18 Apr 2013

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Award Winners
The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event this week in Berlin, Germany.
External press release
19 Mar 2013

Plastic Logic wins award for innovative colour flexible displays
Plastic Logic has announced that the company has been awarded the Elektronik Optoelectronic Product of the Year 2013 Award for its full colour flexible plastic displays.
14 Mar 2013

Battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost
A new battery technology provides double the energy storage at lower cost than the batteries that are used in handheld electronics, electric vehicles, aerospace and defence.
5 Mar 2013

Graphene Special Edition - commercial potentials and challenges
IDTechEx Research is launching a special edition dedicated to graphene on its Printed Electronics World online journal. For two consecutive weeks, you will read invited articles outlining the views of select industry and academic players about the commercial potential and challenges facing the emerging graphene industry.
25 Feb 2013

IDTechEx appoints new Senior Technology Analyst
IDTechEx have recently strengthened their research capabilities by appointing a new Senior Technology Analyst, Dr Wendy Kneissl.
22 Feb 2013

Solar cells use a spray painting process
A method of spray-coating a photovoltaic active layer by an air based process - similar to spraying regular paint from a can - to develop a cheaper technique which can be mass produced.
15 Feb 2013

Solar cells use a spray painting process
Solar cells made using a process like spray painting have been developed by a research collaboration between scientists.
6 Feb 2013

Transparent conductive films, touch surfaces and haptics at TCF LIVE!
IDTechEx are pleased to launch TCF LIVE! - a new conference and tradeshow covering the latest technologies and application of transparent conductive films (TCF) - covering raw materials through to the full range of applications.
1 Feb 2013

Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene
The European Commission has announced that it has chosen Graphene as one of Europe's first "Future Emerging Technology" flagship programmes, described as "the largest research excellence awards in history".
22 Jan 2013

New research grants to enhance the use of wonder material
Research projects that will focus on how to enhance the 'manufacturability' of graphene, one of the thinnest, strongest and most conductive materials known to man, are to receive £21.5 million in funding.
21 Jan 2013

Mechanical amplifier converts ambient vibrations into electricity
Prototype versions of MEMS and macro-scale devices based on these principles have demonstrated a significantly improved power output and a wider operational bandwidth relative to current state-of-the-art devices.
Full profile interview
14 Jan 2013

Plastic Logic
Plastic Logic have developed a process to manufacture organic thin film transistors (OTFT) active matrix backplanes on plastic substrates. The backplanes can be used in displays or sensor applications.
4 Jan 2013

Large area electronics: addressing the applications challenge
The city of Cambridge,UK, is well known for its historical contribution to the field of organic electronics, and is keen to stay at the forefront of new applications.
3 Jan 2013

Cambridge winner of government funding to research 'super material'
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have been awarded £12 million to aid their research into graphene - a material scientists claim has unparalleled capabilities.