26 Apr 2016

Thermal interface materials enabling new applications
While there are obviously similarities, different applications have different key requirements of the TIMs. In all cases, the TIM needs to minimise stress, prevent electromigration of its fillers, and maximise adhesion.
External press release
26 Apr 2016

Mass producible injection molden structural electronics innovation
TactoTek, a leading manufacturer of 3D injection molded structural electronics solutions has announced that it will present production innovations that deliver mass production scalability at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe conference in Berlin, Germany on 27-28 April.
26 Apr 2016

Future vehicle powertrains harvest and regenerate
The new IDTechEx report, Future Powertrains 2016-2031 concerns the twenty year future of powertrains for land vehicles, including reference to water and airborne vehicles as appropriate.
26 Apr 2016

Two sudden changes in electric vehicles
This year sees two sudden changes in electric vehicles predicted by IDTechEx. To expand on what we said last week, the supply of new strong hybrids that do not plug in - like the traditional Prius - has all but ended.
25 Apr 2016

Scientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold
Scientists have developed a novel method for altering the light reflected or absorbed by a material by match-making combinations of gold, silver, and copper into various mixtures of metals, or alloys.
25 Apr 2016

Minisensor is designed to warn of epileptic seizures
For epilepsy patients and attending physicians, it has been a challenge to correctly assess the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures without inpatient recording equipment. A consortium coordinated by the epileptologists of the University Hospital Bonn is now developing a mobile sensor that can detect seizures.
25 Apr 2016

Airbus Group, Siemens agreement for hybrid electric propulsion systems
Airbus Group and Siemens have signed a collaboration agreement in the field of hybrid electric propulsion. In doing so, both companies have launched a major joint project towards the electrification of aviation with the goal of demonstrating the technical feasibility of various hybrid/electric propulsion systems by 2020.
25 Apr 2016

For stronger, lighter, cheaper materials, scroll up
Water filters of the future may be made from billions of tiny, graphene-based nanoscrolls. Each scroll, made by rolling up a single, atom-thick layer of graphene, could be tailored to trap specific molecules and pollutants in its tightly wound folds.
Youtube
22 Apr 2016

Interview with SecureRF at The Internet of Things Applications USA
Video interview with SecureRF at the Internet of Things USA exhibition.
22 Apr 2016

Europe's most important event on emerging technologies opens next week
To date, attendee registrations are up by 17% and exhibiting organizations are up by 27% on last year.
22 Apr 2016

Physicists build world's smallest heat engine
An innovative form of heat engine that operates using only one single atom.
22 Apr 2016

Death of hybrid vehicles?
Sales of hybrid cars in the USA collapsed from 3.2% of car sales in 2013 to under 2% in 2015 as Americans responded to the sharply reduced oil price. However the oil price will recover eventually so commentary that it heralds the death of hybrid vehicles is wide of the mark. Indeed hybrid car sales outside the USA were sharply up.
22 Apr 2016

A flexible camera: a radically different approach to imaging
A team of engineers has developed a novel sheet camera that can be wrapped around everyday objects to capture images that cannot be taken with one or more conventional cameras.
22 Apr 2016

3D printed aircraft to aircraft to navigate through ice
A tiny, pilotless, 3D printed aircraft has launched from the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating through the Antarctic.
External press release
22 Apr 2016

Ultra-thin glass is up and coming
Fraunhofer FEP is an experienced partner for technological developments, known for testing the limits of new materials and for optimization of those materials with respect to market demands. Currently, researchers are dedicating their efforts to investigations of ultra-thin glass. The focus of recent activities is sheet-to-sheet coatings on large-area ultra-thin glass.
22 Apr 2016

Wearable Technology: Smart printed sensors monitor movement sequences
A novel transparent sensor material developed by Fraunhofer ISC enables movement measuring sensors to be printed onto textiles.
Youtube
21 Apr 2016

IDTechEx Interview: Medical Sensors from BeBop
Video interview with BeBop Sensors at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event.
21 Apr 2016

Charging the future at Berlin Electric Vehicle Conference
At the conference, Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing as part of the IDTechEx Show!, April 27-28, the future of vehicle charging will be revealed and put in context.
21 Apr 2016

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with highest power conversion
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with the world's highest power conversion efficiency of 25.5% .