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Pepper Deployed to Help Limit Exposure to Viruses

As the whole world is still facing an unprecedented health crisis, SoftBank Robotics and its partners are developing new robotic solutions to help fight against the spread of the pandemic. Thanks to its partners, SoftBank Robotics has been able to deploy multiple Pepper robots all across EMEA to help companies and public places to enforce social distancing and mask wearing.

GM Opens New 3D Printing Facility

General Motors announced the opening of a 15,000-square-foot Additive Industrialization Center, a ground-up facility exclusively dedicated to productionizing 3D printing technology in the automotive industry. The AIC is the capstone of GM's expertise and increased investment in 3D printing over the last several years.

Materials Will Be Most Significant Part of the 3D Printing Industry

According to research by leading business intelligence firm IDTechEx, published as "3D Printed Materials Market 2020-2030 - COVID Edition", the market for 3D printing materials has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but plenty of market drivers point to a strong future.

IDTechEx Report Documents Turning Point in the $3.6bn Haptics Industry

IDTechEx have released their latest report on haptics, projecting that the industry will grow from $3.6bn in 2020 to nearly $5bn per year by 2025.

Novasentis

IDTechEx caught up with Francois Jeanneau, CEO of Novasentis. They are ramping up to another product launch following acquisition from Kemet in 2019.

First Solar's Photovoltaic Technology Completes 25 Years of Testing

Determining how many years a solar panel will last can take, well, years. Intended to function for 25 years or more, solar panels must be made to withstand the elements. In some cases, panels continue working well after their planned operational lifetime.

The Aquaculture Industry's New Maintenance Robot

This ROV can fully operate on its own, and follow along with fish's behaviour and health with its Argus eyes - all while keeping a safe distance. It even inspects the technical standard of the enclosure while it's at it

MXene Coating Could Prevent Electromagnetic Interference in Wearables

Researchers have reported that fabric coated with a conductive, two-dimensional material called MXene, is highly effective at blocking electromagnetic waves and potentially harmful radiation. The discovery is a key development for efforts to weave technological capabilities into clothing and accessories.

New Combined Process for 3D Printing

Chemists have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the 3D printing process. This allows, for example, active medical agents to be incorporated into pharmaceutical products or luminous liquids to be integrated into materials, which allow monitoring of damage.

Remote Patient Monitoring is Improving Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes

The biggest trends in CVD management currently revolve around remote patient monitoring (RPM), which enables the patients' health to be examined from a distance.

Aquatic Robot Powered by Light and Magnets

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind life-like material that acts as a soft robot. It can walk at human speed, pick up and transport cargo to a new location, climb up hills and even break-dance to release a particle.

AI Shows Promise to Generate Faster, More Accurate Weather Forecasts

Today's weather forecasts come from some of the most powerful computers on Earth. The huge machines churn through millions of calculations to solve equations to predict temperature, wind, rainfall and other weather events. A forecast's combined need for speed and accuracy taxes even the most modern computers.

Patent for Stem Cell Enriched Biofiller for Revitalizing Dental Pulp

The European Patent Office granted the patent for Dental pulp regeneration technology developed by Chilean researchers. This unique methodology, is based on a "biofiller" that consists of stem cells encapsulated in blood-derived matrix which allows the revitalization of the dental pulp, allowing for continued development of the root and surrounding tissue.

MakerBot Collaborates with Oryx Additive to Offer Support

MakerBot teams up with Oryx Additive to provide additive manufacturing support removal and finishing solutions to customers.

Launch of UK's First Coordinated System to Boost Renewable Energy

A first-of-its-kind system to enable more renewable energy to connect to the electricity system, more quickly, has gone live.

Mercedes-Benz to Produce 8 All Electric EQ Models

The EQS, the first electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz, will start in the first half of 2021 in Factory 56 at the Sindelfingen site.

New Silicone Adhesive Improves Lives of Patients Using Wearables

Acrylate and silicone have dominated the medical adhesive market for years. But the adhesives currently available require device engineers to choose between strength and wear duration, or comfort and pliability.

Avery Dennison, Schreiner MediPharm, PragmatIC on NFC Technology

Together with Schreiner MediPharm and PragmatIC Semiconductor, Avery Dennison is leveraging NFC technology to extend smart packaging to the unit-level for everyday pharma in order to significantly improve patient safety and experiences.

Life Saving Technology Selected Among Top Biotech Innovations

Veintis™, the bioinspired tissue-engineered vascular graft developed by the Chilean biotech company Cells for Cells SA, has progressed to the second round one of China's most renowned startup competitions.

TM Robotics and Evershed help Ricoh Automate its Manufacturing Process

In an industrial context, the word automation is often, inaccurately, used to mean only industrial robotics. In fact, it refers to everything from inverter driven conveyor systems to advanced manufacturing software.