14 Jul 2017

Energy Independent Electric Vehicles: Big Companies & New Technologies
EIVs are an idea whose time has come.
Full profile interview
7 Jul 2017

TISICS
TISICS are manufacturers of silicon carbide monofilaments and MMC parts. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Stephen Kyle-Henney (Managing Director).
Full profile interview
3 Jul 2017

Acellent Technologies
Acellent Technologies work on the structural health monitoring of composite and metallic parts. Dr Richard Collins interviewed Dr Amrita Kumar (Executive Vice President).
7 Apr 2017

Manned Electric Aircraft: Progress and Potential
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in development activity with electric aircraft, as examined in the new report from IDTechEx Research, Manned Electric Aircraft 2017-2027.
7 Apr 2017

SIA Engineering Co and Stratasys sign MOU for additive manufacturing
SIA Engineering Company Limited and Stratasys Ltd have announced jointly the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, to establish a strategic partnership specialising in additive manufacturing to accelerate the adoption of 3D printed production parts for commercial aviation.
Full profile interview
5 Apr 2017

Airbus Group Innovations Singapore
The Airbus group has developed a polymer additive that acts as shutdown mechanism for Li-ion batteries in case of thermal runaway
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21 Mar 2017

Large solar array for ESA's Jupiter mission
Its solar panels will have to cope with a range of temperatures such that when it is flying closer to the Sun during the Venus flyby, the solar wings will be tilted to avoid excessive temperatures damaging the solar cells.
16 Mar 2017

Pop.Up flying car concept from Airbus
What happens when aerospace and automotive engineers put their smarts together to rethink urban mobility? They think air and ground and imagine Pop.Up, a multimodal passenger transport concept that makes full use of the urban transportation space.
Full profile interview
7 Feb 2017

Alan Harper Composites Ltd
Alan Harper Composites are a 6-person company developing reusable silicone vacuum bags. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Alan Harper (CEO and Founder).
18 Jan 2017

Airbus flying car prototype ready by end of year
To address the rising concern of rush hour traffic, Airbus Group is harnessing its experience to make the dream of all commuters and travellers come true one day: to fly over traffic jams at the push of a button.
28 Dec 2016

UK car preparing for solar challenge
Solar Team Great Britain, which is developing a solar race car and aims to be the first British team to win the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, has completed a data-collection mission to generate real-world-conditions information on the 3,022km race route from Darwin, Australia to Adelaide.
3 Nov 2016

Silicon valley: doctor heal thyself
Silicon Valley in California spawns the awesome giants that hold the future in their hands but they cannot solve their traffic problem.
31 Oct 2016

Airbus Vahana robot air taxi
Airbus Group experts are looking skywards to develop radical concepts that will relieve urban congestion.
17 Oct 2016

Airbus standardizes on Stratasys additive manufacturing solutions
Stratasys Ltd announces that leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has standardized on its ULTEM 9085 3D printing material for the production of flight parts for its A350 XWB aircraft.
11 Jul 2016

3D printing metal powder plant opens
Alcoa has opened its state-of-the-art, 3D printing metal powder production facility where the Company will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D printed aerospace parts.
Background
7 Jul 2016

Materialise
Rachel Gordon met Emma Kwon at Inside 3D Printing Seoul. She shared her thoughts on the state of 3D printing technology for producing industrial parts and the hurdles to overcome.
27 May 2016

Airbus launches 3D printed motorcycle
The world's first 3D-printed motorcycle, made using APWorks' Scalmalloy material, weighing in at a svelte 35 kg.
24 May 2016

CAFE Tenth Electric Aircraft Symposium Report: overview
This annual event by the delightful staff of the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation CAFE took place May 19-20 at San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront.
Event summary
23 May 2016

CAFE Tenth Electric Aircraft Symposium Report May 2016
IDTechEx attended the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation event in San Francisco on May 19-20. This article provides a fuller overview of what we learnt from the event.
Full profile interview
23 May 2016

Heraeus - 3D printing metals
Heraeus supply gas atomised metal powders for 3D printing. From Q3 2016 they intend to offer high melting alloys such as Zr, Mo, Ta and Nb.