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Conductive inks: major innovation themes and trends

An often overlooked fact about the conductive industry is that it has seen significant innovation over the past decade. Indeed, the industry has a long history of developing new materials and formulations in response to changing market needs and new applications.

Highlights from CPES 2017

On May 24-25th 2017, James Hayward from IDTechEx attended CPES 2017. The event brought together an excellent group of both Canadian and international speakers to discuss several key areas in the printed and flexible electronics space. This article will address each area in turn, including smart packaging, IoT, structural and 3D electronics and textile/wearable electronics.

C-Turtle robot teaches itself to get around

C-Turtle has to dig hard to propel itself across the sand, but not so hard it digs holes. Nature-inspired, the design succeeds.

Is this the future of inflight service?

Air New Zealand has been working with information technology service provider Dimension Data on unique software for Microsoft's augmented reality viewer HoloLens that could support cabin crew as they carry out their inflight duties by aggregating and displaying key customer information directly in front of them.

Highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells

A new method allows scientists to obtain highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells.

Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here

A lightweight, comfortable jacket that can generate the power to light up a jogger at night may sound futuristic, but materials scientists could make one today.

Siemens wins 3D Printing Industry Award

Earlier this year, Siemens announced a breakthrough in 3D printing of the first gas turbine blades ever to be produced using AM.

European collaboration include everyday items in Internet of Things

The Necomada consortium has announced that it will be addressing the material challenges associated with the Internet of Things, to allow for the integration of electronics into a wide range of everyday items.

Consumers sue general motors for allegedly installing defeat devices

Consumers are suing General Motors for allegedly rigging the emissions controls in Duramax diesel trucks in order to pass emissions tests, while in real world conditions the trucks emit 2 to 5 times the legal limits of deadly NOx pollutants.

A wearable brain scanner

The scanner can be "worn" like a helmet, allowing research subjects to stand and make movements as the device scans.

Weihua Solar

Founded in August 2010 and based in Xiamen China, Xiamen Weihua Solar Co.,Ltd. is a company focusing on research & development, production and sales of perovskite solar cells, with RMB 10 million registered capital. The technology of the company is based on the perovskite solar cell technologies of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science (EMPA). The founder & CEO Dr. Bin Fan was a student of Prof Michael Grätzel, the latter was the inventor of dye sensitized solar cell (DS

Shell on the future of transport

What happens in the transport sector, which accounts for more than a quarter of total world energy use, will be critical to progress in the ongoing energy transition.

Using distinctive body locations to control mobile devices

Researchers are placing ultra-thin, electronic tattoos on distinctive body locations. The user can touch, squeeze or pull them, and thereby intuitively control mobile devices such as a music player, or easily make indicators light up.

Agricultural robots: bringing data to least digitised major industry

Agriculture is one of the world's least digitized major industries. This is however all about to change. Indeed, data acquisition and analytics companies are already a hot topic, and as such are subject to growing capital investments. This trend is captured in the figure below.

Researchers engineer shape-shifting noodles

Researchers are finding ways to make the dining experience interactive and fun, with food that can transform its shape when water is added.

Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors

Nanoengineers have developed the first printed battery that is flexible, stretchable and rechargeable. The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics.

Combining drones and AI to combat poaching

Intelligent drones and AI can be used to help save the planet.

Using your gait to power and secure devices

Researchers have developed new technology which uses the way a person walks, their gait, to power wearable devices. The technology also has the potential to be used as a new authentication method, which could replace passwords, pins or fingerprints.

Webinar Tuesday 6 June - Redox Flow Batteries for Stationary Storage

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 6 June.

Compelling evidence of ferroelasticity in perovskites

Crystalline materials known as perovskites could become the next superstars of solar cells.