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LATEST ARTICLES FROM 3D Printing Progress

3D Printed Sensors Could Make Breath Tests for Diabetes Possible
The production of highly sensitive sensors is a complex process: it requires many different steps and the almost dust-free environment of special cleanrooms. A research team from Materials Science at Kiel University (CAU) and from Biomedical Engineer...
3D Printed Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause inflammation and the buildup of scar tissue. MIT engine...
Routes to 3D Electronics: Assessment of Technologies and Applications
Metallization of 3D surfaces is a growing field with diverse applications. In this article, we briefly discuss some techniques and applications thereof. More specifically, we discuss and critically benchmark laser direct structuring (LDS), aerosol, 3...
Printing Complex Cellulose Based Objects
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have set a new world record: they 3D printed complex objects with higher cellulose content than that of any other additively manufactured cellu...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Advanced Batteries & Energy Storage Research

BMW Reaffirms Commitment to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Developing alternative powertrain technologies is a top priority for the BMW Group. The carmaker offers first virtual insights into the powertrain system for the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT and reaffirms its commitment to following a carefully considered and...
Could There be a Li-Ion Battery Shortage?
IDTechEx forecast Li-ion demand to grow almost 10-fold from 2020-2030, but can supply meet this demand? Automotive manufacturers the world over are pledging to electrify their fleets. Volkswagen have a target of producing 1.5 million EVs by 2025 and ...
Redox Flow Batteries' Advantages for Stationary Energy Storage Market
An increasing number of news articles about Redox Flow Batteries are present on the web. This technology, mostly adopted in on-grid and off-grid applications, has been studied for the last 50 years, and it is currently being commercialized (most of t...
Battery Chemistry Promises Safer High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries
For the first time, researchers who explore the physical and chemical properties of electrical energy storage have found a new way to improve lithium-ion batteries. They successfully increased not only the voltage delivery of a lithium-ion battery bu...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Artificial Intelligence Research

Researchers Developing Prediction Models for Coronavirus
Data science professor Justin Zhan is collaborating with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professors David Ussery and Xuming Zhang to develop accurate predictions of genomic variation trends of coronavirus. Their work will help public of...
Neural Networks Facilitate Optimization in Search for New Materials
When searching through theoretical lists of possible new materials for particular applications, such as batteries or other energy-related devices, there are often millions of potential materials that could be considered, and multiple criteria that ne...
AI: State-Of-The-Art and Commercialisation Status in Diagnostics
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing medical diagnostics. The state-of-the-art results have already demonstrated that software can achieve fast and accurate image-based diagnostics on various conditions affecting the skin, eye, ear, lung, ...
AI Can Help Some Business But May Not Work for Others
The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before pursuing automation that could put the jobs of human employees ...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Electric Vehicles Research

BMW Reaffirms Commitment to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Developing alternative powertrain technologies is a top priority for the BMW Group. The carmaker offers first virtual insights into the powertrain system for the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT and reaffirms its commitment to following a carefully considered and...
Could There be a Li-Ion Battery Shortage?
IDTechEx forecast Li-ion demand to grow almost 10-fold from 2020-2030, but can supply meet this demand? Automotive manufacturers the world over are pledging to electrify their fleets. Volkswagen have a target of producing 1.5 million EVs by 2025 and ...
GM and Honda to Jointly Develop Two All-New Electric Vehicles
General Motors (GM) and Honda have agreed to jointly develop two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM's highly flexible global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. The exteriors and interiors of the new EVs will be exclusi...
Battery Chemistry Promises Safer High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries
For the first time, researchers who explore the physical and chemical properties of electrical energy storage have found a new way to improve lithium-ion batteries. They successfully increased not only the voltage delivery of a lithium-ion battery bu...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Global Biotechnology Insights

