28 Jan 2020

Recycled Plastics Transformed into 3D Printing Materials
A new research project aims to recycle plastic waste into a standardized filament product for the 3D printing industry.
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27 Jan 2020

SWIR Vision Systems
SWIR Vision Systems is based in North Carolina and has come out of RTI International research group, which is a NC-based entity with around $1Bn of research funds.
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27 Jan 2020

hap2U
IDTechEx met briefly with Cedrick Chappaz, CEO of hap2u at their booth at CES 2020's Unveiled exhibition. Having conducted an interview in mid-2019, this was an excellent opportunity to try the haptics demo that they were presenting.
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27 Jan 2020

Zhijing Nanotech
Zhijing Nanotech (from Beijing University) has developed an interesting method to 'in-situ' grow perovskite QDs inside polymers.
Background
27 Jan 2020

TCL
TCL has been active in QDs since 2014.
Background
27 Jan 2020

Shoei Chemical
Shoei Chemical are a Japanese firm ($ 350M income) and are a major player in producing Cu powder for the multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) business.
Update interview
27 Jan 2020

Ulvac Solutions
InGaN/GaN QDs were previously synthesised around 2010.
Update
27 Jan 2020

Sharp
Sharp (at its Oxford laboratories) is working on QD-LED devices.
Update interview
27 Jan 2020

UbiQD
UbiQD is a 13-person company focused on CIS (CuInS2/ZnS) QDs.
Background
27 Jan 2020

Taiwan Nanocrystal
Micro LED displays have many advantages but a key disadvantage is that they must be assembled LED by LED.
27 Jan 2020

Team to Build All-Electric Excavation Robot
One of the largest gas network companies in the UK has partnered with a world-leading robotics company to transform the most costly and disruptive job in the industry - excavation.
27 Jan 2020

Using Artificial Intelligence to Enrich Digital Maps
A model that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps could help improve GPS navigation.
27 Jan 2020

Body Heat Through Flexible Fabric Powers Iot Devices
Wearable electronics and other Internet of Things devices are rapidly growing in popularity, but their need for consistent power can place a high burden on users. One recently proposed solution is to generate electricity using heat from the human body, animals or other ambient sources, but typical emerging devices need to be up to an inch thick to harvest maximum results.
24 Jan 2020

Boost to the Electric Vehicle Motor Business
Electric vehicles by land, water and air are rapidly arriving and rapidly being misunderstood. Motors last forever? No. We now push motors so hard they wear out, increasing sales.
24 Jan 2020

Deep Learning Enables Real-Time Imaging Around Corners
Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning to create a new laser-based system that can image around corners in real time.
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24 Jan 2020

Quantum Solutions
Quantum Solutions was spun out of the King Abdullah University (KAUST) in 2017 and started sales in 2018.
Background
24 Jan 2020

Pacific Light Technology (Osram)
Pacific Light Technology (PLT) was established in 2011 in Oregon.
Background
24 Jan 2020

NexDot
NexDot is a spin-out from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, France.
Update interview
24 Jan 2020

Quantum Materials Corporation
Formed in January 2007, a Nevada corporation under the name "Hague Corporation" went public in 2008 (symbol QTMM) as part of an agreement to secure a first round of funding from investors.
Update interview
24 Jan 2020

Nanophotonica
Nanophotonica is a small team of 15 or so R&D persons exclusively focused on QLED devices. They were incorporated around 2009, but work didn't really start until around 2017.