8 May 2020

Charging infrastructure: the key for electric vehicle take-off
Global plug-in electric vehicle (EV) population reached 7.5 million units (including light commercial vehicles) by the end of 2019.
8 May 2020

New Materials Make Supercapacitors Better Than Batteries
The new IDTechEx report, "Supercapacitor Materials and Formats 2020-2040" explains why supercapacitors and their variants still only constitute a modest business.
8 May 2020

Washable E-Textiles that Seal in Wireless Charging Electronics
Powercast Corporation and Liquid X have announced a printed electronics venture to enable garment manufacturers to easily integrate wireless power functionality into durable, flexible, high performance and washable e-textiles.
8 May 2020

3D-Printed Concrete to Help Build Offshore Wind Infrastructure
Conventional concrete manufacturing methods require a mold to shape the concrete into the desired structure, which adds to costs and limits design possibilities. 3D-printing would eliminate the expenses of this mold.
External press release
8 May 2020

Highview Power Recognized by Fast Company
Highview Power has received an honorable mention in the Energy category of Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas for its CRYOBattery, a long-duration energy storage technology based on the principle of air liquefaction.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Tacterion
Tacterion offers pressure sensing and data acquisition solutions based around their proprietary flexible and stretchable piezoresistive sensor platform plyon. Their plyon flex sensors are especially well suited to applications in which the sensor material is curved or is deformed during operation since they do not register a signal on bending.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

LEAP Technology
LEAP Technology is a Danish company that offers custom designed flexible strain sensors and actuators, based on highly stretchable capacitors.
7 May 2020

Self-Charging Everything: Battle for the High Ground
When some full-function, always-on smartwatches are able to self-charge, the others will look like the horse-drawn cart. When Internet of Things nodes are self-charging at the right size and price, the market for them will increase one thousand times.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Tangio
Tangio is a technology platform agnostic developer and manufacturer of printed force and touch sensing solutions, primarily for HMI applications. This includes a comprehensive range of single point Force Sensing Resistors, Potentiometers and Trackpads, plus 3D matrix sensors in which they are the market leader. Recently they have launched fuZion hybrid sensors that combine capacitive and resistive sensing.
7 May 2020

COVID-19: The Latest Zoonotic Disease Stemming from the Meat Industry
Although the exact origin story of the COVID-19 outbreak is still uncertain, it is highly likely that the virus began as a zoonotic disease, i.e. an infectious disease caused by a pathogen that jumped from animals to humans.
Background
7 May 2020

Croda Energy Technologies: Immersion Cooling
Croda Energy Technologies have been actively researching esters for applications in immersion cooling for electric and hybrid vehicles. Additionally, combining with a phase change material can reduce system pumping, volume and costs.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Citrine Informatics
Citrine Informatics provide a materials informatics platform. IDTechEx spoke with Greg Mulholland (CEO and co-founder).
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Boston Materials
Boston Materials has developed z-axis reinforcement for composite applications. IDTechEx spoke with Anvesh Gurijala (CEO)
7 May 2020

Graphene Biosensor Detects SARS-Co-V-2 in Under a Minute
According to many experts, early diagnosis and management are critical for slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Therefore, the race is on to develop diagnostic tests for the virus that are faster, easier and more accurate than existing ones.
External press release
7 May 2020

Printed and Organic Sensors at Industrial Scale
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG jointly with InnovationLab have reached a milestone in the development and industrial production of printed and organic electronics. With this worldwide unique partnership between development and industrialization - from lab to fab - InnovationLab and Heidelberg are offering a one-stop-shop for your next generation digital products.
7 May 2020

Gelatin Could Soon Power our Wearables and IoT Devices
Ground-breaking research has found that gelatin could be used to power devices in the future, using only the heat generated from the human body.
Full profile interview
7 May 2020

Noble Biomaterials
IDTechEx interviewed Steve Milner, Senior Vice President of Sales EMEA at Noble Biomaterials. We discussed their product portfolio, technology and their role in the electronic textiles and wearable technology markets.
6 May 2020

Digital Water Increases Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Industries
Digital water technologies will innovate and drive forward new solutions in the water and wastewater industries. The new IDTechEx report, "Digital Water Networks 2020-2030", discusses the players, technologies, and market opportunities for this exciting new technology area.
6 May 2020

Flexible Hybrid Electronics: Future of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards
Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) is a novel approach to electronic circuit manufacturing that aims to combine the best of printed and conventional electronics.
6 May 2020

Solar and Wind Energy Sites Mapped Globally for the First Time
Researchers have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential environmental impact.