23 Jun 2021
"Electronic Nose" Accurately Sniffs Out Hard-to-Detect Cancers
An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign and pancreatic and ovarian cancer cells with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to a new study.
23 Jun 2021
Solar Energy Collectors Grown From Seeds
Engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight.
23 Jun 2021
Lead From Leaded Petrol Persists in London Air Despite '90s Ban
Lead levels in London's atmosphere have dropped drastically since lead additives in petrol were phased out, and currently meet UK air quality targets. However despite this drop, airborne particles in London are still highly lead-enriched compared to natural background levels, according to new research.
Full profile interview
23 Jun 2021
WACKER SILICONES - Thermal Materials for EVs
WACKER produces many materials used in the EV market. This interview with IDTechEx focussed on their silicone thermal interface materials for EV battery packs.
Topic overview
23 Jun 2021
Electric Boats & Ships: Five Key Battery Suppliers
IDTechEx expects battery demand from maritime transport to grow rapidly for the next two decades. In this article, IDTechEx summarises five leading battery suppliers underpinning this transition.
Full profile interview
22 Jun 2021
e-ThermoGentech (e-Thermo) Japan
We visited this company. They get half the efficiency of Komatsu KELK rigid thermoelectric chips meaning 3-4% but achieve what they call "unique" flexibility by using the usual BiTe as chip arrays on a flexible substrate.
Update
22 Jun 2021
9T Labs
9T Labs is a company that specialise in 3D Printing of composite material. IDTechEx caught up with Yannick Willemin (Business Development Manager).
Full profile interview
22 Jun 2021
Visedo
In Finland, Visedo, part of Danfoss of Denmark, has a machine that sounds similar to that in the Tesla 3.
Full profile interview
22 Jun 2021
Metamaterial Technologies
Meta Materials Inc. (META®) is an early-stage company that has developed multiple technologies for designing and manufacturing metamaterials. These are finely patterned structures in either 2D or 3D that enable the manipulation of light and energy to achieve properties not seen in nature. Metamaterials have multiple potential applications, including eyewear, communications, and transparent conductors. IDTechEx caught up with Rob Stone, Vice President of Corporate Development and Communications, to learn more about the company and especially its rolling mask lithography (RML) technology.
22 Jun 2021
World's First 100% Solar-Plus-Storage-Only Community Grid
Onslow, Australia's hydrocarbon-free experience shows that it is possible for communities to operate entirely on a solar-plus-stored-energy model.
22 Jun 2021
Mini-LED to Micro-LED Displays: The Industry Game-Changer is Coming
2020 and 2021 are the years for the Mini-LED displays to boost. Backlit Mini-LEDs' taking off has also paved the way for Micro-LED displays, a potential display industry game-changer.
22 Jun 2021
Bruisable Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthetics, Robots Sense Injury
When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they not only feel pain but also might experience bruising. Robots and prosthetic limbs don't have these warning signs, which could lead to further injury. Now, researchers have developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and also changes color from yellow to a bruise-like purple, providing a visual cue that damage has occurred.
External press release
22 Jun 2021
GenCell Energy Successfully Runs 24/7 Hydrogen Power Solution
GenCell Energy has successfully completed an advanced testing period of its innovative experimental GenCell A5 off-grid hydrogen power solution based on alkaline fuel cell technology, at the site of an active Emergency Communications System station outside Reykjavik, Iceland.
Topic overview
22 Jun 2021
EV Charging: Market Update, Trends & Industry Challenges
In this premium article, IDTechEx explains the different charging types and explores the market and technology trends within them.
21 Jun 2021
Rolls-Royce Developing Aviation Energy Storage Technology
Rolls-Royce is developing energy storage systems that will enable aircraft to undertake zero emissions flights of over 100 miles on a single charge.
21 Jun 2021
Printed Electronics for Fashionable Wearables
Look around at any of the major fashion brands, and you start to see a pattern: there is not much there in the way of design-oriented, pro-science thinking. Those worlds have, unfortunately, remained separate for the most part. The general message that society is sending could not be any clearer: you can be beautiful, you can be smart, but you cannot be both.
21 Jun 2021
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Begins Transatlantic Crossing Attempt
Ocean research non-profit ProMare and IBM have announced the Mayflower Autonomous Ship is now in international waters as it attempts to cross the Atlantic ocean and reach the United States.
Full profile interview
21 Jun 2021
Elaphe (2021)
Elaphe is a start-up based out of Slovenia making in-wheel motors primarily for automotive applications. IDTechEx caught up with Luka Ambrozic, Chief Marketing Officer at Elaphe.
21 Jun 2021
Volkswagen Plans to Use New 3D Printing Process in Vehicle Production
Volkswagen is pressing ahead with the use of innovative 3D printers in car production. For the first time, the newest process - known as binder jetting - is being used to manufacture components at the company's main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
IDTechEx analyst
20 Jun 2021
Material Opportunities for Printed/flexible Hybrid Electronics
Presentation delivered by IDTechEx Senior Analyst Dr Matthew Dyson at the Argonne National Laboratory Summit.