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Capture sunlight with your quantum dot window

A luminescent solar concentrator is an emerging sunlight harvesting technology that has the potential to disrupt the way we think about energy; It could turn any window into a daytime power source.

DNA-guided 3-D printing of human tissue is unveiled

Development of a technique to 3-D print tiny models of human tissues, called organoids, more precisely than ever before using a process that turns human cells into a biological equivalent of LEGO bricks.

Phagraphene, a relative of graphene, discovered

A group of scientists from Russia, the USA and China, using computer generated simulation have predicted the existence of a new two-dimensional carbon material, a "patchwork" analogue of graphene called phagraphene.

Wireless charging and discharging for electric vehicles

In the future, a wireless charging system will allow electric cars not only to charge their batteries, but also to feed energy back into the power grid, helping to stabilize it.

New 3D Printer using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) from Sinterit

Video interview with Sinterit at 3D Printing Europe.

New 3D nano-material enhances battery storage

The scientists' goal is to produce new materials for a host of uses, ranging from high-efficiency batteries, ultracapacitors, fuel cells and hydrogen storage devices to lightweight thermal coatings for hypersonic jets, multifunctional materials for aerospace, and more.

CPI to print low cost energy harvesting device

The Centre for Process Innovation has announced a new project to develop a novel printed energy harvesting device that is powered by near-field communication.

Turning clothing into information displays

Researchers have demonstrated the world's first stretchable and conformable thin-film transistor (TFT) driven LED display laminated into textiles. This paves the way to wearable displays in clothing providing users with feedback.

Graphenea Predict the Immediate Market for Graphene

Video interview with Graphenea at Graphene & 2D Materials Europe.

Flexible batteries enable sensing smart labels

Thin, flexible batteries in 2025 set to become a $400 million market in 2025 mainly by enabling new products.

IDTechEx Show! 2015 - 75% exhibitor space booked and over 200 speakers

The IDTechEx Show!, America's largest event focused on emerging technologies, including printed electronics and wearable technology, has already booked more than 75% of its exhibition space at the event, which will be held Nov. 18-19 in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.

Solar cell absorbs high-energy light at 30-fold higher concentration

By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded.

High-performance, fashion-forward Polo Tech shirt

The Ralph Lauren Polo Tech shirt features sensors knitted into the core of the product to read biological and physiological information.

Advancing materials research into 3D-printed automotive parts

Local Motors and Arizona State University have formed a new partnership to advance materials research into 3D-printed automotive parts, which will be used on the world's first 3D-printed car, scheduled to be on-road in early 2016.

SEFAR

Sefar is a company focused on special fabrics. Their main business is in supplying fabrics for the screen printing and filtering industries. Their key skill is in their ability to precisely control opening in the fabric to produce a filter or printing mesh. They are now leveraging this skills to produce a novel fabric based transparent conductive film with embedded metallic wires. This profile focuses on this new emerging product line.

g2o

Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh caught up with Tim Harper from g2o to learn the latest news from the company, including developments following their recent grants and funding rounds.

Sensing Tex

Sensing Tex was founded in 2010, and is based in Barcelona, Spain. They have two main product areas, around textile sensors (mostly touch, but with R&D into many other types) and textile lighting (EL, and fibre optics).

3D Printing for a Sustainable Future through Plastic Recycling

Video interview with Better Future Factory at 3D Printing Europe.

Thermoelectric energy harvesting comes center stage

Thermoelectric energy harvesting is no longer the Cinderella of energy harvesting - a subject previously dominated by photovoltaics and electrodynamics such as the bicycle dynamo and the electric vehicle's regenerative braking.

Traffic management system aims for safer drone air traffic

Researchers are working on a new, low-altitude traffic management system to keep fast-moving flyers safer as they cruise through increasingly crowded skies.