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Efficient nanomaterial-based integrated energy storage

An extremely efficient small-size energy storage, a micro-supercapacitor, which can be integrated directly inside a silicon microcircuit chip.

Extend life and improved performance of fuel cell electrodes

Researchers have developed a practical and physically-based way of treating the surface of materials called perovskite oxides, to make them more durable and improve their performance. These materials are promising candidates to serve as electrodes in energy-conversion devices such as fuel cells and electrolyzers.

Grant to mass produce injection molded electronics

TactoTek has announced that it has been named a recipient of a €2.5 million EU Horizon 2020 award to mass produce injection molded electronics solutions.

Flexible and thin battery technology enables integrated sensors

Joint project aims at developing a multipurpose sensor, which is flexible and simple for its user.

Ibex Automation

We recently caught up with Dr Charles Fox, a Director at Ibex Automation which is a British start-up focused on farm automation, initially focused on weed spraying.

Harvest Croo

Harvest Croo was set up in 2013 by a Strawberry grower, Mr Gary Wishnatzki, and a robotic engineer, Mr Robert Pitzer. They have developed robotic strawberry pickers.

Europe expanding hydrogen refuelling infrastructure

Yesterday saw the launch of a second pan-European deployment of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, and passenger and commercial fuel cell electric vehicles. The six-year H2ME 2 project brings together 37 partners from across Europe.

Labs in NNSA lead the way in 3D printing

Award-winning researchers from NNSA labs have 3D-printed beads to capture carbon dioxide to mitigate climate change, better armor material for warfighters, and even living tissue. NNSA material scientists have found that 3D-printed foam works better than standard materials in durability and long-term mechanical performance.

Very large lithium-ion batteries

Very large lithium-ion battery banks were largely unknown ten years ago. Now, it is tough to keep up with the variety of uses for them.

New nanomaterial offers promise in bendable, wearable electronics

An ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international team of nano materials researchers.

24m Technologies

24M is a spin-out of battery company A123 that has developed a semi-solid, flexible electrode structure for their Li-ion batteries. We recently interviewed President and CEO Throop Wilder.

Visionect Shows Award Winning ePaper Conference Room Signage

Video Interview with Visionect at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany)

Novel capping strategy improves stability of perovskite nanocrystals

Perovskite materials have shown great promise for use in next-generation solar cells, light-emitting devices, sensors, and other applications, but their instability remains a critical limitation.

Scientists design energy-carrying 'Topological Plexcitons'

Scientists have engineered "topological plexcitons," energy-carrying particles that could help make possible the design of new kinds of solar cells and miniaturized optical circuitry.

US flight testing for Ehang 184 taxi drone

IDTechEx finds that manned drones and helicopters from the Volocopter to the planned FlyKart have only around 30 minutes endurance with current battery capabilities.

"72% of 3DP users don't think they're maximising their investment"

Rachel Gordon attended the Additive Manufacturing Talks in Milan. There was a strong focus on materials development across a wide range of applications. There was a consensus that machines need to be fast and reliable, and produce objects with useful object properties before businesses will adopt them for production.

Perovskite solar cells surpass 20% efficiency

Researchers are pushing the limits of perovskite solar cell performance by exploring the best way to grow these crystals.

Solar Impulse lands in New York completing crossing of United States

Solar Impulse 2 - the first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without using a drop of fuel - left Lehigh Valley International Airport, Pennsylvania, and landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, early on Saturday morning, after circling the Statue of Liberty.

Microcontrollers and single-board computers 2016-2026

The unique new IDTechEx Research report, Microcontrollers and Single-board Computers 2016-2026, is the first to reveal the big picture developing from the close relationship between these devices. It provides newly researched forecasts leading to figures such as $300bn in 2026 for SBC alone.

Project to 3D print human skin

Imagine being able to print human skin with 3D printers. Skin that can be used for transplants or as a model for testing new products. A project with the aim to make this happen is now starting.