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3-D printing of semiconductors for new technologies

A research team has demonstrated how semiconductors can be soldered and still deliver good electronic performance.

Wearable Life Science

Wearable Life Sciences was formed in 2014. They produce electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices for use in sporting and medical applications. Founders Philipp Schwarz, Kay Rathschlag and Patrick Thume come from buisness, marketing and sports science backgrounds. Their team now consists of 12 full time staff, including electronics, textile and software engineers, and an advisory board including the Head of R&D at a major German DAX company, and other prominent industry figures.

AgIC

AgIC are the most consumer-oriented company offering their own commercial products based around a silver ink. Their ink is available in a pen and in pre-loaded cartridges for inkjet printers. The pen can be used to write electronic circuits and is safe for kids to use. The inkjet cartridges can be used to print electronic circuits on paper.

Primo1D

Primo1D was founded in August 2013 and has his headquarters in the MINATEC Campus in Grenoble, France. The company won an "Innovation Award" at the Techtextil/Avantex congress. Their E-Thread technology enables small silicon ICs to be integrated in textile.

FlexEnable to showcase flexible electronics technology platform at MWC

Cambridge (UK), 27 February 2015 - FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, will showcase its flexible electronics technology platform for mobile and wearable applications for the first time at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Romney Scientific interview at IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage US

Romny Scientific, Inc. manufactures modules and systems that turn otherwise wasted heat into useful energy. This technology utilizes the thermoelectric effect to generate electricity in a reliable manner with no moving parts.

3D printed cars

At the start, there was no generic name. The simple glass of the car windshield started to incorporate printed antennas and heaters. It was what we now know as "structural electronics" - one structure performing mechanical, electrical and other functions.

Flexible nanosensors for wearable devices

Researchers have developed a manufacturing method of aluminum optical nanosensors on versatile substrates that can be used for wearable devices and smart labels.

Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shells

Researchers have successfully created electricity-generating solar-cells with chemicals found in the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time.

Learnings from Future Powertrain Conference Solihull UK 25-26 Feb

This low cost event attracted about 360 delegates and about 21 exhibitors and the speakers were global and of high calibre.

LG to lead premium TV market with dual premium strategy

LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled its 2015 global TV lineup in Seoul, announcing at the same time its DUAL PREMIUM strategy to focus on the premium TV market with its new TV lineup.

Energy harvesting proliferates in land vehicles

It started with the bicycle dynamo and now no self-respecting vehicle designer ignores the possibility of many forms of energy harvesting in his design of a land vehicle.

Diageo and Thinfilm unveil the connected 'Smart Bottle'

The connected "smart bottle" aims to enhance the consumer experience by using printed sensor tags featuring Thinfilm's OpenSenseTM technology, which can detect both the sealed and opened state of each bottle.

The biggest end-users discuss their PE needs: Berlin, April 28-29

At the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event, some of the key end-users presenting include United Technologies Research, Jaguar Land Rover, JC Decaux, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Crown Packaging and many more.

Electric buses: huge opportunities for electric motors

From Hamburg to Paris, city authorities are forcing bus operators to go pollution-free at point of use by a set date and that will almost always mean pure-electric battery buses.

Fever alarm armband wearable temperature sensor

Researchers have developed a "fever alarm armband," a flexible, self-powered wearable device that sounds an alarm in case of high body temperature.

Brewer Science interview at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event

Brewer Science is a global technology leader in developing and manufacturing innovative materials, processes, and equipment for the reliable fabrication of cutting-edge microdevices.

Diamond transistor expected to reduce energy consumption in cars

A research group has developed a highly efficient transistor used to reduce energy consumption in electric automobiles and trains.

Granta Design announces new solution for additive manufacturing data

Granta Design has announced the release of a new software solution to overcome the substantial data challenges of developing additively-manufactured parts.

World's first polychrome organic solar module by DisaSolar

DisaSolar, French SME, specialist in custom made solar modules, has successfully demonstrated the world's first polychrome photovoltaic module.