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Cisco acquires OpenDNS for $635 Million

Cisco announced its intent to acquire OpenDNS, a privately held security company based in San Francisco.

Graphene oxide for Lithium-Sulfur batteries

The second in our series of articles by leading players in the graphene industry, discusses progress with the use of graphene and graphene oxide in Li Sulphur batteries.

The Rise of Perovskite Solar Cells: Technology, Markets and Players

Pervoskite photovoltaics are a breath of fresh air in the photovoltaic market. Perovskite solar cells are now an active area of research across many organisations. In this article we share with you slides highlighting our research.

3D Printing in Metal: Companies, Materials and Applications

At IDTechEx, we have just launched a new report 3D Printing of Metals: 2015-2025, because metals is the fastest-growing segment of 3D printing, with printer sales growing at 48% and material sales growing at 32%. The report covers the full range of metal 3D printing equipment, using a wide range of precious metals and engineering alloys, in a variety of industries. Plastic 3D printing has its place in prototyping and education, but 3D printing in metal is being used to manufacture parts in a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, dental, jewellery, oil and gas, orthopaedics, printed electronics, tooling and general engineering. The slideshow below details some examples of companies developing or using the technology for new applications. It includes the parts they are 3D printing, the technology used, the materials used, the stage of commercialisation, the advantages, the disadvantages, and where they'd like to see improvements.

Commercializing graphene solutions for composites and batteries

At IDTechEx we have invited a number of leading players in the graphene industry to write opinion pieces, reflecting on their produces, latest research, market insight, and commercialisation experience. We will be releasing these articles over the next few weeks.

First mirror and transparent OLED display panels

Samsung Display has decided to bring forward the mass production of its industry's first Mirror and Transparent OLED display panels.

Record-breaking solar flight reaches Hawaii

Endeavoring to reach Hawaii from Japan to encourage the use of clean technologies, the solar powered aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg achieved the longest exploration leg of the Solar Impulse's Round-The-World mission.

Printing 3D graphene structures for tissue engineering

Researchers have found a way to print three-dimensional structures with graphene nanoflakes.

Electric Vehicle wins outright at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

For the first time, an electric car is the overall winner at an internationally recognised motorsport event, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, USA.

Wireless Charging: Invitation Only Meeting 26 June 2015

IDTechEx was guest of Qualcomm at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane London 26 June and at the Formula E pure electric car racing in Battersea Park London the day after. This article focuses on the presentation by Steve Pazol VP & GM Wireless Charging.

Use of solar on hybrid fuel cell shuttle buses

A team of researchers has begun to investigate the use of solar power on the fuel cell bus fleet as a way to reduce operating costs without increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

EV Insights: Can Motorsport Technology Clean Up Our Cities?

This is an IDTechEx report on the invitation-only meeting "Can Motorsport Technology Clean Up Our Cities?" in London on June 26 2015.

New lithium ion battery is safer, tougher, and more powerful

Researchers have created a new lithium ion battery made from a porous solid which greatly improves its performance as well as reducing the risks due to overheating.

Printing the office of the future

A team of engineers is planning to build a fully functional building using 3D printing technology.

High-efficiency and high-stability SiC power transistor

Sumitomo Electric has developed a power transistor of an original structure consisting of silicon carbide which is seen as a next-generation power semiconductor.

Printable elastic conductors with a high conductivity

Researchers have developed a new ink that can be printed on textiles in a single step to form highly conductive and stretchable connections.

Technological megatrends for vehicles

There are three important technological megatrends for vehicles that are now coming increasingly important. They are shaping what is designed and the market positioning of new vehicles from type of customer targeted to the location where the vehicles will be used.

China RFID leverages the Internet of Things

Wireless networking is rapidly pervading society, not least in China, where allied topic RFID is lifting off very rapidly.

New nanogenerator harvests power from rolling tires

Researchers have developed a nanogenerator that harvests energy from a car's rolling tire friction.

Graphene doubles the energy density of lithium-ion batteries

In the study the new battery technology employs use of graphene on the silicon surface and that confers volume expansion leading to extended battery life.