14 Jun 2017

Sewbots brings manufacturing closer to home
The company's patented computer vision systems view fabric more accurately than the human eye, tracking exact needle placement to within half a millimeter of accuracy.
Full profile interview
16 May 2017

Free Form Fibers
Free Form Fibers (FFF) have developed a platform technology for the manufacture of high performance fibers using Laser chemical vapor deposition. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed John Schneiter (CEO).
Full profile interview
29 Mar 2017

US Army Research Laboratory
The U.S. Army is working on a water-in-salt electrolyte (WiSE) that is non-toxic and is not affected by mechanical damage. Dr Lorenzo Grande interviewed Kang Xu for an update on their progress.
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28 Mar 2017

Airborne Wind Energy: sophisticated technology, primitive marketing
The technology of Airborne Wind Energy AWE has progressed in leaps and bounds recently as many developers prepare to sell them.
Full profile interview
17 Feb 2017

Primus Power Corp
Primus Power is a Northern California-based producer of zinc/bromine flow batteries. They patented a single flow loop design that eliminates the membrane in the electrode stack.
Full profile interview
27 Jan 2017

GlySens
David Pugh interview Mr Tony Butler, Principal Product Manager at GlySens. They are developing a long-term glucose monitoring system for the management and treatment of diabetes.
20 Jan 2017

US Army flies hoverbike prototype
The Army Research Laboratory and industry partners demonstrated the flying capabilities of a unique rectangular-shaped quadcopter.
5 Jan 2017

Army researchers demonstrate 3-D printed drones
Soldiers witnessed the innovation of Army researchers recently during flight testing of 3-D printed unmanned aircraft systems that were created on-demand for specific missions.
7 Dec 2016

Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built
Roboticists have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then spring off a wall, or perform multiple vertical jumps in a row, resulting in the highest robotic vertical jumping agility ever recorded.
11 Nov 2016

Flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't
A group of researchers is producing flexible solar panels that can become part of window shades or wallpaper that will capture light from the sun as well as light from sources inside buildings.
Full profile interview
8 Nov 2016

Unienergy Technologies
Unienergy Technologies is a rising star in the redox flow space, with MWh-scale projects around the globe and a clear ownership of the whole supply chain.
7 Nov 2016

Researchers find way to increase scanning speed
A major technological advance in the field of high-speed beam-scanning devices has increased the speed of 2D and 3D printing by up to 1000 times, according to researchers.
Full profile interview: SWOT
3 Nov 2016

ESS Inc
22 Aug 2016

A flexible future for today's technologies
Building highly complex flexible displays and X-ray detectors requires expertise in many areas.
19 Aug 2016

Army grant for energy harvesting backpack
By using innovative technology designed by researchers, soldiers will soon have a lighter, more energy-efficient load to bear.
9 Aug 2016

Challenges in Soft Robotics
IDTechEx analyst Rachel Gordon spoke with Matthew Borgatti, Lead Scientist at Super-Releaser, about the challenges of bringing successful, durable, inexpensive soft robots to market.
29 Jul 2016

Army demonstrates rucksack power
Communicating in the field with military allies and reducing the logistical burden of power requirements are two significant challenges faced by U.S. Army Soldiers.
26 Jul 2016

Borrowing from pastry chefs, engineers create nanolayered composites
The discovery could open up wide-ranging possibilities for designing new, easy-to-manufacture composites for optical devices, electronic systems, and high-tech materials.
19 Jul 2016

Fiber that is stronger than spider silk
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has received a contract valued at up to $1.0 million for the development of high performance fibers for protective apparel applications.
18 Jul 2016

New way to turn electricity into light, using graphene
This entirely new way of converting electricity into visible radiation is highly controllable, fast, and efficient, the researchers say, and could lead to a wide variety of new applications.