19 Apr 2018

Huge prizes for avoiding the coming flood of electronic poisons
The new IDTechEx report "Toxicant Materials and Alternatives in Electronics/ Electrics 2018-2028" reveals a disturbing pipeline of potentially poisonous electronic and electrical devices being introduced every year for the next ten years. However, it also identifies many escape routes.
28 Mar 2018

Avoiding Electronics Toxicants: Multibillion Dollar Opportunity
Alternatives to toxicants are an opportunity for tens of billions of dollars of business over the coming decade.
29 Nov 2017

Solution-processed OLEDs pave the way to future lighting applications
Before it can take over our streets and homes, OLED lighting needs to be made more accessible. The SOLEDLIGHT project has developed novel multilayer OLEDs thanks to a new process that promises to increase production efficiency by 20 %, thereby reducing its cost.
26 Sep 2017

Sensors are the stars of the IDTechEx Show!
Sensors conference features the latest technologies for Healthcare, Wearables, IoT, and Mobile devices.
4 Apr 2017

Solid-state electrolytes and the quest for a safer battery
2016 was the year of Li-ion batteries' silver jubilee, a coming of age that has not been hassle-free, as Samsung's Firegate showed us. This year might mark the first significant switch to new materials in the electrolyte compartment, with both large and small companies trying to bring inorganic and polymer electrolytes to commercial fruition.
Full profile interview
20 Mar 2017

Solvay
Dr Lorenzo Grande spoke to Thierry Baert and Thomas Mathivet from Solvay. They are expanding their battery material portfolio by developing gel polymer electrolytes that are based on their proprietary PVDF binders.
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8 Feb 2017

Perpetual drones
Nothing lasts forever: things wear out. However, there is a huge pent up demand for "perpetual" autonomous drones for everything from security to surveying, meteorology and even power generation.
External press release
14 Nov 2016

Solar Impulse Foundation launches World Alliance for Clean Technology
The Solar Impulse Foundation has launched the World Alliance for Clean Technologies, as a legacy to the first ever solar flight around the world.
Full profile interview
3 Oct 2016

Novasentis, Inc
Novasentis have developed polymeric haptic actuators and are targeting potential applications in consumer electronics. This profile update follows IDTechEx's latest interview with CEO Francois Jeanneau.
12 Aug 2016

Sustainable technology for the manufacturing of li-ion batteries
The successful conclusion of the LIFE+ GLEE project, a highly focused sustainability program the aim of which was to replace organic solvents with water in the rechargeable lithium ion battery manufacturing process.
4 Feb 2016

IDTechEx Show! Berlin - What Is New For 2016
The annual IDTechEx Show! will have a focus on green technologies in Berlin on 27-28 April.
Full profile interview
9 Dec 2015

Solid Power
Established in 2013 as a spin-out company from the University of Colorado Boulder, Solid Power has been working on commercializing the company's next-generation all solid-state rechargeable batteries.
External press release
16 Oct 2015

Solvay Specialty Polymers expands Amodel PPA portfolio
Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its Amodel® AE-8900 series of products for automotive electronics applications by adding five new glass fiber-reinforced grades with glass filler ranging from 30 to 60 percent.
Full profile interview
8 Oct 2015

Holst Centre - Printing Team
The Holst Centre works at the interface of academia and industry. They are part funded by government and the rest directly from partnerships in industry. The focus of their work is around topics including printed, flexible and organic electronics, into displays, wearable technology, energy harvesting & storage and more.
Full profile interview
17 Aug 2015

QD Vision Inc
QD Vision produces quantum dots and supplies components to the display industry, to enhance the backlight of LCD. Their Color IQ technology has been used by several TV manufacturers, including Sony, TCL and Hisense.
Youtube
22 Jul 2015

Solvay Piezoelectric Materials: Video Interview
Corinne Duffie from Solvay Specialty Polymers showing piezoelectric materials for sensors and actuators at Printed Electronics Europe.
Full profile interview: SWOT
10 Sep 2014

Smartkem
Full profile interview: SWOT
11 Aug 2014

Ajinomoto Co Inc