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BotFactory

BotFactory are one of a new breed of printed electronics companies hoping to revolutionise the PCB design industry by bringing affordable printers to market that can create prototype printed circuits in hours, greatly accelerating the hardware design cycle.

FAA proposes new drone rules

New drone safety rules are being considered to allow businesses to use small unmanned aerial vehicles in the USA.

Solar power from energy-harvesting trees

Scientists have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs.

Teiimo Wearable Leather Jacket: IDTechEx Wearable Technology Event

Teiimo shows an electronics system embedded in a jacket.

AT&T and the Internet of Things

AT&T commenting on the Internet of Things at the IDTechEx Internet of Things Applications Conference in Santa Clara, Nov 2014.

The Proving Factory - open for business

The Proving Factory is now officially open for business.

Energy Harvesting Network - special interest group meeting

The Energy Harvesting Network is holding its annual one-day dissemination event in partnership with the Innovate UK's Energy Harvesting Special Interest Group on 19th March 2015 in London.

Wuxi Graphene Film

Wuxi Graphene Film Co is focused on producing CVD graphene films since 2012. The main target market is touch screens although they are not limited to this. In 2014 they already started research on products such as heaters for clothing and TCFs for smart windows and shielding in cars. They are offering high performance grapheme TCFs at some of the lowest prices on the market.

Internet of Things: Herding Cats

Many people tell us that the Internet of Things (IoT) is much more than the narrow definition of systems based on IP addressed microcontrollers with sensors.

Piezoresistive Sensors - Part 1 of 3

In the first of this three part series on piezoresistive sensors we look at the construction, manufacture and types of pressure and force sensors and the key players in these fields. In subsequent articles, we will investigate the applications and then emerging technologies in this space.

3D Printing Insights from Eindhoven

IDTechEx attended the 3D Printed Electronics conference in Eindhoven hosted by Jakajima. This is perhaps the first conference on the subject. Here, IDTechEx provides a summary of its learnings.

Multi-million pound driverless car challenge

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable and Transport Minister Claire Perry officially launched a regulatory review of driverless cars and the Government's 'Introducing Driverless Cars' competition.

Electronics you can wrap around your finger

Researchers from South Korea have taken a new step toward more bendable devices by manufacturing a thin film that keeps its useful electric and magnetic properties even when highly curved.

3D printed prosthetic legs for Ugandan children

A University of Toronto lab is partnering with an international NGO and a Ugandan hospital to use 3-D scanning and printing to speed the process of creating and fitting sockets for artificial limbs.

INDA - RISE & n3m 2015

INDA, the industry association for non-woven fabrics focused the keynotes of its RISE & n3m 2015 conference on emerging technologies and the way they could influence the future of non-wovens. To that end, presentations focused on the potential for innovation in fabrics and textiles and the way emerging technologies are expected to be integrated in traditional fabric technologies. Here IDTechEx provides a summary of its key learnings.

New battery startup promises safe lithium batteries

Scientists have worked for many years trying to find a way to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries.

IDTechEx interview with Meyer Burger Group at Printed Electronics USA

PiXDRO is a Roth & Rau B.V. brand. Roth & Rau B.V., a member of Meyer Burger Group, has complete equipment design, assembly and application facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

3D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings.

3D human motion capture for wearable technology

Specially developed and tiny motion trackers are able to capture the smallest twitches to high dynamic movements on-body.

FlexEnable and Merck take major step forward in plastic LCD technology

FlexEnable is partnering with Merck. As part of this joint project, the two companies have reached an important next stage in plastic LCD technology.