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Flower power: photovoltaic cells replicate rose petals

With a surface resembling that of plants, solar cells improve light-harvesting and thus generate more power.

F. Poulsen Engineering ApS

F Poulsen is a lifestyle Danish company established in 1986. It has been commercially selling robotic weed killers for the past five years.

Come back rear wheel drive in cars: All is forgiven?

This article discusses rear wheel drive technology in mild hybrid and full hybrid vehicles.

Optomec Shows Their Printed Technology At The IDTechEx Show! In Berlin

Video interview with Optomec at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

Wearables to help amputee gamers

It's tough to play video games when you have no fingers to push buttons on the controller.

Webinar Thursday 14 July - Wearables: The Next Big Thing?

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 14 July 2016 titled Wearables: The Next Big Thing or the Next Big Disappointment?

Universal Display Corporation acquires BASF's OLED IP

Universal Display Corporation has announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary UDC Ireland Limited, it has acquired the OLED Intellectual Property assets of BASF SE.

Boost for Helium Electric Aircraft

Helium has important applications in MRI machines, welding, manufacturing semiconductors, deep-sea diving and blimps. If it was readily available and affordable, its use in EVs such as underwater vehicles and aircraft would increase greatly.

Boost for solar aircraft market

A research team has developed a new approach to finding fields of helium underground, and with the first use of the technique they have discovered a massive reserve in East Africa according to a new report from Oxford University in the UK.

A new bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells

Scientists have developed a new kind of bio-ink, which could eventually allow the production of complex tissues for surgical implants.

DoMicro Shows Automated Manufacturing Processes at the IDTechEx Show!

Video interview with DoMicro at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

Affordable advanced 48V ADEPT hybrid

Following almost three years of intensive testing, development and validation of advanced mild hybrid technologies with 48V 'intelligent electrification' applied to a Ford Focus project demonstrator, the ADEPT (advanced diesel-electric powertrain) consortium partners have announced that the project is on course to meet the stringent air quality and ultra-low emission requirements expected of near term next generation vehicles.

Energy Harvesting: Off-Grid Microwatt to Megawatt 2017-2027

At last: the whole picture. Energy Harvesting: Off-grid Microwatt to Megawatt 2017-2027 embraces making electricity from humans, wind, sun, waves, tide, thermals and other ambient sources where it is needed and with no pollution.

Xerox printed memory product featuring Thinfilm's technology

Manufactured via a printing process, Xerox® Printed Memory adds low-cost intelligence to objects or packaging by printing thin circuitry on a flexible substrate.

Webinar Tuesday 12 July - Graphene - Where Next After the Hype?

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 12 July 2016.

Organic solar film from Heliatek on biogas plant

RWE has inaugurated a modern biogas plant in Bergheim-Paffendorf in the presence of Mr. Johannes Remmel, Minister for Environment in North Rhine-Westphalia. Besides the production of bio-methane, the large façade of the fermenters is used for a pilot installation of the organic solar film by Heliatek.

Trapped electrons to blame for lack of battery efficiency

Research has the potential to create more efficient batteries by shedding light on the cause of one of their biggest problems -- a "traffic jam" of ions that slows down their charging and discharging process.

Toyota: big gains from downsizing PM motor

While forklifts, buses, Tesla cars and some new electric motorcycles tend to use asynchronous (induction) traction motors, most other cars and motorcycles stick to permanent magnet machines, seeing considerable development potential including using less permanent magnet material with its potentially high cost.

Bite counter new aid in tackling obesity

The Bite Counter device is worn like a watch and tracks wrist motion during eating.

redT

redT is a company listed on the London Stock Exchange that has spent the last 15 years developing a vanadium redox flow battery for stationary applications. They claim a competitive price per kWh as well as an easy integration thanks to their plug and play technology.