6 May 2022

Volkswagen and SEAT Mobilise 10 Billion Euros to Electrify Spain
The Volkswagen Group and SEAT SA will mobilise 10 billion euros, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of the PERTE VEC. The Gigafactory will have an annual production capacity of 40 GWh, supplying the total volume of cells to Martorell and Pamplona. It will employ more than 3,000 people by 2030 and occupy an area of 200 hectares. Construction of the Gigafactory will begin in the first quarter of 2023, and production will start in 2026.
Update
24 Nov 2020

PARC (Sensors)
Xerox PARC presented at the virtual 'Sensors Innovation Week 2020'. They outlined their recent progress on printed gas sensors and flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) sensors.
External press release
21 Oct 2020

PARC selects AlphaSTAR GENOA 3DP for Additive Manufacturing Simulation
AlphaSTAR Corporation announces their additive manufacturing (AM) simulation solution, GENOA 3DP, was selected by Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a Xerox Company, to be used on the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy's (ARPA-E) DIFFERENTIATE Program.
7 Feb 2020

SEMI-FlexTech Launches Six New Projects
SEMI-FlexTech announced the launch of six projects to accelerate sensor and sensor system innovations for new applications in industries including healthcare, automotive, industrial and defense.
Background
2 Dec 2019

Metawave
A start-up from Xerox's Parc. It has raised $17M since 2017. It uses Metamaterial Frequency-Adaptive Steering Technology (M-FAST)
26 Nov 2019

Perovskite Solar Cells Can Capture More Electricity
Scientists have developed a method to analyse which pairs of materials in next-generation perovskite solar cells will harvest the most energy.
Update
26 Nov 2018

Parc
Update from IDTechEx Show! USA 2018
External press release
16 Nov 2018

Tampere University of Technology Targets New Printed Intelligence Apps
CERADROP, a MGI Group company, expands its horizon and welcomes their new customer and partner - The Tampere University of Technology.
15 Nov 2018

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2018 Award Winners
At the 15th IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition held in Santa Clara on November 14-15, three organizations were honored for their great achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.
External press release
5 Jun 2018

LAAS-CNRS targets R&D strategic axis with Cutting-edge CeraPrinter
CERADROP, a MGI Group company, has supplied LAAS-CNRS with one of its State-of-the-art equipment - CeraPrinter F-Serie. The French Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems concentrates its efforts on major scientific orientations for emerging systems and services of the future.
21 Mar 2018

Five Hot Trends with Printed and Flexible Electronics
Europe's leading event on printed and flexible electronics, Printed Electronics Europe 2018, opens its doors in less than three weeks to over 2,500 global visitors.
Background
26 Feb 2018

PARC & UCSD: Saliva sensing mouthguard
A group at PARC have developed an oral biosensor within a mouthguard for sensing in saliva. IDTechEx attended a presentation on this work by David Schwartz at 2018FLEX in Monterey, CA.
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Event summary
13 Dec 2017

Report on IDTechEx Show! USA 2017
The following article summarises some of the key observations made by IDTechEx analysts during the IDTechEx Show! It contains details of many of the companies demonstrating products during the exhibition, notable presentations given and summaries of relevant conversations and recent updates.
External press release
27 Jul 2017

Acquisition of CERADROP hybrid 3D digital deposition platform
The University of Texas at San Antonio strengthens multifunctional electronic materials and devices research by acquisition of CERADROP hybrid 3D digital deposition platform.
Full profile interview
4 Apr 2017

PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
PARC has developed non-invasive Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors that can be integrated into EV-grade batteries to monitor temperature and volume variations.
Full profile interview
18 Oct 2016

Blueshift Materials
IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Tim Burbey (CEO) from Blueshift International Materials. A company that produces polymer aerogel products.