Full profile interview
22 Mar 2022

TriLite Technologies
TriLite is a developer and manufacturer of laser beam scanning (LBS) projectors, targeted especially for use in consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses. TriLite's Trixel 3 projector is extremely compact to fit in the arm of glasses, uses a single biaxial MEMS mirror from Infineon, and does not require external relay optics. The firm, based in Vienna, Austria, has developed innovative machine learning-based software to simplify calibration and control, reducing production costs and increasing manufacturing yields.
External press release
22 Mar 2022

ACWA Power's Rabigh 3 IWP Project Achieves Guinness World Record
ACWA Power announced that the company's Rabigh 3 Independent Water Plant in Saudi Arabia, has been recognised as the "world's largest reverse osmosis desalination facility" by the Guinness World Records, the ultimate global authority on record-breaking achievements.
10 Mar 2022

Lightweight Supercapacitor-Battery Hybrid is Strong as Steel
Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter than aluminum and helps boosts the vehicle's power capacity.
2 Dec 2021

Sun is Likely an Unaccounted Source of the Earth's Water
Researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the Earth's water, finding the Sun to be a surprising likely source.
25 Oct 2021

Innovative Design of Titanium Alloy with Supreme Properties
A research team has successfully developed a super-strong, highly ductile and super-light titanium-based alloy using additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing. Their findings open up a new pathway to design alloys with unprecedented structures and properties for various structural applications.
23 Aug 2021

Package Delivery Robots' Environmental Impacts
Whether a robot or a person delivers your package, the carbon footprint would essentially be the same, according to a study that could help inform the future of automated delivery as the pandemic fuels a dramatic rise in online shopping.
Background
19 Aug 2021

Electrochaea GmbH
Electrochaea is a German growth-stage company that has developed a power-to-gas (P2G) process to convert renewable energy and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade biomethane.
1 Jul 2021

Autonomous Excavators Ready for Around the Clock Real World Deployment
Researchers have introduced an autonomous excavator system that can perform material loading tasks for a long duration without any human intervention while offering performance closely equivalent to that of an experienced human operator.
Full profile interview
26 May 2021

Massivit 3D
Massivit 3D is an Israeli 3D Printing company that manufactures and sells large-format thermoset deposition printers and materials. IDTechEx spoke with Ido Eylon, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at Massivit 3D.
11 May 2021

Wastewater Treatment System Recovers Electricity, Filters Water
The system is set up like a typical microbial fuel cell, a bacterial battery that uses electrochemically active bacteria as a catalyst where a traditional fuel cell would use platinum. In this type of system, the bacteria are attached to the electrode. When wastewater is pumped into the anode, the bacteria "eat" the organic materials and release electrons, creating electricity.
10 May 2021

Additive Manufacturing for Volume Production of Wood Parts
At the core of this innovation is the Forust process, which combines two waste streams from traditional wood production, sawdust and lignin, to sustainably produce isotropic, high-strength wood parts.
Update
30 Apr 2021

Stratasys
Stratasys is one of the world's largest 3D printer manufacturers, focusing on industrial polymer 3D printers and materials. On April 28th, 2021, Stratasys held a virtual event to launch three new 3D printers: the F770, Origin One, and H350.
External press release
29 Apr 2021

Stratasys Agrgessively Advances Additive Manufacturing Strategy
Stratasys Ltd has introduced three new 3D printers that together address a large portion of the multibillion-dollar market opportunity in additive manufacturing of end-use parts.
15 Jan 2021

GM Launches BrightDrop to Electrify Delivery of Goods and Services
General Motors has announced a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently.
Full profile interview
23 Nov 2020

Augwind Energy
Augwind is an Israeli company which developed an innovative isothermal compressed air energy storage system (CAES).
Augwind energy storage system has been adapted to be used as buffer for compressed air in industrial applications.
Background
19 Oct 2020

CarbonCure
CarbonCure is a Canadian company that develops carbon dioxide removal technologies for concrete. The technology is retrofitted into concrete plants and enables producers to inject carbon dioxide into fresh concrete during mixing, where it becomes a mineral that is permanently embedded. The carbon dioxide mineralisation increases the concrete's strength, resulting in both economic and climate benefits.
Topic overview
22 Jun 2020

The evolution of EU gas grid, and its hydrogen integration
The need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has been highlighted by several organisations and officialised by the Kyoto Protocol and subsequently the Paris Agreement in 2016.
28 Feb 2020

Therapies Without Drugs
Researchers are investigating the potential of microimplants to stimulate nerve cells and treat chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, or Parkinson's disease.
17 Feb 2020

Fastest High-precision 3D Printer
3D printers working in the millimeter range and larger are increasingly used in industrial production processes. Many applications, however, require precise printing on the micrometer scale at a far higher speed.
Background
10 Dec 2019

Badia Farms
Badia Farms is a vertical farming company based in Dubai that grows fresh local produce using advanced hydroponics technology. It is the first commercial vertical farm to operate in the Gulf region.