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LATEST ARTICLES FROM 3D Printing Progress

Revolutionizing the Orthopedic Sector Thanks to 3D Printing
COP Chimie is a French SME based in the Vercors region which has been developing materials for the orthopedic industry for over 30 years. Thanks to its Research and Development laboratory, as well as its synthesis unit, the company has succeeded in d...
3D Printing Composites Will be a $2bn Industry Within the Next Decade
3D printing of fiber-reinforced polymers is rapidly approaching a commercial tipping point. This is quickly becoming one of the most exciting and impactful areas of 3D printing; over the next decade the market will grow to $2 billion, the installed b...
Robotic Neck Brace Can Help Analyze Cancer Treatment Impacts
A new robotic neck brace from researchers at Columbia Engineering and their colleagues at Columbia's Department of Otolaryngology may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery. He...
Building a Multifunctional Pressure Sensor Using 3D Printing
The treatment of many medical issues like abnormal gait and muscular disorders require an accurate sensing of applied pressure. In this regard, flexible pressure sensors that are simple, lightweight, and low-cost, have garnered considerable attention...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Advanced Batteries & Energy Storage Research

Redox Flow Batteries Are Ready For The Big Stationary Storage Market
While they may have struggled to find their place in the market over the past few years, there will be significant adoption of redox flow batteries towards the end of the next decade according to a new IDTechEx market report, " Redox Flow Batter...
Gas Diffusion Layers: Materials, Supply & Demand in Fuel Cell Vehicles
In this article, IDTechEx explores the role of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, a critical part of the membrane electrode assembly. In general, the GDL will: Facilitate the transport and uniform distributi...
Fully Renewable Energy Feasible for Samoa
The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a University of Otago study has shown. Pacific Island nations are particularly susceptible to climate change and face high costs and energy security issues from imported fossil fuels. For the...
800V Cars, to be or not to be?
As the automotive industry moves further into the electric era, a new platform is emerging - 800V - with nine automakers already committed. It is generating hype by having the potential to enable 350kW (ten-minute) charging, breaking down the ultimat...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Artificial Intelligence Research

OMRON B5L Time-of-Flight Sensor Module for Real-Time 3D Vision in AMR
Innovative technology continues to improve and advance the possibilities for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). To view the environment around them, AMRs often require multiple, high-accuracy sensors that can offer stable and reliable detection along wi...
Developing Machine Learning Tools for Soil Moisture Data
An Ohio State University faculty member has launched a three-year federally funded project that will develop nationally available, high-resolution cyberinformatics tools to help farmers and others analyze and respond to soil conditions. The work wi...
Algorithm Flies Drones Faster Than Human Racing Pilots
To be useful, drones need to be quick. Because of their limited battery life they must complete whatever task they have - searching for survivors on a disaster site, inspecting a building, delivering cargo - in the shortest possible time. And they ma...
Nextiles Launches Software Development Kit
Nextiles, a textiles manufacturing startup that blends traditional sewing techniques with printed circuit boards to create smart fabric, announced a newly designed software development kit (SDK) that will enable any existing application to access Nex...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Electric Vehicles Research

Air Taxi Winners: Watch Orders Not Investment
Air taxi operators are unfazed by the 200 or so organizations designing vertical take-off electric aircraft. The IDTechEx report with the big picture is, " Manned Electric Aircraft: Smart City and Regional 2021-2041 ". Air taxi operators ...
Gas Diffusion Layers: Materials, Supply & Demand in Fuel Cell Vehicles
In this article, IDTechEx explores the role of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, a critical part of the membrane electrode assembly. In general, the GDL will: Facilitate the transport and uniform distributi...
800V Cars, to be or not to be?
As the automotive industry moves further into the electric era, a new platform is emerging - 800V - with nine automakers already committed. It is generating hype by having the potential to enable 350kW (ten-minute) charging, breaking down the ultimat...
Trends in Solid-State Batteries
Solid-state batteries keep on attracting tremendous attention and investment with the maturing technologies and closeness to mass production. Even with the influence of COVID-19, the potential market size is expected to grow to over $8 billion by 203...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Global Biotechnology Insights

