9 May 2022
Anglo American Unveils Hydrogen Powered Mine Haul Truck
Anglo American unveils a prototype of the world's largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa.
9 May 2022
New Research to Minimise Impact of Wind Energy on Migratory Birds
The development of wind energy is expanding worldwide in an effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. However, locations ideal for harvesting wind energy often overlap with wildlife concentrations, potentially leading to collisions and habitat loss. Researchers have found that data collected by weather radar networks could be used to reduce collisions and minimize habitat-related impacts of wind turbines on nocturnally migrating birds.
Full profile interview
9 May 2022
Laird Performance Materials: Thermal and EMI Materials for Radar
Laird are a major player in thermal management and EMI shielding materials. IDTechEx's contact with Laird focused on their materials for current and future radar designs in automotive applications.
Update interview
6 May 2022
Tactotek
In a recent webinar, Tactotek outlined how its in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) components can be utilized for smart surfaces and smart homes. This is a different target market to the often cited applications for in-mold electronics in the automotive and domestic appliance sectors.
6 May 2022
Volkswagen and SEAT Mobilise 10 Billion Euros to Electrify Spain
The Volkswagen Group and SEAT SA will mobilise 10 billion euros, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of the PERTE VEC. The Gigafactory will have an annual production capacity of 40 GWh, supplying the total volume of cells to Martorell and Pamplona. It will employ more than 3,000 people by 2030 and occupy an area of 200 hectares. Construction of the Gigafactory will begin in the first quarter of 2023, and production will start in 2026.
External press release
6 May 2022
Ocean Harvesting Completes Testing of Infinity WEC
Ocean Harvesting has successfully completed the testing of a prototype in scale 1:10 of the power take-off and the control system for the wave energy converter InfinityWEC. The design, build and testing in the rig was part of a project co-financed by the Swedish Energy Agency.
External press release
6 May 2022
2D Experimental Pilot Line to Test Graphene-Based Sensors
The 2D Experimental Pilot Line has launched its first customisable wafer run. As one of five multi-project wafer runs, this first phase targets sensor applications. Companies, universities and research institutes can include their designs as dies on joint wafers, to test their ideas for devices on a larger scale at relatively low costs.
External press release
6 May 2022
Velo3D Qualifies Copper Alloy for Use in Sapphire Family of Printers
Velo3D Inc has qualified the copper-chromium-niobium alloy GRCop-42 for use in its Sapphire family of printers.
Update interview
5 May 2022
The Sixth Element
The Sixth Element are the largest producer of GO and rGO. IDTechEx spoke with Bernhard Münzing (Sales Director) about their latest developments.
Innovation Map
5 May 2022
Key Industrial Players Gas Sensor Innovations & Ability to Execute
Innovation roadmap for the report 'Gas Sensors 2022-2032: Technology, Opportunities, Players, and Forecasts'.
Innovation Map
5 May 2022
Gas Sensors Future Roadmap
Innovation roadmap for the report 'Gas Sensors 2022-2032: Technology, Opportunities, Players, and Forecasts'.
Update interview
5 May 2022
Hubron
Hubron is a producer of black plastic masterbatches. IDTechEx spoke with Robert Laurent (Technical Director) about their graphene activity.
5 May 2022
The Rise of the Carbon Nanotube Battery
It is impossible to avoid headlines about the "graphene battery"; the concept of this Nobel Prize winning nanomaterial revolutionizing the energy storage market is naturally very enticing, but it is graphene's older sibling carbon nanotubes that have progressed beyond the hype and disillusionment phases of their commercial journey by finding a value-add high volume energy storage adoption.
5 May 2022
Building A Better Spacesuit
Researchers are working to enhance the current gas-pressurized suits to make them more accommodating for astronauts exploring planetary surfaces.
5 May 2022
Construction Begins on Largest Floating Solar Array in the USA
Floating solar projects offer a solution to the challenge of finding suitable locations to accommodate large scale commercial solar installations. Built mostly on man-made lakes or reservoirs, where tides and saltwater will not impact the panels, floating solar projects turn underutilized space into clean energy.
5 May 2022
Bye, Bye, Biopsy? Handheld Device to Identify Skin Cancers
Researchers are developing a low-cost handheld device that could cut the rate of unnecessary biopsies in half and give dermatologists and other frontline physicians easy access to laboratory-grade cancer diagnostics.
5 May 2022
Volvo Trucks, Bucher Municipal Collaborate to Electrify Sewer Trucks
Clean trucks will be used to clean more cities around Europe, as Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe.
5 May 2022
Recycled Glass Waste Replaces Sand in 3D Printing
Researchers have developed the capability to use recycled glass in 3D printing, opening doors to a more environmentally sustainable way of building and construction.
External press release
5 May 2022
TactoTek Licensee Nanogate is ready for IMSE Manufacturing
TactoTek announces that its licensee, Nanogate, is ready to mass produce IMSE parts. Nanogate recently completed the IMSE Builder technology transfer and has verified IMSE manufacturing capabilities.
Full profile interview
4 May 2022
Geyser Batteries Oy
Geyser Batteries Oy are a Finnish start-up commercialising their hybrid battery/supercapacitor technology. IDTechEx caught up with Stefan Strohmayer, Director Sales and Product Mangement.