20 Mar 2015

Smart mattress cover tracks sleep
The first mattress cover that can warm your bed, automatically track sleep and intelligently wake you up.
External press release
19 Mar 2015

CPT's new technical centre in Coventry
The official opening by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) of its new engineering technical centre in the West Midlands.
Youtube
19 Mar 2015

Sonoplot interview at IDTechEx Printed Electronics event
SonoPlot designs and sells Microplotter® materials dispensing systems for drawing features as small as 10 to 20 microns. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.
External press release
19 Mar 2015

Terra Motors unveils S750, the world's first e-bike from Japan
Japan's leading innovator of electric two- and three-wheeler manufacturer, Terra Motors Corporation unveils the S750.
19 Mar 2015

Two-dimensional materials show great potential for battery life-span
Researchers have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that would last far longer than what is used today.
Full profile interview
19 Mar 2015

Brochier Technologies
Brochier Technologies has developed a process to weave optical fibers. It became a separate company in 2007 and is currently located in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, France. Lightex technology consists of the weaving of optical fibers with lateral lighting, connected to LED to realise flexible or rigid illuminated surfaces.
18 Mar 2015

IDTechEx: Autonomous vehicles are everywhere
Autonomous vehicles are already successful but you are unlikely to meet one because the successes are in the upper atmosphere, open cast mines, nuclear power stations, underwater and in other relatively inaccessible places.
18 Mar 2015

Take a peek at the Big Brands Speaking at Printed Electronics Europe
The agenda for Europe's leading event on printed, organic and flexible electronics which takes place on 28-29 April in Berlin, Germany is now live! The event features over 180 speakers including many big brands such as Qualcomm, United Technologies Research, Jaguar Land Rover, Sony, Decathlon, Flextronics, Shell, GE Aviation, Ericsson, AugstaWestland, Intel, Sharp, JC Decaux and many more.
18 Mar 2015

We're converted say Nissan Leaf drivers
The journey from being interested in electric cars to being converted to electric car drivers is now complete for many of the participants in My Electric Avenue's trials.
18 Mar 2015

Hydrogen-powered truck running on a fuel cell
Renault Trucks and the French Post Office are introducing, on an experimental basis and as a first in Europe, an electric truck equipped with a hydrogen-powered range extender.
18 Mar 2015

A better method for making perovskite solar cells
Research has revealed a new way to make light-absorbing perovskite films for use in solar cells.
18 Mar 2015

Transparent 3D printing service
LUXeXceL's business to business 3D printing service will bring transparent 3D printing to the optics market as well as many new markets and businesses.
18 Mar 2015

Using the Internet of things to reduce traffic congestion
Researchers have created a new system that uses GPS-style turn-by-turn directions to route drivers around congested roadways.
17 Mar 2015

Autonomous Vehicles Part 2 - Types, Benefits and Difficulties
In part 2 of the autonomous vehicles article series we are looking at the types and degrees of autonomy available and the associated benefits and difficulties. In parts 3 and 4 we will discuss the reasons for going autonomous, the technologies and the markets.
External press release
17 Mar 2015

Creation of smart and interactive printed objects
Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, SMARTRAC, TNO and imec have joined forces to realize the creation of smart and interactive printed objects.
Youtube
17 Mar 2015

Intrinsiq interview at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event
Intrinsiq Materials is an advanced materials company with facilities in Farnborough UK and Rochester US, providing nanoparticle based copper ink formulations for printed electronics applications.
External press release
17 Mar 2015

DC/DC controller achieves highest power efficiency with reduced EMI
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a new wide VIN, four-switch buck-boost controller that achieves the highest power efficiency with reduced EMI.
17 Mar 2015

Wearable sensors: enabling a $70bn wearable technology market by 2025
There will be over 3 billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025, with more than 30% being emerging sensor types.
16 Mar 2015

High performance, lightweight supercapacitor electrodes of the future
Researchers have developed a novel supercapacitor electrode based on a hybrid nanostructure made from a hybrid nickel oxide-iron oxide exterior shell and a conductive iron-nickel core.
16 Mar 2015

Customers order and pay for pizza from their cars
Pizza Hut is testing a proof-of-concept "connected car" system that would let its customers order and pay for pizza from their vehicle before identifying themselves when arriving at the restaurant through Bluetooth beacons placed in designated parking bays.