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Robots Leading the Fight Against COVID-19 Infections

Effective decontamination and sterilisation of hospital wards and bathrooms is essential in reducing the risk of cross infection. This is especially important during COVID-19 pandemic, when we consider that there is just nine critical care beds per 100,000 people in the UK.

IDTechEx: The Graphene Market Will Reach $700m by 2031

Graphene materials are progressing through their own hype curve. The commercialization has been making steady progress and IDTechEx expect the graphene market to significantly grow over the next decade.

Broadbit Batteries

Broadbit Batteries Oy are a Finnish battery company with developments into Li-ion and sodium-based battery chemistries. The company provided an update on their activities at the Digital Days Battery Show 2020.

General Vibration - Update

IDTechEx caught up with John Houston, Founder and CEO of General Vibration, about their latest progress. Our conversation came shortly after the launch of the PS5 from Sony and around the time of their filing of another key patent.

Farasis Energy Inc

Farasis Energy are a Li-ion manufacturer headquartered in China.

Webinar: Technical Innovations in Printed/Flexible Electronics

Thursday 3 December (includes Q&A session) - Printed/flexible electronics is a constantly evolving area with extensive scope for innovation. In this webinar, Dr Matthew Dyson will discuss four technical innovations learned about in 2020.

Real Graphene

Real Graphene manufacture fast-charging graphene-enabled batteries. IDTechEx spoke with Sam Gong (Founder Real Graphene USA).

Printed and Flexible Electronics: Key Technology Highlights in 2020

Printed/flexible electronics is a constantly evolving area with extensive scope for innovation. Here, IDTechEx outlines three of the most exciting technological highlights in the sector.

Blue Box uses AI for At-Home Breast Cancer Screening

The Blue Box, invented by Judit Giro Benet from Tarragona, Spain, is an at-home, biomedical breast cancer testing device that uses a urine sample and an AI algorithm to detect early signs of breast cancer. It empowers women to take charge of their health with a non-invasive, pain free, non-irradiating and low-cost alternative which can be used regularly at-home.

Contact Lenses For Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use

Human bodily fluids and secretions contain molecules known as biomarkers that contain a wealth of information about the body's health and the presence of disease. Among secretions such as tears, sweat and saliva, tears are considered the best source of biomarkers, with concentrations similar to those found in blood.

Ocean Infinity Adds World's Largest Marine Robotic Vessels

Ocean Infinity is excited to announce plans for the next phase of its Armada fleet of robotic vessels with a signed contract for eight 78-metre, optionally crewed robotic vessels.

SmartSTEP Project Brings Smart EV Charging to Residential Streets

Low carbon energy consultancy Element Energy is to lead a consortium of energy industry stalwarts to deliver new on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure, enabled by smart meters to integrate seamlessly with the existing electricity network.

Duracell Home Solar Batteries Launch into Australia

Social Energy will this week launch for the very first time in Australia with the Duracell Energy Bank 2 home solar battery. Through this initiative, Australian households will have access to a world first energy service that will be able to reduce electricity bills by up to 100%.

Graphene Innovation in Finland

Starting from the joint interest of Nokia and Finnish research institutes, soon after the experimental discovery of graphene and related materials in 2004, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland began developing its research in this area and now plays a vital role in the Graphene Flagship.

Electric Trucks: Charging Towards Zero-Emission

IDTechEx believe it is increasingly self-evident that the future of the industry cannot rely on the deployment of traditional combustion engines.

Fighting Food Waste with Printed Intelligent Expiry Date Label

Ynvisible Interactive Inc is pleased to announce that Innoscentia AB has chosen Ynvisible's displays for its dynamic expiry date labels on food packages. Instead of static expiry date estimations on the packages, Innoscentia has developed materials that combine with the Ynvisible display, enabling real-time quality monitoring of the food. This solution aims to reduce food waste significantly and detect spoiled food in time, even before the expiry date.

Nanoport

IDTechEx interviewed Tim Szeto, CEO of Nanoport to discuss their latest technical and commercial progress with their Tachammer / LMR haptic actuators.

Nova Graphene

Nova Graphene are graphene manufacturers based in Canada. IDTechEx spoke with Paul Beasant (CEO) for an update on Nova Graphene

Despite COVID the 3D Printing Market Will Be Worth $45bn in 2030

IDTechEx predicts that despite COVID the 3D printing market will be worth $45bn in 2030. But how will COVID impact the 3D printing industry? What are the key drivers and restraints of market growth?

Magnetic Spray Turns Creates Millirobots for Biomedical Applications

An easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray was developed in a joint research. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated objects can crawl, walk, or roll on different surfaces. As the magnetic coating is biocompatible and can be disintegrated into powders when needed, this technology demonstrates the potential for biomedical applications, including catheter navigation and drug delivery.