Robotics sensing: why now?
Innovation in robotics is moving at a fast pace, spearing ahead the expected proliferation of robots in new and existing applications, according to the newly launched IDTechEx report Sensors for Robotics: Technologies, Markets and Forecasts 2017-2027.
The aerogel market has finally come of age
IDTechEx research analysis has shown that the aerogel industry, which is almost a century in the making, is finally coming of age. Major players are finding more nascent applications and new entries are progressing out of semi-commercial prototypes and into full market launches.
Internet of Things: the real situation revealed at last
Researched in late 2016 with ongoing updates, the new IDTechEx report on the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) 2017-2027, is intended to assist investors, participants and intending participants and users.
Environmental gas sensors: $3 billion market by 2027
As poor air pollution affects 92% of the world’s population, there is a growing need for low cost direct pollution measurement to combat growing air quality concerns. Chemical gas sensors will play a key role in pollutant monitoring over the next decade and IDTechEx predicts that the environmental sensor market will be worth more than $3 billion annually by 2027.
Benchmarking clarifies the future of Internet of Things
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx, outlines a newly researched IDTechEx report, Internet of Things 2017-2027.
LG Chem comes out on top for now
LG Chem of Korea is one of the big four in Lithium-ion battery manufacture. Unlike its rival Panasonic of Japan it is not closely associated with any one customer like Tesla. Unlike rival Samsung it is not currently damaging its brand with battery fires.
IDTechEx Research announces new report on supercapacitors
IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, business intelligence and events on emerging technology, announces the availability of a new report, Supercapacitor Technologies and Markets 2016-2026.
Agricultural robotics and drones: a complex $10bn market by as early as 2022
Robots and drones have already started to quietly transform many aspects of agriculture.
IDTechEx Research Director gives keynote at the Display Innovation Taiwan Conference 2016
IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, business intelligence and events on emerging technology, announces that its Research Director, Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, will be a keynote speaker at the Display Innovation Taiwan Conference 2016.
IDTechEx helps to put the Tesla gigafactory into context
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of analysts IDTechEx, was interviewed yesterday (Weds 27 July) by BBC Television World News in a live programme transmitted worldwide. The subject was the opening of the Tesla battery gigafactory, billed as the world's largest factory building.
Sector shake-up as the hype shifts in the $30bn wearables market
With hype around some of the core wearable technology sectors beginning to wane, IDTechEx has released its latest analysis of this diverse and growing industry in its brand new report Wearable Technology 2016-2026.
Better adhesives allow more accurate, compact medical equipment
Medical device manufacturers are using pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) for interconnects, grounding, and shielding applications, says Rachel Gordon, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.
Will conductive inks help wearables go truly wearable?
Electronic textiles (e-textiles) are on the cusp of rapid growth, with the market forecasted to increase from under $150m in 2016 to over $3.2bn by 2026. Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, Research Director at IDTechEx, provides some insight.
Sensors are driving next-generation wearable devices
Last week IDTechEx gave the opening presentation at the 2016 Korea Summit for Smart Wearable Devices, hosted by KDIA and KSA in Seoul, Korea - and wearable sensors were the hot topic.
IDTechEx highlights a $5.5bn opportunity for printed and flexible electronics in vehicles
Printed and flexible electronics are beginning to proliferate, with a variety of components and devices coming to market. Several end-user verticals are expected to benefit from the host of advantages these technologies offer and the automotive sector is no exception, says new research from IDTechEx.
Call for Papers for 'Internet of Things Applications' conference
IDTechEx is now accepting applications to present at 'Internet of Things Applications' on 27-28 April 2016 in Berlin.
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, and sensor platforms enable the key value proposition in most wearable devices today, says James Hayward, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.
IDTechEx research finds RFID market exceeds $10bn milestone in 2015
RFID is thriving, reaching total sales of $10.1bn in 2015, with a large scope ahead for continued roll-out in many established markets and growth in new markets, writes Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx.
Key wearable technology markets
In 2015 the wearable technology market will be $24.2 billion. However, the majority of this – 74% - is for already mature wearables – the humble electronic wristwatch, earphones, blood glucose test strips and the like according to IDTechEx Research in the report “Wearable Technology 2015-2025: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts”.
Sensors will enable $70bn wearable technology market by 2025, says report
The IDTechEx Research report “Wearable Sensors 2015-2025: Market Forecasts, Technologies, Players” forecasts that wearable sensors will drive the wearable technology market to $70bn by 2025.
IDTechEx report investigates wireless charging
A new report from IDTechEx Research analyses and forecasts the wireless charging market for electric vehicles and small electronics.
New opportunities in the $24 billion wearable technology industry
IDTechEx Research forecasts that the wearable technology market will rise from $24.2 billion in 2015 to three times that size in ten years - creating a market of $74 billion in 2025.
IDTechEx investigates technological megatrends for vehicles
IDTechEx research shows that there are three important technological megatrends for vehicles that are now coming increasingly important. They are shaping what is designed and the market positioning of new vehicles, from type of customer targeted to the location where the vehicles will be used.
Report shows divergent approaches to electric vehicle power electronics
The latest IDTechEx report looks at power electronics for electric vehicles.
China's RFID market value will reach US$4.3 billion by 2025 - IDTechEx report
Not only will the use of RFID in China become a $4.3 billion market in 2025, but that figure will almost double if the value of tags and readers made in the country and exported elsewhere is included, says Dr Xiaoxi He, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.