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ZigBee Alliance welcomes 38 new members to drive IoT forward

The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things, has announced 38 new members have joined since the beginning of 2016.

World's first flexible lightfield-enabled smartphone

The world's first holographic flexible smartphone. The device, dubbed HoloFlex, is capable of rendering 3D images with motion parallax and stereoscopy to multiple simultaneous users without head tracking or glasses.

What's hot and what's not in Printed Electronics

IDTechEx has been following the printed electronics market for fifteen years. In this article we provide ten brief updates across different parts of the industry.

Amotech - Offerings for Wearable Devices

IDTechEx met with Brian Lee and Won-Bok Cho from Amotech in Seoul, Korea, in April 2016. During this meeting we discussed Amotech's offerings for the wearable technology industry, including their wireless power transfer solutions, connectivity, protection products and new developments around sensors and flexible batteries.

Healthcare technologies at IDTechEx Show!

The upcoming IDTechEx event in Europe will be an opportunity to learn about the innovative technologies that will disrupt the healthcare industry. This event will take place on 27-28 April 2016 at the Estrel in Berlin, Germany.

What's Trending in Printed Electronics

From many different angles, the printed electronics sector is gaining commercial momentum. In this article, IDTechEx explores some of the top trends in the industry.

Printed Electronics at the IDTechEx Show! Products? Realized!

The last couple of years has seen the market for printed and flexible electronics become a vibrant segment, with new products announced that are making the advent of printed electronics a reality.

Kopin Corporation

IDTechEx interviewed Hong Choi, the CTO/R&D Manager at Kopin corporation. Kopin span out of MIT over 30 years ago, and has been developing microdisplay technologies, starting with a $55m DARPA project in the early 1990s. Today, the company is focused on the wearable technology market, and particularly on near-eye computing. This profile also mentions their work on high-capacity, SiO-C anode lithium-ion batteries, developed with Hitachi Maxell.

GaN Systems wins coveted 2015 Global Semiconductor Award

GaN Systems, the leading manufacturer of gallium nitride power transistors, has won the coveted Global Semiconductor Alliance 2015 "Start-Up to Watch" award.

Conference: Electric Vehicles - Everything is changing USA 2015

Summary of the key information tracked during the Electric Vehicle conference held in Santa Clara USA.

3D printer creates artificial hair

3-D printers typically produce hard plastic objects, but researchers have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost printer.

IDTechEx Show! announces winners of Launchpad new technologies comp

Ten early-stage companies have been selected for the IDTechEx Launchpad, an exciting initiative that provides them the opportunity to showcase prototypes and demonstrations of their new products at the IDTechEx Show!

IDTechEx Wearable USA - innovators, adopters and investors

IDTechEx Wearable USA - Bringing Innovators, Adopters And Investors in Technology Under One Roof. IDTechEx Wearable USA is the largest wearable technology event in the Americas. The two day conference and exhibition brings together leading authorities from key areas throughout the industry, as a large part of IDTechEx's 3000+ attendee, 200+ exhibitor co-located event series.

Printed Electronics USA 2015 Hits Record High with Over 200 Exhibitors

Only two percent of exhibition space left at world's largest event on printed, flexible and organic electronics

Flexible sensors come to market thanks to tens of millions investment

Large investments have been made to enable flexible, thin sensors rather than rigid sensors.

Less than 8% Exhibit Space left at Printed Electronics USA

Join the world's largest event on Printed Electronics, where users come together with suppliers to do business. Speakers include brands such as Coca-Cola, Colgate Palmolive, Bayer Healthcare, United Technologies, Qualcomm, DARPA and over 200 more.

Flexible batteries enable sensing smart labels

Thin, flexible batteries in 2025 set to become a $400 million market in 2025 mainly by enabling new products.

Wireless charging 2016-2026

IDTechEx Research's brand new report analyses and forecasts the wireless charging market for electric vehicles and small electronics.

Test environment for connected and driverless vehicles

he University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars.

Thread wireless networking protocol now available

The Thread Group has announced the release of Thread, the new IP-based wireless networking protocol designed for low-power connected products in the home.