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Wearable energy harvesters for the battlefield

Providing a renewable power source that doesn't add to the heavy load soldiers already carry.

Emerging solutions for wireless, wearable sensors and integrated power

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Energy harvesting markets

Next week the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage USA event will open in Boston to more than 350 attendees from 16 countries. Below are some of the highlights you should expect from the show.

Low power electronics for humans, on humans!

The development of low power electronics and devices for integration into the type of active lifestyles that are characteristic of modern humans is a vibrant area of research. Whether the electronics are wearable, epidermal, edible or even implantable, developments are taking place worldwide with new concepts, designs and prototypes that could change everyday life with minimal intrusiveness.

Low power electronics for humans, on humans!

The development of low power electronics and devices for integration into the type of active lifestyles that are characteristic of modern humans is a vibrant area of research. Whether the electronics are wearable, epidermal, edible or even implantable, developments are taking place worldwide with new concepts, designs and prototypes that could change everyday life with minimal intrusiveness.

IDTechEx Boston event covers Conformable Energy Harvesting

IDTechEx has been closely following the energy harvesting space for several years now. The high number of technologies, projects and innovative ideas put into practice demonstrate the far reaching nature of energy harvesting technologies and the variety of applications they can be incorporated into.

Smart skin powered by solar cells

Engineers have developed a device platform that combines electronic components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications and human-machine interfaces, all on an ultrathin skin-like patch that mounts directly onto the skin and is powered by solar cells.

Smart skin: Electronics that stick and stretch like a temporary tattoo

An ultrathin, electronic patch with the mechanics of skin, applied to the wrist for EMG and other measurements.

Energy harvesting markets analysed: a $4.4 Billion Market in 2021

In 2011, IDTechEx research finds that the amount of money spent on energy harvesters will be $0.7Bn, with several hundred developers involved throughout the value chain.

Conformal electronics co, MC10, raises $12.5m series B financing

The $12.5 million Series B round is led by new investor, Braemar Energy Ventures, and joined by returning investors North Bridge Venture Partners, Osage University Partners, and Terawatt Ventures.

John Rogers honored by Lemelson-MIT Prize

Official Lemelson-MIT Prize announcement honoring mc10 co-founder John Rogers.

Stretchable electronics technology with standard endocardial balloon

Stretchable balloon electronics get to the heart of cardiac medicine

Reebok and MC10 announce development collaboration

Massachusetts companies partner to develop conformal electronics-enabled apparel and equipment for athlete monitoring and performance enhancement

Paper Electronics

The largest event in the world on the subject Printed Electronics USA 2010 (www.IDTechEx.com/peUSA) will once again have a growing minority of presentations on paper electronics.

The truly integrated circuit is printed and flexible

For 40 years, so called integrated circuits have integrated little more than transistors, diodes and sensors onto one piece of material but now there are much more integrated circuits arriving where most electrical and electronic components are co-deposited on flexible substrates. Those flexible substrates are key, because this new electronics will be affordable and desirable on everything from apparel to human skin and electrical and consumer packaged goods, where surfaces are only rarely flat.