Event summary
31 Dec 2015

TSensors Summit 2015
The TSensors Summit 2015 was held in Celebration, FL this year and was attended by approximately 150 people that had the chance to attend presentations on the latest developments and applications for sensors, and how the concept of abundance (as defined by Peter Diamandis in his book of the same name published in 2012) would be enabled with the proliferation of trillions of sensors deployed worldwide.
31 Dec 2015

Doped electrodes cram charge into supercapacitors
A new supercapacitor electrode material has been created that can store much more energy than conventional supercapacitors.
31 Dec 2015

Personal vehicle moves in all directions including upwards
ARCA Space Corporation has created ArcaBoard, a hoverboard that works over most surfaces.
31 Dec 2015

Israel's first center for 3D and functional printing
The 3D and Functional Printing Center at The Hebrew University is a printing hub providing technologies and infrastructure for research and industrial innovation.
31 Dec 2015

World's largest flexible X-ray detector
Researchers have announced that they have successfully manufactured the world's largest flexible X-ray detector prototypes using advanced thin film transistors.
30 Dec 2015

New hybrid electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries
Scientists have developed a novel electrolyte for use in solid-state lithium batteries that overcomes many of the problems that plague other solid electrolytes while also showing signs of being compatible with next-generation cathodes.
30 Dec 2015

Funding for batteryless revolution in the IoT
PsiKick, the self-powering Internet of Things systems company, has announced a $16.5M Series B financing.
30 Dec 2015

Acoustic technique reveals structural info in nanoscale materials
Understanding where and how phase transitions occur is critical to developing new generations of the materials used in high-performance batteries, sensors, energy-harvesting devices, medical diagnostic equipment and other applications.
30 Dec 2015

Wearable tech meets pain relief
iTENS, the world's first FDA-cleared, true wireless TENS therapy device that works via an iPhone or Android based app, is launching in 2016.
30 Dec 2015

Scientists create atomically thin metallic boron
A team of scientists has, for the first time, created a two-dimensional sheet of boron, a material known as borophene.
29 Dec 2015

Titanium propels 3D printed drone to aid in bushfires
Students thought that changing the aerodynamics of a UAV to reduce drag might result in less drain on the battery, and thereby increase flight time.
29 Dec 2015

Carbon-nanotube strips harness waste heat
Where work is done there is waste heat, but research is making progress to develop ways of harnessing heat so that this energy need not be wasted.
28 Dec 2015

Graphene nanoribbons get metallic
Researchers have succeeded in experimentally realizing metallic graphene nanoribbons that are only 5 carbon atoms wide.
28 Dec 2015

Graphene proves a perfect fit for wearable devices
Cheap, flexible, wireless graphene communication devices such as mobile phones and healthcare monitors can be directly printed into clothing and even skin.
28 Dec 2015

Submarine drones are making a splash in 3D printing
The industry of Marine Robotics has stifled innovation by keeping the mechanics and technology expensive. With 3D printing people are able to prototype and final manufacture parts inexpensively and quickly.
28 Dec 2015

Free electricity through pedal power
The Free Electric machine, which gives people the power to generate electricity themselves - pollution free.
28 Dec 2015

Flying car model has been approved for tests in US airspace
nventors around the world have been trying to combine the ease and utility of driving with the three-dimensional freedom of flying since the beginning of the 20th century.
25 Dec 2015

Smart textiles from 3D Printing and Graphene
250 years after Manchester created the first industrial revolution in textiles it is happening again, but this time instead of coal and steam, 3D Printing is driving this new mass production industry.
25 Dec 2015

Vacuum cleaner with security and augmented reality features
The industry's first robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with augmented reality technology.
24 Dec 2015

Internet of things innovation
Esri was recently honoured for the company's contributions to developing solutions for a more connected world.