Full profile interview
17 Aug 2015

QD Vision Inc
QD Vision produces quantum dots and supplies components to the display industry, to enhance the backlight of LCD. Their Color IQ technology has been used by several TV manufacturers, including Sony, TCL and Hisense.
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14 Aug 2015

3D Printing for Rapid Prototyping and Industrial Design
Video interview with Delektre at 3D Printing Europe.
14 Aug 2015

Off road trials for electric highways technology
Off road trials of the technology needed to power electric and hybrid vehicles on England's major roads are due to take place later this year.
14 Aug 2015

Students to launch experimental 3-D printer on NASA rocket ship
How would a 3-D printer work in the microgravity of suborbital space after surviving a jarring ride 100 miles above the earth? A group of students hope to have an answer next week after a launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
14 Aug 2015

Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch
Scientists report the development of a biodegradable nanogenerator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.
14 Aug 2015

Fiber-like light-emitting diodes for wearable displays
Researchers have developed fiber-like light-emitting diodes which can be applied in wearable displays.
Full profile interview
14 Aug 2015

PURETi Group, LLC
PureTi was founded in 2004 to commercialize a photocatalytic coating based on nano TiO2. PureTi claim they have developed the first photocatalytic coating based on an aqueous solution which can be sprayed onto any construction surface.
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13 Aug 2015

Agfa: Integrating Nano Silver Printed Electronics in Cars
Video interview with Agfa at Printed Electronics Europe.
13 Aug 2015

Could stronger, tougher paper replace metal?
Researchers recently discovered that paper made of cellulose fibers is tougher and stronger the smaller the fibers get.
External press release
13 Aug 2015

Award, thermally conductive gel for advanced semiconductor packaging
Dow Corning has announced that it garnered a 2015 3D InCites Award for new Dow Corning® TC-3040 Thermally Conductive Gel, a silicone-based thermal interface material designed to manage heat and support reliable performance for advanced semiconductor flip chip applications.
13 Aug 2015

AtlantikSolar unmanned aerial vehicle endurance record
Two weeks after having demonstrated AtlantikSolar's first 24-hour flight, the fixed-wing team of ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab reached another milestone:
13 Aug 2015

Aluminum could give boost to capacity, power of lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have created an electrode made of nanoparticles with a solid shell, and a "yolk" inside that can change size again and again without affecting the shell.
12 Aug 2015

New battlegrounds emerge for conductive inks and pastes
Core applications of PV and touch panels continue to grow demand, but new opportunities emerge in the form of wearable technology, circuit boards and structural electronics.
12 Aug 2015

48V vehicle systems becoming significant
Analysts IDTechEx almost completely rewrote their report Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2015-2025 this year and frequent updates take place, such is the pace of change.
12 Aug 2015

He who does not print, vacuum coats
Atmospheric vs. vacuum deposition in the flexible electronics era.
12 Aug 2015

Progress in harvesting energy from bumps in the road
This energy-harvesting shock absorber works by translating the vertical vibrations of the suspension into rotational motion that turns a generator.
12 Aug 2015

Wireless motion-tracking device for the elderly
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab were part of a select group of entrepreneurs that gave President Obama an in-person demo about their innovation — a device that uses radio waves to detect, predict, and prevent falls among the elderly.
External press release
12 Aug 2015

Terra Motors announces the market penetration with
In Tokyo, Terra Motors Corporation starts commercial sale of "A3000" in European countries, the Japanese first electric scooter getting EU homologation.
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11 Aug 2015

Conductive Patterns Printed on Textiles using Printed Electronics
Video Interview with NovaCentrix at Printed Electronics Europe.
11 Aug 2015

Emerging haptics find their niches
The industry around haptic actuators has encountered some significant challenges and changes in the last five years. However, the silver lining begins to shine through as emerging haptics find their niches. James Hayward summarises the findings from the latest IDTechEx Research report.