27 Apr 2020
Wednesday 6 May - Free Webinar on Thermal Management for EVs
IDTechEx will be hosting a free 25-minute webinar on Wednesday 6 May 2020. "Thermal Management: Keeping Cool as the Electric Vehicle Market Heats Up!" will be presented by IDTechEx Technology Analyst, Dr James Edmondson.
Full profile interview
27 Apr 2020
Intrasense
Intrasense aims to accelerate and leverage the use and interpretation of medical images (CT, MRI and X-ray) throughout the chain of care. This ranges from research, to screening, to diagnosis, to treatment planning, as well as lesions follow-up.
27 Apr 2020
How Vertical Farming Disrupts the Food Supply Chain
By the time fresh produce reaches stores, it has often lost quality and freshness. It also risks contamination from passing through several middlemen along the way. Vertical farming could help overcome these problems in the tradition supply chain.
27 Apr 2020
Gas Storage Method Could Help Next-Generation Clean Energy Vehicles
Tremendous amounts of hydrogen and methane can be stored in nanoscopic pores.
27 Apr 2020
Why we Should Build Millions of Weather-Protected Pedelecs this Summer
Resilience in pandemic situations needs alternatives to public transportation and shared moblity
The present Corona pandemic has clearly revealed a shortcoming of public transportation and most shared mobility solutions: they come with poor possibilities for social distancing.
27 Apr 2020
International Tidal Technology Developers Join Morlais Project
North Wales tidal stream energy project, Morlais, has had a significant boost with the announcement that three new turbine developers have signed-up to the project.
27 Apr 2020
New Textile Could Keep You Cool in the Heat, Warm in the Cold
Imagine a single garment that could adapt to changing weather conditions, keeping its wearer cool in the heat of midday but warm when an evening storm blows in. Now, researchers report a strong, comfortable fabric that heats and cools skin, with no energy input.
27 Apr 2020
Robots Weeding Organic Farms, Patrolling for Greenhouse Pests
Robots that use artificial intelligence to recognise the health of fruit and vegetable crops and when they're ready to harvest are being trialled to help small, organic and greenhouse farmers with weeding and patrolling for pests.
Full profile interview
24 Apr 2020
Sensitronics
Sensitronics produces pressure sensors based on force sensing resistor (FSR) technology. They are unique among their competitors in that they recently started to offer customizable force sensing resistor material by the foot.
Full profile interview
24 Apr 2020
Elephantech
Elpehantech, formerly AgIC, have developed an additive PCB manufacturing method. Silver nanoparticles are printed only onto the required areas of the board surface, and then electroless plating technology is applied to grow copper traces onto the printed areas.
24 Apr 2020
Mobile EV Chargers on the Go: Niche or Disruptive?
With the growing population of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs), the charging infrastructure industry is also progressing quickly to meet the ever-increasing demand for recharging the EV batteries.
24 Apr 2020
Conductive Inks: Hybrid Electronics, In-Mold Electronics, Skin Patches
Conductive ink business is inherently wonderfully diverse. This has allowed the industry to rejuvenate itself time and time again and to remain very relevant through generations of product lifecycles.
24 Apr 2020
Telehealth Rises to the Challenge During the COVID-19 Crisis
Telehealth has been poised to disrupt healthcare for many years, but unfortunately has faced a slow rise in adoption. This has changed in the COVID-19 crisis.
24 Apr 2020
Robots Provide Surgeons With Superhuman Stability and Precision
Robotic systems are increasingly being used to facilitate and optimise the positioning of instruments and tools during surgery. These systems simplify operating room workflows.
Full profile interview
24 Apr 2020
QCL
QCL is a supplier of a range of innovative, rapid testing products for a wide range of industries. These include: beverages, dairy, environmental, feed and forage, food, grain and milling, oils and fats, pharma. IDTechEx interviewed Dr. Mark Whatton, Technical Projects Manager
24 Apr 2020
Volvo and Daimler Planning Joint Venture
Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture.
24 Apr 2020
Remote Control of Soft Robots
Soft materials, such as rubber or polymers that can endure drastic changes to their shape, are promising for applications where flexibility and shapeshifting abilities are paramount. For example, these materials can be used to create soft robots suited for specialized tasks, ranging from medical devices that could navigate around inside the body to robots for search-and-rescue missions that can squeeze through small openings.
24 Apr 2020
Tanzania's First Wind Farm Near Completion
Tanzania's first ever wind farm to reach financial close and start construction is nearing completion. Once operational, the 2.4MW wind farm will provide much-needed energy security to customers of a rapidly expanding private rural grid network.
23 Apr 2020
Webinar 29 April Miniaturised Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring
IDTechEx will be hosting a free 30-minute webinar on Wednesday 29 April 2020. Miniaturised Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring will be presented by IDTechEx Technology Analyst, Dr Luyun Jiang.
23 Apr 2020
IDTechEx Predicts the Digital Water Market to Be Over $2Bn by 2030
Data can drive insights, increase efficiency, and provide detailed information about current water and wastewater networks. The water industry is one which has many unknowns, and more data can provide help to this mature and large industry.