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Shiftall's MeganeX

Panasonic sub-brand Shiftall showed off an exciting compact VR headset at CES 2022, aimed at higher-end gaming use. Despite appearing close to a final product at the event, the headset has yet to launch in September 2022.

Hempel Launches its First Protection Coating for Wind Blades

Hempel announced the launch of Hempablade Edge 171, a new coating for leading edge protection on wind turbine rotor blades.

Morrow and ABB to Strengthen Collaboration on Battery Manufacturing

Morrow Batteries and ABB have signed two Memorandum of Understanding agreements to strengthen their collaboration to accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources and the electrification of all sectors of society.

Solvay Inaugurates Pilot Unit for Solid Batteries in Europe

The new unit will assess the industrial feasibility of the materials used in the manufacturing process of generation 4 batteries, or so-called "solid state" batteries. Solid state batteries are expected to replace lithium-ion batteries in the coming years, offering increased safety, improved performance and a reduction in the total cost of ownership.

holo|one

Holo|one is a Swiss-headquartered firm with US and Chinese offices which provide its Sphere platform for enterprise MR. This is designed to smooth XR solution development and tie it into existing software solutions.

Elephantech

Elephantech is a Japanese company founded in 2014. It is developing a novel additive manufacturing method of making flexible printed circuit boards with an emphasis on both scalability and sustainability.

Tinci Materials

Tinci (Guangzhou Tinci Materials Company ltd) are a Chinese chemicals manufacturer and one of the leading suppliers of Li-ion electrolytes.

Robotic Solution Revolutionizes Construction Layout Process

A robotic solution that prints the most complex construction site layouts with pinpoint accuracy, in a fraction of the time it takes manually - improving productivity by as much as ten times.

Heart Aerospace to Establish New Electric Airplane Industry in Sweden

Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace announced it will establish the world's first commercial electric aircraft industry at Säve airport, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Heart Aerospace will build sustainable state-of-the-art offices, production and flight test facilities which, together, will form a new campus which will go by the name the Northern Runway.

Nanotubes Illuminate the Way to Living Photovoltaics

Scientists have gotten bacteria to spontaneously take up fluorescent carbon nanotubes for the first time. The breakthrough unlocks new biotechnology applications for prokaryotes, such as near-infrared bacteria tracking and "living photovoltaics" - devices that generate energy using light-harvesting bacteria.

Qualcomm: Snapdragon Spaces

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Spaces SDK is designed to streamline and simplify XR development, particularly for AR/MR. One of its stated benefits is porting content from smartphone apps to AR/MR glasses to smooth the transition towards spatial computing.

Pico: Entry to the Consumer Market

Pico, a VR headset firm under the ownership of TikTok parent ByteDance, announced its first consumer-targeted VR headset for Western markets at Laval Virtual 2022.

Bold: Next-Generation Battery Technologies

Bold has a background in high-performance electrified applications, such as Formula 1 and road-going hypercars. It now makes its own modules and packs using next-generation cell technologies to provide leading power and energy density performance.

Monta Lands 30M EUR in Additional Financing to Accelerate EV Charging

Led by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs with experience managing large software development organizations, Monta is delivering an all-in-one EV charging platform that simplifies and streamlines deployment, use, and management of EV charging infrastructure.

Nreal

Nreal is a Chinese firm producing AR glasses using birdbath optics for consumer applications. They use a smartphone to provide video and act as a screen replacement system.

Britishvolt: A New Giga Factory for the UK

Britishvolt is a UK-based company setting up a lithium-ion cell production facility in the North East. The company is in the early stages, without production capacity yet, but with the ambition to be generating 50GWh.

Company Net-Zero Targets Fuel the Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

The sustainability of business operations is now a key consideration in the boardrooms of major corporations, and this is fuelling significant demand for zero-emission trucks. Transitioning truck fleets from diesel combustion engines to zero-emission powertrains is a very visible way for companies to demonstrate their green credentials to their customers whilst delivering a meaningful reduction in their carbon footprint.

The Blood Stem Cell Research That Could Change Medicine of the Future

Making stem cells from a patient's adult cells - rather than human embryos - is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments. New research brings us two steps closer.

2.5-Billion Pixel Image of Mars is the Most Detailed Ever

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has arrived at an ancient delta in Jezero Crater, one of the best places on the Red Planet to search for potential signs of ancient life. The delta is an area where scientists surmise that a river once flowed billions of years ago into a lake and deposited sediments in a fan shape.

Zimmer and Peacock

Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with Director Martin Peacock to discuss Zimmer and Peacock's wearable sensor platforms.