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3D Printed Parts That Kill Bacteria

Researchers have, for the first time, manufactured 3D printed parts that show resistance to common bacteria. This could stop the spread of infections such as MRSA in hospitals and care homes, saving the lives of vulnerable patients.

Origami Inspired Robots That Could fit in a Cell?

Imagine robots that can move, sense and respond to stimuli, but that are smaller than a hair's width. Building robots at such a small scale involves a lot more innovation than simply shrinking all of the parts of a normal robot.

BASF and JenaBatteries Cooperate on Power Storage Technology

JenaBatteries GmbH and BASF are cooperating in the production of an electrolyte for a battery technology that is particularly suitable for stationary storage of electricity from renewable energy sources and for stabilizing conventional transmission grids.

Bluetooth Leggings Allows for Integrated Motion Capture

Xenoma develops the next-generation smart apparel 'e-skin' to provide well-being and happiness in your daily life. As it can be worn comfortably, the e-skin is one of the most ideal interfaces to monitor the user's activity and vital information unobtrusively. Founded in November 2015 as a spin-out from the University of Tokyo and collaborating with Japanese apparel manufacturing and trading companies, Xenoma works across many industries and sectors to achieve "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Through Entertainment".

Flexen

Flexen had a booth on the Taiwanese pavilion in CES 2020's Eureka Park. They demonstrated their C-Ring product, a wearable wrist band / skin patch product including optical sensors.

Mühlbauer

Mühlbauer Group was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Germany, employing 3400 people. Alongside precision manufacturing, the company focuses on making manufacturing lines for RFID tags and their applications such as smart cards, labels and e-passports.

Dynamic Flow Technologies

Dynamic Flow Technologies create waste-water flow-meters. These flow-meters are external to the pipe and can measure to very low flow rates. IDTechEx interviewed Martin Croft, the Managing Director.

HeLa (Shanghai BHS Bio-Tech Company)

IDTechEx spoke to David Tao, co-founder and CEO of Shanghai BHS Bio-Tech Company, Ltd. They have developed some chemical sensing systems for sweat, which they demonstrated in a bracelet product at their booth at CES 2020.

Yutech

Yutech (Your Health Technology Co., Ltd.) are a Taiwanese company that have developed healthcare products including a single lead ECG skin patch and a digital stethoscope. IDTechEx interviewed their Director Shuenn-Yuh (Louis) Lee.

BioTech Foods

BioTech Foods is a Spanish start-up developing technology to create meat products from cultured animal cells, enabling the production of meat without requiring animal slaughter. In January 2020, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with BioTech Foods CEO Iñigo Charola.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.