Full profile interview
2 Jul 2020
Marrone Bio Innovations
Marrone Bio Innovations is a Californian company that produces a range of biologically derived pesticides and fertilizers that can be used as effective alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals, without the damage to the environment. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with founder and CEO of Marrone Bio Innovations, Dr Pam Marrone.
Full profile interview
2 Jul 2020
Sound Agriculture
Sound Agriculture is a Californian life sciences company developing new technologies to improve sustainability in agriculture. Source, the company's flagship product, stimulates microbes in the soil, improving the growing environment for crops without needing chemical fertilizers. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Sound Agriculture CTO and co-founder Dr Travis Bayer.
Event summary
2 Jul 2020
EV Summit Online Series: EV Trucks
EV Summit Online Series: EV Trucks
In partnership with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Green.TV
External press release
2 Jul 2020
Landmark Hydrogen Move for London and UK
A significant step has been made in fuelling hydrogen buses on the streets of the UK with Ryse Hydrogen signing a three-year contract with Suttons Tankers to transport bulk hydrogen gas to different locations in the UK, starting with London.
2 Jul 2020
Emerging Photovoltaics: Materials Opportunity in New $38Bn Market
The new IDTechEx report, "Materials Opportunities in Emerging Photovoltaics 2020-2040", is based on interviews by multi-lingual, PhD level IDTechEx analysts across the world and 20 years tracking the research and applications. They predict $38 billion dollars in 2040 without colliding with the silicon-in-glass "power station" business. There will be many opportunities for premium pricing of its new specialist materials.
2 Jul 2020
Catheter Navigation: The Fastest Growing Sector of Robotic Surgery
IDTechEx reports that the robotic surgery market will reach over $12 billion by 2030. Within this industry catheter navigation is an emerging, but lesser known application, that is rapidly gaining traction. IDTechEx's findings are detailed in the recently published report "Innovations in Robotic Surgery 2020-2030: Technologies, Players & Markets".
External press release
2 Jul 2020
Voxan Motors Unveils High-Performance Electric Motorcycle Wattman
The Wattman is the first high-performance electric motorcycle made by Voxan, specially designed for our a speed record project. In July 2021, the Voxan Wattman will attempt to set a new world speed record on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia.
External press release
2 Jul 2020
JCB Unveils World's First Hydrogen Digger
JCB chairman Lord Bamford and his son Jo, who runs Ryse Hydrogen and Wrightbus, have spent two years working on the construction industry's first ever hydrogen-powered excavator and a further year testing the prototype.
External press release
2 Jul 2020
OPVIUS Becomes ARMOR Solar Power Films
Following the acquisition of OPVIUS GmbH by the French industrial manufacturer ARMOR in the fall of 2019, the German expert in organic photovoltaics is now becoming ARMOR solar power films GmbH. This name change highlights the final step of a several months-long process of gradual integration.
2 Jul 2020
Innovation Challenges Regular Touchscreens With New Spray-on Technique
Researchers have challenged the idea that touchscreens are limited to 2D and rectangular shapes by developing an interactive display that can be sprayed in any shape.
2 Jul 2020
Wearable-tech Glove Translates Sign Language Into Speech in Real Time
Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time though a smartphone app.
Full profile interview
1 Jul 2020
Rapidia
Rapidia provide a bound metal 3D printing system. IDTechEx spoke Dan Gelbart (Founder).
Full profile interview
1 Jul 2020
Elementum 3D
Elementum 3D provide specialist materials for additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Jacob Nuechterlein (President and Founder).
Full profile interview
1 Jul 2020
Metallum3D
Metallum3D developed a pellet extrusion Multi-Material 3D Printing System. It consists of a Pellet Extrusion 3D Printer and a Microwave Sintering Furnace. The technology enables 3D printing, debinding and sintering - all in the same system. Metallum3D's system is compatible with metals, ceramics, plastics and flexibles.
1 Jul 2020
Li-ion Battery Recycling: A $5.9Billion market by 2030
IDTechEx CEO, Raghu Das & Technology Analysts, Dr Alex Holland & Dr Na Jiao, discuss Lithium-ion battery recycling and the current market.
1 Jul 2020
Goldman Sachs Sees $16 Trillion Investment in Renewables by 2030
Spending on renewable power is set to overtake oil and gas drilling for the first time next year as clean energy affords a $16 trillion investment opportunity through 2030, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
1 Jul 2020
Smartwatches as a Medical Device? Progress and Outlook from IDTechEx
Last week, Apple announced the latest features that will be added to the Apple Watch in watchOS 7. Amongst the range of updates were a series of new health app features, including new "mobility metrics" such as low-range cardio fitness, walking speed, stair-descent speed, stair-ascent speed, six-minute walk distance, double support time, step length, and asymmetry.
1 Jul 2020
Artificial Skin Heals Wounds and Makes Robots Sweat
A smart surface that can actively and repeatedly release and reabsorb substances by environmental stimuli.
Full profile interview
30 Jun 2020
Ceradis
Ceradis is an agri-tech company that develops and produces environmentally friendly pesticides derived from nature, with the aim of creating safer and greener agriculture that can help feed the planet without costing the Earth. In June 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Willem-Jan Meulemeesters, CEO of Ceradis.
Full profile interview
30 Jun 2020
Arrival
Arrival is a promising UK-based startup with ambitious plans to be the first to produce electric commercial vehicles at a competitive upfront price-point.