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Bosch Sensortec - Gas Sensors

Bosch Sensortec manufacture sensors for incorporation with consumer electronics. They have had success in integration of motion sensors into mobile devices and have expanded into pressure, humidity, and air quality sensing.

Know Labs

Know Labs is a US-based company developing non-invasive glucose monitoring devices based on its proprietary technology called Bio-RFID. IDTechEx analyst Brendan Beh interviewed Know Labs Chairman Ron Erickson on the 25th of January, 2022.

Being a Motor Manufacturer in a Materials Crisis

The past two years have been extremely turbulent for many industries with production lines shutting down, chip shortages, and a host of general supply chain issues. Amongst the dismay, electric vehicles (EVs) have been a shining light. In 2021, sales of EVs globally grew by around 80% over 2020 which in turn was a growth of 44% over 2019.

Robot Aided Assembly Helps Speed Pace of Discovery for New Technology

The ability to make, say, a flexible screen or a new solar panel, starts with discovering a new combination of materials with unusual properties at the atomic scale. But in the field of 2D materials, which is considered one of the most exciting areas for future electronics, scientists still have to laboriously hand-make each new potential material before they can test its capabilities.

Wingcopter Teams up With UAV LATAM For Drone Delivery in Peru

Through this alliance, Wingcopter will work with UAV del Peru, a subsidiary of UAV LATAM, deploying the Wingcopter 198, Wingcopter's new flagship Unmanned Aircraft System, to carry out drone delivery operations for local clients. With the partnership, Wingcopter, UAV LATAM and UAV del Peru become leaders in the drone delivery space in Peru.

Comau and Mullen Automative Team up For Automotive Body Assembly

Comau announces a strategic alliance with Mullen Automotive Inc, an emerging electric vehicle manufacturer for the build out of a vehicle body shop at Mullen's Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center in Tunica, MS, United States.

Green Hydrogen From Waste Now a Reality

Egypt project to produce 300,000 tons of green hydrogen per year. Following a multimillion $ investment, H2-Industries is now poised to undertake several projects which will convert organic waste, including plastic and agricultural waste and even sewage sludge, and turning same into useable hydrogen.

Recyclus Opens First Recycling Plant in Tipton

The Tipton plant aims to increase Recyclus' lead-acid battery recycling production capacity from an estimated 16,000 tonnes in the first full year of production, to circa 80,000 tonnes by 2027.

Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells With Just a Piece of Paper

Perovskite semiconductor solar cells are a very exciting photovoltaic technology possessing similar efficiencies to silicon but cast or printed in thin films via liquid inks. A new method that uses a simple sheet of paper to deposit the perovskite films that does so without any expensive equipment at all has been developed .

Adphos Thermal Processing Tech Further Adapted in Battery Manufacture

In 2021 several thermal process lab and pilot systems for different, even multilayer, battery coating applications and a first high speed separator coating drying system to a leading Asian customer, has been delivered.

Octopus Energy Increases Payments for Solar Power Customers

Octopus Energy has upped its payments for households exporting renewable power back to the grid.

Avery Dennison Acquires TexTrace, an Innovator in Integrated RFID

Avery Dennison Corporation has acquired TexTrace AG, a technology developer that specializes in custom-made woven and knitted RFID products which can be sewn onto or inserted into garments.

Jacobs Secures RWE Green Hydrogen Feasibility Contract in the UK

Jacobs has been awarded a feasibility study contract from renewable energy company RWE to investigate the production and supply of green hydrogen in South Wales, U.K.

Monta and EN+ Team up to Supercharge EV Charge Points

An electric vehicle charging platform and EV charge point installer have announced a new partnership aimed at supercharging the UK's electric infrastructure. EV charging platform, Monta, and EV charge point manufacturer, EN+, say the move will improve the number of public and private chargers accessible to drivers while unlocking new features for commercial operators.

open-seneca

open-seneca is a citizen science project dedicated to the mapping of air pollution.

Alphasense

Alphasense is a sensor technology company producing gas sensors for the air quality, gas safety and industrial applications.

EPS BioTechnology Corp / EasyMax Diabetes Care

EasyMax Diabetes Care is a Taiwan-based test strip and glucometer manufacturer, having been founded in 2003. IDTechEx analyst Brendan Beh spoke with EasyMax sales manager Sam Chen on the 31st of January, 2022.

New Hydrogel Types, Applications, Opportunities

Gymnast of chemicals, the awesome hydrogel is a 3D network of hydrophilic polymers like a giant molecule that can swell in water and hold at least 10% of water while maintaining a well-defined structure. Medical hydrogels currently dominate hydrogel publicity, patents, and research but the rest will become a larger business 2022-2042.

Full-Scale Offshore Charging Station for Vessels at Offshore Wind Farm

Maersk Supply Service, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, is launching its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry by eliminating idle emissions. Together with Ørsted, Stillstrom will demonstrate the world's first full-scale offshore charging station for vessels at an offshore wind farm, scheduled for installation later this year.

Tonnes of Used Face Masks to Be Turned into Energy

Researchers have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste. The authors of the research claim that their technology could turn waste that is difficult to recycle into raw materials, according to a study published in the Journal of Energy Storage.