TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Software product for the management of AM powders

A revolutionary online software product that enables higher efficiency and better quality control in additive manufacturing.

Imperfect graphene opens door to better fuel cells

Researchers have discovered that if the graphene naturally has a few tiny holes in it, you have a proton-selective membrane that could lead to improved fuel cells.

Connect to the internet with eye blinking

A newly developed user interface, the "i-Mouse," in the K-Glass 2 tracks the user's gaze and connects the device to the Internet through blinking eyes such as winks.

Hidden benefits of electric vehicles revealed

Electric vehicles emit significantly less heat. That difference could mitigate the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon that helps turn big cities like Beijing into pressure cookers in warm months.

UK start-up powers rural villages in South Africa

Samsung and Pavegen collaborated to give shoppers in Sandton City shopping mall a positive take on renewable energy, as part of Samsung's 'What If I Can' campaign.

Apple, Samsung, LG Chem move into the flexible batteries business

After years of slow progress from small companies, flexible batteries now have the attention of big brands such as Apple, Samsung, LG Chemical, Nokia and STMicroelectronics, who are set to drive the flexible battery market from US$ 6.9 million in 2015 to over US$ 400 million in 2025 according to IDTechEx Research.

Finding an affordable way to use graphene is the key to its success

Graphene is a remarkably strong material given it's only a single carbon-atom thick. But finding ways to do something with it - that's also affordable too - have always been a challenge.

The 2015 market for solar PV in four questions

Miss Paula Mints, chief market research analyst with SPV Research, summarized some of the most important points relating to the market for solar PV in a Q&A session with IDTechEx principal analyst Dr Harry Zervos.

IDTechEx Interview Organic Semiconductor Material Company Smartkem

SmartKem delivers 'organic' semiconductor materials for the manufacture of flexible and plastic electronic displays used in applications such as, eReaders, Smartphones, Tablets and TV's.

New electrolyte rids batteries of short-circuiting fibres

A new electrolyte for lithium batteries eliminates dendrites while also enabling batteries to be highly efficient and carry a large amount of electric current.

A call to change recycling standards as 3-D printing expands

The 3-D printing revolution has changed the way we think about plastics. Everything from children's toys to office supplies to high-value laboratory equipment can be printed.

Telit modules to end luggage loss and traveler frustration

The Eviate eTrack is the first solution that is linked to worldwide travel systems.

'Smart bandage' detects bedsores before they are visible to doctors

Engineers at UC Berkeley are developing a new type of bandage that does far more than stanch the bleeding from a paper cut or scraped knee.

Crystalsol

Crystalsol OÜ was founded in 2008 as spin off company of the Technical University Tallinn and registered in Tallinn, Estonia. The company develops flexible photovoltaic technology based on CuSnZnS semiconductor particle. The technology is based on decades of research for the Russian military and Philips semiconductor know-how from the 1960s.

Dramatic new approach to electric vehicles

The IDTechEx conference Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing tears up the rule book on the electric vehicles market, which will be worth $500 million by 2025 (IDTechEx Research figures 2015).

Longest automated drive in North America

Delphi Automotive PLC will demonstrate the full capabilities of its active safety technologies with the longest automated drive ever attempted in North America.

First wide-width R2R sintering system for printed electronics

XENON Corporation has introduced the S-5100 Wide-Width Sintering System, the industry's first wide-width roll-to-roll sintering solution for printed electronics production applications.

LEAPTech to demonstrate electric propulsion technologies

The arrival of a unique experimental demonstrator at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center may herald a future in which many aircraft are powered by electric motors.

Substrate computing harvests energy from the structure itself

Researchers are developing a new technology known as substrate computing. This will allow sensing, communication and diagnostic computing, all within the substrate - the building material - of a structure, using energy harvested from the structure itself.

Technology for layerless 3D printing

An innovative approach to polymer-based 3D printing that promises to advance the industry beyond basic prototyping to 3D manufacturing.