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Webinar Tuesday 22 March: Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2016-2031

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 22 March 2016.

3M quantum dot enhancement films

3M Optical Systems manufactures display films that optimize light and advance the performance of LCD displays. In 2012, 3M announced a partnership with Nanosys to commercialize quantum dot enhancement films. 3M has leveraged their expertise on roll-to-roll coating and barrier films to bring this product to market.

Wearable Sensor System for Monitoring Food Intake

A video interview taken with Muhammad Farooq of The University of Alabama at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event, presenting his poster "A Wearable Sensor System for Monitoring of Food Intake".

Flexible, printed and thin film batteries:A new era for energy storage

The battery market has suddenly become alive again in recent years. On the one hand, batteries are assuming new form factors, becoming ultra-thin, flexible, rollable, stretchable, etc. On the other hand, manufacturing are scrambling to offer large batteries aimed at addressing the large-sized electric vehicle and grid applications.

Enter the Printed Electronics Europe awards, closing date 18 March

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe conference and exhibition will take place on 27 & 28 April at the Estrel convention center in Berlin. This is the only event focused on the commercialisation of printed, organic and flexible electronics.

Poietis

Poietis have developed the laser-assisted printing of bio-ink containing living human cells and a dispersive media to create 3D human tissue models for in vitro testing. It is developing skin models in collaboration with BASF for testing cosmetics, to be commercialised during 2016.

IDTechEx Interview: LinnStrument Demo with Tangio Printed Electronics

Mr Phi Bui from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music playing the "LinnStrument" at the Printed Electronics USA event on the Tangio Printed Electronics booth.

eMagin

eMagin Corporation develops and manufactures OLED microdisplays in the USA. eMagin has secured a number of patents for OLED microdisplay technologies, optical systems and head-worn display technologies, including direct emission OLED microdisplays that do not require color filters. IDTechEx senior analyst Dr Guillaume Chansin summarises their activities in this profile.

InVisage Technologies

InVisage is a pioneer in hybrid CMOS image sensors. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA and has received over $100m in funding. InVisage has developed a technology called QuantumFilm, which is a light sensitive layer of quantum dots. Remi Lacombe presented their latest progress at the IDTechEx Sensors USA conference.

Event report: Electronic Display Conference 2016

IDTechEx gave a talk at the Electronic Display Conference in Nuremberg, Germany. The conference had more people than the previous edition and celebrated its 30th year, which reflects how important displays have become in our everyday life. The presentation from IDTechEx was on two disruptive technological trends in flat panel displays: quantum dots and flexible OLED.

Highlights of the 7th Battery Japan Expo

IDTechEx visited the 7th Battery Japan in Tokyo, which is an event focusing mainly on rechargeable batteries. In this article IDTechEx will show some innovations and strategic plans announced by big companies.

Gait Up

Gait Up are a small Swiss company developing and selling high value physiological analysis and characterisation sensors. They were founded in 2013 following 15 years of work at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. IDTechEx interviewed Alex Russell at a conference in early 2016.

Cityzen Sciences

Cityzen Sciences are a French company based in Lyon, and founded in 2008. They specialise in developing smart fabric concepts, including wearable sensors and physiological monitoring systems. IDTechEx interviewed Antoine Ormières at a wearable technology event in January 2016.

IDTechEx announce the Wearable Technology Europe Awards 2016

All companies operating within these technologies are welcome to apply. The winners will be announced during the drinks reception on 27 April at the annual IDTechEx Show! in Berlin. [Closing date - 18 March 2016]

IDTechEx announce the 3D Printing Europe Awards 2016

All companies operating within these technologies are welcome to apply. The winners will be announced during the drinks reception on 27 April at the annual IDTechEx Show! in Berlin. Closing date - 18 March 2016

Interview with AIA Labs at IDTechEx Wearable USA

Video interview with Architects of Intelligent Applications (A.I.A.) at IDTechEx Wearable USA.

Electric bus sector is game changer for battery market

The electric bus market is growing at a CAGR of 20% in terms of unit sales. The rapid growth is a game changer for the battery market as electric buses require large-sized batteries ranging from 74 kWh (fast charging e-bus) to over 300 kWh (slow charging e-bus). This is why IDTechEx Research forecasts that the e-bus battery market will overtake the consumer electronics sector by 2020.

Opportunities for start-ups at the IDTechEx Show! Berlin

Analyst IDTechEx helps start-ups by letting them exhibit free in its big shows such as the forthcoming "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin April 27-28 with over 150 exhibitors, over 2500 paying delegates and eight parallel conferences, two of them strongly featuring high power energy harvesting both from ambient energy and by recuperation in vehicles.

IDTechEx announce the Electric Vehicles Europe Awards 2016

All companies operating within these technologies are welcome to apply. The winners will be announced during the drinks reception on 27 April at the annual IDTechEx Show! in Berlin. [Closing date - 18 March 2016]

IDTechEx announce the Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe Awards 2016

All companies operating within these technologies are welcome to apply. The winners will be announced during the drinks reception on 27 April at the annual IDTechEx Show! in Berlin.