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Electric cars: batteries with brains

Researchers have developed an energy storage device which is significantly more cost-effective over the entire life cycle in comparison with previous models.

GaN Systems announces 10X production increase at TSMC

GaN Systems, the leading manufacturer of gallium nitride power transistors, announces that its foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TMSC), has expanded the high volume production of products based on GaN System's proprietary Island Technology® by 10X in response to surging global demand from consumer and enterprise customers.

How local electricity networks can cope with charging clusters of EVs

My Electric Avenue is a three-year Ofgem-funded project that has been carrying out trials to discover the impact that charging clusters of electric vehicles might have on local electricity networks at peak times.

Engineer to build device to capture lost heat energy

An engineer is co-leading a team that is seeking ways to harness heat energy lost from automobiles, buildings and other devices.

Memjet v HP lawsuit a footnote in the 3D printing patent wars

Since Memjet filed its lawsuit against HP on August 11, 2015, a few dozen commentators have theorized that the suit will affect 3D printing.

Manchester announced as UK's Internet of Things city

A groundbreaking public-private consortium is celebrating winning a competition for Manchester to be the UK's Internet of Things City Demonstrator.

Sintering may create new electronics manufacturing technologies

Engineers have made a fundamental breakthrough in understanding the physics of photonic "sintering," which could lead to many new advances in solar cells, flexible electronics, various types of sensors and other high-tech products printed onto something as simple as a sheet of paper or plastic.

Yaskawa Motoman Robotics

Yaskawa have the largest installed base of any robot manufacturer.

Smart Clothing: Past, Present, Future

With Clothing+ newly unveiled in it's new position under Jabil, smart clothing has become the centre of attention in the wearable technology industry once again. This short article looks back at the origins of smart clothing, placing the current interest in the topic in context. With key players quickly entering the space and investment at an all time high, IDTechEx's latest work analyses the key trends within this evolving industry.

Lizard electric vehicles

Extreme vehicle concepts have a habit of appearing in a car near you.

Funding round to drive step-change in wave energy efficiency

The challenge for wave energy converters is to be robust enough to survive the toughest storms, while at the same time produce enough energy to support a viable business case.

Nanotechnology device to simplify blood sugar testing

This innovation depends on an injectable, near-infrared optical biosensor nanotube that would read a person's blood glucose constantly and an optical glucose scanner that can access the data collected by nanotube.

An integrated textile heart monitoring solution

An innovative smart garment reference design for building an integrated textile Heart Rate Monitoring solution.

EOS enters a three-year technical partnership with Williams

EOS has announced that they have entered a three-year technical partnership with Williams Grand Prix Engineering and Williams Advanced Engineering.

Smartscooter electric vehicle

The Gogoro Smartscooter is a high-performance, zero emissions two-wheeled electric vehicle.

Technology to harness the electrical energy from plants

Researchers describe a power cell that harnesses electrical energy from the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae.

LG Display makes major investment in next-generation OLED panels

LG Display has announced that it will invest KRW1.84 trillion to begin building a new panel plant in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, with production expected to commence in the first half of 2018.

Transphorm

Inefficient power conversion wastes tens of billions of dollars every year but now Transphorm of Goleta, California is redefining power conversion. Its work is part of the move from inefficient silicon power semiconductors needing considerable water cooling to silicon carbide or gallium nitride versions is seen as the future of power electronics in a host of IDTechEx interviews across the world. This content has been updated in June 2018 following a further recent interview.

Sensoria

Sensoria provide a body sensing platform incorporating textile sensors, flexible microelectronics and software/cloud platforms targeted initially towards sports and apparel companies. Their current products involve a smart t-shirt, sports bra and smart socks.

Greater presence of thin flexible battery companies at IDTechEx Show!

People showed great interest in the thin flexible batteries during IDTechEx Show!, which took place from 18th to 19th November in Santa Clara USA. Here is a summary of some interesting work that was on display.