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Centre for printing and coating expands research

Photonic curing is a high-intensity pulsed light technology enabling conductive inks to be sintered or annealed in a matter of milliseconds. The sintering of the ink occurs with minimal or no damage to inexpensive and flexible substrates such as plastic, paper or cardboard.

Nissan cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 22.4%

Nissan Motor Co Ltd has published its annual Sustainability Report showing that the global automaker's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have fallen by 22.4% over the past decade.

Sector shake-up as the hype shifts in the $30bn wearables market

With hype around some of the core wearable technology sectors beginning to wane, IDTechEx have released their latest analysis of this diverse and growing industry in their brand new report Wearable Technology 2016-2026.

New High technology company established based on leading edge research

Emberion Oy will revolutionise X-ray, infrared and thermal imaging markets with its novel camera sensors that will significantly improve the performance and cost competitiveness of existing commercial devices.

Materialise

Rachel Gordon met Emma Kwon at Inside 3D Printing Seoul. She shared her thoughts on the state of 3D printing technology for producing industrial parts and the hurdles to overcome.

Carima

Rachel met Byeong-Keuk Lee, Founder and President of Carima. Carima are a Korean company who manufacture and sell stereolithography 3D printers predominantly in Asia.

FlexEnable Discusses Flexible Printed Backplanes at the IDTechEx Show!

Video interview with FlexEnable at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

New approach to develop ultra-strong, lightweight materials

Researchers have leveraged the unique capabilities of additive manufacturing to design strong, ultra-lightweight 'architectured foam' structures that have the potential to make vehicle bodies much lighter and stronger and improve water production and oil and gas operations.

Wireless, wearable toxic-gas detector

Researchers have developed low-cost chemical sensors, made from chemically altered carbon nanotubes, that enable smartphones or other wireless devices to detect trace amounts of toxic gases.

Tough new hydrogel hybrid doesn't dry out

Engineers have found a way to prevent hydrogels from dehydrating, with a technique that could lead to longer-lasting contact lenses, stretchy microfluidic devices, flexible bioelectronics, and even artificial skin.

Light truck with fuel cell, battery and supercapacitor

An electric vehicle with three energy storage systems shows the complexity of commanding different control systems in only one vehicle. Both new systems can supply the required energy to propel the electric motor and the fuel cell system can also recharge the high-voltage battery.

Origins of deterioration in lithium batteries

Researchers use diffraction data from pulsed high-intensity neutrons to understand the reactions that deteriorate lithium batteries during operation.

Fresh Fruit Robotics

Fresh Fruit Robotics (FFR) was recently established by Mr Avi Kahani. IDTechEx interviewed him about the robotic fruit picker that they are commercialising.

DeepField Robotics

Deepfield Robotics is a Bosch start-up focused on providing tools and services for precision agriculture. Deepfield is well positioned thanks to Bosch's strengths on IT services and sensory products.

Blue River Technology

Blue River Technology is one of the best funded agricultural robotic start-ups in the world. We recently interviewed Mr Ben Chostner, VP of Business Development at Blue River Technology.

Toyota development of power control unit for compact-size vehicle

This article looks at the 4th generation power control unit (PCU) that was developed by Toyota for their 4th generation HV, launched in 2016.

Autonomous shuttles start giving rides in Sion

The smart vehicles will be run by PostBus, Switzerland's leading public bus operator. They will carry up to 11 passengers at a time, at a maximum speed of 20 kilometers per hour. They will be monitored and controlled by a remote operator using a software program developed by the EPFL startup BestMile.

Energy harvesting: The place of triboelectrics

Triboelectrics will only be a small part of the energy harvesting EH market projected by IDTechEx to be over $7 billion in global market value in 2027.

Fantastic voyage to the nanoverse one step closer

Robots so small they can enter the bloodstream and perform surgeries are one step closer, a research team has discovered.

Energy harvesting: The wild cards

This article looks at some of the energy harvesting 'wild cards' including magnetostrictive, capacitive (electrostatic) and triboelectric energy harvesting.