Background
16 Aug 2019
Genomatica
Genomatica is a bioengineering technology development company, who partner with chemical companies looking to develop new sustainable, biobased chemicals and intermediates. IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core learns more.
Background
16 Aug 2019
Origin Materials
Origin Materials is a biobased chemical start up dedicated to developing commercially viable chemocatalytic process to produce sustainable alternatives to commonly used plastics.
16 Aug 2019
IDTechEx: advanced wound care market to exceed $22 billion by 2030
IDTechEx, a market intelligence company focusing on emerging technologies, have released a new report titled "Advanced Wound Care Technologies 2020-2030". In the report, IDTechEx forecasts the market for advanced wound care technologies to exceed $22 billion by the year 2030.
16 Aug 2019
New biobased polymers coming to market in 2019
Biobased polymers are gaining increased prominence in the minds of consumers, as increased awareness of climate change and plastic pollution continues to grow. However, the range of biobased alternatives to the main plastics we encounter in our daily lives continues to limit its potential adoption. Key to accelerating the switch from petrochemical to biobased plastics is going to be a larger diversity of materials, including commodity polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene. IDTechEx looks at the key manufacturers of biobased polymers and production methods and capacities, in their report, "Biobased Polymers 2018-2023: A Technology and Market Perspective".
16 Aug 2019
Material players set for big gains/losses in EV $1,000+ bn revolution
The electric vehicle market is growing very quickly. IDTechEx forecast that the total market will exceed $1,000bn value within the next 5-years across all categories: land, sea, and air. This huge growth is resulting in a large amount of turbulence within the supply chain. In particular, the material considerations are different to traditional internal combustion engines and provide a significant opportunity or threat - depending on your viewpoint.
16 Aug 2019
Towards smart packaging that detects the presence of salmonella
When food is recalled due to contamination from bacteria such as salmonella, one may wonder how a tainted product ended up on store shelves. New technology being developed could give retailers and regulators an earlier warning on dangers in food, improving public health and giving consumers peace of mind.
16 Aug 2019
Solar powered furniture for smart cities
The next generation in smart, sustainable and solar powered urban furniture
16 Aug 2019
Wearable moves brain monitoring from the lab to the real world
Imagine if a coach could know which moments of competition a certain player might peak, or if a truck driver had objective data telling him his body and mind were too tired to continue driving.
16 Aug 2019
Rapid, low-cost method to 3D print microfluidic devices
Microfluidics is the manipulation and study of sub-microscopic liters of fluids. Technologies that utilise microfluidics are found in many multidisciplinary fields ranging from engineering to biology. Experiments can be performed on a device roughly of the size of a dollar coin, reducing the amount of reagents used, wastes produced, and the overall costs.
16 Aug 2019
Robotic jellyfish able to perform 3D jet propulsion and maneuvers
As a source of inspiration, aquatic creatures such as fish, cetaceans, and jellyfish could inspire innovative designs to improve the ways that manmade systems operate in and interact with aquatic environments. Jellyfishes in nature propel themselves through their surroundings by radially expanding and contracting their bell-shaped bodies to push water behind them, which is called jet propulsion.
16 Aug 2019
Partnership on 2nd-life battery storage
Daimler AG with its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the BAIC Group, have entered into a development partnership, intending to establish 2nd-life energy storage systems in China in the future.
15 Aug 2019
Military Vehicles on Land
The need for electric vehicles in military applications is strong. The speed of advance of an army is still limited by speed of providing fuel and other "materiel" as they call it. 20% of deaths are suffered simply providing fuel. The US Military has a program to reduce fuel consumption by 70% because of this.
15 Aug 2019
$7.5 billion 'smart mini-city' to be built in Las Vegas
This $7.5 billion, six year project, will be constructed of net-zero buildings within their own insular mini-city, featuring automated multi-functional designs, renewable energies from solar/wind/water/kinetic, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, supertrees, and self-healing concrete structures.
15 Aug 2019
In-Wheel Motors for Electric Vehicles Evolving Fast
Electric motor drive is key to all electric vehicles and it is taking new forms. See IDTechEx report, "Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2019-2029".
15 Aug 2019
Dominion Energy announces battery storage pilot projects
The four utility-scale battery storage pilot projects totaling 16 megawatts are the largest projects of their kind in Virginia. The projects were filed with the State Corporation Commission for approval Friday and are enabled by the Grid Transformation & Security Act of 2018, which allows Dominion Energy to invest in up to 30 megawatts of battery storage pilot projects.
15 Aug 2019
Chameleon-inspired soft robot can interact with environment
A novel structural color soft robot with both color-changing and locomotion capabilities has been developed by a research team.
15 Aug 2019
Progress in 3D holographic tissue printing
Prellis Biologics today announced that Khosla Ventures has led an $8.7 million Series A investment in the company. The announcement comes as Prellis has reached major tissue engineering milestones in its mission to use 3D holographic printing to create 3D tissue and organs for research and transplantation.
Youtube interview
15 Aug 2019
Artificial Intelligence for 3D Printing
PrintSYSt provides automatic, cloud-based solutions for optimization and facilitation with their patented algorithm bringing AI and 3D printing knowledge into one end-to-end platform.
15 Aug 2019
Nanosecond pulsed electric fields activate immune cells
Nanosecond pulsed electric fields produce strong electrical effects by focusing a high powered electrical pulse over a very short period of time. They are attracting attention as a method of physically stimulating matter in various fields, particularly in the life sciences.
15 Aug 2019
Neural networks will help manufacture carbon nanotubes
Thin films made of carbon nanotubes hold a lot of promise for advanced optoelectronics, energy and medicine, however with their manufacturing process subject to close supervision and stringent standardization requirements, they are unlikely to become ubiquitous anytime soon.