BBW Hochschule (University of Applied Sciences)

Tampere University of Technology Targets New Printed Intelligence Apps

CERADROP, a MGI Group company, expands its horizon and welcomes their new customer and partner - The Tampere University of Technology.

Research helps make buses smarter

A rather unusual trolleybus has been navigating the streets of Zurich in recent months. With its large windscreen and covered wheels, it could easily be mistaken for a tram. It ­features a hybrid electric drive system that allows it to draw power from an on-board traction battery as well as ­overhead wires. But this bus is also "smart", boasting specially designed software that automatically gathers information on the route.

Fraunhofer ENAS

The group developed printed flexible battery based on zinc-carbon chemistry.

Pinpointing sources of water pollution with a robotic eel

Researchers have developed a robotic eel that swims through contaminated water to find the source of the pollution.

Vattenfall and BMW Group conclude supply contract for batteries

Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2017 Award Winners

At the 13th IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe conference and exhibition, four companies were honoured for their great achievements in developing and commercialising printed electronics technologies. The judges of the awards were Mr. Ashutosh Tomar, Principal Engineer, Technology Strategy at Jaguar Land Rover and Professor Ulrich Moosheimer of Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Havel Metal Foam GmbH

Havel Metal Foam is a company formed in 2013 that specialize in the novel production Aluminum foam. IDTechEx analyst Richard Collins interviewed Andreas Porsche (Sales Director).

Spherical induction motor eliminates robot's mechanical drive system

The spherical induction motor eliminates the mechanical drive systems that each used on previous ballbots. Because of this extreme mechanical simplicity, SIMbot requires less routine maintenance and is less likely to suffer mechanical failures.

Preliminary cytocompatibility studies for encapsulated OLEDs

Light therapy is an important means of promoting the healing of wounds. Difficult and protracted healing processes of the skin, such as are due to chronic and infected wounds, present a challenge for treating physicians and can be positively affected by exposure to light.

Intelligent electronics to become durable, flexible and functional

With the roll-to-roll overmoulding manufacturing process developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, components can be easily overmoulded into durable electronics products such as wearable sports solutions, toys and, for instance, household appliances equipped with an overmoulded solar cell.

Adaptable multi-purpose robotic platform for the agricultural industry

The Bonirob robot, which is approximately the size of a compact car, uses video- and lidar-based positioning as well as satellite navigation to find its way around fields.

Charging an electric vehicle in five minutes in the future

The UFCEV (Ultrafast Charging of Electric Vehicles) station, developed by Empa, ETh Zurich, EPF Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences, is said to charge an electric vehicle in just 5 minutes.

Mainz claim to have the world's largest green hydrogen plant

The world's largest green hydrogen plant was opened in Mainz, Germany last week, a result of a joint collaboration between Stadtwerke Mainz, The Linde Group, Siemens and RheinMain University.

Collaboration on major research into solar vehicle construction

Bochum University of Applied Sciences and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe are collaborating on a major research project into solar vehicle construction.

Sunflower energy brings solar power to remote locations

The system can concentrate the sun's radiation 2,000 times and convert 80 percent of it into useful energy to generate 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day — enough to power several average homes.

Volocopter

Electric motors in aircraft are not readily scalable so many aircraft employ many propellers each with their own motor.

CSEM opens a polytronics development center in Muttenz

With the aim of continuing to promote industrial innovation based on state-of-the-art technologies, CSEM has opened a new innovation center in Muttenz, with the support of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft.

RFID card with display controls pavilion's people flow

The VisualRFID project consortium has developed an RFID card with a display to control the pavilion's people flow and elevators in a completely new way.

Fluxim releases opto-electronic simulation software

Fluxim AG announced the release of version 3.1 of its device simulation software SETFOS. Version 3.1 comes with a new steady-state numerical algorithm that allows for fast calculation of current-voltage curves and an improved transient solver.

Converting state-of-the-art research results into significant business

The Finnish PrintoCent innovation centre programme will invest more than EUR 10 million over three years in projects that aim at converting research results in printed electronics and optical measurement technology into industrial and business activity.