17 Oct 2020

Machine Learning Uncovers Potential new TB Drugs
Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases.
Topic overview
8 Oct 2020

AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science (Part 2)
IDTechEx attended 2 leading conferences on the impact of AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science, from both R&D to production.
Topic overview
8 Oct 2020

AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science (Part 1)
IDTechEx attended 2 leading conferences on the impact of AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science, from both R&D to production.
Background
6 Oct 2020

MyoMo
Myomo has developed MyoPro, a powered orthosis (brace) that may help restore function in arms and hands paralyzed by a stroke, brachial plexus injury (BPI), cerebral palsy or other neuromuscular disease or injury.
Full profile interview
30 Sep 2020

Nano-C
Nano-C produce, functionalize, and integrate SWCNTs and Fullerenes process. IDTechEx spoke with Victor Vejins (CEO) and Darren Bischoff (Business Development Director)
External press release
26 Aug 2020

E Ink and Avalue Announce a Digital Paper Tablet
E Ink Holdings and Avalue announced a Digital Paper tablet that can be optimized for use within a wide array of industrial and educational applications.
Background
17 Aug 2020

Nano-C
Nano-C is an American that produce fullerenes, fullerene derivatives and carbon nanotubes in commercial quantities. They have commercialized a combustion synthesis for structured carbon approach originally developed at MIT.
Background
14 Aug 2020

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Lamborghini has had great success in recent years with the Urus. Recently, they announced their first production hybrid and most powerful car.
Full profile interview
13 Aug 2020

6K Energy
IDTechEx spoke with 6K Energy, part of 6K Inc., including with Bruce Bradshaw, Chief Marketing Officer, and Dr Richard Holman, VP Battery Products. 6K have developed plasma technology for synthesising various powders.
11 Aug 2020

Bringing Smart Connected Products Closer with Flexible Electronics
Printed electronics tags could convert everyday objects into smart devices, exchanging data with each other wirelessly. An EU-funded project addressed the crucial material advances needed for Internet of Things applications - initially in the packaging, healthcare and home appliance sectors.
21 Jul 2020

Rock Star of Photovoltaics is CIGS
Estimates vary but we are certainly in $100 billion, 100GW territory with the booming photovoltaic market. The new IDTechEx report, "Electronics Reshaped 2020-2040" reveals solar market growth by new capabilities opening previously impossible applications.
10 Jul 2020

Robot can Disinfect a Warehouse Floor in Half an Hour
With every droplet that we can't see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It's become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering — especially on surfaces, which are welcoming and generous hosts.
Background
6 Jul 2020

ExOne
ExOne develops and commercialises 3D printers compatible with metal and sand materials.
6 Jul 2020

Shrimp Shells to Produce Electrodes for Large Storage Batteries
Researchers have developed a system to produce electrodes for vanadium flow batteries, used in renewable energy storage. The electrodes are made from chitin, a polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of crustaceans and insects.
2 Jul 2020

Innovation Challenges Regular Touchscreens With New Spray-on Technique
Researchers have challenged the idea that touchscreens are limited to 2D and rectangular shapes by developing an interactive display that can be sprayed in any shape.
Full profile interview
24 Jun 2020

6K
6K have developed a microwave plasma process to produce metal powders primarily for additive manufacturing and energy storage. IDTechEx spoke with Bruce Bradshaw.
Full profile interview
24 Jun 2020

Inkbit
Inkbit uses machine vision and machine learning to deliver a multi-material jetting platform with the speed, precision and materials required by industrial applications. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Davide Marini (CEO).
Background
24 Jun 2020

Provivi
Provivi is a California-based company that creates novel pest control methods based on insect pheromones. With over $100 million in private funding, Provivi is a fast-emerging player in the growing biopesticides industry.
22 Jun 2020

New Supercapacitor Opens Door to Better Wearable Electronics
Researchers have designed a high-performance, low-cost, environmentally friendly, and stretchable supercapacitor that can potentially be used in wearable electronics.
16 Jun 2020

Transparent Graphene Electrodes for New Generation of Solar Cells
A new way of making large sheets of high-quality, atomically thin graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics.