17 Dec 2020

Vehicle Batteries: Abandon Pack, Module or Both?
There is a race to 1000km battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and beyond.
10 Dec 2020

AR VR Technology: The Defining Technology of 2020-2030
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality products have continued to receive high levels of funding and investment during the 2010 decade. IDTechEx predicts that this technology will grow to over $30bn by 2030. This article aims to explain the growth in demand behind this exciting technology.
Background
9 Dec 2020

HayBeeSee
HayBeeSee is a London-based agricultural robotics start-up developing the CropHopper, a jumping robot that automatically treat weeds, pests and diseases. The CropHopper is one of the ten finalists selected for Future Farming Magazine's "Best Concept Field Robot 2020", with winner being awarded at FIRA 2020.
External press release
1 Dec 2020

Innovate UK Awards ENIAN £500,000 for Renewable Energy Software
ENIAN has this week been awarded a £500,000 Smart Grant by Innovate UK to develop a new cost predicting algorithm set to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy across the country.
30 Nov 2020

Virtual Reality: The Most Disruptive Technology of the Next Decade
Virtual reality has already had a major impact in a range of different industries. IDTechEx predicts in its recent market research report that this technology will grow to $8Bn by 2030.
19 Nov 2020

New Green Materials Could Power Smart Devices Using Ambient Light
Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.
External press release
13 Nov 2020

Sky-Futures Brings Flock on Board as Drone Insurance Partner
Sky-Futures, an ICR company, one of the world's leading drone inspection and survey service providers, has appointed connected insurance provider, Flock, as its drone insurance partner.
External press release
9 Oct 2020

Mitie Works with Vodafone UK to Reduce its Carbon Footprint
Mitie has supported Vodafone UK in reducing its carbon footprint, saving 100 gigawatt hours of energy, equivalent to 25,000 tonnes of CO2, in just three years. The energy saved could power a town with a population of 65,000 people for a year and represents a financial saving of around £10 million.
Background
8 Sep 2020

Avalon AI
Founded in 2015, London-based Avalon AI claims that it uses ML to identify potential signs of brain degeneration from brain (MRI) scans.
External press release
8 Sep 2020

Collaboration to Bring New Advanced Materials and Products to Market
CPI, the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry and the Henry Royce Institute are delighted to announce a collaboration that will enable the organisations to work together to help UK companies develop and commercialise products that use new advanced materials.
28 Aug 2020

The AR/MR/VR Optics & Displays Market Will Grow to Over $28bn by 2030
The new IDTechEx report, "Optics and Displays in AR, VR, and MR 2020-2030: Technologies, Players and Markets", covers the complete range of optics and display technologies which are used in spatial reality products.
Update interview
26 Aug 2020

Gravitricity
Gravitricity is an Edinburgh based engineering company developing a gravitational energy storage device , addressing the frequency regulation electricity market.
20 Aug 2020

Augmenting Healthcare with Augmented Reality
Augmented reality and mixed reality are being used more and more in hospitals by doctors and healthcare professionals to provide them with a hands-free working environment, greater flexibility with overlaying information and processing information from its camera.
18 Aug 2020

Offshore Wind Power Now so Cheap it Could Pay Money Back to Consumers
The latest round of offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.