External press release
24 Feb 2022
Hydro REIN and KrakenFlex Partner on Energy Flexibility Rollout
Renewable energy solutions provider Hydro REIN and KrakenFlex, the energy flexibility arm of Octopus Energy Group, have agreed to partner in several projects across Europe and North America to help cut emissions and costs of energy-intensive manufacturers.
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23 Feb 2022
Nio (2022)
Nio Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells smart electric vehicles in China and Europe. The company offers five, six, and seven-seater electric SUVs, as well as smart electric sedans. It is also involved in a battery swapping service called Power Swap. Nio Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
23 Feb 2022
Hydrogels get Magical
Just jelly-like materials? Well, there is a new one that supports an elephant but goes squishy when it jumps off. The new IDTechEx reports, "Self-Healing Materials Markets 2022-2042" and "Hydrogel Markets in Agriculture, Industry, Energy, Electronics, Electrical, Consumer 2022-2042" have the big picture.
23 Feb 2022
Melbourne Roads to be Wind Powered
All the power required to operate CityLink will be sourced from renewable wind-farm technology by 2024. This will save 20,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere each year - the equivalent to the electricity consumption of 3,000 homes.
23 Feb 2022
Flexible OLED for Homogeneous Light in the Operating Room
The glare-free, homogeneous light of large-area organic light-emitting diodes is perceived as very pleasant and offers many advantages for product design. In the recently completed LAOLA project, OLEDs were therefore developed as planar lighting for a wide range of applications on flexible substrates.
23 Feb 2022
3D Printing Turns Bleach into Non-Toxic Rocket Fuel
An engineering student is using 3D printing to help turn hydrogen peroxide into a non-toxic rocket fuel for the growing aerospace market.
External press release
23 Feb 2022
FlexEnable Raises $11-$25M for Mass Production of Flexible Displays
FlexEnable has raised $11M Series B financing. Coretronic, a major Taiwanese LCD backlight module manufacturer, has made a strategic investment alongside significant European family offices. The initial $11M investment includes options for a further $14m and is expected to finance FlexEnable through to mass production ramp up of flexible displays and liquid crystal optical modules at Asian display manufacturing partners. The funds will also be used to scale up the company's organic materials production capacity to meet the growing needs of display manufacturing partners entering volume production.
23 Feb 2022
Future Mobility Pamphlet
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22 Feb 2022
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22 Feb 2022
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22 Feb 2022
Biden's Critical and Emerging Technologies: Areas To Watch
In February 2022, the White House issued an updated list of critical and emerging technologies that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), and National Security Council (NSC) have identified as being important for US national security. Numerous technology areas have been featured, including advanced manufacturing, hypersonics, biotechnologies, and artificial intelligence. Of these, IDTechEx has highlighted which areas to watch and why exactly the White House has shortlisted them as critical technologies.
22 Feb 2022
Rethinking Wave Energy Converters Using Variable-Geometry
A major challenge currently facing wave energy technology is the achievement of cost competitiveness. Because they must be designed to be robust enough to withstand large wave loads and unforgiving sea states, about 35%-50% of wave energy converter costs can be attributed to device structural costs alone. Reducing the structural cost and increasing energy capture are two paths toward reducing wave energy's levelized cost of energy, thereby increasing its attractiveness as a major renewable energy source.
22 Feb 2022
Eve and Microflite Partner to Bring UAM Services to Melbourne
Eve UAM LLC and Microflite announced an order of up to 40 low-noise zero-emission eVTOLs to support the commencement of new electric Urban Air Mobility operations in Australia in 2026.
22 Feb 2022
Successful Implantation of Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant
The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis, an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain's visual cortex, has been successfully surgically implanted in the study's first participant. This surgery is part of a Phase I Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for People With Blindness.
22 Feb 2022
A New Way to Ink: Next Step in Wearable Tech?
Scientists have developed an inexpensive way to transform an ordinary shirt into an electronic smart shirt—one able to monitor and adjust body temperature or even allow the wearer to apply heat to a sore shoulder or back. All from a design printed on the fabric of the shirt or any other piece of clothing.
22 Feb 2022
Bentley Expands 3D Printing Capability
Bentley Motors has shared details of the impact of a £3 million investment to double its additive manufacturing capacity at the company's headquarters in Crewe, England, where all Bentley models are built.
22 Feb 2022
Self-Healing Materials for Robotics Made from Jelly and Salt
Researchers have developed self-healing, biodegradable, 3D-printed materials that could be used in the development of realistic artificial hands and other soft robotics applications.
21 Feb 2022
Panasonic Commercialises Transparent Conductive Film
Panasonic Corporation has commercialized a double-sided full wiring transparent conductive film combining low resistance and high transmissivity, using its unique roll-to-roll construction method for the first time in the industry.
21 Feb 2022
Facial Recognition Tech Taken to the Next Level in Virtual Reality
Our face can unlock a smartphone, provide access to a secure building and speed up passport control at airports, verifying our identity for numerous purposes. An international team of researchers has taken facial recognition technology to the next level, using a person's expression to manipulate objects in a virtual reality setting without the use of a handheld controller or touchpad.
21 Feb 2022
Wrapping Droplets in Graphene for Printed Microchips, Wearable Sensors
New research from physicists will 'significantly advance' the new technology area of liquid electronics, enhancing the functionality and sustainability of potential applications in printed electronics, wearable health monitors and even batteries.