13 Mar 2015

Adobe brings marketing intelligence to internet-of-things devices
Adobe has unveiled major new innovations in Adobe Marketing Cloud that enable brands to bring highly personalized experiences to physical spaces like retail stores, hotel rooms, vending machines and Internet-of-Things devices.
13 Mar 2015

Hybrid vehicle range extenders: goodbye pistons
Hybrid vehicles are already big business from hybrid cars, buses and trucks to outdoor forklifts, even hybrid tugboats.
13 Mar 2015

Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
Scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy.
13 Mar 2015

Breakthrough in OLED technology
A new study from a team of researchers shows that OLEDs made with finely patterned structures can produce bright, low-power light sources, a key step toward making organic lasers.
13 Mar 2015

Materialise to offer 3D printed metal objects
According to IDTechEx research, the market for 3D metal printers is currently $440m, and is expected to grow to $6b in 2025.
Full profile interview
13 Mar 2015

Fabrisonic
Fabrisonic is a small technology-focussed business which has developed Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology. It uses sound waves to merge 150-200 micron layers of metal foil without melting. A succession of metal tapes is built into a three-dimensional shape, with periodic machining operations to create the detailed shape.
12 Mar 2015

Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power 'life on Mars'
Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered at Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities.
12 Mar 2015

UK Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group Event
The Energy Harvesting Network is holding its annual one-day dissemination event in partnership with the Innovate UK's Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group on 19th March 2015 in London.
External press release
12 Mar 2015

People power at world's largest property event
JLL install Pavegen technology in a walkway at the world's largest international property event.
12 Mar 2015

Ultrathin polymer insulators key to low-power flexible electronics
Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition technique, the research team created an ultrathin polymeric insulating layer essential in realizing transistors with flexibility and low power consumption. This advance is expected to accelerate the commercialization of wearable and soft electronics.
12 Mar 2015

Free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles
IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles.
12 Mar 2015

Electric buses: more advanced than you think
Recent IDTechEx conference presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electric Buses 2015-2025 attracted many questions.
11 Mar 2015

Autonomous Vehicles Part 1 - Definition and Timelines
In the first of this four part series, IDTechEx introduces the types, markets, trends and timelines for autonomous vehicles. Subsequent articles will discuss benefits, reasoning, technologies and markets.
11 Mar 2015

Ceradrop Become Lead Sponsor of Printed Electronics Europe 2015
Ceradrop, a MGI Group Company, will feature its latest printed electronics solutions in its 90sqm booth on the exhibition floor, which will include smart 3D Printing platforms, inkjet printing systems for printed electronics and large area digital printing industrial solutions.
11 Mar 2015

Round-The-World in a solar-powered airplane
The Solar Impulse team in Abu Dhabi along with the Mission Control Center in Monaco, witnessed Solar Impulse take-off on the 9th March morning to reach Muscat (Oman), before crossing the Arabian Sea to Ahmedabad (India).
Youtube
11 Mar 2015

Infratab interview at IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications event
Infratab is developing RFID based temperature indicators. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx event on IoT.
11 Mar 2015

Hybrid nanowires eyed for computers, flexible displays
A new process for coating copper nanowires with graphene - an ultrathin layer of carbon - lowers resistance and heating, suggesting potential applications in computer chips and flexible displays.
External press release
11 Mar 2015

Bitrode announces 300% improved rise time on family of pack testers
In response to evolving needs of the electric vehicle and energy storage industry, Bitrode haS announced a significant improvement in the rise time of their FTF line of pack testing equipment.
11 Mar 2015

Wear your health on your sleeve
Design students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have been awarded generous grants to develop their wearable technology designs - which could create significant savings for the NHS.
11 Mar 2015

Leveraging IOT to fight crime and bolster public safety in México
By gathering and analyzing data from various sources and connected devices, AGT will provide access to the critical information and in-depth data analysis needed to better address safety risks and incidents, bringing the benefits of the IoT to life for México's citizens.