Chinese Academy of Sciences

Autonomous forklift trucks can work safely around humans

Scientists are working to develop new fleets of autonomous 'self-optimising' forklift trucks which can operate safely and efficiently in warehouses alongside human co-workers, and automatically adapt to changing work demands.

Powering devices through blinking

A human-machine interface - a communication channel between a human and an external device - is one way to turn a virtual thought into realistic action.

Flexible electronic eardrum

The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that plays a crucial role in sensing sound and transmitting the sound from the air to the ossicles.

Energy Harvesting Surprises at IDTechEx Show! Berlin

The successful "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin with nearly 3000 paying delegates, nine parallel conferences and a large exhibition had a huge amount for the energy harvesting enthusiast.

Looking beyond the debate of who 'owns' CRISPR gene editing technology

If you are hip to current events that impact the biotech world, then you have surely heard about the patent controversy over CRISPR gene editing technology.

Progress in flexible capacitive tactile sensor

Recently, benefiting from the rapid advances in the design of various flexible sensors, flexible wearable electronic devices have gained increasing attention for potential applications in individual medical care, health assessment, sports monitoring, etc.

Barcelona Microelectronics Institute chooses CeraPrinter X-Serie

CERADROP designs and markets Materials Deposition Digital Printers exclusively for Printed Electronics Industry and Smart 3D Printing.

Carbon nanotubes for enhanced Li-S battery performance

Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered to be one of the most competitive candidates for "post-lithium" technology due to their advantageous cost and specific energy.

Light-harvesting process in plants clarified

Studying the structures and mechanisms of various aspects of photosynthesis will potentially offer illuminating methods for solving increasingly pressing problems concerning energy.

Flipping a chemical switch helps perovskite solar cells beat the heat

Thin films of crystalline materials called perovskites provide a promising new way of making inexpensive and efficient solar cells. Now, an international team of researchers has shown a way of flipping a chemical switch that converts one type of perovskite into another — a type that has better thermal stability and is a better light absorber.

Bluetooth circuit on a skin patch

The debut of AppleWatch early this year has stimulated a new wave of interest in wearable electronics worldwide. Wearable devices include electronics on cloth, in wrist watches and ultimately on the human body.

Body-motion-powered device could promote bone healing

Medical implants and wearable devices that harvest energy from the bearer's movements and convert it into electrical power could help patients avoid the inconvenience of replacing batteries.

E-skin and pocket-sized diagnostic machines give patients the power

Wearable E-skin that can measure heart rate and blood pressure, and paper diagnostic machines the size of a credit card that can give instant readings on blood and saliva samples.

Progress in flexible non-contact sensing matrix devices

Carbon based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube and graphene have attracted more and more attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties. As flexible conducting films, these materials present unprecedented great performance in electronic components and flexible nanodevices.

Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd

Tiertime was formerly known as Beijing Yinhua Laser Rapid Prototyping and Mould Technology Co., Ltd., a company created by a Tsinghua Professor Yan Yongnian, who is recognized as the first person to explore 3D printing in China. Tiertime is currently the single largest manufacturer of 3D printers in China,

Timesnano

Timesnano is a carbon nanotubes (CNT) manufacturer and the exclusive CNT provider in Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It belongs to Chengdu Organic Chemicals Co. Ltd., Chinese Academy of Sciences (COCC). The company has a production capability of 1 tpa for single-walled carbon nanotubes and 200 tpa for multi-walled CNT. Main success has so far been in the Li ion battery industry.

Nanjing JCNANO Technology

Nanjing JCNANO Tech Co., LTD. was founded in 2009 and is based in Nanjing China. They offer a wide arrange of nano carbon materials including carbon nanotubes and graphene. The company is investing RMB 5 million ($0.8 million) to build a laboratory in Wuxi for small-scale production.

Ultrasensitive flexible and wearable bionic sensors

Researchers have developed a simple and low-cost method for the fabrication of large-area uniformly microstructured PDMS thin films on which sensing nanomaterials are deposited.