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Intel have released the long-awaited Edison - a powerful microcontroller the size of an SD card.

KLD of the USA is collaborating with MINTH Group of Ningbo City, China on its thin film based traction motor technology.

Based on the latest research by IDTechEx analysts, the market for energy harvesting is expected to reach $2.6 Billion by 2024.

The market for hybrid and pure electric cars homologated as such is set to be $188 billion in 2025 according to IDTechEx analysis.

IDTechEx features Printed Electronics, Wearable Tech, Energy Harvesting, IoT and 3D Printing

First was the significant investment from the materials community but now the equipment industry has turned its attention to printed electronics as a growth opportunity.

RFID was invented seven decades ago, however, 23% of all the RFID tags ever sold were sold in 2013. In 2014, a further 1.12 billion RFID tags will be sold versus the total number of tags sold in 2013.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 11 November discussing ITO substitutes.

Electric and hybrid vehicles for construction, agriculture and mining will be a $30 billion market in 2025.

More than five years later than the industry had expected, market research and events firm IDTechEx find that the passive RFID tag market is now seeing tremendous volume growth.

The wearable ecosystem assembles at IDTechEx's co-located Santa Clara events Santa Clara, CA, USA and Cambridge, UK - Oct. 27, 2014.

The 5th IDTechEx conference and tradeshow on graphene and 2D materials- Graphene and 2D Materials LIVE! - has become the annual meeting place for the global graphene industry in California.

At the 2014 edition of Printed Electronics USA, attendees will learn about disruptive sensor technologies that will enable new applications for wearable devices and the Internet of Things.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 4 November discussing new opportunities for materials and components in wearable technology.

Structural electronics (SE) is one of the most important emerging technologies this century.

Structural electronics (SE) is one of the most important emerging technologies in this century.

The latest forecasts by IDTechEx, including ten key markets, show the 3D Printing Industry will reach over $14B by 2025.

Energy harvesting is producing electricity where it is needed using ambient power. The term is most commonly applied to small devices such as in the emerging market for Wireless Sensor Networks that the Koreans call Ubiquitous Sensor Networks. However, there is emerging very large business for energy harvesting as structural electronics

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 30 October discussing recent developments in the printed, organic and flexible electronics industry.

The Internet of Things is of great excitement to many of the world's largest consumer electronics companies because they seek the "next big thing", with existing markets in smart phones, tablets and computing saturating.

Adds Experienced Manager to its Rapidly Growing Japan Team. Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK - Oct. 20, 2014 - IDTechEx the leader in market research on emerging technologies today announced the expansion of its Japan office with the hiring of Mr. Yasuo Yamamoto as its head of business development in Japan.

In 2012 347 million people worldwide had diabetes according to the World Health Organization. Disposable glucose test strips have improved the lives of millions of diabetic patients who need to monitor their blood glucose level on a regular basis.

Analysts IDTechEx finds over $500 billion will be spent on electric traction motors for electric vehicles between 2014 and 2025.

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics and Energy Harvesting events focus on emerging thin and/or flexible photovoltaic technologies. This co-located event will cover printed electronics, energy harvesting, supercapacitors, wearable technologies and 3D printing and will attract in excess of 2,500 attendees and 200 exhibitors.

Electric Vehicles on a roll, with the global market forecast for all hybrid and pure electric vehicles expected to exceed $533 billion in 2025.

IDTechEx, the global market research, technology scouting and events firm, finds that in 2014 three technologies - OLED displays, sensors and conductive ink - make up 99% of the $23.97 billion market for printed, organic and flexible electronics.

Whether you are trying to find customers, establish an eco-system of partners, raise funds or sell your company, Printed Electronics USA is the tradeshow for you.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 16 October discussing the future of 3D printing materials.

The unique market research report "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Electric UAVs 2014-2024" examines what will be achieved and the enabling technologies that will make it possible.

OLED displays are the biggest opportunity for flexible encapsulation and for that reason IDTechEx has highlighted the most significant advances in the technology in its recently updated report on the topic "Barrier Layers for Flexible Electronics 2015-2025: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts".

We demand that personal electronics becomes thinner and more affordable yet we want our phones and television sets to have ever bigger screens with better images. How to square the circle? Apple has recently had some challenges with the wafer-thin iPhone 6 being damaged when you sit on it.

Overall, the opportunity for energy harvesting will reach $2.6 Billion in the next decade according to IDTechEx research, with this year and next seemingly being key in starting the wave of increased product commercialization and volume growth.

Form factor is becoming a major driver shaping innovation and transforming the energy storage industry globally.

The Apple Watch was officially announced earlier this month, with the promise that it will come with a flexible display. However, there is some confusion about what the term means and what the benefits are for consumers. Dr Guillaume Chansin, co-author of the IDTechEx report "OLED Display Forecasts 2014-2024: the rise of plastic and flexible displays" gives his view on flexible displays.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 30 September.

Electronics embedded within the structure of bridges, walkways, EVs, aircraft and more, have the potential to be a $60 billion market by 2025.