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Overcoming battery-related design limitations

A team of researchers have discovered a new class of printable solid-state Lithium-ion batteries that can exist on almost any surface.

Smart fabrics need a new class of batteries

As new wearable technologies are developed, researchers are looking for ways to provide power.

IoT on the ski slopes

EpicMix Time will calculate and display up-to-the-minute chairlift and gondola line wait times across 55 core lifts and gondolas, as well as 13,600 acres of skiable terrain in Colorado.

Concrete beam created with 3D printing

Researchers have developed a system to produce concrete elements that can be assembled with steel bars and beams or can compose pillars in reinforced concrete

Study explores nanoscale structure of thin films

The world's newest and brightest synchrotron light source has produced one of the first publications resulting from work done during the facility's science commissioning phase.

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.

3D Printing for Rapid Prototyping and Industrial Design

Video interview with Delektre at 3D Printing Europe.

Off road trials for electric highways technology

Off road trials of the technology needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles on England's major roads are due to take place later this year.

Students to launch experimental 3-D printer on NASA rocket ship

How would a 3-D printer work in the microgravity of suborbital space after surviving a jarring ride 100 miles above the earth? A group of students hope to have an answer next week after a launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch

Scientists report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.

Fiber-like light-emitting diodes for wearable displays

Researchers have developed fiber-like light-emitting diodes which can be applied in wearable displays.

PURETi Group, LLC

PureTi was founded in 2004 to commercialize a photocatalytic coating based on nano TiO2. PureTi claim they have developed the first photocatalytic coating based on an aqueous solution which can be sprayed onto any construction surface.

Agfa: Integrating Nano Silver Printed Electronics in Cars

Video interview with Agfa at Printed Electronics Europe.

Could stronger, tougher paper replace metal?

Researchers recently discovered that paper made of cellulose fibers is tougher and stronger the smaller the fibers get.

Award, thermally conductive gel for advanced semiconductor packaging

Dow Corning has announced that it garnered a 2015 3D InCites Award for new Dow Corning® TC-3040 Thermally Conductive Gel, a silicone-based thermal interface material designed to manage heat and support reliable performance for advanced semiconductor flip chip applications.

AtlantikSolar unmanned aerial vehicle endurance record

Two weeks after having demonstrated AtlantikSolar's first 24-hour flight, the fixed-wing team of ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab reached another milestone:

Aluminum could give boost to capacity, power of lithium-ion batteries

Researchers have created an electrode made of nanoparticles with a solid shell, and a "yolk" inside that can change size again and again without affecting the shell.

New battlegrounds emerge for conductive inks and pastes

Core applications of PV and touch panels continue to grow demand, but new opportunities emerge in the form of wearable technology, circuit boards and structural electronics.

48V vehicle systems becoming significant

Analysts IDTechEx almost completely rewrote their report Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2015-2025 this year and frequent updates take place, such is the pace of change.

He who does not print, vacuum coats

Atmospheric vs. vacuum deposition in the flexible electronics era.