Harbin Institute of Technology

Two sudden changes in electric vehicles

This year sees two sudden changes in electric vehicles predicted by IDTechEx. To expand on what we said last week, the supply of new strong hybrids that do not plug in - like the traditional Prius - has all but ended.

Samsung Australia introduces brainBAND

Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the creation of brainBAND, an innovative piece of wearable technology designed to facilitate research into concussion in sports.

Solar cell material can recycle light to boost efficiency

Perovskite materials can recycle light particles - a finding which could lead to a new generation of affordable, high-performance solar cells.

Nanomedical Diagnostcs

Nanomedical Diagnostics Inc. (Nanomed) was established in 2013 in California, USA. They are commercialising graphene-based medical sensors. This is a profile update covering their latest activities.

Nike introduces self lacing sneakers

The potential of adaptive lacing for the athlete is huge as it would provide tailored-to-the-moment custom fit.

First Solar achieves another cell conversion efficiency world record

First Solar Inc has announced it has established yet another world record for cadmium-telluride photovoltaic research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1 percent efficiency.

One million pounds to industrialise switched-reluctance 48V hybrid

ontrolled Power Technologies has invested £1 million to further industrialise its CO2 and NOx reduction capabilities for the global automotive and transport industries.

Printed sensors: the key trends of 2015

As part of our coverage of printed electronics, IDTechEx has been following the development of printed and flexible sensors. In this article we look back at the most important trends of 2015.

BroadBit

Broadbit is a start up that develops metallic sodium battery technologies using solid sodium as electrode.

Onion-like layers help this efficient new nanoparticle glow

A new, onion-like nanoparticle could open new frontiers in biomaging, solar energy harvesting and light-based security techniques.

IDTechEx Wearable USA - innovators, adopters and investors

IDTechEx Wearable USA - Bringing Innovators, Adopters And Investors in Technology Under One Roof. IDTechEx Wearable USA is the largest wearable technology event in the Americas. The two day conference and exhibition brings together leading authorities from key areas throughout the industry, as a large part of IDTechEx's 3000+ attendee, 200+ exhibitor co-located event series.

First optical rectenna converts light to DC current

Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.

Energy independent vehicles: new focus

The most dramatic new advances and visions have no name initially. So it is with electric vehicles that need no external charging or refuelling - no, not even wireless charging.

China wants to dominate in 3D printing machines and materials

The conference at Euromold 2015 followed the theme of "Shaping the future of 3D printing globally". The first day was strongly focussed around the "globally" aspect, with speakers chosen from a wide variety of countries across the world and asked to speak about all the 3DP activities in their countries.

Squishy transistors: a device concept for fast, low-power electronics

An international team of researchers have shown that a new device concept - a 'squishy' transistor - can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS technology reaching its fundamental limits.

Advancing materials research into 3D-printed automotive parts

Local Motors and Arizona State University have formed a new partnership to advance materials research into 3D-printed automotive parts, which will be used on the world's first 3D-printed car, scheduled to be on-road in early 2016.

Myths dispelled concerning 48-Volt standard

There are many myths about the move to higher voltage with conventional internal combustion engine on-road vehicles. Here we dispel some of them.

itSeez3D leverages Intel® RealSense camera

itSeez3D, a leading developer of mobile scanning software, has announced it has ported the itSeez3D mobile scanner application to Intel RealSense technology.

Sydney launches world's first e-paper traffic signs

Australian Road and Maritime Services has installed e-paper traffic signs on Sydney roads, representing the first time that electronic ink, a technology best known from e-book readers and smart watches, has been used in traffic signage

3D-printed smart cap uses electronics to sense spoiled food

It might not be long before consumers can just hit "print" to create an electronic circuit or wireless sensor in the comfort of their homes.