TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

3D printed jet engine

A 3D printed jet engine, produced by Monash researchers, has been unveiled.

Magna International

A major automotive part suppliers discusses various technologies such as OLED lighting, autonomous vehicles and molded/thermoformed electronics.

Beating bird wings generate electricity for data collector

A technology that generates electricity from the beating wings of birds, bats or even moths could produce enough power to run a device that collects data - such as location, migration habits or vital physiological statistics - used by biologists.

Carbon Nanotubes from Canatu, interview at IDTechEx event

Thermoformed touch surfaces based on carbon nanotubes from Canatu. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.

Hybrid vehicle range extenders: goodbye pistons

Hybrid vehicles are already big business from hybrid cars, buses and trucks to outdoor forklifts, even hybrid tugboats.

Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices

Scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy.

Breakthrough in OLED technology

A new study from a team of researchers shows that OLEDs made with finely patterned structures can produce bright, low-power light sources, a key step toward making organic lasers.

Adobe brings marketing intelligence to internet-of-things devices

Adobe has unveiled major new innovations in Adobe Marketing Cloud that enable brands to bring highly personalized experiences to physical spaces like retail stores, hotel rooms, vending machines and Internet-of-Things devices.

Materialise to offer 3D printed metal objects

According to IDTechEx research, the market for 3D metal printers is currently $440m, and is expected to grow to $6b in 2025.

Fabrisonic

Fabrisonic is a small technology-focussed business which has developed Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology. It uses sound waves to merge 150-200 micron layers of metal foil without melting. A succession of metal tapes is built into a three-dimensional shape, with periodic machining operations to create the detailed shape.

Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power 'life on Mars'

Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered at Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities.

UK Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group Event

The Energy Harvesting Network is holding its annual one-day dissemination event in partnership with the Innovate UK's Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group on 19th March 2015 in London.

People power at world's largest property event

JLL install Pavegen technology in a walkway at the world's largest international property event.

Ultrathin polymer insulators key to low-power flexible electronics

Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition technique, the research team created an ultrathin polymeric insulating layer essential in realizing transistors with flexibility and low power consumption. This advance is expected to accelerate the commercialization of wearable and soft electronics.

Free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 17 March 2015 on autonomous vehicles.

Electric buses: more advanced than you think

Recent IDTechEx conference presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electric Buses 2015-2025 attracted many questions.

Autonomous Vehicles Part 1 - Definition and Timelines

In the first of this four part series, IDTechEx introduces the types, markets, trends and timelines for autonomous vehicles. Subsequent articles will discuss benefits, reasoning, technologies and markets.

Ceradrop Become Lead Sponsor of Printed Electronics Europe 2015

Ceradrop, a MGI Group Company, will feature its latest printed electronics solutions in its 90sqm booth on the exhibition floor, which will include smart 3D Printing platforms, inkjet printing systems for printed electronics and large area digital printing industrial solutions.

Round-The-World in a solar-powered airplane

The Solar Impulse team in Abu Dhabi along with the Mission Control Center in Monaco, witnessed Solar Impulse take-off on the 9th March morning to reach Muscat (Oman), before crossing the Arabian Sea to Ahmedabad (India).

Infratab interview at IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications event

Infratab is developing RFID based temperature indicators. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx event on IoT.