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Breakthrough could help extend life of batteries

Scientists are reporting a breakthrough in using very small technology to extend the battery life of some electronic devices.

Advanced 3D printer sparks unique collaborations

Unlike the consumer-level, desktop 3D printers that have received lots of media attention, the Polymer Engineering Centre's industrial SLS machine is a high-end, precision instrument—and about the size of a compact car.

Oil price hits electric vehicle sales?

The oil price may stay low for many years due to oversupply. This will not affect the sales of electric road vehicles because their sales numbers decoupled from the oil price many years ago thanks to superior performance, subsidies and privileges such as no congestion charge.

M-SOLV interview with IDTechEx at Printed Electronics USA

This interview with IDTechEx provides more insight into the company and the industries it serves in.

Chevrolet Bolt EV concept signals brand's EV strategy

Chevrolet has made a significant statement on its commitment to electrification with the introduction of the Bolt EV concept - a vision for an affordable, long-range all-electric vehicle.

Successful start of pilot project for energy self-sufficient air dome

Heliatek has successfully installed its solar film, HeliaFilm®, on a PVC-based membrane air dome in Berlin, Germany.

New Supercapacitor Advances in Japan

Supercapacitor sales are mostly about automotive, with Chinese buses being the main destination of Ioxus and Maxwell supercapacitors and Japanese cars the main users of Nippon ChemiCon supercapacitors. French cars are the main users of Batscap supercapacitors and so on. IDTechEx analysts regularly visit many supercapacitor and lithium-ion capacitor (supercabattery) manufacturers and users in Japan the center of the global EV industry, with Toyota the leader by a large margin. Here are some of the findings.

Graphene Laboratories interview at Graphene LIVE! by IDTechEx

Producer and distributor of CVD graphene is interviewed by IDTechEx.

World's first piezoelectric fabrics for wearable devices

The new piezoelectric fabrics combine Teijin's polymer and textile technologies with Prof. Tajitsu's world-leading knowledge of piezoelectric materials.

Internet of Things Lab focuses on tech-savvy inventions

The Internet of Things Lab is a campus hub designed to bring teams together around projects.

7 million pound investment in 3D printing firm

Hobs Reprographics, the largest independent 3D printing company in the UK received a £7m investment from BGF in December 2014 to support its growth strategy.

Army researchers develop batteries that don't corrode

New, lighter batteries are under development for soldiers now, in-house, at the Army Research Laboratory.

One step closer to a new generation of electric car battery

An ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles.

$4m grant to fuel printed electronics cluster

A $4 million grant has been announced from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to UMass Lowell to support development of a printed and flexible electronics industry cluster, an emerging field that has the potential to become a $76 billion global market in the next decade.

Footfalls and Heartbeats

Footfalls and Heartbeats are a small research and development company working on innovation with functional textiles, including compressive/tensile force sensors, conductive connectors and optical fibre integration.

Complaints for patent infringement for wearable technology

Sarvint Technologies, Inc, a wearable technology company, has filed complaints in the United States District Court.

Unconquered Sun, University Of Windsor join forces

Sun Solar Technologies Inc has received the green light on government funding for an exciting new R&D collaboration with The University of Windsor aimed at optimizing Unconquered Sun's already popular Solar Fueled Electric Vehicle Powertrain technology.

Reflections from breakthrough marine energy trials

The marine power plant Deep Green has now been producing electricity for more than a year, and Minesto's founder and CEO Anders Jansson shares his experiences from the trials in this article.

Maximum efficiency, minimum materials and complexity

A silicon-based thin-film solar cell with a supplementary organic layer can utilise infrared light as well.

Applied Graphene Materials talks to IDTechEx at Graphene LIVE!

In this interview given at Graphene LIVE! in November 2014, IDTechEx learns more about the company and the technology.