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Inkjet-printed liquid metal could bring wearable tech

New research shows how inkjet-printing technology can be used to mass-produce electronic circuits made of liquid-metal alloys for "soft robots" and flexible electronics.

First metal-free catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Researchers have made what they believe is the first metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst that performs as well or better than most metal and metal oxide electrodes in zinc-air batteries.

Lyotropic liquid crystal coating for high contrast OLED displays

Light Polymers is now releasing a lyotropic liquid crystal material that can be coated on substrates such as TAC, acrylic and initially COP to improve the contrast and readability of OLED displays in bright sunlight.

New Dow Corning EA-4600 hot melt adhesive

Dow Corning introduced new Dow Corning® EA-4600 Hot Melt Room-Temperature Vulcanization (RTV) Black Adhesive for improved assembly of consumer electronics and other demanding high-volume manufacturing operations.

IBM connects Internet of Things to the enterprise

BM has announced that it will invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new Internet of Things unit, and that it is building a cloud-based open platform designed to help clients and ecosystem partners build IoT solutions.

BASF acquires nanowire technology from Seashell

BASF Corporation and Seashell Technology have announced that BASF has acquired Seashell's technology, patents and know-how for silver nanowires.

Separating fact from fiction in 3D Bioprinting

"Eventually 3D printing will print people," according to Will.i.am, the music producer, rapper and entrepreneur. "I'm not saying I agree with it, I'm just saying what's fact based on plausible growth in technology." How true is this? And how close are we? At IDTechEx, we take pride in cutting through the hype, to reveal what is actually possible and where the real opportunities lie.

RR Donnelley CustomWave brand of RFID printed electronics

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company have announced the introduction of CustomWave RFID Solutions

Smart window harvests energy from wind and rain

A team of researchers have created glass that tints by harvesting energy from wind and rain.

Ultra lightweight motors for electric drones and airliners

Newcastle University in the UK was chosen by Boeing to develop an ultra-lightweight electric motor for an upper atmosphere electric aircraft. These spidery fixed-wing aircraft can have the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a small car.

Wearable technology can help with public speaking

Researchers have developed an intelligent user interface for "smart glasses" that gives real-time feedback to the speaker on volume modulation and speaking rate, while being minimally distracting.

Energy harvesting meets IoT: 4questions, 3 presenters...

DTechEx analysts asked a few questions to some of the presenters at the IDTechEx conferences on Energy Harvesting and IoT coming up on 28-29 April in Berlin, Germany.

New energy harvesting for vehicles and devices: huge business

Energy harvesting is the creation of electricity from ambient energy. IDTechEx Show! covers it all in one place.

BMW i8 wins 2015 world green car award

The BMW i8 was declared the 2015 World Green Car at a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show, Bridgestone Corporation, and Autoneum.

Proprietary light harvesting technology solutions

ElectricFilm, LLC has announced the launch of a line of proprietary light harvesting technology solutions that optimizes the conversion of any light - from low indoor levels to full daylight - into reliable, sustainable power with better cost and system performance than alternative methods.

Rapidly falling costs of battery packs for electric vehicles

To properly evaluate the prospects for commercially competitive battery electric vehicles one must have accurate information on current and predicted cost of battery packs.

Cool process to make better graphene

A new technique invented at Caltech to produce graphene at room temperature could help pave the way for commercially feasible graphene-based solar cells and light-emitting diodes, large-panel displays, and flexible electronics.

Why does co-locating our graphene event make sense?

The graphene technology and industry is too nascent to stand on its own legs as a stand-alone conference unless the focus is purely academic. The industry is at a stage where it needs to aggressively building up its application pipeline.

Flexible barrier technologies: material and deposition options

Back in 2013, we witnessed the launch by Samsung and LG of the first AMOLED displays deposited on plastic substrates, and the first efforts to encapsulate plastic and flexible displays that IDTechEx is forecasting will become more than a $16bn dollar market in the next 5 years.

Battery bounce test often bounces off target

Researchers conclude that the bounces increase because the zinc oxide forms tiny bridges within the zinc material, which decreases the mechanical damping of the battery.