Full profile interview
26 Jun 2014

Oceanvolt
Oceanvolt is an award winning propulsion system designer that developed an innovative outboard motor for boats with energy recovery.
9 Jun 2014

Electric Boats, Small Ships and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Electric vehicles, meaning free running vehicles with electric drive and carrying their own electricity storage are one business, whether sea, land or airborne. The components and even the complete electric drive trains are increasingly made by companies not restricting themselves to one of these applications. Despite our definition of marine electric vehicles omitting the traditional large diesel-electric and nuclear-electric ships and submarines, the marine EV sector is second only to the land sector in market value, aircraft being some way behind as yet.
22 May 2014

Lightning Superbike - The fastest street legal motobike in the world
The Lightning LS-218 presents the first opportunity that consumers can purchase a production motorcycle capable of setting land speed records and winning road racing competitions that is as easy to ride as a 250cc commuter bike.
16 May 2014

DSM vs 3D Systems ruling: Judge rules all 3D printers are the same
On the 18th April, Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled in favour of 3D Systems regarding the antitrust case brought against it by chemical giant DSM Desotech.
13 May 2014

Activity timeline for all 3D printing equipment and material suppliers
The history of 3D printing has been a mixture of great success stories combined with failures. Here in this premium article IDTechEx develops a detailed global activity timeline for (a) 3D printing equipment suppliers covering EBM, FDM, inkjet and laser-based printer makers, (b) 3D printing material suppliers including metal powders, thermoplastics, thermoplastic powders, photopolymers and others, and (c) 3D bio printing companies. The activity timeline covers start and end (if relevant) date of operation, as well as merges and acquisitions.
Full profile interview
6 May 2014

Leapfrog 3D Printers
Founded in March 2012, Leapfrog have had "triple digit expansion" to become a leading supplier of 3D printers for use in education and the engineering industry. Known for large build volumes, Leapfrog sell two families of 3D printers (Creatr and Xeed) both of which use thermoplastic extrusion technology. Ricoh have recently become a distributor.
17 Apr 2014

The automotive sector strengthens adoption of supercapacitors
Overall, 2014 is expected to be a great year for the supercapacitor industry. Based on 2013 industry results, IDTechEx confirms its outlook for a 30% CAGR External Link in the next 10 years. The supercapacitor market will reach a value of $6 billion in 2024.
Full profile interview
21 Feb 2014

Vorbeck Materials
Vorbeck is a graphene firm offering graphene conductive inks and formulations for dispersion in masterbatches. Vorbeck was one of the first graphene companies to move up the value chain and offer an ink. Vorbeck was also one of the first to demonstrate a product in collaboration with MeadWestVaco, and has since demonstrated a large number of product concepts and prototypes.
18 Feb 2014

E-paper displays in consumer electronics
Consumer electronic devices are evolving fast and there is a constant need for display technologies with new features. This week we look at e-paper (reflective) display technologies and assess their strengths in the consumer electronics market.
5 Feb 2014

3D Printing: A look ahead through 2014
2013 was an outstanding year for 3D printing, with share prices of the listed companies doubling or more, conferences on the subject proliferating, and media attention exploding. So what does the year ahead hold for the industry?
27 Jan 2014

Mobile phone indoor positioning systems create $10bn market
This article shares some of the research in the IDTechEx Research report IDTechEx report "Mobile Phone Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) and Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) 2014-2024".
22 Jan 2014

Transparent conductive film - a complex yet booming market landscape
Transparent conductive sheets (on glass or other substrates) are used in a variety of applications including touch screens, displays, lighting, photovoltaics, etc.
27 Dec 2013

Voxan claim the most powerful electric motorcycle in the world
With 200 HP and an instantaneous torque of 200Nm up to 10,500 rpm, VOXAN's WATTMAN is now the world's most powerful electric motorcycle.
6 Dec 2013

Findings at Supercapacitors USA 2013
This third edition of IDTechEx's Supercapacitors event was held in Santa Clara, California on 20-21 November.
Full profile interview: SWOT
6 Dec 2013

Stratasys Ltd.
Full profile interview
5 Nov 2013

Brammo
Brammo is an Oregon, USA based electric motorbike manufacturer with high brand awareness in the USA and increasingly more in Europe. The company has kicked off sales in the new segment in 2012. They are planning to design an electric racing car in 2015.
2 Oct 2013

Kia Motors announces plans for first all-electric vehicle in the US
At the media launch of the all-new 2014 Soul, Kia Motors America (KMA) announced plans to offer an all-electric version of the company's iconic Soul urban passenger vehicle in select markets in 2014
17 Sep 2013

Regen braking on first Spark-Renault e-racer
The recently-announced Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E racing car will feature a Rechargeable Energy Storage System.
21 Aug 2013

Webinar Wed 28 Aug: Mobile Phone Indoor Positioning Systems 2014-2024
A free webinar by IDTechEx, on Wednesday 28 August. "Mobile Phone Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) 2014-2024" will be presented by Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx.