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HTC Vive

HTC Vive has taken interesting approaches with its VR offerings in late 2021/2022, including use of WiFi 6E to support location-based entertainment and offering a compact headset aimed at unconventional consumer applications.

Pico: Entry to the Consumer Market

Pico, a VR headset firm under the ownership of TikTok parent ByteDance, announced its first consumer-targeted VR headset for Western markets at Laval Virtual 2022.

Stratasys Adds Evonik as New Additive Manufacturing Materials Partner

Stratasys has announced that Evonik is its third and newest material partner for the P3 technology-based Origin One 3D printer. Evonik is contributing its expertise in the development and manufacturing of ready-to-use photopolymer materials to enhance the P3 platform, which achieves injection molding part quality and surface finish with incredible accuracy, in a diverse and continuously growing range of high-performance materials.

Stratasys To Acquire Covestro's Additive Manufacturing Business

Stratasys Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive upon closing.

BSL Battery

BSL Battery operates in China and develops and sells batteries into the solar/residential and low speed vehicle markets.

First CORSIA Certified Aviation Fuel Delivered to American Airlines

For the first time in aviation history a CORSIA certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel was delivered to a commercial airline. Neste delivered a batch of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport.

New Event for Thermal Engineering Sector

Thermal Management Expo, is the only free-to-attend exhibition and conference dedicated to the thermal management sector, taking place on August 30-31 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

3D Printed High-End Garments, Bespoke Accessories and Luxury Goods

On display now at Milan Design Week is the SSYS 2Y22 Reflection Collection. Created using the new Stratasys J850 TechStyle 3D printer, this Stratasys created and curated collection was made possible through close collaboration with seven design groups and includes exclusive dresses and suits, daywear, lighting, luxury packaging, cosmetics, handbags, accessories, footwear and more.

WeART

WeART is a Milanese early-stage wearable haptics company. Its iF Design Award winning TouchDIVER device simulates surface texture, the force felt when touching the surface, and surface temperature in a glove-like form factor. The device is usually paired with an XR headset. The company has already gathered 40 industrial customers since the TouchDIVER's release in October 2021.

Stratasys, Nascar Collaborate to Bring 3D Printed Production to Nascar

Stratasys Ltd has been named a NASCAR Competition Partner and has teamed with NASCAR to produce the first-ever 3D printed production parts to be featured across all NASCAR Next Gen cars.

Clearview AI Will No Longer Sell Its Technology to Private Firms

Clearview AI has agreed to a new set of restrictions that ensure the company is in alignment with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act , a groundbreaking Illinois privacy law. The central provision of the settlement restricts Clearview from selling its faceprint database not just in Illinois, but across the United States.

MakerBot Subsidiary and Ultimaker to Form Desktop 3D Printing Entity

Stratasys Ltd subsidiary MakerBot has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with NPM Capital-backed Ultimaker to form a new entity.

Stratasys Introduces State of the Art 3D Printer for High End Fashion

Stratasys Ltd has announced the industry's first 3D printer designed specifically for printing direct-to-textile. The Stratasys J850™ TechStyle™ 3D printer, the company's newest PolyJet™ printer, is being launched to meet the unique needs of design and fashion manufacturers, which include 3D printing for high-end, premium textiles and clothing, bags and accessories and footwear.

3D Prints so Real You'll Have to Look Twice

Stratasys today introduced three new color resin materials for the Stratasys J7 and J8 Series of PolyJet 3D printers. The three new materials - Agilus30 Cyan, Agilus30 Magenta and Agilus30 Yellow - allow users to achieve a level of design realism beyond what was previously possible.

4Dviews

4Dviews is an early-stage company that designs and sells physical studios for generating 3D video footage, enabling the typical avatar in virtual 3D space to be replaced with an accurate 3D image. IDTechEx caught up with 4D views at the Laval Virtual conference in 2022.

Vestel and Eneco eMobility Partner on EV Charging Solution for Europe

Vestel and Eneco eMobility have announced a new partnership, that is set to make it easier for more drivers across Europe to switch to electric vehicles. Through the installation of Vestel EVC04 Electric Vehicle Chargers in the Benelux region, and Germany, Eneco eMobility can offer its customers a convenient, user-friendly, and ultra-efficient EV charging solution.

Material for Space and Aviation End Use Parts

Stratasys Ltd is providing the public with baseline material qualification data for Antero 840CN03 filament material in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and Metropolitan State University of Denver. The release of this qualification data allows those in the industry to use the material for additively manufactured aerospace parts, such as those on the Orion spacecraft, using Stratasys production-grade 3D printers.