26 Feb 2018
Solisco wins 'Most Innovative Electric Vehicle Power Tech'
Solisco has been announced a winner of a Global Energy Award at the Clean Energy Awards 2018 for 'Most Innovative Electric Vehicle Power Tech - UK 2018.'
Background
26 Feb 2018
PARC & UCSD: Saliva sensing mouthguard
A group at PARC have developed an oral biosensor within a mouthguard for sensing in saliva. IDTechEx attended a presentation on this work by David Schwartz at 2018FLEX in Monterey, CA.
23 Feb 2018
Starling jet hybrid-electric VTOL business jet
Developed by U.K. start-up Samad Aerospace and unveiled at this week's Singapore Airshow, the three-engine craft seats up to 10 people. It is fully electric during landing and takeoff while relying on diesel turbofan engine propulsion during high-altitude cruising.
23 Feb 2018
Stretchable, touch-sensitive electronics
Researchers have set the stage for an evolution in electronics by taking the concept of 'artificial skin' to the next level, demonstrating not only a stretchable circuitry that can feel the touch of a ladybug, but a manufacturing process to mass produce this circuitry, as reported in Printed Electronics World.
23 Feb 2018
Programming drones to fly in the face of uncertainty
Companies have big ideas for drones that can deliver packages right to your door. But even putting aside the policy issues, programming drones to fly through cluttered spaces like cities is difficult. Being able to avoid obstacles while traveling at high speeds is computationally complex, especially for small drones that are limited in how much they can carry onboard for real-time processing.
22 Feb 2018
A report from Energy Storage India Expo 2018
Now in its fifth year, Energy Storage India Expo (ESI Expo) took place in New Delhi from the 10th to the 12th January 2018, at the India Habitat Centre. The event was organised by Customised Energy Solutions, a US-Indian company that focuses on renewable energy management and consulting in energy storage. IDTechEx analyst Lorenzo Grande was invited there to give a presentation on future battery technologies.
22 Feb 2018
Worlds largest national drone delivery network saves lives
Tanzania announced that it is launching the world's largest drone delivery service to provide emergency on-demand access to critical and life-saving medicines.
21 Feb 2018
Printed Electronics Europe: Where Suppliers Meet End Users
An estimated 2,500 people will attend Printed Electronics Europe, part of the world's largest series of events on printed, flexible and hybrid electronics, which will be held on 11-12 April at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin.
21 Feb 2018
Ultrathin, highly elastic skin display
A new ultrathin, elastic display that fits snugly on the skin can show the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram recorded by a breathable, on-skin electrode sensor. Combined with a wireless communication module, this integrated biomedical sensor system - called "skin electronics" - can transmit biometric data to the cloud.
21 Feb 2018
New water-splitting method could open path to hydrogen economy
Researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water — an important key to making clean energy more viable.
21 Feb 2018
Cummins and Johnson Matthey expand efforts in electrification
Cummins Inc announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey's UK automotive battery systems business, a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey that specializes in high-voltage automotive grade battery systems for electric and hybrid vehicles.
21 Feb 2018
Novel opto-electronic neurostimulation device in final testing
Synergia Medical SA has raised €8.1 million in a Series A funding round from new and existing investors. Synergia's NAOS system is a next-generation, small-form, MRI-safe, implanted neurostimulation device which stimulates the vagus nerve.
20 Feb 2018
New Robotics and Drones 2018 to 2038: Innovations, Markets and Players
New Robotics and Drones 2018 to 2038: Innovations, Markets and PlayersRobots are becoming uncaged, mobile, collaborative and increasingly intelligentand dexterous, moving beyond their traditional strongholds to bring automationto previously inaccessible task
Background
20 Feb 2018
Georgia Tech - OPD development
A group at Georgia Tech have been developing organic photodetectors, developed as options that can be more feasible for scaling over large areas than the silicon-based incumbent. IDTechEx attended the presentation by Canek Fuentes-Hernandez at 2018FLEX in Monterey, CA.
External press release
20 Feb 2018
Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation material to double the capacity of LTO battery anodes. The new battery will give a compact electric vehicle (EV) a driving range of 320km after only six minutes of fast charging.
Full profile interview
20 Feb 2018
Mimetas
IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Mimetas Managing Director and Co-Founder Dr Paul Vulto. Mimetas is an organ-on-a-chip company providing microfluidic well plates and 3D cell cultures based on their platform.
Youtube interview
20 Feb 2018
Advanced Touch Technology
Sensel creates next-generation touch technology. Multi-touch, highly sensitive, low power, and mobile, Sensel's PressureGrid™ makes computing more comfortable and creative.
20 Feb 2018
High performance electric off-road motorbikes.
Electric Vehicles research reports on the KALK, an electric motocross bike with a top speed of 50 mph and a range of 50 miles.
20 Feb 2018
Autonomous 3D scanner supports individual manufacturing processes
Tthe first ever 3D scanner capable of working autonomously and in real time reported in 3D Printing Progress.
20 Feb 2018
Compound could transform energy storage for large grids
In order to power entire communities with clean energy, such as solar and wind power, a reliable backup storage system is needed to provide energy when the sun isn't shining and the wind doesn't blow.