External press release
30 Jul 2021
SICK's Mini InspectorP611 Packs in Machine Vision Power
SICK has launched an ultra-compact and ultra-powerful all-in-one 2D vision sensor, the InspectorP611, which can be set up rapidly to conduct highly-reliable inline machine vision inspections even in the tightest of machine spaces, or when mounted on robot arms.
Full profile interview
30 Jul 2021
NanoSUN
NanoSUN is an engineering startup based out of Lancaster, UK, focused on the development, manufacture and commercialisation of hydrogen refuelling solutions for customers in the Oil & Gas, Industrial Gases and Transport sectors. IDTechEx spoke with Lee Juby, NanoSUN's Commercial Director
Full profile interview
29 Jul 2021
Tanso
Tanso is a start-up company working on the automation of composite manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Hemant Bheda (Founder and Chairman).
29 Jul 2021
Thermoelectrics Enters the Fast Track
Thermoelectric cooling, heating, and harvesting is partly a great success now, partly to be a success later. First to analyze this big picture is the new IDTechEx report, "Thermoelectric Cooling, Heating, Harvesting: 90 Companies' Achievements and Strategies Appraised with Roadmap 2022-2042".
29 Jul 2021
Scientists use 'Fitbit' Technology on a Troop of Baboons
Using accelerometers -- the equivalent of pedometers, or Fitbits -- a team of scientists studied the detailed movement behavior and related energetic costs in a troop of 25 baboons. The study is the first to gain ultra-high resolution data on movement and energetics of a group of wild primates.
29 Jul 2021
World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine Starts Exporting Clean Power
Orbital Marine Power's O2 has commenced grid connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The innovative, floating turbine is anchored in the Fall of Warness where a subsea cable connects the 2MW offshore unit to the local onshore electricity network.
29 Jul 2021
Advancing 3D Bioprinting of Cartilage for Facial Reconstruction
A world-leading £2.5 million plus research programme that aims to revolutionise surgeons' ability to reconstruct nose and ear cartilage in patients affected by facial difference has been launched by The Scar Free Foundation, the only medical research charity which focuses solely on scarring, and Health and Care Research Wales. The three-year programme at Swansea University will have a global impact - advancing 3D bioprinting of cartilage for facial reconstruction.
29 Jul 2021
Partnership for Silicon-Anode Batteries for the 7-Seater Lilium Jet
CUSTOMCELLS, who supply international aviation, automotive and military customers, including Porsche AG, will be one of Lilium's prime suppliers, manufacturing lithium-ion batteries at scale for the all-electric 7-Seater Lilium Jet.
Update
29 Jul 2021
Pony.ai
Pony.ai is an autonomous robotaxi company founded in 2016 and co-located between California and Guangzhou, China.
28 Jul 2021
Air Taxi Winners: Watch Orders Not Investment
Air taxi operators are unfazed by the 200 or so organizations designing vertical take-off electric aircraft. Follow the economics and the orders not the fluid investments from people seeking the next Tesla. Those getting the huge investments often lack significant orders.
28 Jul 2021
Redox Flow Batteries Are Ready For The Big Stationary Storage Market
While they may have struggled to find their place in the market over the past few years, there will be significant adoption of redox flow batteries towards the end of the next decade according to a new IDTechEx market report, "Redox Flow Batteries 2021-2031".
Background
28 Jul 2021
AutoX
AutoX is backed by Alibaba and based in Shenzhen, China. They are one of the leaders in the race to providing a robotaxi service and have a presence in both the US and China.
28 Jul 2021
The Most Complex Flexible Microprocessor Yet
The low-cost chip carries over 12 times as many transistors as previous flexible microprocessors, and is ultra-thin and flexible with good performance. The team made the chip from metal-oxide transistors using conventional manufacturing equipment.
External press release
28 Jul 2021
Innovative Logistics System Based on Printed Sensors
InnovationLab announced that it has been working with Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to integrate its printed sensors into an innovative logistics application.
Topic overview
28 Jul 2021
Gas Diffusion Layers: Materials, Supply & Demand in Fuel Cell Vehicles
In this article, IDTechEx explores the role of the gas diffusion layer in PEM fuel cells, with further details on the supply chain, market shares and expected demand to 2030.
External press release
28 Jul 2021
Wiliot Secures $200 Million Investment Round Led by SoftBank Vision
For decades, there has remained a massive gap as trillions of products travel billions of miles without any data being available as to their status, whereabouts, or situation. Lacking this information, global supply chains have been profoundly, and vulnerably, in the dark. Recognizing this, many leaders in consumer-packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, furniture, and apparel have been working with Wiliot to add their sensing capabilities, intelligence and connectivity.
27 Jul 2021
Event-Based Vision Approaches Commercialization
The increasing adoption of computational image analysis is creating opportunities for many new types of image sensors. One of the most innovative and commercially promising technologies is event-based vision, which is a bio-inspired method of acquiring visual data that promises multiple advantages.
27 Jul 2021
Fully Renewable Energy Feasible for Samoa
The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a study has shown. Pacific Island nations are particularly susceptible to climate change and face high costs and energy security issues from imported fossil fuels.
27 Jul 2021
Soft Skin Patch Could Provide Early Warning for Strokes, Heart Attacks
Engineers have developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major arteries and veins deep inside a person's body.
Topic overview
27 Jul 2021
800V Cars, to be or not to be?
As the automotive industry moves further into the electric era, a new platform is emerging - 800V - with nine automakers already committed. It is generating hype by having the potential to enable 350kW (ten-minute) charging, breaking down the ultimate barrier for the consumer. But is it worth it? In this premium article, IDTechEx analysts analyse the challenges and benefits from a battery and system perspective.