9 Jan 2019

Don't go breaking my heart
For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device to closely monitor beating heart cells without affecting their behavior.
Full profile interview
8 Jan 2019

GiMer Medical
GiMer Medical is an electrical neuromodulation company based in Taiwan. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Tina Chang, Director of International Affairs, on 12 Sep 2018.
8 Jan 2019

3D bioprinted robots
These bio-inspired soft robotic devices could offer many more capabilities for movement and performance - such as real-time bio-sensing, self-organization, adaptability, or self-healing - than existing systems, which use solely artificial materials.
8 Jan 2019

Osteoarthritis wearable aid treatment system
The first real wearable device for the aid, prevention and home treatment of osteoarthritis.
8 Jan 2019

Largest clean energy investment in Nevada history
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved NV Energy's Integrated Resource Plan, which will bring 1,001 megawatts of new renewable energy projects to Nevada, including, for the first time, 100 megawatts of battery storage capacity.
8 Jan 2019

Daimler Trucks invests half a billion Euros in highly automated trucks
Daimler Trucks announced that it will invest EUR 500 million over the next years and create more than 200 new jobs in its global push to bring highly automated trucks (SAE level 4) to the road within a decade.
7 Jan 2019

How Many Car Makers Will Go Under?
The car makers are headed for trouble. IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop discusses why.
7 Jan 2019

Rolls Royce aiming for world's fastest electric airplane
Inside a bustling hangar bay at the far end of Gloucestershire airport in South West England, a team of British engineers, designers, and data specialists recruited from across Rolls-Royce and beyond have set out to make history.
They're building a high-performance electric aeroplane unlike anything the world has ever seen.
7 Jan 2019

Potential for floating photovoltaic systems
Researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made U.S. reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation's annual electricity production. Their findings reveal for the first time the potential for floating PV to produce electricity in the United States.
7 Jan 2019

Shape-conformable batteries based on 3D-printing technology
Flexible, wireless electronic devices are rapidly emerging and have reached the level of commercialization; nevertheless, most of battery shapes are limited to either spherical and/or rectangular structures, which results in inefficient space use.
7 Jan 2019

Robots to fix underground pipes and help cut roadworks
New investment to create tiny robots that can help repair the UK's vast underground pipe network and prevent disruption of roadworks in the future.
7 Jan 2019

Wireless pacemaker for the brain
A new neurostimulator can listen to and stimulate electric current in the brain at the same time, potentially delivering fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy and Parkinson's.
Full profile interview
6 Jan 2019

Bekaert
Bekaert manufacture and process steel fibers for a wide range of applications - this has expanded into making multifunctional composites. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Damien Feuillan (Innovation manager).
Full profile interview
5 Jan 2019

Oxford Photovoltaics
Oxford PV is a spin out from Oxford University. The perovskite solar cell technology they use is based on the invention by Dr Henry Snaith in the Department of Physics, Oxford University.
4 Jan 2019

Tiny, implantable device uses light to treat bladder problems
A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or electronic stimulators.
4 Jan 2019

Off Road Electric Vehicles Prosper While On-Road Hits Trouble
The on-road electric vehicle industry knows it is headed for a vicious fight to the death as the biggest category, private cars, collapses due to people moving to cities and nothing compensates for saturation of the Chinese electric bus market. In contrast, off-road EVs will be prosperous growth markets.
External press release
4 Jan 2019

Movesense saved customers over three decades in wearable development
Movesense has now shipped over 700 software development kits to teams developing devices for sports, healthcare, entertainment, and industrial applications globally. Ten companies using Movesense are on the market now, with 40 more close to production just one year after its firmware completed beta testing.
External press release
4 Jan 2019

Five new consumer wearable products powered by Movesense
Five companies launching new wearable devices that provide more targeted, accurate, and consistent data for consumers tracking health, athletic performance, stress, rely on Movesense's motion sensing technology and sensor platform to improve athletic training, avoid costly medical interventions in elderly patients, and manage stress for people in demanding occupations.
4 Jan 2019

Webinar Thursday 10 January - Airborne Wind Energy AWE Gets Serious
IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 10 January titled Airborne Wind Energy AWE Gets Serious.
4 Jan 2019

Mercedes Benz 3D printed parts
Mercedes Benz is continually expanding its range of genuine replacement parts from the 3D printer.