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Printed electronics in vehicles – Report outlines a $5.5 billion opportunity by 2026
Printed and flexible electronics applications are on the increase with a variety of components and devices coming to market and the automotive sector is no exception. Overall, the market is expected to grow to over $5.5 billion dollars in the next decade.
The $100bn robotics opportunity
The first industrial robot, Unimate, went into operation at a General Motors plant in 1961. Over the next few decades the use of industrial robot arms in the automotive industry matured. More recently, the use of industrial robot arms in the cleanroom environments of the semiconductor and electronics industries also matured. By Dr Jon Harrop, Director, IDTechEx.
Are e-textiles on the cusp of rapid growth?
Whilst the majority of wearable technology products sold today still fit with the components-in-a-box design, 2015 has been a record year for investment in smart clothing and e-textile products. To reach the masses, wearable technology must be useful, practical and fashionable: seamless integration within textiles and clothing is seen as a key part of this. However, with many challenges, not least around washability, durability and in manufacturi...
Profitable niches in the EV market
Vehicles are electrifying at a breakneck speed and they are being completely reinvented with developments in many components and systems. Disruptive change and significant technological innovation is now being seen across all forms of electric vehicles for land, water and air. The fruits of all this are spectacular – from the vehicles themselves to over $500bn market opportunity that will be created by 2026. IDTechEx Research analyses and f...
Demand for quantum dots set to increase 20-fold
Ever since Sony launched the first television with quantum dots in 2013, these highly engineered materials have been back in the spotlight. In the new report Quantum Dots 2016-2026: Applications, Markets, Manufacturers. IDTechEx Research forecasts that shipments of quantum dots will increase significantly in the next ten years. By Guillaume Chansin, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx.
Mass produced 3D printed electronics
Ten short years ago 3D printing was almost the exclusive remit of rapid prototyping. Nobody was putting 3D printing into mass production back then. Fast forward one decade and the world leader in jet engines, GE, are 3D printing over 100,000 fuel nozzles for their next-gen LEAP gas turbines that could be flying around in commercial aircraft as early as 2016. By Dr Jon Harrop, Director, IDTechEx.
Innovative sensors make wearables truly unique
Defining and exploiting value proposition is an essential part of wearable technology's journey from early adopters into mass markets. Sensor platforms enable the key value proposition in most wearable devices today. This is why made-for-wearable sensors are being developed around the world and why IDTechEx Research finds that made-for-wearable sensors will represent 42% of all sensors in wearable devices in 2026, up from a measly 7% in 2015.
How to make batteries flexible
Thin, flexible and printed batteries have the potential to be widely used in wearable and medical devices and will reach a market of over $400m in a decade, according to IDTechEx report Flexible, Printed and Thin Film Batteries 2015-2025: Technologies, Forecasts, Players. By Dr Xiaoxi He, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx.
Are silicon anode batteries the 'Holy Grail'?
Elon Musk recently announced the use of silicon by Tesla in its automotive batteries: “This is just sort of a baby step in the direction of using silicon in the anode, but we will be increasing the use”. This unusual side comment has nonetheless triggered renewed interested in the topic. IDTechEx Research has been studying the topic for some time and finds that Si anode batteries will generate more than $4bn in 2026. By Franco Gonzal...
A new era for solid-state batteries
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions recently announced its plan to fully utilise the many patents developed & owned by the company on solid-state batteries. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions will complete the last phase of pre-production prototyping in early 2016 and will be ready for full commercial product and manufacturing in late 2016 to early 2017. Commercialisation of solid-state battery indicates a new era for the $135bn addressable batter...