Advanced Materials

These coming quarters are crucial decision times for many transparent conductive film (TCF) companies. Some are losing patience with their programmes, questioning if and when their efforts will turn into notable revenues.

Ralph Lauren and the United States Olympic Committee have unveiled the opening ceremony parade uniforms for the 2018 US Olympic and Paralympic Teams, introducing a unique wearable heat concept, seamlessly integrating fashion and the latest in apparel innovation.

IDTechEx briefly caught up with Eric Vezzoli, CEO and cofounder of Go Touch VR.

List, a research institute of CEA Tech has developed a rotary knob that integrates a highly programmable passive brake .

IDTechEx met with Craig Palmer, VP Strategic Alliances / Director of Business Development, for Nanoport R&D, at CES 2018. We also spoke with Dora Lee who works in communications and marketing within their team.

Zuhai AdvanPro Technology Co. Ltd. are a Chinese company developing a series of products based on flexible textile sensors.

Biosense have developed a non-contact biometric sensor. They demonstrated this by measuring heart metrics from a seat (e.g. a car seat). IDTechEx interviewed Founder & CEO Tom Evans at their booth in the Eureka Park exhibition at CES 2018.

IDTechEx analyst James Hayward interviewed Mitsufuji Corporation, as well as their partners from Kaji Group, at CES 2018.

QUS-Sports is a smart textile brand which demonstrated their smart textile products at CES 2018.

IDTechEx caught up with Sensoria CTO Maurizio Macagno at their booth in the Sands Exhibition hall at CES 2018.

Thread in Motion (TIM) are a start-up developing smart textile solutions

Xenoma is a spin-off from the University of Tokyo (work from Prof. Someya's lab) that has developed e-Skin, a smart apparel product containing sensors for measuring body motion.

BCAST is a university institute that research liquid metal engineering, they have developed a high shear device for the melt conditioning of aluminium and magnesium. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins visited the facilities and interviewed Eric Nyberg (Director of Programmes).

Sick babies in remote parts of the world could be monitored from afar, thanks to new wearable technology.

Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) are predominantly made of synthetic fibres, such as glass or carbon, and a petrochemically sourced thermosetting resin or thermoplastic matrix. However, natural fibres and resins are on the rise because of their beneficial properties, competitive cost, legislative drivers, and consumer preferences.

Graphene Noble Prize went to the Europeans, but will the commercial fruits primarily go to Asians, particularly the Chinese? In this article we demonstrate, based on our recent visits, how China is gearing up to run the show.

msquare is a company that provide mobile composite repair units. Marvin Schneider (CEO and Co-Founder) was interviewed by IDTechEx analyst Dr Richard Collins.

Researchers have devised graphene sensors embedded into RFIDs, which have the potential to revolutionise the Internet of Things.

IDTechEx Chairman, Dr Peter Harrop, explores the importance of eliminating batteries, with other energy harvesting techniques being increasingly more viable.

Cevotec develops and distributes the Fibre Patch Placement technology, automating the fiber layup process for manufacturing complex composite parts. Thorsten Groene (Managing Director & Co-Founder) was interviewed by IDTechEx analyst Dr Richard Collins.