3D Printed Sensors Could Make Breath Tests for Diabetes Possible
The production of highly sensitive sensors is a complex process: it requires many different steps and the almost dust-free environment of special cleanrooms. A research team from Materials Science at Kiel University (CAU) and from Biomedical Engineer...
The Smallest Microelectronic Robot
An international research team, led by Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt, Chair of the Professorship of Material Systems for Nanoelectronics at Chemnitz University of Technology, Initiator of the Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanom...
World's First Ultrasound Biosensor
The ability to accurately monitor drug levels and biological molecules inside patients in real time has remained largely elusive. Most of the implantable monitors invented so far rely on high tech and expensive detectors such as CT scans or MRI. Us...
3D Printed Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause inflammation and the buildup of scar tissue. MIT engine...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Off Grid Energy Independence

The Big Benefits of Microgrids in Disaster
So much of our modern, technological world depends on reliable access to electricity, it can be difficult to imagine what life without it would be like for a few hours, let alone days. But that's exactly what the people who prepare our infrastructure...
Redox Flow Batteries' Advantages for Stationary Energy Storage Market
An increasing number of news articles about Redox Flow Batteries are present on the web. This technology, mostly adopted in on-grid and off-grid applications, has been studied for the last 50 years, and it is currently being commercialized (most of t...
Quantum Phenomenon Governs Organic Solar Cells
Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a quantum phenomenon that influences the formation of free charges in organic solar cells. "If we can properly understand what's going on, we can increase the efficiency," says Olle Inganä...
Energy Harvesting for Electronic Devices: Latest Situation
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Printed Electronics World

The Smallest Microelectronic Robot
An international research team, led by Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt, Chair of the Professorship of Material Systems for Nanoelectronics at Chemnitz University of Technology, Initiator of the Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanom...
3D Printed Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants
The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause inflammation and the buildup of scar tissue. MIT engine...
Routes to 3D Electronics: Assessment of Technologies and Applications
Metallization of 3D surfaces is a growing field with diverse applications. In this article, we briefly discuss some techniques and applications thereof. More specifically, we discuss and critically benchmark laser direct structuring (LDS), aerosol, 3...
Textile Fibre-Embedded Multiluminescent Device for Wearables
Dr Soon Moon Jeong's research team in the Division of Energy Technology at DGIST has developed a new structure of luminescence technology. This will enable the production of light-emitting elements that overcome the limitations of existing methods, e...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Robotics Research

The Smallest Microelectronic Robot
An international research team, led by Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt, Chair of the Professorship of Material Systems for Nanoelectronics at Chemnitz University of Technology, Initiator of the Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanom...
Robotic Turtles for Fish Farms
Robotic turtles used for surveillance could help prevent escapes from salmon farms. The "turtle robots" are paving the way for a technology that improves monitoring inside sea cages. A sea cage can hold up to 200 000 farmed salmon. If the...
ColRobot, the Collaborative Industrial Robot
For 3 years, ColRobot (Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing) worked on the development of collaborative robotics to help overcome some of the biggest common challenges in the automotive and aerospace industries, such...
Tunisia Uses Unmanned Robots to Enforce Lockdown
Tunisian authorities have increased their coronavirus security measures by deploying robots in the streets to enforce the country's lockdown orders. The P-Guard robot from Enova Robotics is a rugged security robot for multi-terrain applications. To...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Wearable Technology Insights

AR, VR, MR, What Can Be Improved?
In the coming decade, there will be many technological advances, which will hopefully overcome some of the limitations faced by AR, VR and MR products currently. IDTechEx's most recent report on " Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality 2020-2030 <&>...
Researchers Investigate if Wearable can Help Predict COVID-19
Central Queensland University has partnered with human performance company WHOOP and will collaborate with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio to investigate a potential connection between changes in respiratory rate and COVID-19 symptoms. The University plans ...
Wearable For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes requiring insulin therapy can safely achieve good blood sugar control using regular human insulin (RHI) in a wearable, patch-like insulin delivery device called V-Go, a new study finds. Results of the randomized controlled...
Textile Fibre-Embedded Multiluminescent Device for Wearables
Dr Soon Moon Jeong's research team in the Division of Energy Technology at DGIST has developed a new structure of luminescence technology. This will enable the production of light-emitting elements that overcome the limitations of existing methods, e...