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BotFactory

BotFactory are one of a new breed of printed electronics companies hoping to revolutionise the PCB design industry by bringing affordable printers to market that can create prototype printed circuits in hours, greatly accelerating the hardware design cycle.

Teiimo Wearable Leather Jacket: IDTechEx Wearable Technology Event

Teiimo shows an electronics system embedded in a jacket.

AT&T and the Internet of Things

AT&T commenting on the Internet of Things at the IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications Conference in Santa Clara, Nov 2014.

Wuxi Graphene Film

Wuxi Graphene Film Co is focused on producing CVD graphene films since 2012. The main target market is touch screens although they are not limited to this. In 2014 they already started research on products such as heaters for clothing and TCFs for smart windows and shielding in cars. They are offering high performance grapheme TCFs at some of the lowest prices on the market.

Internet of Things: Herding Cats

Many people tell us that the Internet of Things (IoT) is much more than the narrow definition of systems based on IP addressed microcontrollers with sensors.

Piezoresistive Sensors - Part 1 of 3

In the first of this three part series on piezoresistive sensors we look at the construction, manufacture and types of pressure and force sensors and the key players in these fields. In subsequent articles, we will investigate the applications and then emerging technologies in this space.

3D Printing Insights from Eindhoven

IDTechEx attended the 3D Printed Electronics conference in Eindhoven hosted by Jakajima. This is perhaps the first conference on the subject. Here, IDTechEx provides a summary of its learnings.

INDA - RISE & n3m 2015

INDA, the industry association for non-woven fabrics focused the keynotes of its RISE & n3m 2015 conference on emerging technologies and the way they could influence the future of non-wovens. To that end, presentations focused on the potential for innovation in fabrics and textiles and the way emerging technologies are expected to be integrated in traditional fabric technologies. Here IDTechEx provides a summary of its key learnings.

IDTechEx interview with Meyer Burger Group at Printed Electronics USA

PiXDRO is a Roth & Rau B.V. brand. Roth & Rau B.V., a member of Meyer Burger Group, has complete equipment design, assembly and application facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Ebusco B.V.

Ebusco is a Dutch company located in Helmond. Ebusco focuses on the production, development, marketing and sales of full electric buses for the European market.

Greenwave Systems interview by IDTechEx at IoT Applications conference

Greenwave Systems is a global Internet of Things (IoT) software and services company. Learn more in this interview with IDTechEx.

World's largest building installation of OLED lighting

The world's biggest building installation of OLED lighting was mounted at the main library of Seoul National University.

IDTechEx report from the first major supercapacitor event of 2015

This article focuses on the highlights of the second day of the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany, specifically in the Electrochemical Capacitor Symposium.

Wearable Technologies Conference Report - Munich 2015

IDTechEx attended the Wearable Technologies AG event in Munich, Germany on February 2-3, 2015. The event involved a two day conference and trade show tied to the larger ISPO tradeshow happening later in the week. The event brought around 400 people from the wearable technology ecosystem together, with many start-ups but also prominent sponsors of the industry, including lead-sponsors Intel and Flextronics.

RFID in China 2015-2025: Part 2

The business of major RFID companies working for government projects largely relies on government policies and support. Chip design companies, especially those work on UHF & MWF range will continue to earn high profit margins.

Directa Plus

Directa Plus was established in 2005. They set out to design a preproduction process for nano-materials that addressed the needs of today and not a future market. They remained in near stealth mode for nearly 10 years and followed what they termed 'a very disciplined IP strategy'. They have a 30 tpa production capacity today.

GSI Technologies interview by IDTechEx at Printed Electronics USA

GSI Technologies is a Burr Ridge, Illinois based specialty contract manufacturer of printed electronic devices and components. Learn more in this interview made at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA show.

Dow Corning

Profile of Dow Corning's activities in silicone thermal interface materials. They have 41 commercially available materials and are developing new form factors and new physical properties to increase the applicability.

Fuel cell vehicles feel the pressure

It is not much of an achievement to make a fuel cell powered vehicle any more. They have been made for over 25 years and they work well.

The fastest growing sectors in 3D printing for 2015

The 3D printing industry is enormously diverse with printers ranging from the smallest $350 home 3D printers to the largest $1.5m industrial machines.