29 Oct 2020

Wearable Sensor to Help ALS Patients Communicate
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis suffer from a gradual decline in their ability to control their muscles. As a result, they often lose the ability to speak, making it difficult to communicate with others.
29 Oct 2020

Machine Learning Helps Hunt for COVID-19 Therapies
Researchers were not preparing machine learning techniques for a global health crisis. Still, when one broke out, they were ready to help.
External press release
29 Oct 2020

Daimler Trucks & Waymo: Development of Autonomous Sae Level 4 Trucks
Daimler Trucks and Waymo partner on the development of autonomous SAE Level 4 trucks. Their initial effort will combine Waymo's industry-leading automated driver technology with a unique version of Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia, to enable autonomous driving.
External press release
29 Oct 2020

FarmVisionAI™ Releases Mobile App for Powerful In-field AI
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Illumitex adds a mobile app for real-time engagement between horticultural AI and indoor growers.
External press release
29 Oct 2020

Vestas Wins Another Order in Vietnam for a 50 MW Wind Project
Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer, Ia Bang Wind Power Joint Stock Company, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power producer Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC).
Full profile interview
29 Oct 2020

Stratio Inc
Stratio has developed an innovative approach to reducing the cost of manufacturing short-wave infra-red image sensors by using germanium rather than indium gallium arsenide as the photo-sensitive material. It has also developed a range of products that demonstrate their key value proposition of affordable, portable, and versatile optical measuring devices.
29 Oct 2020

After COVID-19, What Does the Future Hold for 3D Printing?
Without doubt, the impact of COVID-19 is being felt at a pivotal point in the evolution of 3D printing.
Background
28 Oct 2020

Akasol
Akasol is an energy storage startup emerging as the leading supplier for heavy-duty battery packs. In an interview, IDTechEx learned of the company's interesting answer to emerging solid-state technologies.
Full profile interview
28 Oct 2020

Carbonfree Chemicals
Carbonfree Chemicals is a company developing technologies for capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide emissions, aiming to simultaneously fight climate change and create useful products. In October 2020, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Martin Keighley, CEO of Carbonfree Chemicals.
Background
28 Oct 2020

Ericsson (5G)
Founded in 1876, Ericsson provides communications technology and services, including software and infrastructure services, especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud.
Background
28 Oct 2020

Qurv
Qurv is a Spanish early stage company developing graphene/quantum dot based short wave infra red (SWIR) image sensors. These will include data processing software to provide a 'plug-and-play' solution.
Update
28 Oct 2020

Omniply
Omniply have developed an innovative material that enables a high yielding method of removing flexible electronics from the rigid substrates used during manufacturing. This profile update is based on a presentation given during the NAPIM conductive ink conference held in October 2020.
Update
28 Oct 2020

Nokia (5G)
Nokia is an Internet and communications technology company based in Finland. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, they serve communications service providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the industry's most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products, services and licensing.
Full profile interview
28 Oct 2020

IniVation
iniVation offer event-based vision sensors and the associated software. These sensors enable ultra-low response latency, low data rates, high dynamic range, and low power consumption by having pixels asynchronously report whenever they experience a change in light intensity.
28 Oct 2020

Flexible Self-Charging Battery Under Development
Strategic Elements Ltd subsidiary Australian Advanced Materials has agreed to develop a self-charging battery technology through its collaboration with the University of New South Wales and CSIRO. The Battery cells create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes.
28 Oct 2020

Autonomous Boats Could be Your Next Ride
The feverish race to produce the shiniest, safest, speediest self-driving car has spilled over into our wheelchairs, scooters, and even golf carts. Recently, there's been movement from land to sea, as marine autonomy stands to change the canals of our cities, with the potential to deliver goods and services and collect waste across our waterways.
External press release
28 Oct 2020

Eco Wave Power Develops Wave Energy Power Plant Software
Eco Wave Power has developed a new software for real-time production verification. In addition to guaranteeing production efficiency, it also allows for the timely maintenance of the wave energy power plants.
28 Oct 2020

Novel Sensor System for on the go Gait Analysis
Gait analysis is an important clinical measurement used for medical diagnosis of sports injuries, neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Cerebral Palsy, and for assessing frailty and fall risk of the elderly.
28 Oct 2020

Treating Tinnitus with Electrical Stimulation
In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as "ringing in the ears." They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.
External press release
28 Oct 2020

3D Printing the First Ever Biomimetic Tongue Surface
Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing - opening new possibilities for testing oral processing properties of food, nutritional technologies, pharmaceutics and dry mouth therapies.