IDTechEx

Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing 2015, Nov 18-19, Santa Clara

What to expect at the Future Battery Technology Session at IDTechEx's Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing Show!

IDTechEx electric vehicle analyst team expanded

In 2016 61 million electric vehicles will be sold - from electric cars to planes to industrial vehicles, creating a total market of $123 Billion. That will rise to $182 billion in 2020, based on the latest survey of the industry conducted by IDTechEx Research in the report Electric vehicle Forecasts, Trends and Opportunities 2016-2026.

Quantum dots: an expanding market for material suppliers

This article is the first of our series on quantum dots. IDTechEx has been intensively researching the technologies, applications and markets of quantum dots and here we share some of key intelligence, forecasts and insights with our subscribers. This article includes an overview of the technologies, main players, case studies, regulations and lobbying trends, alternatives to Cd-based materials, and segmented market forecasts in Kg.

Creative Materials - Conductive Adhesives

Creative Materials are custom formulators of conductive adhesives for a variety of niche markets.

E Ink discussing the Outdoor Signage Market

Video interview with E Ink at Printed Electronics Europe.

Infi-tex

Infi-tex emerged after Peratech Ltd entered administration. Infi-tex adopted intellectual property from Peratech around using QTC™ (Quantum tunnelling composite) materials in 'Soft-Switch' applications. Infi-tex is now continuing to explore opportunities around this technology.

See the Future of EV Technology

Formula One racing gave us the disk brake and more recently led to 60,000 rpm energy harvesting flywheels on London Buses. No one planned to make a London bus look like a Formula One racing car but the bus people saw their future in racing technology.

A $14bn market for advanced and post lithium-ion batteries in 2026

Whilst existing battery technologies such as lead acid and lithium-ion batteries will dominate the battery market in the following 10 years, advanced and post lithium-ion batteries given the right conditions can potentially take a considerable dent of about 10% of whole battery market by 2026.

Impossible Objects

Impossible Objects' goal is to produce the world's strongest additively manufactured composite parts, rivalling hand layup materials, at injection moulding speeds. They are commercialising composite-based additive manufacturing technology (CBAM), which is a process that is different from most other additive manufacturing technologies.

Paraclete Energy Corp

Paraclete Energy Corp. is a company focused on silicon materials, originally focusing in photovoltaic cell technology the company decide to move to silicon anode materials. The company is commercializing a silicon-carbon composite with a surface modifier which they can double the capacity of standard graphite anodes whilst achieving 1000 cycles.

General Motors

IDTechEx reports Dr. Cai's work in Lithium Sulphur Batteries at General Motors Research and Development.Dr. Cai presented her work at the Battery Show in Novi Michigan in September 2015.

Sunswift eVe to become Australia's first road legal solar car

The Sunswift eVe, currently the worlds fastest solar electric car over 500km, will soon officially be registered to be Australia's first road legal solar car, making it one of the only road legal cars in the world.

Eight19 Developing Plastic Photovoltaics for Off-Grid Portable Power

Video interview with Eight19 at Printed Electronics Europe.

Webinar Thursday 22 October: Smart eyewear markets and forecasts

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 22 October 2015, Smart eyewear, near and on-eye wearable computing: Markets and forecasts 2015-2025

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.

OSRAM, Qualcomm, Coca-Cola, UTRC Feature at Printed Electronics USA

IDTechEx launches the Printed Electronics USA conference agenda with over 200 speakers

IDTechEx visit to Terra Motors Tokyo 5.9.15

Terra Motors, a start-up founded by 42 years old Toru Tokushige, prioritises doing good and rejuvenating Japan's industrial base over making profit and it seeks to do this by offering EVs into developing countries.

3D printing tradeshow season continues...

Just a week after Euromold at the Dusseldorf Messe, a lot of the same people joined TCT at the NEC Birmingham.

NovaCentrix: Exhibitor Perspective on Printed Electronics Europe Event

Video interview with NovaCentrix at Printed Electronics Europe.

Energy independent vehicles: new focus

The most dramatic new advances and visions have no name initially. So it is with electric vehicles that need no external charging or refuelling - no, not even wireless charging.