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Technology to Wirelessly Charge Smart Contact Lenses

A smart contact lens with a rechargeable supercapacitor power source that can be charged up wirelessly could be used to track a wearer's health, without compromising on comfort.

AllCell Technologies

AllCell Technologies design and manufacture LI-ion battery packs. Their phase change material thermal management technology helps them produce lightweight and long lasting batteries.

Freight Farms

Freight Farms is an agricultural technology company that manufactures "container farms", hydroponic farming systems retrofitted into upcycled freight containers. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with David Turina, Account Executive at Freight Farms.

BYD Lands Europe's Largest Ever Electric Bus Order

BYD has secured the largest ever single order for electric buses in Europe in a deal with Keolis Nederland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider, Keolis. The landmark order comprises 259 pure-electric, 100% emissions-free BYD eBuses scheduled for programmed delivery from next summer.

South Korea Moving Forward With World's Largest Floating Solar Project

The floating PV plant would be located behind the world's longest seawall at Saemangeum that encloses 409km2 of reclaimed area.

Spying on Hippos With Drones to Help Conservation Efforts

A new study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the threatened species' population from a safe distance, particularly in remote and aquatic areas.

Ynvisible and Identiv Transform the Face of IoT

Ynvisible and Identiv Transform the Face of IoT with Visual Indicators on NFC Datalogging Smart Sensors. The companies are collaborating by combining Ynvisible's electrochromic display technology-based visual indicators with Identiv's range of uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker products.

AI Based Algorithm for Intensive Care of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury is a significant global cause of mortality and morbidity with an increasing incidence, especially in low-and-middle income countries. The most severe TBIs are treated in intensive care units, but in spite of the proper and high-quality care, about one in three patients dies.

Wearable Graphene Sensors Use Ambient Light to Monitor Health

Graphene coated with nanoparticles has been used to make wearable light sensors that measure the human pulse and blood oxygen levels from ambient light passing through tissue, offering a potential platform for health-care monitoring.

24M

24M are developing thick electrode Li-ion cells and low cost manufacturing techniques. Lead engineer, Matt Tyler, presented at the IDTechEx Show USA 2019.

Right Hand Robotics

Right Hand Robotics (RHR) is a CA based company established in 2014. It has raised some $34m so far.

Xarvio, a BASF Digital Farming brand

Xarvio is a software platform for digital agriculture owned by global chemicals company BASF. Xarvio tools help improve decision making on farms by letting users monitor and manage their fields, as well as identify weeds and pests during field inspections. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst spoke with Louis Wells, Solutions and Services manager at BASF, about the Xarvio platform.

Bowery Farming

Bowery is a company based in New York City that grows leafy green produce in highly automated indoor vertical farms. With $167.5 million in funding, it is one of the most well-funded vertical farming companies.

Reducing Risk in AI and Machine Learning-Based Medical Technology

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly transforming the healthcare sector. From spotting malignant tumours to reading CT scans and mammograms, AI/ML-based technology is faster and more accurate than traditional devices - or even the best doctors. But along with the benefits come new risks and regulatory challenges.

Human Bone May Hold Key to Stronger 3D Printed Lightweight Structures

What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last. Now, the discovery of how a "beam" in human bone material handles a lifetime's worth of wear and tear could translate to the development of 3D-printed lightweight materials that last long enough for more practical use in buildings, aircraft and other structures.

Who Makes Better Decisions: Humans or Robots

In cities, we depend on apps such as Waze and Google Maps to help us discover new places. At home, we use these apps to beat the rush-hour traffic and find the quickest routes to school, work, and other places we regularly frequent. But sometimes, we doubt a suggested turn; we question a re-route; we suspect an arrival-time estimate.

Northvolt & Mälarenergi Partner on Energy Storage for EV Charging

Northvolt and Swedish power provider Mälarenergi are partnering to establish a battery energy storage system at an electric vehicle charging station in Västerås, Sweden.

Supra G Energy

Supra G are an Australian start-up developing graphene based electrodes for supercapacitors. IDTechEx analyst Alex Holland caught up Supra G CEO, Dr Yufei Wang, and advisor Dr Fred Davis.

Zenlabs Energy Inc

Zenlabs are a start-up developing Li-ion batteries which utilise silicon oxides at the anode. They presented their developments at the IDTechEx Show USA 2019.

A $250Bn Revolution: Mobile Robots and Autonomous Vehicles in Delivery

Automation in the delivery/logistic and warehousing/fulfilment chain is a growing market. A particularly exciting subset of this is the use of mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles for automation of movement-based tasks.