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Pricer

Pricer is a Swedish manufacturer of electronic shelf labels.

Wearable Devices Ltd.

Wearable Devices Ltd. was founded in 2014. The company is developing 'Mudra', a brain-computer interfacing wristband. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed the company following their product demo at CES2023. Tess interviewed the Executive Vice President of Business Development, Offir Remez.

Dana: Cooling Modules for EV Power Electronics

Dana is a supplier of drivetrain and electrified propulsion systems. Among its product portfolio, Dana produces cooling systems for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics. IDTechEx spoke to Dana about these systems.

Cobots On the Rise For the Automotive and Material-Handling Industries

As a pioneer in adopting traditional industrial robots, the automotive manufacturing industry has significantly improved its productivity and efficiency. Although traditional industrial robots have presented significant benefits, one of the fundamental challenges is their high downtime costs.

Microcars Are the Smaller, Greener Future of Urban Commuting

There is a need to scrap the "highway-centric" model of urban development and prioritize the ease and convenience of local trips. Most car trips are short trips carrying just one person. Most of the energy is wasted on carrying the vehicle's own weight.

New Way Air Bearings

New Way Air Bearings is an established company that produces air bearings that enable non-contact support and direction of both rigid and flexible substrates, along with other applications. IDTechEx caught up with founder and CTO Drew Devitt.

Shinko: Carbon Nanotube Thermal Interface Materials

Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Shinko) is a public Japan-based company mainly engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of products based on semiconductor mounting technology. Shinko produced CNT composite material under the licensed technology from Fujitsu Limited.

Opportunities for Thin Film and Flexible Photovoltaics

This presentation was given by IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Matthew Dyson at innoLAE 2023.

Three Predictions for 2023 in Augmented and Virtual Reality

2022 was a turbulent year for Extended Reality (XR). The popularization of the metaverse concept raised massive interest in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) devices as the gateway to this future vision of the internet, with excitement gathering over an expected revolution in how we communicate.

Sony (CES 2023)

Sony announced the replacement for its aging but very successful PlayStation VR (PSVR) at CES 2022; CES 2023 saw the chance to demo the VR2, which is only compatible with the relatively hard-to-find PlayStation 5 (PS5).

Hydrogen Production Processes by Stage of Development

Assessment of the maturity of a range of hydrogen production processes.

Why Immersion Cooling Might Not be the Final Battery Cooling Solution

Battery thermal management is a critical component to an electric vehicles (EVs) operation. Cells need to be kept cool when under load from driving and charging or kept warm during cold ambient conditions. This enables more efficient operation of the batteries and improves safety.

Nanocarbons in 2022: Small Sized but With a Growing Commercial Impact

The field of nanocarbons is not new and it has certainly been the victim of too much hype and false dawns, but things have changed. Across 2022 and into the decade ahead, CNTs and graphene will enter different phases of their industrial expansion.

NXP Semiconductors: AI/ML Applications

NXP Semiconductors are a Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of semiconductor chipsets. IDTechEx spoke with Ali Ors, Director of Global AI ML Strategy and Technologies for Edge Processing.

SES-imagotag

SES-imagotag is a French company that supplies electronic shelf labels and other IoT devices for retail.

Infineon: Expanding SiC OEM Partnerships

Infineon is a consistent market leader in the supply of automotive power semiconductors and has expanded SiC partnerships with major OEMs over the past year.

Lumus

Lumus is an Israeli company which designs optical engines for AR and other head mounted display (HMD) devices. These optical engines are composed of a display and reflective (also known as geometric) waveguide combiner — Lumus' key expertise is in the design of these waveguides, which can expand the exit pupil in two dimensions. Although largely fabless, it has its own smaller production line for R&D and specialized orders.

In-Mold Electronics: The Future of Smart Surfaces?

Surfaces, be they in kitchen appliances, automotive interiors, medical devices, or even furniture, are becoming increasingly smart. Embedded lighting, touch sensitivity, heating, and even haptic feedback enables inanimate and often neglected surfaces into a design feature with seamlessly integrated user controls. But what is the best way to manufacture these smart surfaces?

Webinar: The Key Factors to the Successful Commercialization of SSB

Thursday 2 March 2023 - Key takeaways from the webinar: Solid-state battery landscape; Solid-state battery development; Controversial opinions on solid-state batteries and corresponding analysis; Important factors for solid-state battery commercialization; Targeting market

Advent Technologies: High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

Advent Technologies is a maker of high temperature PEM fuel cells using a licensed membrane technology from Los Alamos which can run off low purity hydrogen via an integrated methanol reformer today and potentially an ammonia cracker in the future. IDTechEx caught up with the company's CTO and Marine Technology Director to discuss the most exciting applications emerging.