4 Feb 2021

Wearable Sensor Monitors Health, Administers Drugs Using Saliva, Tears
A new kind of wearable health device would deliver real-time medical data to those with eye or mouth diseases.
2 Feb 2021

Alphabet Again Exits Drones: Others Again Jump In
In 2017, after four years of setbacks and crashes, Alphabet shut its project flying solar-powered fixed-wing drones in the upper atmosphere to beam the internet to those cut-off. They have now ended their upper-atmosphere balloon version as well.
19 Jan 2021

USA and East Asia Grab $23 Billion Transparent Electronics Opportunity
The new IDTechEx report, "Transparent Electronics Materials, Applications, Markets 2021-2041", describes a market increasing fivefold from 2021-2031. By 2041 it will be over $23 billion.
18 Jan 2021

BMW Plans to Double Sales of Fully Electric Vehicles
The BMW Group has now increased the number of electrified vehicles (fully-electric and plug-in hybrid) in its line-up to 13 models, available in 74 markets around the globe. The BMW Group plans to virtually double the number of electrified vehicles it offers to 25 models by 2023: More than half of these will be fully electric.
6 Jan 2021

Amazon Zoox is a Mistake
This article analyzes the recently revealed robotaxi from Amazon-owned Zoox.
23 Dec 2020

New Device Detects Which Hand Gestures You Want to Make
Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller or driving a car without a wheel. That's one of the goals of a new device developed by engineers, that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals detected in the forearm. The system, which couples wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could one day be used to control prosthetics or to interact with almost any type of electronic device.
Background
18 Dec 2020

Lion Electric
Lion Electric are based in Quebec, Canada. They were founded in 2008 and have established themselves as a leading player in the all-electric school bus market, delivering over 300 EV school buses in the US and Canada.
10 Dec 2020

IDTechEx Assesses 5 Significant Electric Vehicle Opportunities in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 2020 to become the pivotal year as the automotive industry goes through a once in a hundred-year transformation.
16 Nov 2020

TCO Advantage to Spur the Rapid Electrification of LCV Fleets
Despite the difficult current financial climate, there is evidence of growing momentum in the LCV market, transitioning away from conventional diesel fuelled light commercial vehicles (LCVs) toward electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs).
External press release
13 Nov 2020

Elementum 3D Gold Medal, US Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Olympics
Elementum 3D earned first place at the inaugural US. Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Olympics. The company won the event's "Material Hurdles" technical challenge with its A7050-RAM2 high-strength aluminum alloy, beating eight other finalists.
Full profile interview
8 Nov 2020

Intellegens (Drug discovery)
Intellegens is a data analytics company focused on accelerating innovation through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning (DL).