External press release
28 Sep 2021
Gazprom Neft and Aeroflot Join Forces to Develop "Green" Aviation Fuel
This partnership between Gazprom Neft and Aeroflot will lead to the development of aviation-fuel formulations which comply with international requirements on limiting greenhouse gas emissions and the International Civil Aviation Organisation's CORSIA environmental programme.
External press release
28 Sep 2021
Octopus Energy $600m Deal to Accelerate Global Green Energy Mission
The agreement, which has been several months in the making, will see Generation's Long-term Equity strategy take a stake of up to approximately 13% in the business. Octopus will use the proceeds of Generation's strategic investment to turbo boost its mission to drive the renewable revolution globally.
External press release
28 Sep 2021
QUASAR Batteries Offer Longer Running Time, Faster Charging
Revolutionary new QUASAR batteries from Eternity Technologies offer longer running time, faster charging & improved performance for material handling applications.
27 Sep 2021
Webinar: Commercially Compelling Printed/Flexible Sensor Innovations
Thursday 30 September 2021 - Emerging applications for capacitive sensors, such as leak detection; Spatially resolved temperature sensors, for monitoring EV batteries and electronics, that can be combined with other functionalities; and more! Will conclude with Q&A for pre-submitted questions
27 Sep 2021
Materials Informatics: Industry Activity Steps Up to Accelerate R&D
The ability to develop new materials and bring them to market ever faster is an obvious goal. There continues to be countless developments that improve chemistry and materials science R&D, but perhaps none represent the same paradigm shift that materials informatics offers. Major industry players are waking up to this as the technology matures.
27 Sep 2021
Swapping Silver for Copper to Break Solar Panel Efficiency Record
SunDrive Solar received certification from the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin that their commercially-sized silicon solar cell had achieved a 25.54% efficiency. This efficiency surpassed the previous world record of 25.26%, held by LONGi Solar, the world's leading manufacturer of mono-crystalline solar modules. Silicon is currently the dominant solar cell technology, and this technology comprised 95 per cent of all solar modules installed in 2020.
27 Sep 2021
Lithium-Carbon Battery Technology Enables Ultra-Fast Charging
By combining the benefits of super capacitors and traditional lithium-ion batteries, the new lithium-carbon technology enables a full charge to be delivered in a similar time to refuelling an internal combustion-powered vehicle.
27 Sep 2021
Micro-Robots Propelled by Air Bubbles and Ultrasound
A team of engineers created cell-size robots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves. Despite their tiny size, these micro-robotic swimmers - whose movements were inspired by bacteria and sperm - could one day be a formidable new tool for targeted drug delivery.
27 Sep 2021
3D Nano-inks Push Industry Boundaries
A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink has incredible properties — and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics. Mechanical engineering researchers have created a way to make a 3D-printable nanocomposite polymeric ink that uses carbon nanotubes — known for their high tensile strength and lightness. This revolutionary ink could replace epoxies — and understanding why its properties are so fantastic is a first step toward its mass use.
27 Sep 2021
Nanoparticle Paste To Maximize Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency
An international team of researchers found a way to increase the efficiency of perovskite-based solar cells.
Full profile interview
27 Sep 2021
ioTech
ioTech is a company that has developed a rapid, optically driven, non-contact method of depositing patterned layers of a wide range of materials. It is primarily targeting the semiconductor packaging and PCB manufacturing space.
24 Sep 2021
GM Reveals All-New EV Motors to Power an All-Electric Future
General Motors President Mark Reuss has revealed GM's group of three all-new motors that will power its Ultium-based EVs. Designed by GM, the 180-kilowatt front-drive motor, 255-kW rear- and front-drive motor and 62-kW all-wheel drive assist motor are part of Ultium Drive. All three motors were calibrated in-house to ensure the highest level of performance in Ultium-based EVs. The motors were built as a scalable family, sharing design principles as well as similar tooling and manufacturing strategies.
24 Sep 2021
Antibiotic Levels Measurable in Breath for First Time
A team of engineers and biotechnologists has for the first time shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples. The breath measurements also corresponded to the antibiotic concentrations in the blood. The team's biosensor - a multiplex chip that allows simultaneous measurement of several specimens and test substances - will in future enable personalized dosing of medicines against infectious diseases on-site and help to minimize the development of resistant strains of bacteria.
24 Sep 2021
3D Printed Modular Houses with Steel Exoskeleton
Architects have designed the world's first steel 3D printed structure of modular houses The studio is the first architecture and design studio in the world to use a steel 3D-printed "exoskeleton" construction system that supports and distributes all the functional elements of the building, using their new solution of construction technique which they called "EXOSTEEL".
Update
24 Sep 2021
TE Connectivity: Materials for Charging Connectors
TE Connectivity held a webinar recently to discuss their new product Tendur for surface plating charging connectors. Tendur is an ultra anti-abrasion surface coating for high voltage charging inlets and is a promising technology to improve the lifetime performance of high-powered charging connectors.
24 Sep 2021
Robots Roll up Stairs, Carry Carts and Race One Another
Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape.
Topic overview
24 Sep 2021
Electric Vehicle Power Electronics: Players & Supply Chain
In this article, IDTechEx explores the emerging links being forged throughout the electric vehicle power electronics supply chain, with insight into market leaders and supply for emerging silicon carbide devices.
23 Sep 2021
EV Power Electronics: Driving Semiconductor Demand in a Chip Shortage
Semiconductors are the lifeblood of the modern age. From your watch to a washing machine, everything these days seems to be 'smart', 'connected' and therefore enabled by semiconductors. Unsurprisingly then, a massive shortage of chips present 'across all categories', according to some industry executives, is having a profound impact.
23 Sep 2021
Off Grid Solar Plus Storage Improves Broadband Access in Sierra Leone
The new solar power grid will have the capacity to run for up to 356 hours across all sites without a genset, reducing the network's carbon dioxide emissions by 347.41 tonnes per year. Zoodlabs has an incredible vision to improve Sierra Leone's broadband internet access and power that infrastructure entirely with off-grid renewable energy.
23 Sep 2021
Airbus Reveals the Next Generation of CityAirbus
Airbus has announced plans for a new CityAirbus as the emerging Urban Air Mobility market begins to firm up. Ushering in the next generation of CityAirbus, the fully electric vehicle is equipped with fixed wings, a V-shaped tail, and eight electrically powered propellers as part of its uniquely designed distributed propulsion system. It is designed to carry up to four passengers in a zero emissions flight in multiple applications.