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Dramatic new approach to electric vehicles

The IDTechEx conference Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing tears up the rule book on the electric vehicles market, which will be worth $500 million by 2025 (IDTechEx Research figures 2015).

Sonoplot interview at IDTechEx Printed Electronics event

SonoPlot designs and sells Microplotter® materials dispensing systems for drawing features as small as 10 to 20 microns. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.

Brochier Technologies

Brochier Technologies has developed a process to weave optical fibers. It became a separate company in 2007 and is currently located in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, France. Lightex technology consists of the weaving of optical fibers with lateral lighting, connected to LED to realise flexible or rigid illuminated surfaces.

IDTechEx: Autonomous vehicles are everywhere

Autonomous vehicles are already successful but you are unlikely to meet one because the successes are in the upper atmosphere, open cast mines, nuclear power stations, underwater and in other relatively inaccessible places.

Free webinar Thursday 26 March 2015 thin, flexible, printed batteries

DTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 26 March 2015 on the technologies, markets and players of thin, flexible and printed batteries.

The Market for Printing Equipment for Printed Electronics

This video covers some of the highlights from new research conducted by IDTechEx covering the equipment market for printed electronics.

Autonomous Vehicles Part 2 - Types, Benefits and Difficulties

In part 2 of the autonomous vehicles article series we are looking at the types and degrees of autonomy available and the associated benefits and difficulties. In parts 3 and 4 we will discuss the reasons for going autonomous, the technologies and the markets.

Intrinsiq interview at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event

Intrinsiq Materials is an advanced materials company with facilities in Farnborough UK and Rochester US, providing nanoparticle based copper ink formulations for printed electronics applications.

Wearable sensors: enabling a $70bn wearable technology market by 2025

There will be over 3 billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025, with more than 30% being emerging sensor types.

Advanced Powders and Coatings

AP&C were established in 2004. They produce fine distributions of metal powders of reactive or high melting point alloys, such as titanium, nickel, zirconium, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten and their alloys.

Alphabet Energy, Inc.

Alphabet Energy is a company that's focused on developing, designing and manufacturing thermoelectric waste heat recovery products based on exclusive IP from Michigan State University and the Berkeley National Labs

Carbon Nanotubes from Canatu, interview at IDTechEx event

Thermoformed touch surfaces based on carbon nanotubes from Canatu. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.

Hybrid vehicle range extenders: goodbye pistons

Hybrid vehicles are already big business from hybrid cars, buses and trucks to outdoor forklifts, even hybrid tugboats.

Materialise to offer 3D printed metal objects

According to IDTechEx research, the market for 3D metal printers is currently $440m, and is expected to grow to $6b in 2025.

Fabrisonic

Fabrisonic is a small technology-focussed business which has developed Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology. It uses sound waves to merge 150-200 micron layers of metal foil without melting. A succession of metal tapes is built into a three-dimensional shape, with periodic machining operations to create the detailed shape.

Electric buses: more advanced than you think

Recent IDTechEx conference presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electric Buses 2015-2025 attracted many questions.

Free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles.

Autonomous Vehicles Part 1 - Definition and Timelines

In the first of this four part series, IDTechEx introduces the types, markets, trends and timelines for autonomous vehicles. Subsequent articles will discuss benefits, reasoning, technologies and markets.

Ceradrop Become Lead Sponsor of Printed Electronics Europe 2015

Ceradrop, a MGI Group Company, will feature its latest printed electronics solutions in its 90sqm booth on the exhibition floor, which will include smart 3D Printing platforms, inkjet printing systems for printed electronics and large area digital printing industrial solutions.

Infratab interview at IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications event

Infratab is developing RFID based temperature indicators. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx event on IoT.