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Green Battery and Hot Reserve for the Israel Electric Company

Ellomay Pumped Storage Ltd has awarded AFRY with Owner's Engineering services for the Manara pumped storage power plant in Israel. The project will create a green battery and a hot reserve for the Israel Electric Company.

Atmosic

IDTechEx interviewed Srinivas Pattamatta, VP of Business Development at Atmosic. They have developed low power Bluetooth chips with integrated power management systems capable of enabling energy harvesting.

Early Benchmarking of European and U.S. Electric Truck OEMs

All of the major heavy-duty truck manufacturers now have ongoing electric truck projects and development effort is intensifying. The transition to zero emission heavy-duty powertrains has begun. This article outlines IDTechEx's early scores for the major electric truck players in Europe and the U.S. benchmarking their electrification efforts up to this point.

Orbital Composites

Orbital Composites is a 3D printing company focussing on composite material.

Electric Boats & Ships: Five Key Battery Suppliers

The IDTechEx report "Electric Leisure & Sea-going Boats and Ships 2021-2040" reveals the battery demand expected from maritime transport over the next two decades, from leisure boats to ocean-crossing ships. In this article, IDTechEx summarizes the leading battery suppliers underpinning the industry.

Self Powered Implantable Device Stimulates Bone Healing, Disappears

Researchers know that electricity can help speed up bone healing, but "zapping" fractures has never really caught on, since it requires surgically implanting and removing electrodes powered by an external source.

Voxelab's Aquila 3D Printer Has an Upgrade

Voxelab, a sub-brand of Flashforge, is releasing an upgrade version of its best seller, FDM 3D Printer Kit Aquila. By adding multiple friendly design while keeping mean features of Aquila, Aquila X2 is a more reliable 3d printer for beginners and makers than its predecessor.

Experiencing Touch Over the Internet

Hugging distanced loved ones may one day be a video-call away.

Next-Gen Wearable Tech for Rehabilitation, Care, Performance, Wellness

The collaboration is the first aimed at assessing and fundamentally improving human movement and physical rehabilitation using full body sensors, covering 95% of the muscle mass of the human body.

Moi Composites

Moi Composites is a start-up company that work on continuous fiber 3D printing with a thermoset resin. A company update based on a questionnaire response with IDTechEx assessment is shown below.

Continuous Composites

Continuous Composites is a start-up company that work on continuous fiber 3D printing with a thermoset resin.

Arevo

Arevo has a proprietary 3D printing process for composite material and are initially using this for the in-house production of bikes.

Anisoprint

Anisoprint is a start-up company working on desktop and industrial 3D printing continuous fiber composites.

APS TechSolutions

APS TechSolutions is a start-up company working on 3D printing continuous fiber composites.

Mechnano

Mechnano is a company that specializes in nanocarbon enhancers for additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Steven Lowder (CEO & Founder).

Roboze

Roboze is a 3D printing company that specialize in high-performance polymers and composites. IDTechEx spoke with Ilaria Guicciardini (Head of Marketing), Davide Schiena (EMEA Head of Application Engineering & Customer Success), and Megan Silva (Community Builder)

No Lives at Steak: How Will Your Food be Made in the Future?

For a slaughter-free spaghetti bolognese, a beef burger where no cows were harmed, and fresh produce growing from the walls of skyscrapers, food technology is turning science fiction into science fact one innovation at a time.

Wearable Electroencephalogram Gathers Sleep Data From The Ear

Preliminary results of a new study show that a wearable electroencephalogram device that gathers data from the ear measures sleep as reliably as traditional EEG electrodes attached to the scalp.

3D Printing for Australian Meat Processing Plants

Konica Minolta Australia together with The Australian Meat Processor Corporation and Markforged are working together to establish a world-first, industry-owned additive manufacturing service model to help red meat processors across Australia to print equipment parts, revolutionising equipment maintenance to help ensure continuous supply of meat products.

Pacemaker-Like Devices Could Restore Lost Oral Function

Even the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 muscles of the mouth. The loss of function of even one of these due to disease or injury can be debilitating. For these people, nerve stimulation offers a ray of hope to regain some of their lost oral function.