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Pepper the Robot Talks to Itself to Improve Interactions with People

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? Italian researchers designed a robot that "thinks out loud" so that users can hear its thought process and better understand the robot's motivations and decisions.

SerEnergy to Launch Next Generation of Methanol Fuel Cells: SereneU

A 4th generation of SerEnergy's fuel cell units: SereneU will now be released. The new generation introduces many advantages, such as longer lifetime, less service and maintenances, and improved total cost of ownership.

Ultimaker Transforms into a Platform Business

The 3D printing platform launched by Ultimaker enables the development, nurturing and orchestration of Ecosystem products and services including hardware add-ons, materials, software, and other services.

VELO3D Adds Stefan Krause to Board of Directors

VELO3D Inc announced the appointment of Stefan Krause to the company's board of directors as audit committee chair.

Introducing nTopology 3.0

In this third major update of nTopology, we are introducing GPU acceleration for seamless interactivity. By enabling this new opt-in feature, nTop users will enjoy an instant 10x to 100x performance boost when vizualizing workflows that use complex field-driven geometry. In other words, you will now be able to preview design changes in real-time and regenerate parts with even the most complex geometry in seconds.

XING Mobility, Castrol Advanced Immersion Cooled Battery Systems

XING Mobility and Castrol announced a partnership to further develop XING Mobility's immersion cooling battery technology, utilizing Castrol's advanced thermal management fluid to deliver unprecedented power and safety to the rapidly growing electric vehicle market.

Duke University (Recyclable Electronics)

Researchers at Duke University have developed a circuit made from fully recyclable printed electronics, including the transistors. This work, published in Nature Electronics, fits the growing interest in 'sustainable electronics'.

'QuickFitting' QTSS™ Quantum Material flexible pressure sensing strips

A multi-disciplinary team is driving environmental and societal change by developing novel affordable and simple to manufacture QuickFitting textile multi-point pressure sensing strips for real-time monitoring in the medical and healthcare sector for potential use in areas such as prosthetic fit and bandage compression therapy for leg ulcers.

Next Generation of Swimming Living Robots can Self-Train

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in the field of biological robots by developing new biobots based on muscle cells that can swim at unprecedented velocities.

Antenna in Packages (AiP) for 5G

In this premium article, IDTechEx introduce the key building blocks of 5G systems and the underlying advances in packaging technologies to realize them.

Micro-LED Displays for 2021 Onwards

From mobile phones, TVs, to cars and public screens, displays have become an important component in our daily life to convey information. There is an emerging display type— Micro-LED display, which has the potential to become the next-generation mainstream.

NASA's 3D Printed MOXIE Extracts Oxygen From The Red Planet

The growing list of "firsts" for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen. A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) accomplished the task.

Largest Solar Farm at an Australian University

The Microgrid at Deakin provides a unique opportunity to make a positive contribution in the collective fight against climate change while also conducting high-value research to benefit Australian communities.

A $174 Billion EV Investment Would Transform the American Bus Market

The deployment of zero-emission buses in the US has lacked the impetus of the electrification efforts seen in China and Europe, as discussed in IDTechEx's report "Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Buses 2021-2040". This is about to change.

Atheraxon

Atheraxon is a start-up that spun out of the ATHENA Lab at Georgia Tech. IDTechEx spoke with their CEO Brian Arnberger and CTO Jimmy Hester on 15th Apr. 2021.

Oxbotica

Oxbotica are an autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence software provider with a strong academic background in robotics.

Rohinni

On April 22 Rohinni announced its 100 Hz bond-head for mounting mini-LEDs from a wafer at very high speed - this is 14x faster than competing technology and regarded as a significant development.

Combining Light, Superconductors Could Boost AI Capabilities

As artificial intelligence has attracted broad interest, researchers are focused on understanding how the brain accomplishes cognition so they can construct artificial systems with general intelligence comparable to humans' intelligence.

Eco-Friendly Smart Badge with ePaper Display

By integrating IntelliCentrics' technology platform and E Ink's ePaper display technology, healthcare facilities will have the full-service credentialing system they need to ensure the safety of visitors, patients, and the entire community.

Long-Term Vagus Nerve Implant for Bioelectronic Medicine Research

Researchers have developed a long-term implant model for vagus nerve stimulation in mice that successfully modulates heart rate and inflammatory proteins. The device and procedure may change the way preclinical bioelectronic medicine research is conducted and lead to alternative therapies for various chronic diseases, including Crohn's, rheumatoid arthritis and heart failure, among others.