21 Jan 2015

Drive Your Sales by Exhibiting at Printed Electronics Europe
The event is not about meeting peers and people you already know. It is about meeting potential customers and partners that will drive revenue for your business in addition to hearing the very latest new technology developments. Exhibit By Jan 31st to save.
21 Jan 2015

Temporary tattoo offers needle-free way to monitor glucose levels
Nanoengineers have tested a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells. This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device could be a promising step forward in noninvasive glucose testing for patients with diabetes.
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21 Jan 2015

IDTechEx interview ULVAC at Printed Electronics USA
ULVAC is a Japanese company that supplies manufacturing equipment to the display and photo-voltaic industry. This interview was taken at the IDTechEx event Printed Electronics USA.
21 Jan 2015

Oil price hits electric vehicle sales?
The oil price may stay low for many years due to oversupply. This will not affect the sales of electric road vehicles because their sales numbers decoupled from the oil price many years ago thanks to superior performance, subsidies and privileges such as no congestion charge.
21 Jan 2015

Samsung outlines its Internet of Things roadmap
The President and CEO of Samsung Electronics, BK Yoon called for greater openness and collaboration across industries to unlock the infinite possibilities of the Internet of Things.
21 Jan 2015

Breakthrough could help extend life of batteries
Scientists are reporting a breakthrough in using very small technology to extend the battery life of some electronic devices.
21 Jan 2015

Advanced 3D printer sparks unique collaborations
Unlike the consumer-level, desktop 3D printers that have received lots of media attention, the Polymer Engineering Centre's industrial SLS machine is a high-end, precision instrument—and about the size of a compact car.
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20 Jan 2015

M-SOLV interview with IDTechEx at Printed Electronics USA
This interview with IDTechEx provides more insight into the company and the industries it serves in.
20 Jan 2015

Successful start of pilot project for energy self-sufficient air dome
Heliatek has successfully installed its solar film, HeliaFilm®, on a PVC-based membrane air dome in Berlin, Germany.
20 Jan 2015

Chevrolet Bolt EV concept signals brand's EV strategy
Chevrolet has made a significant statement on its commitment to electrification with the introduction of the Bolt EV concept - a vision for an affordable, long-range all-electric vehicle.
19 Jan 2015

New Supercapacitor Advances in Japan
Supercapacitor sales are mostly about automotive, with Chinese buses being the main destination of Ioxus and Maxwell supercapacitors and Japanese cars the main users of Nippon ChemiCon supercapacitors. French cars are the main users of Batscap supercapacitors and so on. IDTechEx analysts regularly visit many supercapacitor and lithium-ion capacitor (supercabattery) manufacturers and users in Japan the center of the global EV industry, with Toyota the leader by a large margin. Here are some of the findings.
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19 Jan 2015

Graphene Laboratories interview at Graphene LIVE! by IDTechEx
Producer and distributor of CVD graphene is interviewed by IDTechEx.
19 Jan 2015

World's first piezoelectric fabrics for wearable devices
The new piezoelectric fabrics combine Teijin's polymer and textile technologies with Prof. Tajitsu's world-leading knowledge of piezoelectric materials.
19 Jan 2015

One step closer to a new generation of electric car battery
An ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles.
19 Jan 2015

$4m grant to fuel printed electronics cluster
A $4 million grant has been announced from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to UMass Lowell to support development of a printed and flexible electronics industry cluster, an emerging field that has the potential to become a $76 billion global market in the next decade.
19 Jan 2015

Internet of Things Lab focuses on tech-savvy inventions
The Internet of Things Lab is a campus hub designed to bring teams together around projects.
19 Jan 2015

7 million pound investment in 3D printing firm
Hobs Reprographics, the largest independent 3D printing company in the UK received a £7m investment from BGF in December 2014 to support its growth strategy.
19 Jan 2015

Army researchers develop batteries that don't corrode
New, lighter batteries are under development for soldiers now, in-house, at the Army Research Laboratory.
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19 Jan 2015

Footfalls and Heartbeats
Footfalls and Heartbeats are a small research and development company working on innovation with functional textiles, including compressive/tensile force sensors, conductive connectors and optical fibre integration.
16 Jan 2015

Reflections from breakthrough marine energy trials
The marine power plant Deep Green has now been producing electricity for more than a year, and Minesto's founder and CEO Anders Jansson shares his experiences from the trials in this article.