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Immersion vs. Fitbit: Everything you need to know in 7 charts

Earlier this week, Immersion Corporation filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Fitbit. This is in addition to an existing lawsuit they have against Apple, also relating to the infringement of their patents in haptics, user interfaces and human-machine interfaces. In this article, James Hayward describes the background to these lawsuits within the broader context of the haptics industry.

Fuel cell vehicles enter serious production

Do fuel cells have a significant future in cars?

The road to fully flexible consumer electronics

Flexible consumer electronic devices are now a reality, and as forecasted by IDTechEx in the launch of the first ever market research report on the topic of barrier films for electronics almost ten years ago, innovation in encapsulation was one of the critical requirements that needed to be met in order to realize commercially viable consumer products.

Towards a high-resolution, implantable neural interface

The goal of The Neural Engineering System Design program is developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and the digital world.

Amber, the Dutch self driving startup

Amber, a Dutch self-driving startup, has stated that it would be the first in the world to deploy self-driving cars on a large scale.

CPS Technologies

CPS Technologies are manufacturers AlSiC MMC parts. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Dr Mark Occhionero (Senior Research Scientist).

Hacking the human brain

One of the greatest challenges facing artificial intelligence development is understanding the human brain and figuring out how to mimic it.

3D printing structural electronics

TNO discuss their developments on 3D printed structural electronics using selective laser centering from a polymer pattern, and shows examples of their 3D printed products.

Biofeedback technology helping improve balance in Parkinson's patients

A research team is developing a system that guides patients through a series of balance exercises using wearable technology.

UK's first electric truck plant to open in Banbury

The UK's first electric-only truck manufacturing facility is set to open in Oxfordshire.

Dutch solar park to power local Google data centre

Google and Eneco have announced that Google will purchase all of the green electricity generated by Sunport Delfzijl, the largest solar energy park in the Netherlands, for a period of ten years.

A future without fakes thanks to quantum technology

Counterfeit products are a huge problem - from medicines to car parts, fake technology costs lives.

Second construction level of NASA challenge to 3D print a habitat

The teams are working to find ways to 3D print habitation structures using recyclables and simulated Martian soil, a technology goal that could support deep space exploration and advance construction capabilities on Earth.

Railway robots assist passengers

he East Japan Railway Company is hoping to introduce robots to its railway stations to assist passengers.

Strategic drug discovery collaboration

Exscientia has entered into a strategic drug discovery collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline.

Teaching robots to feel with their eyes

One of the immediate goals of the project is to be able to take an image of a surface that hasn't necessarily been seen before and pick out properties like how soft it will feel or how slippery it's going to be.

France to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040

Nicolas Hulot announced the end of the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.

CPI has been selected as a support partner for SmartKem

The Centre for Process Innovation has been selected as a support partner to SmartKem for the accelerated pre-production of a new generation of low power, flexible display-based products through a new EU-funded project called FLEXTRANS.

Solar cell design using diverse plant pigments

Two types of solar cells with two photosensitizers: thylakoid membrane preparations and anthocyanin-enriched raspberry extracts have been studied.

Volvo Cars drops ICE only based cars by 2019. How radical is this?

Volvo Cars has been in the news recently in relation to their announcement this Wednesday on their decision to leave the internal combustion engine only based automotive industry. But is this move really a revolutionary one?