12 Oct 2016

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2016: More Adopters
Senior executives from Unilever, Kellogg, Toyota, Google, Boeing, Coca-Cola and Bayer will be providing industry insights at next month's IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition , to be held Nov.16-17 in Santa Clara, CA.
16 Sep 2016

Google, Ford, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Porsche, Amazon
Google, Ford, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Porsche and Amazon to present at the IDTechEx Show! IDTechEx Show! features over 220 speakers covering the latest emerging technologies.
14 Sep 2016

Google, Unilever, Boeing, Coca-Cola at Printed Electronics USA 2016
IDTechEx launches the Printed Electronics USA conference agenda with over 220 speakers from 24 countries presenting on the latest market and technical progress from across the supply chain.
7 Sep 2016

3D printed tool for building aircraft achieves world record
A 3D printed trim-and-drill tool has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™.
26 Aug 2016

New technology may extend electric car range
Researchers have designed a thin plastic membrane that stops rechargeable batteries from discharging when not in use and allows for rapid recharging.
25 Aug 2016

3D printing aeroplane and car interiors
The Stratasys Infinite-Build 3D Demonstrator is designed to address the requirements of aerospace, automotive and other industries for large lightweight, thermoplastic parts with repeatable mechanical properties.
17 Aug 2016

Self-shading windows developed
A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new way of making windows that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy by blocking sunlight on hot days and thus reducing air-conditioning costs.
26 Jul 2016

Overcoming key challenge in using light for wireless communications
In an advance that could one day make light-based wireless communications ubiquitous, researchers have demonstrated a conceptually new approach for detecting optical communication signals traveling through the air.
20 Jul 2016

Boeing, Embraer unveil newest ecoDemonstrator aircraft
The program expands Boeing and Embraer's cooperation agreement and will test technologies to improve airplane environmental performance and accelerate their introduction into the marketplace.
Background
23 Jun 2016

UAV Factory
UAV Factory are a Latvian company, employing 60 people (most in production) and has over 1m Euros in revenue. IDTechEx interviewed them at RoboBusiness in June 2016.
6 Jun 2016

Energy Independent Electric Vehicle Technology Roadmap
This article provides a preview of the IDTechEx presentation at the 29th World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS29) in Montréal, Québec, Canada on Tuesday 21 June.
23 May 2016

2015 - A great year for large-sized lithium-ion batteries
Electric bus is a game changer in the battery market.
13 May 2016

Manned electric aircraft get investment
The unique new IDTechEx Research report Manned Electric Aircraft 2016-2031 explains how, so far, electric aircraft have largely followed electric land and water vehicles.
9 May 2016

Inventors to change future of lithium ion batteries
Researchers are revolutionizing energy storage with a new class of aqueous electrolytes that makes batteries and other electrochemical devices safer, cheaper, and greener.
4 May 2016

Rapid progress in electric aircraft
Aurora Flight Sciences will be presenting alongside NASA and many other advanced aerospace developers at the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) event.
29 Mar 2016

Unmanned undersea vehicle can operate autonomously for months
Boeing has introduced Echo Voyager, its latest unmanned, undersea vehicle, which can operate autonomously for months at a time thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system and modular payload bay.
18 Mar 2016

Energy independent electric vehicles: here come the benefits!
Energy independent electric vehicles (EIVs) vary from the new Inergy boat entirely driven by a 70kW vertical wind turbine to the autonomous solar aircraft flying at 60,000 feet for five years on sunshine alone.
15 Mar 2016

Lithium-ion battery famine will favour new powertrain
We have had a feast of lithium-ion batteries as the number of manufacturers has doubled to 200 and pure electric cars have been late in arriving. Now that will change even with the gigafactories.
External press release
2 Mar 2016

NextFlex America's flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing institute
NextFlex, America's Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, has officially welcomed its founding members.
26 Feb 2016

Traction motors for electric vehicles change radically
There are about 200 companies making traction motors for electric vehicles, rather like the 200 making the lithium-ion batteries that increasingly power them.