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Heliatek

Heliatek is a Germany-based solar cell developer, which specializes in the manufacture of large area organic solar films. IDTechEx spoke with Sven Krusche, Communications Manager.

Heliatek

Heliatek is a Germany company founded in 2006. It is developing thin flexible organic photovoltaic films for building integration. Its first commercial product, HeliaSol, was produced in 2021.

Senorics

Senorics is an early-stage German company that has produced miniaturized spectrometers based on organic electronics. These are targeted at consumer applications such as robotic vacuum cleaners.

Xolo

Xolo is a German 3D printing company developing 'xolography', a volumetric additive manufacturing technique. IDTechEx spoke with CEO and cofounder Dirk Radzinski.

SmartNanotubes Technologies

Tess Skyrme interviewed Dr Bezugly about the company's carbon nanotube-based detector chips for smell recognition, and plans for scale-up using their recently acquired Series A funding.

Printable Organic Transistors

High-definition roll-up televisions or foldable smartphones may soon no longer be unaffordable luxury goods that can be admired at international electronics trade fairs.

Solar Energy Solutions for Facades

Photovoltaic elements are usually found on rooftops - after all, that's where solar irradiation is highest. However, as researchers have discovered, PV elements on facades can be a useful way to supplement the power supply. If appropriately designed, they can be attractively integrated and deliver 50 percent more energy than existing types of wall-mounted PV elements. Even concrete walls are suitable.

New findings on human speech recognition

In many households, it is impossible to imagine life without language assistants - they switch devices on or off, report on news from all over the world or know what the weather will be like tomorrow. The speech recognition of these systems is mostly based on machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence.

3D printing human tissue for astronauts

3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples.

Organic light-emitting diodes become brighter and more durable

Researchers demonstrate the possibility of using ultrastable film formation to improve the performance of state-of-the-art OLEDs.

With or without a driver, vehicles are able to cooperate

Researchers have developed an algorithm for automated vehicles to operate in traffic alongside manually-driven vehicles. This is a key step in the shift towards autonomous driving expected to be achieved by 2030.

Teknek Ltd.

Teknek was founded in 1978, supplying consumables to the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) industry worldwide. In 1984 Teknek started to develop a contact cleaning technology to meet the growing need for high levels of surface cleanliness required in the electronics industry, particularly PCB manufacturers. The Teknek Clean Machine soon became popular and an integral part of any PCB production line.

Flexible OLED from the roll

The joint OLED project R2Flex has been successfully finished now. As a result Fraunhofer COMEDD and Tridonic Dresden (formerly LEDON OLED Lighting) present a demonstrator of a desk luminaire with flexible OLED.

Cheil Industries to acquire Novaled AG

Cheil Industries and Novaled AG have announced that Cheil Industries acquired a majority stake in Novaled in a transaction valuing Novaled at €260 million.

New world record for organic solar cell efficiency

Heliatek GmbH, the leader in organic solar films, has announced a record breaking 12.0% cell efficiency for its organic solar cells.