TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

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.

Pens filled with high-tech inks for Do It Yourself sensors

A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers in the field.

Murata interview at IDTechEx event

Murata Electronics is a worldwide leader in research, design, manufacture and sale of ceramic based passive electronic components, power supply and wireless module solutions. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.

3D Printing: Next Revolution

This new 3D printing conference, launched by Innoplast Solutions, was small in delegate numbers but had high quality speakers from major industrial end-users of additive manufacturing, 3D manufacturers and materials developers. There were a few, strong themes which recurred over the two days.

Piezoresistive Sensors - Part 3 of 3

This final article in the three part series looks at emerging technologies in relation to piezoresistive sensors. It covers quantum tunnelling composite (QTC), interpolation for large area sensing, piezoresistive textiles and artificial skin.

Borrowing from whales for energy harvester

How can a humpback whale and a device that works on the same principle as the clicker that starts your gas grill help an unmanned aerial vehicle fly longer and with more stability?

Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells

Researchers are working on improving thin-film solar cells based on silicon and want to build funnels into robust cell designs that can be economically realised over large surfaces.

Advanced R&D inkjet printer with in-line integrated photonic curing

Ceradrop MGI Group announces CeraPrinter equipment placement with integrated NovaCentrix PulseForge photonic curing at The Laboratory of Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry LEPA at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL in Switzerland.

Graphene Guitar shown at IDTechEx Graphene event

Guitar incorporating graphene, shown at the IDTechEx Graphene event.

Glass coating improves battery performance

Lithium-sulfur batteries have been a hot topic in battery research because of their ability to produce up to 10 times more energy than conventional batteries.

Cambrios and Heraeus create high-conductivity transparent conductors

Cambrios Technologies Corporation and Heraeus have announced a new class of hybrid, transparent, conductive materials made of silver nanowires and conductive polymers.

Webinar 10 March: manufacturing & commercialisation of printed sensors

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 10 March 2015 discussing the manufacturing and commercialisation progress for printed sensors.

Heliatek supplies HeliaFilm® for Asia's largest BIOPV installation

Heliatek's partner, vTrium Energy, will be implementing the world's most powerful and Asia's largest Building Integrated Organic Photovoltaic project. Heliatek's organic solar film, HeliaFilm®, will be the core part of this installation in Singapore, which provides a test-bed platform for new sustainable technologies.

Bosch plan to double energy density of batteries within 5 years

Bosch has entered a joint venture to make lithium-ion batteries up to two times more powerful.

Explore radical new enabling technologies behind wearable technology

Europe's biggest wearable technology event exploring the upcoming technologies and their market drivers.

3-D printing of semiconductors for new technologies

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

Ecosystem services help assess ocean energy development

Scientists suggest that the way to fill vast gaps in knowledge about the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of ocean energy development is to consider how the benefits provided by ocean ecosystems change before and after the placement of ocean energy infrastructure.

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.