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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.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

Army researchers develop batteries that don't corrode

New, lighter batteries are under development for soldiers now, in-house, at the Army Research Laboratory.

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.

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.

Unconquered Sun, University Of Windsor join forces

Sun Solar Technologies Inc has received the green light on government funding for an exciting new R&D collaboration with The University of Windsor aimed at optimizing Unconquered Sun's already popular Solar Fueled Electric Vehicle Powertrain technology.

Complaints for patent infringement for wearable technology

Sarvint Technologies, Inc, a wearable technology company, has filed complaints in the United States District Court.

Maximum efficiency, minimum materials and complexity

A silicon-based thin-film solar cell with a supplementary organic layer can utilise infrared light as well.

Applied Graphene Materials talks to IDTechEx at Graphene LIVE!

In this interview given at Graphene LIVE! in November 2014, IDTechEx learns more about the company and the technology.

SDK group launches new LIB-packaging laminates for downsizing

Showa Denko Packaging Co Ltd has developed aluminum laminated films with electroconductivity to be used for packaging lithium ion batteries (LIBs) and a new technology to apply these electroconductive laminates to ultra-thin LIBs.

FlexTech Alliance announces 3 new development agreements

FlexTech Alliance has announced the awarding of several development agreements in the field of flexible, printed electronics.

Battery rechargeable by refilling with salty or normal water

Researchers have developed a new type of aluminium-air battery rechargeable by refilling salty or normal water and having a modified structure which ensures longer battery lifetime.

Printed Electronics Europe: Meet customers, do better business

Printed electronics products need to be value aligned rather than cost aligned. Find new opportunities from a commercial perspective and do business rather than meet old friends at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Berlin on 28-29 April. Register by Jan 23rd to save 40%.

Wearable Sports Technology from Decathlon

Interview with IDTechEx from Printed Electronics USA 2014, revealing innovation and insights from Decathlon with regards to wearable technology.

Glass for battery electrodes

Chemists and materials scientists have developed a type of glass that can be used as an electrode material in lithium-ion batteries - likely making a vast improvement in these batteries' capacity and energy density.

Clocking energy-transfer rates in quantum dots

Energy transfer in light-sensitive materials such as quantum dots is of interest for better solar cells, LEDs, and other devices.

Thalmic Labs

Thalmic labs are a Canadian startup that makes the Myo armband. It is worn on the forearm and enables a variety of gesture control functions using EMG sensing and an accelerometer.