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Western RFID companies flock to China

China was the world's largest RFID market in 2007 on the back of the huge city card schemes and the $6 billion national ID card scheme, all now largely completed.

Printed RFID at RFID Smart Labels USA Part 2

Further to our article of yesterday regarding news of printed RFID at Smart Labels USA in Boston February 20-21, this event also included Vubiq, Nano eprint and PolyIC.

Printed RFID - RFID Smart Labels USA Part 1

By popular request, printed RFID received much more prominence at this year's RFID Smart Labels USA in Boston February 20-21.

Meeting of MIT RFID SIG 19 Feb USA

Only RFID offers the electronic printing industry the potential of ten trillion devices yearly, in this case replacing barcodes.

Carbon nanotubes have a sound future in the electronics industry

Once again transistor radios made from carbon nanotubes make the news.

Harvesting the sun

A technology that could cost a few cents a yard to collect energy from the sun even after it has set and be imprinted on flexible materials is being developed by a team of researchers.

Progress with non silicon photovoltaics in Europe

With increasing global demand for energy sources beyond gas and oil, there is now more effort than ever before on renewable energy, especially photovoltaics.

"Power shirt" would harvest energy from physical movement

Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a

Manufacturing microfluidic biosensors

Fraunhofer IZM, Germany reports that high throughput manufacturing of biosensors has remained a challenge. This is due to the different environments necessary for the survival of biological components on the one hand and current MEMS technologies on the other.

Hitachi powder chip Japan

At the Aichi World Fair in Japan in 2005, Hitachi Mew Solutions 2.45 GHz passive RFID inserts were in 25 million admission tickets that were issued.

IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Part 2

Part 2 of the IDTechEx review of the Flexible Displays Conference in Phoenix.

IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Phoenix Jan 21-24 Part 1

IDTechEx attended the recent Flexible Displays Conference in Phoenix. Read our review here - part 1.

RFID - Larger Orders and More of Them

The largest RFID orders - here comes China - huge advances coming in HF RFID - new vibrant technologies.

UK-based start-up has patented a flexible watch concept

SnapWatch Ltd, a UK-based start-up has patented a flexible watch concept using E paper display technology.

Quantum Paper near to market in USA

The recent conference Printed Electronics USA in San Francisco had a presentation by two people from the secretive company Quantum Paper.

A solar bag that is powerful enough to charge a laptop - US

The first solar bag powerful enough to charge a laptop was unveiled last month and will be available later this spring.

IDTechEx RFID Market projections 2008 to 2018

The new IDTechEx report RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2008-2018 is the summation of extensive new research in late 2007 and early 2008 including interviews with RFID adopters and solution providers in the various applicational RFID markets, giving an unprecedented level of insight into the total RFID industry and what is really happening. Here Raghu Das, CEO, gives a summary of our findings.

Printed Electronics: the future of RFID?

Replacing the silicon chip: progress with printed RFID.