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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute, and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. We undertake research and share our expertise with government, business and society to help enhance economic performance and improve quality of life. NPL is based in south-west London and employs over 500 scientists.
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2016
9 Dec 2016
Solar floating airport with smart city
Dick Wallis, CEO of Positioning Systems in the UK has sent IDTechEx a visionary proposal for a new combined airport, smart city and green electricity supply in Wales in the UK.8 Dec 2016
Spray-printed crystals to move forward organic electronic applications
Has the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? Scientists believe so, especially for future electronics that need to be flexible, lightweight, wearable and low-cost.5 Dec 2016
Innovations in Large-Area Electronics Conference (innoLAE 2017)
A key event for the large-area electronics community, bringing industry and academia together and providing valuable opportunities to share the latest research results and discuss new projects and collaborations.16 Sep 2016
New test to improve commercial viability of printable electronics
A new, non-destructive, method of measuring the three dimensional orientation of molecules in an organic semiconductor transistor, using Raman spectroscopy.12 May 2016
Hyundai welcomes first of five new hydrogen fuelling stations, London
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell drivers now have more options than ever for refuelling, following the opening of a new high-tech site in Teddington, Greater London.14 Apr 2016
BOC and ITM Power sign hydrogen refuelling & siting agreement
BOC has announced that it has signed an agreement with ITM Power to provide infrastructure for ITM Power's new electrolyser-based hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars.11 Mar 2016
Seven patents to develop cheaper lighting and flexible solar cells
n November 2012, the TREASORES project (Transparent Electrodes for Large Area Large Scale Production of Organic Optoelectronic Devices) started with the aim of developing technologies to dramatically reduce the production costs of organic electronic devices such as solar cells and LED lighting panels.2 Mar 2016
IDTechEx announces the winners of Launchpad
IDTechEx Announces the Winners of Launchpad, a New Technologies Initiative. IDTechEx Launchpad will showcase innovations from 10 start-up companies at the IDTechEx Show! (Berlin, Germany 27-28 April 2016).15 Feb 2016
World leading printed sensing technology for metal tooling application
The Centre for Process Innovation is part of a UK based collaboration that aims to develop novel sensing technologies for the real time monitoring of machined metal parts.2015
8 Sep 2015
Squishy transistors: a device concept for fast, low-power electronics
An international team of researchers have shown that a new device concept - a 'squishy' transistor - can overcome the predicted power bottleneck caused by CMOS technology reaching its fundamental limits.2 Jun 2015
NPL VAMAS Organic and Printed Electronics Standardisation Report
NPL, in collaboration with the Versailles Project on Advanced Materials & Standards has prepared a report that details the current landscape of standardisation efforts in organic and printed electronics.30 Apr 2015
Tracking exploding Lithium-ion batteries in real-time
What happens when lithium-ion batteries overheat and explode has been tracked inside and out for the first time using sophisticated 3D imaging.2014
26 Dec 2014
Thermoelectric harvesting: Great increase in interest in 2014
Thermoelectric harvesting will be on production hybrid electric on-road vehicles from 2018. It will be commonplace on hybrids in 2020 and almost entirely to charge the battery, or increasingly supercapacitor or supercabattery used for power.4 Dec 2014
Detecting defects in solar cells
Researchers have developed a new technique for efficiently detecting malfunctioning areas of a PV module.4 Nov 2014
Haydale acquires EPL Composite Solutions Ltd
Haydale acquires EPL Composite Solutions Ltd to advance graphene commercialisation capabilities.30 Jul 2014
Developments from DuPont, NPL and Agfa
After a recent printed electronics event the summary below details exciting progress from three presenting companies - DuPont, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and AGFA.9 Jul 2014
Silver fibres - the answer for wearable electronics?
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a way to print silver directly onto fibres.2 Jul 2014
From waste heat to useable energy
Thermoelectric devices play an important role in energy management and the recovery of wasted heat. The NexTec project aims to create better thermoelectric modules for the automotive, refrigeration and IT industries.31 Mar 2014
Summary from the Printed Electronics Event in Paris, 26 March 2014
IDTechEx attended the printed electronics conference organised by the French Printed Electronics Association in Paris. Here is a round-up of the latest developments in the field.14 Feb 2014
Energy harvesting network 2014
The UK's Energy Harvesting Network will be holding its annual one-day dissemination event on 12th March 2014 at Hamilton House, London.