientific and Managing Director Dr Guilhem Tourniaire on April 13, 2017. Cellenion is currently using 3D bioprinting to develop skin and liver tissue.

IDTechEx Announces the Winners of Launchpad

IDTechEx Launchpad will showcase innovations from 18 start-up companies at the IDTechEx Show! held in Berlin, Germany on 10-11 May 2017 (www.IDTechEx.com/europe).