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A Stretchable Stopwatch Lights Up Human Skin

Imagine a runner who doesn't need to carry a stopwatch or cell phone to check her time: She could just gaze at the glowing stopwatch display on the back of her hand. Such human-machine interfaces are no longer science fiction, but they still have a way to go before becoming mainstream. Now, researchers have developed a stretchable light-emitting device that operates at low voltages and is safe for human skin.

How to Create Self-Cleaning Surfaces Via 3D Printing

It is becoming more and more obvious that 3D printing is more than just an interesting toy to be used at tech fairs. Based on the 4.0 industry principles, several startups and small businesses are currently incorporating it into their manufacturing processes in order to directly create customized end products.

Third Generation Solar Energy Used For the first time in Brazil mall

The world's first Organic Photovoltaics installation in a shopping mall was completed at Shopping da Bahia, in Salvador.

November 20 - 21, 2019 | Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, USA

What to expect at Graphene & 2D Materials USA

Actronika

IDTechEx spoke to Thomas Farnoux, Business Development Manager at Actronika at their booth at AWE EU 2019. We discussed their latest products and development in the haptics space.

Realwear

Realwear showed a range of their products at the show. Their HQ is located in the USA. They have received around $200m in funding since their founding in 2015.

NuCurrent

IDTechEx spoke to Mike Harmon and Tim Tumilty, Marketing Director and VP Sales and Marketing respectively at NuCurrent. They were demonstrating their wireless charging system for an Oculus Quest headset.

Manus VR

Manus VR have developed glove accessories for VR including hand tracking and haptics. IDTechEx spoke with Sophie Kramer, Serdal Yeter and Alex Bertrand at their booth at AWE EU 2019.

Looxid Labs

IDTechEx interviewed Sophie Kyounghee Son, Project Manager at Looxid Labs at their booth at AWE EU 2019.

Lenovo

IDTechEx spoke to Jorg Walther at the Lenovo booth at AWE EU 2019. They demonstrated and promoted their ThinkReality AR headset and software platform at their booth and in presentations

Solar Cars at $15 billion - Just the Beginning

Solar vehicle bodywork has just progressed from curiosity to key enabling technology. The new 180-page IDTechEx report, "Solar Cars, Buses, Trucks, Trains 2020-2030" explains why and forecasts the next ten years with solar cars at $15 billion 2030 just a beginning.

A Closer Look at Biosensor Technology at Sensors USA 2019

A key focus of the Sensors USA part of the IDTechEx Show! will be Point-of-Care Biosensors. Biosensor devices provide information associated with a specific health condition or disease. The general trend in biosensors is a move from testing in centralized hospitals, to the patents with point-of-care devices.

Lithium Ion Battery Design Charges an Electric Vehicle in 10 Minutes

Scientist have developed a lithium ion battery that charges at an elevated temperature to increase reaction rate but keeps the cell cool during discharge, showing the potential to add 200 miles of driving range to an electric car in 10 minutes.

Encouraging The Broader Adoption of Additive Manufacturing

GE Additive has entered into a five-year cooperative research and development agreement with the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The agreement focuses on processes, materials and software to drive industrialization and encourage the broader adoption of additive manufacturing technology.

Cutting-Edge Robot 'Trimbot' Makes Short Work of Gardening

A gardening robot has been developed that can self-navigate and automatically prune roses and trim bushes.

DNA as Tool to Build Graphene Circuits

Graphene is a groundbreaking material in the nanotechnology field, but it has characteristics that limit its potential applications. A research team is investigating ways to incorporate DNA nanotechnology as a construction tool to assemble graphene in new ways that could make the material more useful in electronic devices, among other applications.

Bose

IDTechEx attended a presentation by Daniel Zeitman, Senior Developer Advocate in Bose's AR team. He presented on Bose's suite of products around "audio augmented reality".

Stretch Film Easily Deforms and Quickly Returns to Original Dimensions

An elastic film that easily recovers its original shape and size after folding and rolling. Diverse potential applications include displays and wearable devices.

Continental - HUD in vehicles (presentation)

IDTechEx attended a presentation of the latest developments from Continental in heads-up displays (HUD) for vehicles.

Adlens

IDTechEx spoke to Dr Nick Rimmer, Business Development Director at ADLens. They have developed adaptive lenses, and are seeing particular success in the VR and AR/XR spaces.