TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Wireless motion-tracking device for the elderly

MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab were part of a select group of entrepreneurs that gave President Obama an in-person demo about their innovation — a device that uses radio waves to detect, predict, and prevent falls among the elderly.

Terra Motors announces the market penetration with

In Tokyo, Terra Motors Corporation starts commercial sale of "A3000" in European countries, the Japanese first electric scooter getting EU homologation.

Conductive Patterns Printed on Textiles using Printed Electronics

Video Interview with NovaCentrix at Printed Electronics Europe.

Emerging haptics find their niches

The industry around haptic actuators has encountered some significant challenges and changes in the last five years. However, the silver lining begins to shine through as emerging haptics find their niches. James Hayward summarises the findings from the latest IDTechEx Research report.

Cambridge Nanotherm make the finals of the 2015 R&D 100 Awards

Cambridge Nanotherm has been named as a finalist in the R&D 100 Awards, otherwise known as the "Oscars of Invention".

Piezoelectric elastic energy harvesting arrives

Elastic piezoelectric generators are being developed with microwatts demonstrated and watts in prospect for large formats.

Charging an electric vehicle in five minutes in the future

The UFCEV (Ultrafast Charging of Electric Vehicles) station, developed by Empa, ETh Zurich, EPF Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences, is said to charge an electric vehicle in just 5 minutes.

Boxfish shell inspires new materials for flexible electronics

Engineers describe how the structure of the boxfish could serve as inspiration for body armor, robots and even flexible electronics.

Students electrify NASA with future airplane designs

In response to a NASA challenge to design an all-electric propulsion general aviation airplane, five ideas out of the 20 submitted by U.S. universities wowed the judges.

PCB prototyping evolves with a new wave of electronics printers

A new wave of printers targeting printed circuit boards are enabling rapid, local prototyping while protecting company IP, finds IDTechEx Research.

Bristol Channel beckons for tidal energy scheme

Kepler Energy is bringing forward plans for a 30MW tidal energy fence that will be located in the Bristol Channel.

GE announces Predix Cloud

GE has announced plans to enter the cloud services market with Predix Cloud.

Adidas Group acquires Runtastic

The adidas Group and runtastic GmbH have announced that adidas AG has acquired all outstanding shares of runtastic GmbH. The transaction values Runtastic at an enterprise value of € 220 million.

Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix has developed a new eye-worn computer, the M100 smartglasses, one of the few products of this kind currently available for sale. This profile outlines their basic activities and future work in the space for eye-worn computers

Kronos International

Kronos is in the top 5 supplier of TiO2 worldwide. While the bulk of their production is for white pigments, they also make nano TiO2 for photocatalysis. Kronos is the only supplier offering a material that works under visible light (blue), making it more suitable for indoor photocatalysis.

New solar technology pays back energy investment faster

In the solar power research community, a new class of materials called perovskites is causing quite a buzz, as scientists search for technology that has a better "energy payback time" than the silicon-based solar panels currently dominating the market.

Superfast fluorescence sets new speed record

Researchers have developed an ultrafast light-emitting device that can flip on and off 90 billion times a second and could form the basis of optical computing.

Broad-based real-world trial of eMERGE project completed

After more than one million kilometres in two years - from May 2013 to June 2015 - the real-world trial of electric cars known as eMERGE has been completed.

Wearable device helps medics save lives in disasters

Cambridge Design Partnership has announced that it has developed the world's first wearable device designed to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response in disasters and battlefield situations.

Nokia agreement to sell mapping business to automotive industry

Nokia has announced an agreement to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services business to a consortium of leading automotive companies, comprising AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG.