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IDTechEx: Invest Now in Fuel Cell Vehicles?

There is divided opinion on future of traction fuel cells in electric vehicles, though few argue any more that they will power the majority of electric vehicles. Nonetheless some manufacturers are very enthusiastic and now could be the beginning of the end of the trough of disillusionment, indeed the time to invest.

Enfucell Printed Battery Powering Temperature Sensors and More...

Watch a video showing some of the latest products from Enfucell taken at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event.

Telit sponsors interactive website where people can learn about IoT

Telit has announced that the company is sponsoring the IOTORAMA which allows people to learn about the IoT in a "playful" way, and has been designed to engage visitors in a game-like interface that allows them to explore various aspects of the IoT environment.

Inkjet printing process for kesterite solar cells

A research team has developed an inkjet printing technology to produce kesterite thin film absorbers.

Tesla opens duck hunting season with their new house battery system

What ducks and batteries have in common? The answer is Tesla's new home energy storage system. I will explain why.

Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe: Key Learnings from the 2015 Show

The recent IDTechEx event "Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe" in Berlin was once again a good barometer of what is happening in the industry. Here are some of our delegates' comments on our Europe 2015 event.

Wearable Technology Europe: Event report

Last week saw IDTechEx host Wearable Technology Europe in Berlin's Estrel Conference center. The event has a unique format, co-locating with synergic industries including printed electronics, energy harvesting/storage and the Internet of Things to produce an ecosystem to catalyse innovation and commercial progress. We look forward to returning to the Estrel, Berlin on 28-19 April, 2016 for our annual European event.

Liquid Robotics launches Open Oceans Partner Program

Liquid Robotics, Inc has announced the Liquid Robotics Open Oceans Partner Program, a global technology program designed to accelerate the creation, integration and deployment of new technologies and applications for unmanned ocean systems.

E-Fan electric aircraft assembly line in Pau

Airbus Group has agreed with the Aquitaine region to build the Final Assembly Line for the E-Fan 2.0 all-electric aircraft in Pau, southwest France.

Dance floor powered by the people

Flooring technology that captures energy from footsteps has been installed to create a dance floor, powered entirely by people.

Orbital Composites

Orbital Composites are a start-up developing three tools for integration into 3D printers to allow injection moulding into hollow parts, pressure to remove voids and printing of carbon fibre and copper wiring into the part.

UICO

UICO make touch technology solutions, around durable pro-cap solutions for water/dirt/glove readability. They formed in 2007, based in Chicago, and are now expanding their operations at a second site in Silicon valley.

Sharp Devices Europe - Ultra-low power displays

This profile is for one of Sharp's European operations: Sharp Devices Europe. In particular, this represents their work with the Sharp Memory LCD displays in consumer and industrial applications.

Highlights from Europe's Largest Event on Printed Electronics

By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx - The 11th annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Berlin was a huge success thanks to our customers and partners, with attendees coming from 47 countries! This is the largest show on the topic in Europe and, more importantly, more adopters, OEMs and technology providers announced products and showed off their impressive solutions.

Chemists cook up three atom-thick electronic sheets

Making thin films out of semiconducting materials is analogous to how ice grows on a windowpane: When the conditions are just right, the semiconductor grows in flat crystals that slowly fuse together, eventually forming a continuous film.

KTM launches its first asphalt e-motorcycle

KTM is pleased to announce the launch of its first electrically powered motorcycle designed for super-fun asphalt use, the FREERIDE E-SM.

Nanoscopic mapping of energy transfer

A group of researchers has reported the first nanoscale mapping of the flow of energy between light-harvesting plasmonic nanoparticles and semiconductor substrates.

First US hospital to use Leaf patient-wearable technology

The first US hospital to deploy the wireless Leaf Patient Monitoring System in its Labor and Delivery rooms to help reduce the duration of labor and risk of caesarian births.

Combine Ebola care with wireless vitals monitoring

Programme will test in a new "precision medicine" approach using wearable, wireless health sensors, a wireless vital signs monitoring platform and advanced analytics technology to monitor and analyze multiple vital signs of patients either suspected or confirmed to be infected with the Ebola virus.

Four-dimensional printing takes 3D printing to a new level

The fourth dimension is time, shape shifting in fact, and researchers are helping to set the pace in the next revolution in additive manufacturing.