TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

New formula could create an abundance of hydrogen to power fuel cells

Scientists in Lyon, a French city famed for its cuisine, have discovered a quick-cook recipe for copious volumes of hydrogen (H2).

DECATHLON

Decathlon is a French company that develops and produces sport products (tent, bike shoes, textile, electronics, etc). Decathlon has more than 800 stores and had a presence in Europe, South America, India, and Asia. Its turnover is €7 billion, and it employs 55,000 people. This article discuss views of Decathlon towards printed electronics.

Unilever

Unilever is the third largest consumer goods producer after Procter & Gamble and Nestle with more $60 billion of revenue. We spoke with a Business Systems Technologist who has examined the printed electronics space.

Amcor

Amcor is a 12 billion dollar company focused on packaging solutions. It employs more than 30,000 people and is one of the largest suppliers of packaging to the tobacco industry.

De La Rue

De La Rue is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company with 500+ million USD revenue. We interview key relevant persons at De La Rue to understand their progress, needs, wishlist and challenges in printed electronics.

Procter & Gamble

P&G is the worlds largest consumer good company with sales of over $80 billion. They have over 300 brands, of which 23 brands make more than half their revenue. This article discuss views of P&G towards printed electronics.

adidas Wearable Sports Electronics

Adidas Wearable Sports Electronics have been a significant player in the e-textiles and smart clothing place since their acquisition of Textronics in 2008. IDTechEx have interviewed many senior staff from this division over the years and have updated this profile in full for 2016.

New material could triple lithium-ion battery capacity

The R&D Center of Sekisui Chemical has developed a high-capacity film-type lithium-ion battery using a coating process that has simultaneously tripled its capacity, increased its safety and speeded up production by ten times (compared to other Sekisui Chemical products).

Heat-resistant materials to improve solar cell efficiency

Scientists have created a heat-resistant thermal emitter, an element used in specialized solar cells, that could significantly improve the efficiency of the cells.

3D Printing Live!

Our new 3D Printing Live! conference, which took place in Santa Clara on November 20 & 21, was very well received.

Total hybrid & pure EV market will be US$334 billion by 2023

The total global gross value market for hybrid and pure electric vehicles will reach US$334 billion within the decade, from a current value of US$69 billion, forecast analysts IDTechEx.

Findings at Supercapacitors USA 2013

This third edition of IDTechEx's Supercapacitors event was held in Santa Clara, California on 20-21 November.

Colored plastic doubles solar cell power

A thin sheet of dyed plastic could cut the cost of solar power, particularly for applications that require solar cells to be highly efficient and flexible.

Nissan, British Gas in UK's largest electric commercial vehicle pilot

British Gas is piloting 28 Nissan e-NV200 vans throughout the winter to determine the future viability of 100% electric vehicle technology as part of its 13,000 home service vans fleet.

3-D printing of lithium-ion technology

Although the technology is still at an early stage, the ability to print batteries and other electronics could make it possible to manufacture new kinds of devices.

Realizer GmbH

This profile summaries the activities and position of German-based 3D printer manufacturer Realizer.

Interactive Fully Electrical Vehicles "IFEVS"

IFEVS/Polimodel is a provider of ready to produce vehicles. They design, develop and manufacture Micro EV. They manage the necessary time before manufacturing their Micro EVs enforcing their position in special prototype and model development. Their long term R&D international activity enforces their position in the day to day business.

Flexink

Flexink is a developer of custom semiconducting and dielectric formulations for use in solution-processed transistors and organic photovoltaics.

Yasa Motors

YASA Motors Limited is a thriving young company based in Oxford, England which specialises in very high power and torque density axial flux motors. A spin off from Oxford University, it was founded in 2009 and investment was initially from business angels and the founders. YASA Motors manufactures a highly differentiated advanced axial flux motor and generator based on its proprietary Yokeless And Segmented Armature (YASA™) technology.

Stratasys Ltd.

IDTechEx have updated their profile of Stratasys, following the release of its surprising 2015 financial results.