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Off Grid Goes Mega

The decline in off grid electricity production as a percentage of all electricity production is being reversed. Savvy industrialists are onto this.

Photovoltaics: Light absorption can be enhanced by up to 200 percent

Nanostructures optimize light absorption in black butterflies - principle can be transferred to photovoltaics for improving light harvesting in thin-film solar cells.

Visa payment-enabled gloves for 2018 olympics

Visa has introduced three commercially available wearable payment devices. In the spirit of the Olympic Winter Games.

Grant to establish robotics centre for tackling nuclear waste

It will go towards the creation of the National Centre for Nuclear Robotics which is a multi-university project that has received funding and contributions totalling £40m to bring together a diverse consortium of experts in robotics, AI, sensors and radiation resilient embedded systems to address nuclear waste problems.

Volkswagen to invest 22.8 billion Euro in future viability

The core brand of the Volkswagen Group will be investing about €22.8 billion throughout the world from 2018 to 2022.

Rebuilding spinal cords with an engineer's toolkit

Like an earthquake that ruptures a road, traumatic spinal cord injuries render the body's neural highway impassable. To date, there are neither workable repairs nor detours that will restore signal flow between the brain and limbs, reversing paralysis.

Emirates brings in a step change in 3D printing for aircraft parts

Emirates has used cutting-edge 3D printing technology to manufacture components for its aircraft cabins. The airline has reached a significant milestone in innovation by using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), a new and innovative 3D printing technique to produce video monitor shrouds. One of the other recent achievements has been the 3D printing, certification and installation of aircraft cabin air vent grills for onboard trials.

3D Bioprinting Solutions (subsidiary of Vivax Bio)

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed 3D Bioprinting Solutions Executive Director Yusef Hesuani and Vivax Bio CEO Yakov Balakhovsky on February 24, 2017. The company manufactures both 3D bioprinters and bioprinted tissue.

CLEARink wins 2017 IDTechEx award

CLEARink Displays proudly announced that its Video-Capable ePaper Display won the prestigious IDTechEx Award for Printed Electronics -Technical Development Materials, at the annual IDTechEx show on November 15th, 2017.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group completes acquisition of Terrafugia Inc

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Terrafugia Inc, a US-based company focused on the innovation, engineering and production of flying cars and future technologies, to acquire its operations and assets in their entirety.

Manta ray robot swims faster and operates up to 10 hours

The nature-inspired robot could one day substitute traditional autonomous underwater vehicles

(Not) breaking the barrier to foldable OLED displays

With today's smartphones, tablets and laptops, there always seems to be a compromise: do you choose a bigger display for a better experience or a smaller, more portable device? But what if you could have both?

IDTechEx Wearable USA awards

Each year at the IDTechEx Show!, two companies are honoured for their achievements in developing and commercialising different aspects of wearable technology. This year the awards were judged by Dr Akira Sakaigawa (Huawei), Chris Chin (HTC Vive) and Heidi Dohse (Google) with support from the independent analyst team with IDTechEx Research.

PragmatIC reinvents RFID & NFC for the mass market

PragmatIC,is reinventing radio frequency identification and near field communications to bring connectivity to mass market applications.

Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy

Novel structures made with DNA scaffolds could be used to create solar-powered materials.

Alien and SensThys launch highly networked IoT solution

RFID reader and antenna device simplifies installation, resulting in reduced costs while enabling extensibility in Retail, Manufacturing and Transportation applications.

A rubber power plant

Researchers have developed a flexible material that generates electricity when stressed. In future, it might be used as a sensor, integrated into clothing or even implanted in the human body, for instance, to power a pacemaker.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2017 Award Winners

At the 14th IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition held in Santa Clara on November 15-16, four organizations were honored for their great achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.

Algorithm can diagnose pneumonia better than radiologists

Researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that evaluates chest X-rays for signs of disease. In just over a month of development, their algorithm outperformed expert radiologists at diagnosing pneumonia.

World's largest BiOPV installation completed

The world's largest BiOPV installation completed in France using Heliatek's Solar Film Solution, HeliaSol®. In a joint project with partner and investor ENGIE, the largest OPV project on a roof to date has been completed by Heliatek.