Harbin Institute of Technology

Video game to be synched with home lighting

Royal Philips and Frima Studio Inc announce the integration of Phillips Hue connected lighting with the hit game Chariot.

Sneakers that change colour on demand

A shoe comprised of material that can communicate with your smartphone and shift colors on demand.

Ultrahaptics

Ultrahaptics are a UK startup developing projected ultrasonic haptic actuators. Their solution enables touchless haptic feedback, using arrays of ultrasonic speakers to generate sound wave fields that can be felt by the user.

Supercapacitors with batteries or fuel cells: result happiness

IDTechEx interviews in Japan have established that supercapacitors across lithium-ion batteries in cars can increase range by 10% by permitting deep discharge, provided suitable batteries are used that can tolerate such a regime.

Green lights for self-driving vehicle prototypes

When Google started designing the world's first fully self-driving vehicle, their goal was a vehicle that could shoulder the entire burden of driving.

Daejoo Electronic Materials Co., Ltd

This company is a high drive R&D based enterprise investing money from a float on the Korean equivalent of NASDAQ to develop a host of formulations

Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough

A student has researched his way to a breakthrough which may prove pivotal for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun, and saving it for a rainy day.

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.

Even more speakers announced for 3D Printing Europe 2015

Here at IDTechEx, since first announcing the agenda for our Berlin event on 28-29 April, we have been busy organising even more speakers for two packed days of high quality talks, and even more exhibitors in the tradeshow, to display the latest and greatest innovations.

CPT's new technical centre in Coventry

The official opening by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) of its new engineering technical centre in the West Midlands.

'Pee-power' to light camps in disaster zones

It is hoped the pee-power technology will light cubicles in refugee camps, which are often dark and dangerous places particularly for women.

Promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells

Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient.

Australian rugby team to develop sensors for jerseys

Scientists are working to develop polymer or plastic-based thermoelectric materials that can be applied as coatings to fabrics.

3D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings.

How to prevent dendrite formation in batteries

Dendrites-deposits that form on electrode surfaces during the charging process-cause the batteries to short circuit, leading to serious safety hazards.

Collaboration on major research into solar vehicle construction

Bochum University of Applied Sciences and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe are collaborating on a major research project into solar vehicle construction.

Stomach acid powered micromotors

Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse.

Electronic 'tongue' to ensure food quality

An electronic "tongue" could one day sample food and drinks as a quality check before they hit store shelves.

Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd

Tiertime was formerly known as Beijing Yinhua Laser Rapid Prototyping and Mould Technology Co., Ltd., a company created by a Tsinghua Professor Yan Yongnian, who is recognized as the first person to explore 3D printing in China. Tiertime is currently the single largest manufacturer of 3D printers in China,

Ultra-fast charging batteries that last 20 years

Scientists have developed ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes.