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Energy harvesting technologies: forecasts for the next decade

IDTechEx is forecasting that the total market for energy harvesting devices will rise to $2.6 billion in 2024.

Internet of things: stop debating terminology, start talking money

The term the Internet of Things was conceived when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology set up the Auto ID Center in 1998.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Founded in 1942, VTT's mission was to "to engage in technical research for the benefit of science and society".

See How to Print Electronics - Live at Printed Electronics USA

The world's biggest event on Printed Electronics - the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2013 show held in Santa Clara, Ca on Nov 20-21 - will feature "Manufacturing Street" - a live, multi-technology, printed electronics demonstration www.PrintedElectronicsUSA.com.

The problem with 3D printing

DTechEx forecasts, in its new report "3D Printing Materials 2014-2025: Status, Opportunities, Market Forecasts", a market value of $615m in 2025.

The RFID Market and the Opportunity for Printed Electronics (I)

The market for RFID has grown steadily despite the economic meltdown due to the diverse nature of its applications from tagging retail apparel to transport ticketing to animals.

The rise of thermoelectrics

There has been varying levels of interest in different types of energy harvesters over the past few years. For powering small or mobile devices, photovoltaics dominate - they are widely produced, robust and relatively low cost.

Learn about printed sensors at Printed Electronics USA

The 10th edition of Printed Electronics USA is only a few weeks away, and this year represents a unique opportunity to learn about printed, organic and flexible sensors.

DAICEL CORPORATION

Daicel Corporation is a Japanese corporation. They have a programme on producing silver nanoparticle inks aimed at a variety of different printing techniques. They are targeting the sections of the market that require high conductivity and low sintering temperature.

Germany Trade & Invest

Germany Trade and Invest is a government organisation under the German ministry of economics and technology. Germany Trade & Invest is a foreign trade and inward investment agency. The organization provides close-to-market information to international companies looking to enter German markets. Germany Trade & Invest also supports international companies from market entry to business start-up in Germany.

Global RFID market will reach $7.88 billion in 2013

According to a new RFID sector survey by IDTechEx Research, the RFID market will increase from $6.98 billion in 2012 to $7.88 billion, and will reach $23.4 billion in 2020. This includes tags, readers and software/services for RFID cards, labels, fobs and all other form factors - for both passive and active RFID.

Epigem Ltd

Epigem is a privately-held company whose business model is to act as a foundry for microfluidics and transparent conductive film. They started their work on transparent conductive films in 1996/1997 and can use both photolithography and embossing to create metal mesh TCFs.

IDTechEx Webinar - Introduction to Printed and Flexible Sensors

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar 'Introduction to Printed and Flexible Sensors' on Thursday 24 October and we would be delighted if you could join us.

Small electric vehicles succeed in non-glamorous roles

Analysts IDTechEx have recently pointed out that industrial and commercial electric vehicles (hybrid and pure electric) are now a bigger business than electric cars and will remain so for the coming decade, while making almost all the profit of the two put together.

3D Printing Live!

3D Printing Live!, hosted by IDTechEx and taking place in Santa Clara CA during 20-21 Nov 2013 will bring an entirely new audience to the 3D printing arena.

Materials for 3D printing: monopolies, consolidation, and development

The single most contentious issue in the world of 3D printing at the moment relates to the pricing of 3D printing materials. The market, which is almost exclusively controlled by the 3D printer manufacturers, is maintained at an artificially high level through the practice of "lock-in" on the part of some of the largest companies involved. Certain 3D printer manufacturers are using key-codes and RFID tagging to force their customers to obtain their material supplies exclusively from them, a practice which has a number of consequences. This article will assess the prevalent market practise, pricing dynamics, and strategies for growing the market size of a given 3D printable material.

Report on PlugBoat, Nice France, Part One

PlugBoat, a first electric boat congress, took place in Nice in the South of France last week.

Belectric

BELECTRIC OPV GmbH is part of the Belectric group which is involved in the development and construction of ground-mounted solar power plants and photovoltaic roof systems. BELECTRIC OPV Develops and manufactures solar cells utilizing the know how on printing technologies for the manufacture of organic solar cells that was developed at Konarka during the 10 years the company remained active

Free Webinar - Transparent Conductive Films

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar 'Transparent Conductive Films (TCF) 2014-2024: Forecasts, Markets, Technologies' on Thursday 17 October and we would be delighted if you could join us.

Realizing the Internet of Things: what comes next

The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to redefine the way humans and machines interface and the way they interact with the world around them. Attributing a virtual signature to everyone and everything allows for new concepts of managing systems, optimizing processes and adding versatility to existing ways of exchanging information.