8 May 2019
Graphene competitive landscape will be drastically reconfigured
IIDTechEx Research asks if the graphene competitive landscape will be drastically reconfigured. These are interesting times for graphene. Multiple significant applications have arrived in the market. Revenues are growing for many and companies are finally seeing average order sizes grow thanks to a few high volume (multi-tonne) lead conversions. This looks like the first stage of the growth phase.
External press release
8 May 2019
Breakthrough in cycle life performance for nickel-zinc battery
ZAF Energy Systems Inc has announced a technology breakthrough in their nickel-zinc battery technology that extends cycle life and improves reliability to disrupt the rapidly growing industrial battery market.
External press release
8 May 2019
Keith LeBlanc joins FLEXcon North America as Director of Marketing
FLEXcon Company Inc announced that Keith LeBlanc will serve as the new Director of Marketing, FLEXcon North America.
8 May 2019
Stretchable conductive pastes: challenging market segmentation
Stretchable conductive inks have been in the commercialization mode for multiple years now. Arguably, it all started as a technology push. The big trend at the time was wearable technology and e-textiles. And, naturally, ink and paste suppliers did not want to be left behind. In this article we look at why conductive inks could have a compelling proposition to this market, at some of the reasons which have hindered market progress, and at the current state of progress.
8 May 2019
Flame retardant 3D printing material from Markforged
Markforged announced the availability of Onyx FR, a new, V-0 rated flame-retardant material designed for industries such as aerospace, automotive, and defense. Traditional 3D printed plastics will burn if they catch fire, but this new material is self-extinguishing, so it will actually stop itself from burning.
8 May 2019
Drugs that block CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
New tool identifies compounds that inhibit CRISPR-Cas enzymes, enabling more precise and efficient CRISPR technologies
8 May 2019
Inflatable robots destined for space
Equipped with funding and support from NASA, mechanical engineers have built an inflatable robot made with fabric.
8 May 2019
Faraday Future charts path forward with new financing
Faraday Future announced a series of strategic actions designed to support completion and launch of its flagship FF 91 EV, continue development of the mass-market FF 81 for launch in 2021, and support of its vendor and supply chain.
Background
8 May 2019
Kymira
IDTechEx caught up with Philip Kunovski, CTO & Head of Research at Kymira Ltd. at the Wearable Technology Show 2019.
7 May 2019
Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells
Teams all over the world are working intensively on the development of perovskite solar cells. The focus is on what are known as metal-organic hybrid perovskites whose crystal structure is composed of inorganic elements such as lead and iodine as well as an organic molecule.
7 May 2019
BMW losing shares in electric vehicles
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 1.4 percent in April 2019 for a total of 23,816 over the 23,482 vehicles sold in April 2018.
7 May 2019
Pollution contributes to lung cancer deaths in non-smokers
A group of respiratory medicine and public health experts are calling for lung cancer in never-smokers to be given greater recognition. It is estimated that around 6,000 people in the UK who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year.
7 May 2019
Crumpled carbon nanotube forests to power wearables
For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now researchers have provided a potential solution via crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests.
7 May 2019
Robots to the rhino rescue
With just two northern white rhinos remaining in the world, both of whom are female, scientists are racing against the clock to rescue the species from the brink of extinction. Decades of poaching and habitat loss have led to their dramatic decline. Hope for their survival now rests on scientists' ability to develop innovative methods for repopulating the species.
6 May 2019
Stand-alone contact lens with a flexible micro battery
Scientists are currently working together to design an oculometer embedded in a scleral contact lens. They have recently created the first autonomous contact lens incorporating a flexible micro-battery.
6 May 2019
Groovy new solar technology aims to be the future of renewable energy
An innovative new solar-cell design which has the capability to drive down costs of solar cell manufacture, has been created by scientists at the University of Sheffield and energy technology company Power Roll.
6 May 2019
Tesla shares jump, Elon Musk to buy more
Tesla Inc announced offerings of $650 million of common stock and $1,350 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2024 in concurrent underwritten registered public offerings. Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, will participate by purchasing $10 million of common stock.
6 May 2019
Deadly box jellyfish antidote discovered using CRISPR genome editing
Researchers have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on earth - the Australian box jellyfish.
6 May 2019
3D printing of metallic micro-objects
3D printing has become an increasingly important production method. Researchers have now developed a new 3D printing technique by which micrometre-sized objects made of several metals can be produced with high spatial resolution.
6 May 2019
Soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machines
Researchers have used computationally controlled knitting machines to create plush toys and other knitted objects that are actuated by tendons. It's an approach they say might someday be used to cost-effectively make soft robots and wearable technologies.