30 Oct 2020
Solar Supercapacitor is Dream Ticket for Vehicles
IDTechEx report, "Solar Vehicles 2021-2041" notes that cars with solar bodywork have long range. Tough sell. Even longer range is being achieved by those crudely shoving in an enormous battery.
External press release
30 Oct 2020
Widex-Developed AI Promises to Revolutionize Hearing Aids
Having transformed the performance of a broad spectrum of consumer and industrial products, artificial intelligence is now set to revolutionize the quality of a product that the U.S. National Institutes of Health says half of consumers aged 75+ desperately need: hearing aids.
30 Oct 2020
World's First Flying Car Hits the Road
Have you ever seen a flying car passing you on the highway? The PAL-V Liberty has been approved for road usage and can now be spotted on the European roads. With this approval, PAL-V is another step closer to deliveries.
External press release
29 Oct 2020
Merck & Mammoth Biosciences to Scale New SARS-CoV-2 Test
Merck today announced a collaboration with Mammoth Biosciences Inc. for the development, scale-up and commercial production of Mammoth's CRISPR-based SARS CoV-2 diagnostic test.
Full profile interview
29 Oct 2020
General Silicones
General Silicones (GS) offer a wide range of silicone-based materials. This profile focuses on a recently developed innovative silicone-based thin film that is laminated to a thin layer of polyurethane. The resulting film is both printable and laminatable, thus overcoming the difficult of bonding to silicones. GS are targeting applications including flexible hybrid electronics and healthcare.
External press release
29 Oct 2020
BayoTech and IGas Team Up for Hydrogen Development
IGas are pleased to announce a further step in its strategy to be well placed in the energy transition by entering into heads of terms with BayoTech, a manufacturer of modular hydrogen generation systems, to produce hydrogen from certain of IGas' existing gas resources.
29 Oct 2020
Rockefeller Foundation USD1 Billion to Green Recovery from Pandemic
The Rockefeller Foundation will commit USD1 billion over the next three years to catalyze a more inclusive, green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Foundation will focus on two key areas: catalyzing billions of dollars in private and concessional investments to scale distributed renewable energy across developing countries; and ensuring more equitable access to Covid-19 tests and vaccines, science-based tools, and data to fight the pandemic, while strengthening public health systems to prevent future outbreaks.
29 Oct 2020
Wearable Sensor to Help ALS Patients Communicate
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis suffer from a gradual decline in their ability to control their muscles. As a result, they often lose the ability to speak, making it difficult to communicate with others.
29 Oct 2020
Machine Learning Helps Hunt for COVID-19 Therapies
Researchers were not preparing machine learning techniques for a global health crisis. Still, when one broke out, they were ready to help.
External press release
29 Oct 2020
Daimler Trucks & Waymo: Development of Autonomous Sae Level 4 Trucks
Daimler Trucks and Waymo partner on the development of autonomous SAE Level 4 trucks. Their initial effort will combine Waymo's industry-leading automated driver technology with a unique version of Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia, to enable autonomous driving.
External press release
29 Oct 2020
FarmVisionAI™ Releases Mobile App for Powerful In-field AI
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Illumitex adds a mobile app for real-time engagement between horticultural AI and indoor growers.
External press release
29 Oct 2020
Vestas Wins Another Order in Vietnam for a 50 MW Wind Project
Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer, Ia Bang Wind Power Joint Stock Company, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power producer Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC).
Full profile interview
29 Oct 2020
Stratio Inc
Stratio has developed an innovative approach to reducing the cost of manufacturing short-wave infra-red image sensors by using germanium rather than indium gallium arsenide as the photo-sensitive material. It has also developed a range of products that demonstrate their key value proposition of affordable, portable, and versatile optical measuring devices.
29 Oct 2020
After COVID-19, What Does the Future Hold for 3D Printing?
Without doubt, the impact of COVID-19 is being felt at a pivotal point in the evolution of 3D printing.
Background
28 Oct 2020
Akasol
Akasol is an energy storage startup emerging as the leading supplier for heavy-duty battery packs. In an interview, IDTechEx learned of the company's interesting answer to emerging solid-state technologies.
Full profile interview
28 Oct 2020
Arzeda
Arzeda designs proteins that don't occur naturally. It can model peptides, enzymes, antibodies and any other kind of protein.
Full profile interview
28 Oct 2020
Carbonfree Chemicals
Carbonfree Chemicals is a company developing technologies for capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide emissions, aiming to simultaneously fight climate change and create useful products. In October 2020, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Martin Keighley, CEO of Carbonfree Chemicals.
Background
28 Oct 2020
Qurv
Qurv is a Spanish early stage company developing graphene/quantum dot based short wave infra red (SWIR) image sensors. These will include data processing software to provide a 'plug-and-play' solution.
Full profile interview
28 Oct 2020
IniVation
iniVation offer event-based vision sensors and the associated software. These sensors enable ultra-low response latency, low data rates, high dynamic range, and low power consumption by having pixels asynchronously report whenever they experience a change in light intensity.
28 Oct 2020
Flexible Self-Charging Battery Under Development
Strategic Elements Ltd subsidiary Australian Advanced Materials has agreed to develop a self-charging battery technology through its collaboration with the University of New South Wales and CSIRO. The Battery cells create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes.