27 Oct 2017

Electric Vehicles: Full 1.5 trillion dollar picture at last
The "IDTechEx Show!" November 15-16 in Santa Clara, California brings the electric vehicle picture alive showing the Terrafugia flying car, a presentation by the most admired manufacturer of single propeller electric aircraft Bye Aerospace and a California State University talk on biomimetic aircraft.
27 Oct 2017

Robots for patient rehabilitation
Researchers have begun to discover preferences in human-robot interactions and the need to personalize those encounters to fit both the human's preferences and the designated task.
27 Oct 2017

Flash-charging connection technology powers electric buses
ABB has won a $20 million order from Swiss bus manufacturer HESS to supply its flash-charging technology for 20 e-buses and related infrastructure for the French city of Nantes.
27 Oct 2017

Electric vehicles deliver two killer blows
The total cost of ownership of an electric vehicle is
usually lower than the TCO of the smoking alternative
but that is just the beginning.
27 Oct 2017

Nanotube fiber antennas as capable as copper
Fibers made of carbon nanotubes configured as wireless antennas can be as good as copper antennas but 20 times lighter, according to researchers. The antennas may offer practical advantages for aerospace applications and wearable electronics where weight and flexibility are factors.
27 Oct 2017

Need for speed makes genome editing efficient, if not better
Researchers have developed a computational model to quantify the mechanism by which CRISPR-Cas9 proteins find their genome-editing targets.
27 Oct 2017

Electrode materials from the microwave oven
Power on the go is in demand: The higher the battery capacity, the larger the range of electric cars and the longer the operating time of cell phones and laptops.
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26 Oct 2017

Screen Holdings
Gravure offset printing for printed electronics
Background
26 Oct 2017

Siemens AG
Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core interviewed Tina Eufinger regarding Siemens' adoption of 3D printing technology.
26 Oct 2017

Printing Electronics: Highlights of Some New Manufacturing Advances
In this subscriber-only content IDTechEx highlights some of the latest developments in printing and manufacturing processes for electronics.
26 Oct 2017

Israel's first underwater robotic vehicle
Ben-Gurion University introduces Israel's first underwater robotic vehicle.
26 Oct 2017

NASCAR, JCDecaux, Galvani and Terrafugia to open the IDTechEx Show!
Opening the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, Nov 15-16, are four select Cornerstone presentations which will showcase how new technologies are coming to market which solve big problems created by changing demographics and global megatrends, from mobility to healthcare to enabling the ubiquity of electronics.
26 Oct 2017

ITO and its alternatives: the next major growth phase will come?
ITO and ITO alternative have, in recent years, faced challenging market conditions. Sluggish growth, together with increased supply and the threat of substitutes, led to price falls, even price wars, forcing an industry consolidation.
26 Oct 2017

Drone delivery: publicity stunt or game changer in instant fulfilment?
The idea of drone delivery sharply divides commentator opinion: some dismiss it as a mere publicity stunt whilst others consider it a game changer that will bring near instant product fulfilment to e-commerce, stripping traditional shops of their last major differentiator.
26 Oct 2017

Passive RFID Sensors Overtake Battery Assisted RFID Sensors
IDTechEx Research assesses that the entire RFID market will be worth $11.76 Billion in 2018, up a steady 5% from 2017. A small sub sector of that entire market, but one which will grow at a faster rate of 12% from 2017 to 2018, is the market for RFID sensors.
26 Oct 2017

Transparent solar technology represents wave of the future
See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units, scientists report.
25 Oct 2017

More Money Raised for Printed and Organic Electronics: The Rationale
Excitement is building in the printed and organic electronics sector as demand grows and investors focus in on the opportunities.
25 Oct 2017

imgne X3 driving structural health reporting revolution using graphene
Come to booth Y27 at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara to see how graphene coated conductive textiles are going to change the way that infrastructure is built and maintained.