Tiny, Injectable Sensors Could Monitor Brain Activity without Surgery
Researchers have developed nanoscale sensors that could be injected into the body to noninvasively track brain activity using light. The approach could one day offer a new way to study the brain or assess patients' brain functioning without the need ...
Remote Patient Monitoring: Hypertension
Robotic Neck Brace Can Help Analyze Cancer Treatment Impacts
A new robotic neck brace from researchers at Columbia Engineering and their colleagues at Columbia's Department of Otolaryngology may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery. He...
Liquid Metal Sensors and AI Could Help Prosthetic Hands to Feel
Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object. The lack of this sensation presents a unique challenge for individuals with upper...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Off Grid Energy Independence

Redox Flow Batteries Are Ready For The Big Stationary Storage Market
While they may have struggled to find their place in the market over the past few years, there will be significant adoption of redox flow batteries towards the end of the next decade according to a new IDTechEx market report, " Redox Flow Batter...
Fully Renewable Energy Feasible for Samoa
The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a University of Otago study has shown. Pacific Island nations are particularly susceptible to climate change and face high costs and energy security issues from imported fossil fuels. For the...
US Airport Powered Entirely with Solar Energy and Natural Gas
Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday became the first airport in the world to be completely powered by natural gas and solar energy as part of its newly live microgrid. The first-of-its kind microgrid increases resilience and maximizes publi...
Robotic Mining
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Printed Electronics World

OMRON B5L Time-of-Flight Sensor Module for Real-Time 3D Vision in AMR
Innovative technology continues to improve and advance the possibilities for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). To view the environment around them, AMRs often require multiple, high-accuracy sensors that can offer stable and reliable detection along wi...
Redox Flow Batteries Are Ready For The Big Stationary Storage Market
While they may have struggled to find their place in the market over the past few years, there will be significant adoption of redox flow batteries towards the end of the next decade according to a new IDTechEx market report, " Redox Flow Batter...
The Most Complex Flexible Microprocessor Yet
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the microprocessor. But developments in these semiconductor chips, which are the heart of every electronic device, continue with gusto. Researchers at UK-based semiconductor chip firms have now made the larges...
Innovative Logistics System Based on Printed Sensors
InnovationLab, an expert in printed electronics "from lab to fab", today announced that it has been working with Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to integrate its printed sensors into an innovative logistics application. Trelleborg's IntelliSto...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Robotics Research

OMRON B5L Time-of-Flight Sensor Module for Real-Time 3D Vision in AMR
Innovative technology continues to improve and advance the possibilities for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). To view the environment around them, AMRs often require multiple, high-accuracy sensors that can offer stable and reliable detection along wi...
Air Taxi Winners: Watch Orders Not Investment
Air taxi operators are unfazed by the 200 or so organizations designing vertical take-off electric aircraft. The IDTechEx report with the big picture is, " Manned Electric Aircraft: Smart City and Regional 2021-2041 ". Air taxi operators ...
Event-Based Vision Approaches Commercialization
The increasing adoption of computational image analysis is creating opportunities for many new types of image sensors. These have a diverse range of capabilities, ranging from dramatically lowering the cost of short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging to la...
Algorithm Flies Drones Faster Than Human Racing Pilots
To be useful, drones need to be quick. Because of their limited battery life they must complete whatever task they have - searching for survivors on a disaster site, inspecting a building, delivering cargo - in the shortest possible time. And they ma...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Wearable Technology Insights

Soft Skin Patch Could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks
Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major arteries and veins deep inside a person's body. Knowing how fast and how much blood ...
Wearable Technology to Save Australians From Shark Bites
With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia, scientists say the use of personal electronic deterrents is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuries which could save the lives of up to 1063 Australians along the coastline over ...
Nextiles Launches Software Development Kit
Nextiles, a textiles manufacturing startup that blends traditional sewing techniques with printed circuit boards to create smart fabric, announced a newly designed software development kit (SDK) that will enable any existing application to access Nex...
Tiny, Injectable Sensors Could Monitor Brain Activity without Surgery
Researchers have developed nanoscale sensors that could be injected into the body to noninvasively track brain activity using light. The approach could one day offer a new way to study the brain or assess patients' brain functioning without the need ...