External press release
18 Jan 2021
Port of Tyne's All Electric Future
UK Power Networks Services announced that it is undertaking detailed modelling and analysis of Port of Tyne's electricity network, which will enable the port to begin its journey to decarbonisation through electrification.
External press release
18 Jan 2021
Micatu Secures $10 Million Investment from Wave Equity Partners
Micatu, Incorporated announced a $10 million growth investment led by WAVE Equity Partners, LLC. The financing will support the company's continued global expansion and ongoing deployment of its proprietary GridView optical sensing platform for industrial and utility grid measurement solutions.
Full profile interview
18 Jan 2021
Sono Motors
At CES 2021, Sono Motors provided an update on Sion - 'the first affordable Solar Electric Vehicle'. In this article, IDTechEx discusses the company's remarkable progress since they last spoke at the IDTechEx Show! three years ago.
Event summary
18 Jan 2021
Electric Vehicles & Autonomy at CES 2021
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organized by the Consumer Technology Association, is the biggest consumer electronics event in the world. Vehicle technology has become an increasingly important topic at CES: from concept cars to production-ready vehicles, from components to infrastructure, from sensors to the fully autonomous driving solutions. This IDTechEx premium article summarizes trends and announcements from the electric vehicle and autonomous mobility keynotes held virtually this year.
Background
18 Jan 2021
Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells
Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC) are an early stage company that can have developed a thin film battery that can make electricity from paper and enzymes. This provides an ecofriendly power source for low-power electronics.
15 Jan 2021
New Solar Arrays to Power NASA's International Space Station Research
As the International Space Station orbits Earth, its four pairs of solar arrays soak up the sun's energy to provide electrical power for the numerous research and science investigations conducted every day, as well as the continued operations of the orbiting platform.
15 Jan 2021
GM Launches BrightDrop to Electrify Delivery of Goods and Services
General Motors has announced a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently.
15 Jan 2021
Healthy Sugar and 3D Printable Materials from Soy Hulls
Researchers are working to transform soy hulls left over from soybean processing into valuable food and industrial products. The United Soybean Board has awarded $350,000 to further develop methods for using soy hulls in modified fiber composites for 3D printing applications and produce the sugar substitute xylose as a value-added product.
15 Jan 2021
Industrial Smart Safety Glasses Proof of Concept
Harvest Technology Group Limited has entered into an agreement with Iristick NV to commence proof of concept trials for integration of the Infinity Nodestream and Wearwolf technology into Iristick's industrial smart glasses.
15 Jan 2021
Safer, Less Expensive and Fast Charging Aqueous Battery
Zinc-based aqueous batteries avoid the fire hazard by using a water-based electrolyte instead of the conventional chemical solvent. However, uncontrolled dendrite growth limits their ability to provide the high performance and long life needed for practical applications.
15 Jan 2021
Smart Water Networks Able to Detect a Looming Crisis
It is possible with technology to better predict how people use water and monitor its quality. Data brings understanding, and understanding brings better management of a system.
Update interview
15 Jan 2021
Covestro
Covestro is a major manufacturer of plastics, including polycarbonates and polyurethane, for many applications. This interview focusses on how they plan to integrate their products with printed/flexible electronics, including in-mold electronics.
Covestro target robot companies and automation service providers.
External press release
14 Jan 2021
Novel Drug Free Therapeutic Wearable is on the Way
The 50 million Americans who suffer with chronic pain will soon have a drug-free alternative to provide relief. Today, Soovu Labs Inc moves out of stealth mode to announce the introduction of Soovu Wearable Pain Relief, a unique "therable" (wearable medical device and app) to treat chronic pain.
14 Jan 2021
Kauai Renewable Power with Solar Plus Pumped Hydro Storage
WKEP is an integrated renewable energy and irrigation project with several key components: renewable energy production via hydropower and solar photovoltaic generation, coupled with pumped hydropower and battery energy storage to shift most of the project's output into the nighttime peak.
14 Jan 2021
Verve CRISPR Editing Treatment Selected for Human Trials
Verve Therapeutics announced new data demonstrating both durable and consistent lowering of blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at six months after a single gene editing treatment in non-human primates.
14 Jan 2021
Drones: The Key Technology for the Next Decade
Drones are the key technology of the coming two decades. They are used in many different aspects of industry, and commercial use of this technology has never been higher.
13 Jan 2021
Innovation Award for RFID Temperature Scanning System
The wirelessly-powered RFID Temperature Scanning System enables businesses to easily and safely monitor employees' temperatures in support of COVID-19 monitoring protocols.
13 Jan 2021
Archer, and FCA to Accelerate EVTOL Production
Archer is creating the world's first all-electric airline that moves people throughout the world's cities in a quick, safe, sustainable and cost-effective manner. The new partnership will help accelerate Archer's timeline.
External press release
13 Jan 2021
Versatile, Innovative Printing System Successfully Established
An innovative 2PP 3D-printing system that is capable of manufacturing across twelve orders of magnitude with exceptional speed has hit the market with great success, enabling fabrication of polymeric microparts from the nano to centimeter range.
13 Jan 2021
Robot Displays a Glimmer of Empathy to a Partner Robot
Engineers create a robot that learns to visually predict how its partner robot will behave, displaying a glimmer of empathy. This "Robot Theory of Mind" could help robots get along with other robots—and humans—more intuitively.