Full profile interview
11 Sep 2015

Charmtron Inc
IDTechEx recently visited Charmtron Inc in Korea. Charmtron Inc was established in 2010 and has been focused on roll-to-roll CVD graphene for the past three years. They work closely with KRICT (Korea Research Institute of Chemistry Technology).
Full profile interview
11 Sep 2015

Forster Rohner Textile Innovations
Forster Rohner Textile Innovations (FRTI) was set up as a subsidiary of Forster Rohner in 2008, with the aim of exploring opportunities in combining electronics and textiles. They have completed many projects with a large number of partners, as they develop a wide array of relevant technologies, such as their e-broidery solutions.
Full profile interview
11 Sep 2015

Intelligent Textiles Limited
Intelligent Textiles Limited are a small company based in London UK. They develop e-textiles solutions for the military, aiming to make equipment to aid with the integration and practicality of soldier systems. They have partnered with many military providers, including US & Canadian military and BAE Systems.
Youtube
10 Sep 2015

Printed and Plastic Electronics Community in the UK
Video interview with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) at Printed Electronics Europe.
10 Sep 2015

Compostable electronics for printing
Researchers develop printed electronics made of compostable natural materials and processes for industrial production.
10 Sep 2015

Efficient heating for electric cars
Researchers have developed a highly energy-efficient heating system for electric cars that produces a broad, radiant heat.
10 Sep 2015

Light-harvesting nanoparticles, captures energy from hot electrons
Researchers have demonstrated an efficient new way to capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into clean, renewable energy by splitting water molecules.
9 Sep 2015

IDTechEx Presents Printed Electronics Insight Forums. Tokyo 28 Sept.
Two guest speakers from Japan will present at the IDTechEx insight forums in Tokyo on 28 September, providing in-depth analysis into printed electronics. www.IDTechEx.com/PEAsia
9 Sep 2015

Emerging haptics find their niches
Haptics are an essential feature of the UX platform in many electronic products today. Whether as notification provision in a vibrating smartphone, tension building in a video game controller, or input confirmation in an industrial scanner, this billion dollar industry is something that most people will experience every single day.
Youtube
9 Sep 2015

Inkjet Printer for Printed Electronics Manufacturing: Notion Systems
Mr Michael Doran from Notion Systems being interviewed by Raghu Das from IDTechEx at Printed Electronics Europe.
9 Sep 2015

Key wearable technology markets
In 2015 the wearable technology market will be $24.2 billion. However, the majority of this - 74% - is for already mature wearables - the humble electronic wristwatch, earphones, blood glucose test strips and the like according to IDTechEx Research in the report Wearable Technology 2015-2025: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts.
9 Sep 2015

Graphene and phosphorene upgrade sodium ion battery
A new material comprising interspersed layers of graphene and phosphorene has been shown by US researchers to be a more stable, more conductive and higher capacity anode for sodium ion batteries than previous materials.
9 Sep 2015

New catalyst may hasten commercialization of fuel cell vehicles
Scientists have developed a new fuel cell catalyst using earthly abundant materials with performance that is comparable to platinum in laboratory tests.
Youtube
9 Sep 2015

High power energy harvesting: IDTechEx video summary
This video shares some of its remarkable findings and forecasts based on intense travel by IDTechEx PhD level analysts in 2015.
External press release
9 Sep 2015

Breaking the cost barrier of electric vehicles
Terra Motors, based in Tokyo, has begun selling its Y6 three-wheeled electric vehicle in Bangladesh.
9 Sep 2015

Customizing 3-D printing
Design tool lets novices do in minutes what would take experts in computer-aided design hours.
Youtube
8 Sep 2015

Sensor Opportunities in Wearable Technology
This video provides an overview of the opportunities for sensors in wearable technologies.
8 Sep 2015

Energy independent vehicles emulate static off-grid experience
Off-grid electricity production on land has lessons for energy independent electric vehicles (EIVs) that come later. These generate all their own electricity from wind, waves, sun and other forms of ambient energy - free and clean.
8 Sep 2015

World's largest ocean thermal plant
Makai Ocean Engineering celebrates the completion of the world's largest operational Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.
8 Sep 2015

BMW implement new solutions for connected cars
BMW is showcasing new solutions for the "connected car". One of the company's focal points are a pair of apps designed for operating functions inside connected houses.