TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Samsung SDI to acquire battery pack business of Magna International

Samsung SDI entered into an agreement to acquire the battery pack business of Magna International, a leading global automotive supplier.

LG Chem to supply EV batteries to Daimler Group

LG Chem has been selected by Daimler AG (Daimler) as the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for Smart EV that will be newly launched in 2016.

Printed temperature sensor for drug monitoring in field

Heat or cold can lower the efficiency of a drug. A new all-printed, hybrid temperature sensor can be the solution for monitoring drugs in field in a near future.

Nagase America Corporation

EMS based in Delaware, OH, USA was acquired by Nagase Chemtex Corporation in 2012 after about 10 years of collaborative efforts between the two companies in epoxy materials development. Originally working on epoxy adhesives for industrial applications, in early 2000's EMS developed conductive epoxies and hence started its foray into conductive inks.

What is good quality graphene?

At IDTechEx we have been closely following and analysing the nano-carbon areas including graphene and carbon nanotubes.

Body Motion Capturing from Bainisha: Video Interview

IDTechEx interview Bainisha at the IDTechEx Wearable Technology event

Scientists discovery mystery behind solar energy harvesting material

Scientists have discovered how hybrid organic/inorganic perovskites, which have been used as highly efficient solar harvesting materials, really work

Ultra-low current probes target energy harvesting applications

Microtek is expanding their μCurrent ProbeTM line of ultra-low current probes, optimized for the low current levels of small energy harvesting power sources.

Shape-fixing nanoreactor to make a better fuel cell catalyst

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells are lightweight fuel cells being developed for applications in vehicles and portable electronics.

Canonical and GE's FirstBuild collaborate on smart refrigerator

ChillHub is a refrigerator with two USB ports and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.

Research may lead to 3D-printed Mars rovers

How 3D printers could one day be used to aid in exploring Mars by building Mars rovers with 3D-printed parts.

Limitations of current thermal interface materials

Overheating is the most critical issue in the computer industry.

Graphene holds key to unlocking creation of wearable electronics

Scientists have pioneered a new technique to embed transparent, flexible graphene electrodes into fibres commonly associated with the textile industry.

Future electric motorcycles

"Future Electric is unlikely to be the final name of our company," said CEO Jasper Vind in our interview at EVS28 in Korea last week.

Highlights of EVS28 Seoul South Korea May 2015

The EVS series of events travels around the world and this year it was the turn of South Korea. Over 2000 people, 60% from overseas, attended the event spanning two half days and two full days with about 180 lectures and about 180 poster sessions.

Applied Graphene Materials interview at IDTechEx Graphene event

Video interview with Applied Graphene Materials

Funding to build a fully integrated Building Management Platform

Lucid has announced that GE Ventures has joined Lucid's Series B funding round as an investor, bringing the total Series B raise to $14.2 million.

Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough

A student has researched his way to a breakthrough which may prove pivotal for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun, and saving it for a rainy day.

3D printing rhino horn could help reduce poaching

A biotech startup developing products that are genetically and spectrographically similar to rhino horn

Energy harvesting - The Bigger Picture

IDTechEx now takes the view that energy harvesting as a topic should be as much about higher power uses as low power ones but limited to off-grid. The winning technologies are the same from microwatts to 10kW - electrodynamic followed by photovoltaics with thermoelectrics third but about to narrow the gap. . Here is an early simplified draft of the completely rewritten IDTechEx master report on energy harvesting