Update interview
21 Feb 2025

Datwyler: Dry Electrodes
Datwyler is a well-established manufacturer of critical elastomer components, developing solutions for both established and emerging markets. This includes a range of dry electrodes suited to the wearable technology market. IDTechEx spoke with Fabrizio Abascia, Business Development Manager, at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.
8 Sep 2023

Wearable Quantum Sensors Measure Brain Activity While We Sleep & Move
New quantum sensors measuring brain activity have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of how humans respond to sleep, movement, diet, and aging.
11 Jul 2022

Smashing Through the 30% Efficiency Barrier for Perovskite Solar Cells
For the first time, an efficiency of 30% for perovskite-on-silicon-tandem solar cells has been exceeded thanks to a joint effort led by scientists at EPFL's Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory in partnership with the renowned innovation center, CSEM. Independently certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States, these results are a boost to high-efficiency photovoltaics and pave the way toward even more competitive solar electricity generation.
External press release
1 Apr 2022

CircuBAT Research Program Set on Reducing Lithium-ion Battery Waste
Green Cubes Technology announced its participation as a founding member in CircuBAT. CircuBAT is a Swiss research program that aims to create a Swiss circular business model for the production, application, and recycling of Lithium-ion batteries.
Full profile interview: Partners
14 Jan 2022

Biospectal
CSEM developed the key technologies required to collect and analyze PPG signal to obtain blood pressure values. Biospectal continues to work closely with CSEM.
19 Feb 2021

3D Printing Perovskites on Graphene Makes Next-Gen X-Ray Detectors
Scientists have developed a novel method for producing highly efficient X-ray detectors by using 3D aerosol jet-printing. The X-ray detectors can be easily integrated into standard microelectronics to considerably improve the performance of medical imaging devices.
External press release
26 Jan 2021

CE Mark for Breakthrough 24-7 Blood Pressure Monitoring System
Aktiia today announced the first 24-7, automated blood pressure monitoring system that easily and comfortably gathers data during the day and while sleeping. This groundbreaking medical innovation will now provide people and their physicians comprehensive insights into blood pressure patterns that will better inform the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
Update interview
2 Oct 2020

Delektre
This is an update with Antti Backman, CEO of Delektre. The company is involved in the printed and flexible electronics market, including a ring product using flexible, organic electronics to create a non-invasive optical sensing technique for a variety of physiological parameters.
Full profile interview
23 Jul 2020

Sunew
Sunew is a Brazilian company that manufactures OPV modules using R2R printing techniques. These are installed in multiple locations worldwide, with a focus on building integrated photovoltaics.
1 Jul 2020

Smartwatches as a Medical Device? Progress and Outlook from IDTechEx
Last week, Apple announced the latest features that will be added to the Apple Watch in watchOS 7. Amongst the range of updates were a series of new health app features, including new "mobility metrics" such as low-range cardio fitness, walking speed, stair-descent speed, stair-ascent speed, six-minute walk distance, double support time, step length, and asymmetry.