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Technology to enable intelligent tyres

A key component for the future of intelligent tyres, using piezoelectric energy harvesting, which converts mechanical motion into electrical energy.

Low-cost localisation system ready for market

Oxbotica has announced the release of its pioneering camera-based localisation software for autonomous vehicles, Dub4.

Project to supply solar power to UK trains

Imperial College London and 10:10 have announced the Renewable Traction Power project to investigate using track-side solar panels to power trains.

Field to be farmed exclusively by robots - a world-first

In a world-first researchers are attempting to grow and harvest a hectare of cereal crops; all without stepping a foot into the field.

Printed energy harvesting device for the next gen smart packaging

A novel printed energy harvesting device, which will play an important role in the development of packaging with electronic functionality.

Helping epilepsy patients predict when they will have a seizure

People with epilepsy could soon be able to predict when they will have a seizure under a pioneering project that uses Microsoft products to monitor health.

Regenerative energy harvesting in 48V mild hybrids

The huge market opening up for 48V cars and commercial vehicles will involve much more effective regenerative braking generating tens of kilowatts and probably a turbine in the exhaust as well, generating one kilowatt or so in a small commercial vehicle.

Europe pulls ahead in 48V mild hybrid cars

Mild hybrid cars at 48V will first hit global markets in a big way in 2017.

Wearable tech trial to help fight diabetes

King's Health Partners and Buddi, a pioneering technology company, have joined forces to help prevent type 2 diabetes in those patients most at risk of developing the disease.

Affordable advanced 48V ADEPT hybrid

Following almost three years of intensive testing, development and validation of advanced mild hybrid technologies with 48V 'intelligent electrification' applied to a Ford Focus project demonstrator, the ADEPT (advanced diesel-electric powertrain) consortium partners have announced that the project is on course to meet the stringent air quality and ultra-low emission requirements expected of near term next generation vehicles.

Silver could be the key to gold-standard flexible gadgets

Research has described how silver nanowires are proving to be the ideal material for flexible, touch-screen technologies while also exploring how the material can be manipulated to tune its performance for other applications.

Project Fever to develop 48V through-the-road hybrid vehicle tech

Controlled Power Technologies has partnered with Ricardo, Tata Motors European Technical Centre and Provector, to apply its low voltage electric motor technology to the rear driveline of a B-segment city car.

Consortium to develop building integrated photovoltaic windows

The Centre for Process Innovation is part of a consortium which is developing building integrated photovoltaic devices that will enable windows of the future to not only generate their own solar power but also provide greater thermal control.

HORIZON (AM) project gains momentum as demonstrators take shape

The HORIZON (AM) project, a £13.4m research and development programme that aims to develop additive manufacturing (AM) techniques into viable production processes for aerospace parts, chose Delcam's Birmingham headquarters for its fourth project meeting.

Cheaper battery technology for solar storage

Researchers have formed a partnership to develop sodium-ion cells as a significantly lower cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries for solar energy storage.

Marine WITT making great progress

Witt Limited is pleased to report that it is making excellent progress in bringing forward development of its 200-Watt Marine WITT, ready for wave tank testing this summer.

World leading printed sensing technology for metal tooling application

The Centre for Process Innovation is part of a UK based collaboration that aims to develop novel sensing technologies for the real time monitoring of machined metal parts.

Needle free breathalyser for daily diabetes testing

A simple breathalyser that will give diabetics a non invasive method for monitoring their daily glucose levels and has the potential to replace the 'prick test' methods used today.

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles: Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) Ltd

IDTechEx visited Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) Ltd UK on 18 Jan 2016. They met with CEO Nick Pascoe with Robert Palmer, investor and PR, also present.

FlexEnable spearheads another breakthrough in flexible electronics

FlexEnable has successfully validated a new class of high performance organic semiconductors in a million pound project funded by Innovate UK.