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Lithium-ion batteries will dominate the battery business

The brand new report from IDTechEx Research, Lithium-ion Batteries 2016-2026, finds that at around $140 billion in 2026, the lithium-ion battery business will dominate the battery business.

Printing metal in midair

The increasing demand for flexible, wearable electronics, sensors, antennas, and biomedical devices has led a research team to innovate an eye-popping way of printing complex metallic architectures as though seemingly suspended in midair.

$88 million in series E financing for OLED leader Kateeva

The new Kateeva investors are: BOE, Cybernaut Venture, GP Capital Shanghai, Redview Capital, and TCL Capital, all located in China. They join existing investors that include: Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Sigma Partners, Spark Capital, Madrone Capital Partners, DBL Partners, New Science Ventures, and VEECO Instruments, Inc.

IET response to Queen's Speech: driverless vehicles will need software

The Modern Transport Bill has been introduced in the Queens Speech which promises to ensure the UK is 'at the forefront of technology' with nods toward driverless cars, drones and the UK's first commercial spaceport.

Power electronics for electric vehicles

At first it seems ridiculous that IDTechEx forecasts a huge growth in the power electronics business for electric vehicles.

Milestone in solar cell efficiency

Australian engineers have edged closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion by photovoltaic cells with a device that sets a new world efficiency record.

Shape-shifting modular interactive device unveiled

here has been a growing interest toward achieving modular interactive devices in the human computer interaction community, but so far existing devices consist of folding displays and barely reach high shape resolution.

CarConnect to harmonise home plug-in-vehicle charging

CarConnect, a pioneering project that will help the electricity industry better understand how plug-in electric vehicles charge at home in harmony with the electricity grid, is now underway in the UK.

Silver could be the key to gold-standard flexible gadgets

Research has described how silver nanowires are proving to be the ideal material for flexible, touch-screen technologies while also exploring how the material can be manipulated to tune its performance for other applications.

HP delivers production-ready 3D printing system

HP Inc has unveiled the world's first production-ready commercial 3D printing system, marking the next major step in its journey to bring disruptive manufacturing solutions to market.

Wearable exosuits for patients with limited mobility

The soft exosuit — which is a soft wearable robot that is the first of its kind — was developed through extensive prototyping that included the involvement of roboticists, mechanical and biomechanical engineers, apparel designers, and software engineers.

TPK consummates acquisition with Innova Dynamics

Innova Dynamics Inc and TPK Holding Co Ltd announced that after 3-years of close collaboration under a 'Joint Development Agreement and Framework for Touch-Sensor Strategic Alliance,' TPK has consummated an acquisition with Innova Dynamics.

Lead-acid battery collapse now self-fulfilling prophecy

In this article IDTechEx explains why there is almost uniform negativity about lead acid batteries.

HP finally launch Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions

Today HP has started taking orders for its new production-ready commercial 3D printing system. Multijet Fusion is being positioned as a truly industrial technology and poised to take a share of the $12 trillion global manufacturing market.

Electric vehicles; Everything is changing...or has it changed already?

At last year's IDTechEx event 'Electric Vehicles; Everything is Changing', we concluded everything was indeed changing in the electric vehicle sector. At this year's event, still named 'Everything is changing', the question should surely be has everything changed already?

Graphene nanoflake-based films developed as thermal interface material

Heat dissipation in electronics and optoelectronics is a major obstacle to further technology development. It limits further miniaturisation, power, performance and reliability.

Ingestible origami robot for button battery removal

In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.

Lithium-ion battery safety: Problems in 2016

IDTechEx shares research on the safety issues with lithium-ion batteries from the forthcoming report "Lithium-ion Batteries 2016-2026".

Cactus inspired skin gives electric cars a spike

Inspired by the humble cactus, a new type of membrane has the potential to significantly boost the performance of fuel cells and transform the electric vehicle industry.