Full profile interview
19 Jan 2022

Scintil Photonics
Scintil Photonics are a start-up company whose aim is to supply photonic integrated circuits, whereby III-V lasers are integrated at the wafer level onto silicon. IDTechEx spoke with Yannick Paillard, CCO.
Full profile interview
19 Jan 2022

Sensirion
Manufacturer of temperature, humidity and gas sensors for the automotive industry, medical technology, building technology, industrial processes and consumer goods.
19 Jan 2022

Why is the 3D Printing Market not Consolidating?
"We expect to see the additive manufacturing market consolidating in the near future" has been the refrain of many for nearly a decade now. The thought really strengthened after major acquisition moves by industry titans Stratasys and 3D Systems between 2010-2012. Stratasys would acquire wax 3D printer company Solidscape and merge with material jetting pioneer Objet in 2011-2012, while 3D Systems completed a jaw-dropping 13 acquisitions between 2011-2012. With so many major moves by market leaders in the early 2010s, it seemed like market consolidation was just around the corner.
19 Jan 2022

ExxonMobil Ambition for Net Zero by 2050
ExxonMobil announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets.
19 Jan 2022

Fully Autonomous Large, High-Speed Ferry Makes First Run in Japan
Successful completion of a demonstration test of the world's first fully autonomous ship navigation systems on a large car ferry, a 222-meter ferry, with autonomous port berthing and unberthing using turning and reversing movements and high-speed navigation of up to 26 knots.
19 Jan 2022

1,000-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery Could Quintuple EV Ranges
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car.
External press release
19 Jan 2022

World's Smallest Nano-Based Capacitive Sensor
Somalytics Inc introduce two remarkable products that "feel" human presence through Somalytics' unique, miniature carbon-nanotube paper composite capacitive sensors: the SomaControl gesture monitor and the SomaSense 3D floor mat.
External press release
19 Jan 2022

IRP and Bosch Partner to Mass-Produce Controllers for the EV Market
IRP Systems has signed a strategic agreement with Bosch for the industrialization and serial manufacturing of IRP's personal mobility electric motor controllers. The partnership brings together Bosch's renowned automotive manufacturing capabilities and IRP's innovative e-powertrain technology to deliver top quality, robust and affordable controllers for a variety of personal mobility OEMs in Europe and worldwide.
External press release
19 Jan 2022

GoodWe Steps Up Solar Footprint in the UK
Alongside its already-established inverters, GoodWe is bringing to the UK a new series of low and high wattage batteries in 2022 later this year, as well as new utility scale inverters.
18 Jan 2022

In-Mold Electronics: Multiple Players, Diverging Strategies
How do we communicate with our electronic devices? There are many different 'human-machine interfaces (HMI)' options, ranging from the well-established (keyboard/mouse/mechanical switches) to somewhat more recent developments such as the capacitive touch screens found on smartphones. As greater numbers of devices around us gain 'smart' functionality, the ability to incorporate HMI components elegantly and cost-effectively is increasingly important.
18 Jan 2022

Webinar: Technologies Driving 3D Printing Hardware's $10Bn Momentum
Join the free webinar - Thursday 27 January 2022. What are the major printing technologies driving the 3D printing hardware market's growth? What are new emerging technologies to keep an eye on? Is the hardware market at a point of consolidation or expansion?
External press release
18 Jan 2022

Hynion Becomes Sweden's Largest Supplier of Hydrogen Fuel for Vehicles
Hynion has entered into an agreement to supply buses in Sandviken, Sweden, with hydrogen and, at the same time, take over Linde's hydrogen filling station in Sandviken to provide hydrogen fuel to buses as well as to the cars.
Background
18 Jan 2022

Sony Mobility Inc.
IDTechEx reviews Sony's plans to 'explore a commercial launch of Sony electric vehicles' with Sony Mobility Inc.
External press release
18 Jan 2022

Henkel Materials Improve Electric Vehicle Chargers
Henkel has designed a select, proven collection of sealing, potting and thermal management solutions that provide the automation-friendly features required for mass production and deployment, along with the in-field attributes of ruggedness, safety and reliability necessary to bolster consumer confidence.
Full profile interview
17 Jan 2022

ANYbotics
IDTechEx had an interview with Dr. Péter Fankhauser, co-founder and CEO of ANYbotics, and Cheila Marques, Marketing & Communications Manager at ANYbotics. As a spin-off from ETH Zurich with the goal to commercialize the technology behind the quadrupedal (four-legged) robot ANYmal, ANYbotics was founded in 2016, at which point their robot was already well into development based on the founders' work at ETH Zurich.
Update
17 Jan 2022

General Motors (2022)
General Motors has set lots of ambitious and impressive electrification and autonomous vehicle targets over the past couple of years, which has led to claims of being a 'market leader' from both CEO Mary Barra and President Biden. The reality is GM delivered 26 battery electric vehicles in Q4 2021. In this article, IDTechEx cuts through the talk and provides an analysis on GM's leadership.
17 Jan 2022

Fitbit for the Face Turns Any Mask Into Smart Monitoring Device
Engineers have developed a new smart sensor platform for face masks that they are calling a "Fitbit for the face." Dubbed "FaceBit," the lightweight, quarter-sized sensor uses a tiny magnet to attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask.
17 Jan 2022

Robotic Assistive Device Helps Infants with Movement Difficulties
Researchers have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a robotic assistive device to help infants with movement difficulties. The soft wearable device will fit over little arms to support them or offer an extra boost in their movements.
17 Jan 2022

Machine Learning for Morphable Materials
Flat materials that can morph into three-dimensional shapes have potential applications in architecture, medicine, robotics, space travel, and much more. But programming these shape changes requires complex and time-consuming computations.
Full profile interview
15 Jan 2022

Optimize Health
Optimize Health is a remote patient monitoring company. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Optimize Health CEO Todd Haedrich on 14 Jan 2022.