15 Apr 2013
Electroactive polymers - First commercial applications
IDTechEx estimates the electroactive polymer market volume to be US$ 245 million in 2013. This shows, despite several decades of R&D and first applications, the electroactive polymers (EAP) field is still far from mature. Why is this? Challenges, such as performance, long-term stability and reliable mass production, still need further development to tailor the properties to the requirements of each target application. However, the potential is as high as US$ 2.25 billion by 2018, dominated by consumer electronics, actuators and sensors applications.
15 Apr 2013
Change of leadership of the global market value of supercapacitors?
Maxwell Technologies, which has been the leader in supercapacitors worldwide, has been overstating its results by improperly recording certain sales through distributors.
12 Apr 2013
Major workshop explores how SMEs can get EVs to market quickly
Announcement of a high level workshop in Berlin, including major automotive manufacturer and SMEs demonstrating leading edge electric vehicle technology - registration is FREE
12 Apr 2013
Less than one week to IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Europe Event
Next week Printed Electronics Europe will open in Berlin, Germany on April 17-18 (www.PrintedElectronicsEurope.com). About 1,400 people are pre-registered - with final numbers expected to be considerably more. The conference and tradeshow covers the broad range of emerging materials and devices, including OLEDs, touch surfaces, TFTs, stretchable and textile electronics, the Internet of Things, energy generation and much more - with presentations, exhibitors and attendees covering the full supply chain.
12 Apr 2013
Less than one week to IDTechEx' Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe
Next week Energy Harvesting & Storage and WSN & RTLS Europe will open at the ICC Berlin, Germany on April 17-18 (www.IDTechEx.com/EH). The events are co-located with Printed Electronics Europe, Graphene LIVE! and Supercapacitors Europe - with over 1,400 people already pre-registered.
11 Apr 2013
Intelligent lighting: Integrated devices & sustainable practices
Lighting technologies can be considered mundane in many ways but light and its properties find applications in products much more varied than lamps and luminaires.
11 Apr 2013
Organic Photovoltaics unique selling points and challenges
The first two generations of photovoltaics, wafer-based and thin film devices, have seen mass market adoption in recent years, with different technologies characterized by varying degrees of success.
10 Apr 2013
Intelligent lighting: Integrated devices & sustainable practices
Lighting technologies can be considered mundane in many ways but light and its properties find applications in products much more varied than lamps and luminaires.
8 Apr 2013
Meidensha Corporation advances green energy management
Expansion into state of the art power component manufacture, notably supercapacitors targeted for energy density greater than that of lead acid and NiCd batteries but with much longer life, greater reliability and much greater power density together with wider temperature range.
4 Apr 2013
Q&A on energy harvesting, wireless sensors, wireless sensor networks
IDTechEx recently contacted some of the most prominent potential users of energy harvesting, wireless sensor and wireless sensor networks, trying to gauge the state of the technology, as well as the barriers for adoption that might delay further implementations in different verticals. The questions were simple, although the answers rarely are.
3 Apr 2013
Flexible barrier films for electronics see 39.8% CAGR over next decade
As more and more companies are gearing up and demonstrating flexible display prototypes the need for protection of these new devices that are freed from the constraints of conventional rigid form factors is highlighted once more.
28 Mar 2013
French printed electronics companies gather in Paris for third year
For the third consecutive year, all French companies involved in printed electronics gathered in Paris on March 27th for the Rencontres Electronique Imprimée. The event was organised by LAGOA Communication, in collaboration with Afelim (French Printed Electronics Association).
27 Mar 2013
OLEDs and the beginning of the end for LCDs
LCD panel makers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea have been suffering. Despite the growing demand for LCDs the high number of panel makers and new competition from China has resulted in tough price competition for panel makers, to the point that many panel makers are no longer profitable.