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Supercapacitors will take a key role in the future of energy systems

Supercapacitors are an emerging energy storage technology that will take a key role in the future of energy systems. Whilst lithium-ion batteries are increasingly capturing the market of other battery technologies, they will never be able to compete with supercapacitor technology in terms of power and number of cycles.

V Technical Textiles

IDTechEx interviewed Steve Frierson, Business Development Manager at V Technical Textiles, based in up-state NY. They are a fully-owned US subsidiary of Statex, based in Bremen, Germany.

SharpEnd - The Agency of Things

SharpEnd is an agency dedicated to helping consumer brands leverage the Internet of Things. They are a cross between a management consulting group and a creative design agency with respect to IoT for brands.

Bosch Sensortec - Environmental Sensing

Bosch Sensortec manufacture sensors for incorporation with consumer electronics. They have had success in integration of motion sensors into mobile devices and have recently expanded into pressure, humidity and air quality sensing.

Energy harvesting for new purposes - hear more in Santa Clara, Nov 16

The "IDTechEx Show!" in Santa Clara, California, November 16-17 is the world's most comprehensive event for those seeking to use or make energy harvesting devices and systems and for those developing the functional materials or considering investing in this vibrant industry.

Google, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola at Printed Electronics USA 2016

IDTechEx launches the Printed Electronics USA conference agenda with over 220 speakers from 24 countries presenting on the latest market and technical progress from across the supply chain.

Will Western bus companies be wiped out?

Global warming is leading to increasingly onerous laws worldwide restricting carbon dioxide emissions. Even some of today's hybrids will fail to conform so it is back to the drawing board for most of the world's vehicle manufacturers.

Europe pulls ahead in 48V mild hybrid cars

Mild hybrid cars at 48V will first hit global markets in a big way in 2017.

Buses will be taxis will be buses

IDTechEx attended the invitation-only Barclays Select Series: Disruptive Mobility event in Greenwich, London. Here we report some of what was said about autonomous vehicles at the reception and at the event itself.

IDTechEx To update on graphene progress

IDTechEx To Update on Graphene Progress at Annual Graphene and 2D Materials USA. IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, consulting, business intelligence and events on emerging technology announces a 20% early bird attendee discount on registration for their annual Graphene and 2D Materials USA External Link conference. This discount expires September 16.

Airwolf 3D

Airwolf 3D manufacture thermoplastic extrusion 3D printers. The nozzle runs at a hotter temperature than most so it can be used with a wider range of materials. They also sell the filaments.

Aerovironment

Aerovironment makes Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and EV chargers. IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das interviewed their VP & CEO, Charles Botsford.

Delivery robots in cities soon

Robot vehicles may give the insurance companies and car companies something to do when one robot taxi replaces 20 cars owned by private individuals as we move inexorably to 80% of people living in cities in 2050.

Two billion dollar wearable technology companies created

Wearable technology for humans is a big business. There will be almost 40 product sub-categories in the next 10 years, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, connected clothing, smart eyewear, medical devices, smart patches, headphones, and hearing devices.

Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Hitachi Zosen is a Japanese company that is working on a sulphide-based solid-state battery with a new process to fabricate Li-ion batteires by press forming.

EMPA

EMPA are the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. They are currently working on a novel, hydride-based solid-state electrolyte that has a higher ionic conductivity than liquid electrolytes.

Major 3D printing players Arcam and SLM Solutions to be bought by GE

On Tuesday 6th September, General Electric caused a stir in the 3D printing industry by announcing plans to buy Arcam and SLM Solutions, for a total of $1.4 billion.

Learning from the death of Micropelt

Fabrice Poulin writes to a Linkedin energy harvesting group, "The industry was already buzzing about the difficulties of Micropelt end of last year."

Webinar Tuesday 20 September - 3D Printing: The rise of the prosumer

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 20 September 2016 titled 3D Printing: The rise of the prosumer.

TouchNetix Ltd

IDTechEx interviewed Chris Ard, the Managing Director of TouchNetix. They are a touchscreen technology developer including force touch implementation.