14 Nov 2016

Enfucell exceed crowd funding target with 137% funding
Enfucell, a developer and licensor of printed battery technology, has exceed its crowd funding target of 300,000 Euros by raising over 400,000 Euros.
External press release
14 Nov 2016

Solar Impulse Foundation launches World Alliance for Clean Technology
The Solar Impulse Foundation has launched the World Alliance for Clean Technologies, as a legacy to the first ever solar flight around the world.
14 Nov 2016

Wearable robots usher in next generation of mobility therapies
Wearable robots that can anticipate and react to users' movement in real time could dramatically improve mobility assistance and rehabilitation tools.
14 Nov 2016

3D printing nano structures made of pure gold
Researchers have discovered a novel way to fabricate pure gold nanostructures using an additive direct-write lithography technique. An electron beam is used to turn an auriferous organic compound into pure gold.
External press release
14 Nov 2016

Sun Chemical to showcase wide portfolio of solutions
Sun Chemical will exhibit its latest offerings from its wide portfolio of solutions for printed electronics during IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2016 in Santa Clara, California on November 16-17.
14 Nov 2016

Driverless-vehicle options now include scooters
Using the same control algorithms for all types of vehicles — scooters, golf carts, and city cars — has several advantages. One is that it becomes much more practical to perform reliable analyses of the system's overall performance.
Full profile interview
14 Nov 2016

eLichens
eLichens provide hyper-local air pollution mapping and sensing technologies. The company was founded in Dec 2014 with a chemical sensor based on optical detection. In 2016 eLichens raised €3M.
11 Nov 2016

Only one week until the premier event on emerging technologies
With Over 3,000 attendees, 208 exhibitors and over 200 speakers.
11 Nov 2016

Flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't
A group of researchers is producing flexible solar panels that can become part of window shades or wallpaper that will capture light from the sun as well as light from sources inside buildings.
10 Nov 2016

Only one week until the premier event on emerging technologies
With Over 3,000 attendees, 208 exhibitors and over 200 speakers.
10 Nov 2016

Hundreds of new electric vehicle technologies revealed
IDTechEx Show! on emerging technologies is taking place November 16-17 in Santa Clara California with record attendance and display of electric vehicle technologies of the future. Coverage is exceptionally comprehensive with land, water and airborne electric vehicle technologies in evidence.
10 Nov 2016

Customized insoles for diabetes patients
In the past, insoles for patients with diabetes were hand-made by orthopedic shoemakers. In the future, these specialist shoemakers will be able to produce insoles more cost-effectively thanks to new software and the use of 3D printers.
10 Nov 2016

Internet of Things: The real situation revealed at last
Researched in late 2016 with ongoing updates, the new IDTechEx report on the Internet of Things is intended to assist investors, participants and intending participants and users.
10 Nov 2016

Robots with a human touch
Prosthetic limbs, once awkward, uncomfortable and limited in function, have come a long way, particularly with the advent of 3D printing. Many of the most expensive models can be programmed to perform a remarkably wide range of movements. But none have been able to restore the sense of touch.
Full profile interview
10 Nov 2016

Svenska Aerogel
IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Andesr Lundström (CEO) from Svenska Aerogel. Svenska Aerogel manufacture silica aerogel powder and liquid products.
Background
10 Nov 2016

Empa - Spin-out for the scale up of silica aerogel granules
IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Dr Matthias Koebel (head of laboratory) from Empa research institute. They are investigating scaling up the one-pot continuous flow process for silica aerogel manufacturing.
9 Nov 2016

Only one week until the premier event on emerging technologies
With Over 3,000 attendees, 208 exhibitors and over 200 speakers.
9 Nov 2016

Environmental gas sensors: A $3 billion market by 2027
As poor air pollution affects 92% of the world's population, there is a growing need for low cost direct pollution measurement in order to combat growing air quality concerns. Chemical gas sensors will play a key role in pollutant monitoring over the next decade and IDTechEx predicts that the environmental sensor market will be worth more than $3 billion annually by 2027.
9 Nov 2016

Buses reinvented
The very structure of the bus is changing with electrics, mechanics and electronics previously made as "components-in-a-box" being replaced by structural electronics - the roof is the solar, the dashboard is the instruments - all as smart materials.
External press release
9 Nov 2016

Thinfilm and Holoptica integrate NFC technology and holograms
Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced that it is partnering with brand protection and document-security leader Holoptica in efforts to deliver a new printed nanotechnology anti-counterfeiting solution to a range of government markets.