Update interview
18 Feb 2020
Exosystems
IDTechEx interviewed Exosystems at their booth at CES 2020's Eureka Park. They are a Korean company that have developed a wearable muscular rehabilitation system including functional electrical stimulation (FES) and EMG.
Background
18 Feb 2020
PAOTscan
IDTechEx interviewed PAOTscan at their booth on the large French startup section at CES 2020's Eureka Park. They have developed a skin patch product, claiming to monitor the antioxidants in the skin and used to recommend products such as cosmetics or nutritional supplements.
Update interview
18 Feb 2020
Sensoria
IDTechEx caught up with Davide Vigano, CEO of Sensoria at CES 2020. We discussed their latest work on a European Horizon 2020 project working with Rejoint on a smart knee brace, as well as updates from their other work, including progress in their diabetic footwear projects with Optima Molliter.
Update interview
18 Feb 2020
SenQ (Asia Air Survey)
SenQ is a subsidiary of Asia Air Surveys. They have developed a technology for athlete tracking for team sports based on location tracking technology from their parent company. IDTechEx spoke to Takayuki Yamada at their booth in Eureka Park at CES 2020.
Update interview
18 Feb 2020
Brilliant Sole
Brilliant Sole have developed smart insole products for applications including VR tracking, sports performance and medical monitoring. IDTechEx interviewed them at CES 2020.
17 Feb 2020
Irizar E-Mobility to Supply Zero Emission Buses to the City of Genoa
AMT Genoa has placed its trust in Irizar e-mobility for the renewal of its fleet and has acquired 14 Irizar ie bus 10.8m long 100% electric zero‑emissions buses and their charging facilities.
17 Feb 2020
Over 10% of NHS Estate to Switch to 100% Renewable Electricity
NHS Property Services has announced two new energy contracts via Inspired Energy. British Gas will provide 100% renewable electricity and Corona will provide natural gas to all their properties across the England by April 2020.
17 Feb 2020
Fastest High-precision 3D Printer
3D printers working in the millimeter range and larger are increasingly used in industrial production processes. Many applications, however, require precise printing on the micrometer scale at a far higher speed.
17 Feb 2020
Steady-Handed Robot Succeeds in Delicate Microsurgery
The first in-human trials of robot-assisted supermicrosurgery using a dedicated robotic platform are reported in a pilot study in Nature Communications.
17 Feb 2020
Hybrid Transistor Improves Next-Generation Displays
An innovative manufacturing technique has led to the development of hybrid organic transistors for use in next-generation electronic displays and large-area electronics.
17 Feb 2020
Improving Adhesives for Wearable Sensors
By conveniently and painlessly collecting data, wearable sensors create many new possibilities for keeping tabs on the body. In order to work, these devices need to stay next to the skin. In a study, researchers tweaked a widely used polymer to create a potential new adhesive to keep these sensors in place.
17 Feb 2020
CRISPR Could be Feasible for Fighting Cancer
Genetically-edited immune cells can persist, thrive, and function months after a cancer patient receives them, according to new data published by researchers. The team showed cells removed from patients and brought back into the lab setting were able to kill cancer months after their original manufacturing and infusion.
17 Feb 2020
Alpiq and Mercedes-Benz Energy to Make Batteries for Industrial Use
Alpiq and Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH have concluded a delivery agreement addressing the stationary use of electric car batteries. To achieve their objective of using resources sustainably and increasing the economic efficiency of electric mobility, Alpiq and Mercedes-Benz Energy are teaming up to make batteries available for industrial use.
17 Feb 2020
Teaching Tomorrow's Automobiles to Hear
Modern cars already feature a range of sophisticated systems such as remote-controlled parking, automatic lane-departure warning and drowsiness recognition. In the future, self-driving cars will also have auditory capabilities. Researchers have now developed a prototype system capable of recognizing external noises such as sirens.
Update interview
17 Feb 2020
GuRu
IDTechEx spoke to Behrooz Abiri, Co-founder and CTO of GuRu. They have developed a long-range wireless charging platform based on mm-wave RF.
17 Feb 2020
High power thermoelectric energy harvesting starts to look good
In energy harvesting in general, there is 100 times the market potential in high power rather than low power. In this article IDTechEx explores this opportunity.
Update interview
17 Feb 2020
Bosch
IDTechEx interviewed Jason Zinc and a team from Bosch at CES 2020's Unveiled exhibition. They were demonstrating a "virtual visor" concept for vehicle windshields.
Update interview
17 Feb 2020
Analog Devices
IDTechEx interviewed Roberto Munoz from Analog Devices at their booth at CES 2020. They have developed chipsets and devices aimed at doing vital sign monitoring for digital health.
Full profile interview
17 Feb 2020
Utilis
Utilis provide a satellite-based water leak detection system, which uses RADAR to identify saturated soil with potable drinking water.
14 Feb 2020
Wearables for Continuous Health Monitoring
Attendees at Healthcare Sensor Innovations USA 2020 will hear from industry representatives on how the next wave of connected and wearable medical devices will bring increased benefits to patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and the pharmaceutical industry.