22 Aug 2018

World's first-ever 4D printing for ceramics
A research team has achieved a ground-breaking advancement in materials research by successfully developing the world's first-ever 4D printing for ceramics, which are mechanically robust and can have complex shapes. This could turn a new page in the structural application of ceramics.
21 May 2018

Battery-in-screen paves way to ultra-thin smartphones
Scientists in Hong Kong and China have combined a semi-transparent arrangement of anodes and cathodes with a transparent electrolyte to make the first ever photoluminescent microbattery that can simultaneously act as a power supply and a full-colour display.
4 Apr 2018

Knitting electronics with yarn batteries
Researchers have developed a rechargeable yarn battery that is waterproof and flexible. It also can be cut into pieces and still work.
28 Nov 2017

Therapy robots a step closer to reality
Tiny remotely operated ro‎bots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human body, research suggests.
5 Jul 2017

Superstretchable, supercompressible supercapacitors
To make supercapacitors fit for future electrics demands like, for example, wearables and paper electronics researchers are searching for ways to endow them with mechanical flexibility.
25 Apr 2017

Space technologies improve surgeries back on earth
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice robotic surgery. The system minimizes surgical trauma and is safer than currently available robotic systems.
6 Mar 2015

Promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient.
27 Jun 2012

Exploring Opportunities for Printed Electronics in East Asia
There have been three billion-dollar success stories in printed and organic electronics so far - and in each Asia has been a key driving factor.
14 Nov 2011

ASU and University of Hong Kong advance flexible electronics
ASU is already a leader in developing flexible electronics through its Flexible Display Center, created in 2004 through a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Research Laboratory.
29 Sep 2011

Scientists lay out plans for efficient solar energy harvesting
Solar power could be harvested more efficiently and transported over long distances using tiny molecular circuits, according to research inspired by new insights into natural photosynthesis.
29 Jul 2010

Wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting and RFID in Asia
Governments in Asia have been strongly advocating RFID in all its forms - from passive RFID tags to tags with a battery or energy harvester that can be used to create Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), including mesh networks.
27 Jul 2009

Nanosilver improves organic diodes
Organic Resonant Tunnelling Diodes ORTD may lead to improved printed memory, analog oscillators and RTD based circuits.
6 May 2009

More on printed electronics in Hong Kong
Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx continues his report from Hong Kong on just a few examples of printed electronics and energy harvesting developments in this vibrant city.
1 May 2009

Printed and thin film electronics in Hong Kong
Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx meets a few of the people working on printed electronics and allied matters at the historic University of Hong Kong.
29 Apr 2009

Printed harvesting in Hong Kong
Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx reports from Hong Kong on just a few examples of printed electronics and energy harvesting developments in this vibrant city.
25 Jan 2008

Green OLED emitter offers world class efficiency performance, UK
OLED-T, UK announced a green phosphorescent OLED material with world class efficiency performance.