TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co., Ltd

Wuhan Raycus are a fiber laser manufacturer and are one of the key players in China.

Wave and Tidal Power: Success Under 10MW

The new IDTechEx report, "Wave, Tidal and Hydro Power 1W-10MW 2018-2038" observes that the main investors in water power - governments, utilities etc. - seek something that may become large in gross sales value by involving very large grid projects rather than large numbers of small and medium-sized projects.

Porsche's first fully electric sports car is named Taycan

Series production of the first purely electric Porsche is set to begin next year. In preparation, the vehicle has now been given its official name: The "Mission E" concept study, the name currently used to describe Porsche's complete electric offering, will be known as the Taycan.

Partnership to develop next generation AR smart glasses

Vuzix Corporation is partnering with Plessey Semiconductor to develop advanced display engines for Vuzix waveguide optics to enable next generation AR Smart Glasses.

Campus delivery robots

A UC Berkeley startup called Kiwi thinks they've cracked a way to efficiently use robots to deliver food to your door. The company plans to expand outside of Berkeley later this year.

Electricity Generation Turns to the Ocean

It is a matter of survival now. Neglect of global warming is causing rising sea levels that will soon flood an increasingly large number of cities, that and the melting icecaps making more of the fresh water in the world salty, so desalination is a market doubling every ten years.

Zero Emission Minigrids and Off Grid: Huge New Business Explained

At Wolfson College Cambridge 21 June there is a day of business insight forums on the burgeoning technology and application of off-grid electricity.

Novae Ltd

Novae are a fiber laser manufacturer. IDTechEx first had a discussion with Novae at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specializes in ultrafast pulsed fiber lasers and supercontinuum generation. Applications include chemical sensing, medical imaging and micromachining.

Cybel, LLC.

Cybel are a fiber laser manufacturer and a distributor of photonic systems manufactured by partner companies. IDTechEx first had a discussion with Cybel at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in February 2018. The company specializes in fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers for gas sensing and scientific applications.

NP Photonics, Inc.

NP Photonics are a fiber laser manufacturer. IDTechEx first had a discussion with NP Photonics at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specializes in fiber lasers for a variety of sensing applications.

Convergent Photonics

Convergent are a laser manufacturer who produce fiber, Nd:YAG and CO2 lasers. IDTechEx first had a discussion with Convergent at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specializes in multi-kilowatt fiber lasers for material processing applications.

Lumibird (Previously Keopsys Quantel)

Lumibird are a laser manufacturer. IDTechEx first had a discussion with Keopsys Quantel at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specializes in fiber lasers for sensing, healthcare and scientific applications. Quantel also offer a small range of fiber lasers for marking applications.

MWTechnologies, LDA

MWTech are a fiber laser manufacturer. IDTechEx first had a discussion with MWTech at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specializes in fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers for LiDAR and material processing applications

AI to identify, count, describe wild animals

Deep learning can automatically identify, count and describe animals in their natural habitats.

Nissan scores with Pitch-R robot

Nissan has unveiled an autonomous robot, which can draw football pitches wherever there is space.

New machine learning approach could accelerate bioengineering

Scientists have developed a way to use machine learning to dramatically accelerate the design of microbes that produce biofuel.

SPI Lasers Limited

SPI Lasers are a fiber laser manufacturer and are a key player. IDTechEx first had a discussion with SPI Lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in January 2018; this was followed by a full interview in March 2018. The company specialize in fiber lasers for material processing applications.

Transparent, conductive films for developing flexible screens

Researchers have demonstrated large-scale fabrication of a new type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nanopatterned silver. Smartphone touch screens and flat panel televisions use transparent electrodes to detect touch and to quickly switch the color of each pixel. Because silver is less brittle and more chemically resistant than materials currently used to make these electrodes, the new films could offer a high-performance and long-lasting option for use with flexible screens and electronics.

Large-scale, sustainable 3D printing with cellulose

Cellulose is one of the most abundant and broadly distributed organic compound and industrial by-product on Earth. Yet, despite decades of extensive research, the bottom-up use of cellulose to fabricate 3D objects is still plagued with problems that restrict its practical applications: derivatives with vast polluting effects, used in combination with plastics, lack of scalability and high production cost.

Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels

The president of Costa Rica has announced during his presidential inauguration, plans for the nation to ban fossil fuels, aiming for the country to become the world's first decarbonised country.