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LG Display, Jabil, NASA: Cornerstones at Printed Electronics Europe

Europe's largest event on Printed Electronics, with over 225 speakers and 170 exhibitors, taking place in Berlin on April 27-28 will feature opening presentations highlighting the latest progress with printed and flexible electronics.

IDTechEx Interview with BitWearLabs:

Video interview with BitWearLabs at the IDTechEx Wearable USA exhibition.

The graphene market to reach 3,800 tonnes per year in 2026

IDTechEx Research projects that the graphene market will grow to $220m in 2026. This forecast is at the material level and does not count the value of graphene-enabled products. In many instances graphene is only an additive with low wt% values.

Enter the Printed Electronics Europe awards, closing date 18 March

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe conference and exhibition will take place on 27 & 28 April at the Estrel convention center in Berlin. This is the only event focused on the commercialisation of printed, organic and flexible electronics.

Consortium to develop building integrated photovoltaic windows

The Centre for Process Innovation is part of a consortium which is developing building integrated photovoltaic devices that will enable windows of the future to not only generate their own solar power but also provide greater thermal control.

Ilika plc to launch world-first in battery technology at IDTechEx 2016

ka plc is using the IDTechEx Conference in Berlin for the global launch of its ground-breaking micro battery technology on 27th April 2016. Its new family of batteries is set to revolutionise the design of sensors for the Internet of Things.

Samsung-backed IOFIT's smart shoes do more than track fitness

IOFIT is a solution that utilizes a combination of pressure sensors and a coaching app to improve a user's balance and body posture to enhance one's fitness routine or golf swing.

Orchestration of systems of mobile robots

Modern mobile robots have increasingly practical capabilities. Yet, while the capabilities of such mobile robots are impressive, how useful is a single mobile robot?

MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power

Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials.

Wristband detects and alerts for seizures, monitors stress

Researchers have developed a medical-quality consumer wristband, called Embrace, that monitors stress signals to detect potentially deadly seizures and alert wearers and caregivers, so they can intervene.

Nanomotors could help create self-healing electronics

As electronics grow ever more intricate, so must the tools required to fix them. Anticipating this challenge, scientists turned to the body's immune system for inspiration and have now built self-propelled nanomotors that can seek out and repair tiny scratches to electronic systems.

Advances in PE: flexible displays, OPV, UAV and curved touch screens

Several of the IDTechEx team attended 2016FLEX in Monterey, CA, last week, to learn the latest about flexible hybrid electronics and network with approximately 600 of our colleagues in this industry. 2016FLEX is an event run by the FlexTech Alliance, previously known as FlexTech. This article summarizes some highlights from the show.

Research built only on your immediate needs has shallow roots

At 2016FLEX, a vast array of alliances, standards institutes, and innovation initiatives were represented. Many presented their views of the industry and their roadmaps for the coming years. This article summarizes some of the key highlights in this area.

Lithium-ion battery famine will favour new powertrain

We have had a feast of lithium-ion batteries as the number of manufacturers has doubled to 200 and pure electric cars have been late in arriving. Now that will change even with the gigafactories.

IDTechEx Interview: Renesas Microcontroller

This is an interview taken with the Renesas Electronics Corporation at the Printed Electronics USA event.

Ocean robots surpass one million nautical miles at sea

Liquid Robotics has announced that its fleets of Wave Gliders have reached 1 million nautical miles at sea—an important milestone for the unmanned surface vehicle industry.

Why Samsung will re-enter the OLED TV market

LG Display is currently the only manufacturer of large OLED panels. But it is not just the rivalry with LG that will drive Samsung to invest in OLED production capacity.

GKN brings supercar hybrid technology to mass market

GKN Driveline is transferring hybrid technology from super sports cars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and BMW i8 into affordable compact vehicles.

Unorthodox unmanned aircraft pushes the limits of technology

Aurora's Phase 2 design for VTOL X-Plane envisions an unmanned aircraft with two large rear wings and two smaller front canards—short winglets mounted near the nose of the aircraft.

Seven patents to develop cheaper lighting and flexible solar cells

n November 2012, the TREASORES project (Transparent Electrodes for Large Area Large Scale Production of Organic Optoelectronic Devices) started with the aim of developing technologies to dramatically reduce the production costs of organic electronic devices such as solar cells and LED lighting panels.