3 May 2017

Stretchable electronics: everything you need to know
Stretchable Electronics is a term that conceals great diversity. Indeed, it is an umbrella term that refers to a whole host of emerging electronic materials, components and devices that exhibit some degree of mechanical stretchability.
3 May 2017

Flexible Printing Solutions for Printed Electronics & 3D Printing
Lots of key players from all over the world are working hard on the latest developments for new applications and integration of their results in our daily life.
3 May 2017

More efficient, faster technique to remotely operate robots
The traditional interface for remotely operating robots works just fine for roboticists. They use a computer screen and mouse to independently control six degrees of freedom, turning three virtual rings and adjusting arrows to get the robot into position to grab items or perform a specific task.
3 May 2017

AI start-up set to disrupt the fertility sector
With infertility growing globally, the industry is turning to smart ways to improve outcomes of assisted reproduction like IVF.
3 May 2017

Guts and glory for smart pills
Researchers have successfully completed phase one human trials of ingestible capsules that have the potential to revolutionise the prevention and diagnosis of gut disorders and diseases.
3 May 2017

Recharge with water and wind energy
A portable turbine that can harness the power of both wind and water.
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2 May 2017

The 4-seater solar-powered car of the future
Solar Team Eindhoven contributes to a clean world.
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2 May 2017

Brief Video Tour of the IDTechEx Show! Berlin 10 - 11 May 2017
Watch the preview of the IDTechEx Show! coming up in Berlin, 10-11 May 2017.
2 May 2017

$8.4 million to study brain training using electric stimulation
The U.S. Defense Department is looking for ways to speed up cognitive skills training and is awarding engineers and neuroscientists up to $8.4 million over the next four years to investigate how to do that by applying electrical stimulation to peripheral nerves as a means of strengthening neuronal connections in the brain.
2 May 2017

EV forecasts turn upwards
From its facts based research, IDTechEx has what some regarded as over-optimistic forecasts for electric cars. However, others are now matching or exceeding our optimism.
2 May 2017

World's first wearable EMG assistive technology
NeuroNode is the world's first wearable EMG assistive technology device that gives those with ALS/MND, spinal cord injury, or any other condition causing paralysis and loss of speech a connection to the world.
2 May 2017

Seeing the electricity inside graphene for the first time
In the race towards faster and smarter next-generation electronics, including quantum computers, researchers at the University of Melbourne are the first in the world to image how electrons move in two-dimensional graphene.
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1 May 2017

GPS tracker powered by solar & vibration energy harvesting
8Power's novel technology is able to harvest power from vibration in the environment.
1 May 2017

When artificial intelligence evaluates chess champions
The ELO system, which most chess federations use today, ranks players by the results of their games. Although simple and efficient, it overlooks relevant criteria such as the quality of the moves players actually make.
1 May 2017

3D printable implants may ease damaged knees
A cartilage-mimicking material created by researchers at Duke University may one day allow surgeons to 3-D print replacement knee parts that are custom-shaped to each patient's anatomy.
1 May 2017

Focusing on the mass production of safe, quality graphene
IDTechEx has invited a series of industrial players and leaders active in graphene commercialization to contribute their opinions about the state of the technology and markets. As part of the article series, we will today hear from Perpetuus Advanced Materials who share their candid views on the graphene market progress.
28 Apr 2017

Not stuck on silicon
A new technique developed by engineers may vastly reduce the overall cost of wafer technology and enable devices made from more exotic, higher-performing semiconductor materials than conventional silicon.
28 Apr 2017

Bright future for self-charging batteries
Who hasn't lived through the frustrating experience of being without a phone after forgetting to recharge it? This could one day be a thing of the past thanks to technology being developed.
28 Apr 2017

Stimwave wins contract with Defense Logistics Agency
Stimwave's devices use Wireless Pain Relief technology and are 95 percent smaller than any other neuromodulation device on the market.
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28 Apr 2017

Elaphe presents leading in-wheel technology
As in-wheel motors are becoming an increasingly hot topic, Elaphe introduced its leading in-wheel technology to local and international automotive audience at the 2017 Shanghai motor show.