Event summary
29 Oct 2019

AWE EU 2019
IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Charlotte Coles and Principal Analyst James Hayward visited AWE EU 2019 between the 17th-18th October 2019 in Munich, Germany, to investigate current trends and companies in the AR/VR/MR market.
External press release
29 Oct 2019

Exoskeleton to Improve Employees' Comfort and Work Quality
Faro SpA has relied on Comau to reduce the fatigue of its workers. MATE is an exoskeleton developed by Comau to relieve shoulder stress for operators who often keep their arms overhead, even when not lifting weights.
29 Oct 2019

Lilium Completes Flight Testing & Builds First Manufacturing Facility
Lilium has released new footage of its all-electric Lilium Jet as it celebrates completing its first phase of flight testing, a milestone it has reached less than six months since starting its flight test campaign.
29 Oct 2019

Do More for Printed Electronics
Do more for printed electronics with high-performance silver and conductive polymer inks. Agfa-Gevaert N.V. will be exhibiting at The IDTechEx Show! November 20-21 2019, Santa Clara, CA.
29 Oct 2019

Battery That Absorbs Carbon Dioxide From the Air
A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any concentration level, even down to the roughly 400 parts per million currently found in the atmosphere.
29 Oct 2019

Bioelectronic Medicine to Treat Shock from Extreme Blood Loss
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research scientists published a review of a bioelectronic medicine strategy to treat hemorrhagic shock.
29 Oct 2019

3D Printed Houses From Locally Sourced Clay
TECLA will be the first house to be entirely 3D printed using locally sourced clay
A biodegradable and recyclable 'km 0 natural' material which will effectively make the building zero-waste.
29 Oct 2019

Using AI to predict risk of thyroid cancer on ultrasound
Thyroid nodules are small lumps that form within the thyroid gland and are quite common in the general population, with a prevalence as high as 67%. The great majority of thyroid nodules are not cancerous and cause no symptoms. However, there are currently limited guidelines on what to do with a nodule when the risk of cancer is uncertain.
29 Oct 2019

Cagbalete Island Now Powered by Solar Microgrids
The small-scale power grid is a hybrid power generating plant utilizing a 60-kilowatt power solar photovoltaics system, 150-kWh battery energy storage, and two units of 30-kW diesel generators.
28 Oct 2019

Swarm of Tiny Drones Explores Unknown Environments
Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves.
28 Oct 2019

The Lidar Revolution: Enabling Machines to See Our World
New Report from IDTechEx Research forecasts the global market for lidar in autonomous vehicles growing to $5.4 billion by 2030. Analysis of 100+ 3D lidar companies; automotive focus. Mechanical, MEMS, OPA, flash, liquid crystal and other solid-state lidar for ADAS, autonomous vehicles, industrial, smart city, security and mapping.
28 Oct 2019

Daimler Trucks Targets Completely CO2-Neutral Fleet of New EVs by 2039
Daimler Trucks & Buses pursues a sustainable corporate strategy and aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO2-neutral in driving operation in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039.
External press release
28 Oct 2019

Varjo Announces Two New Human-Eye Resolution HMDs
Varjo Technologies announced it has doubled its product line offerings with two new state-of-the-art VR headsets - the VR-2 and the VR-2 Pro. These two new products (in addition to the VR-1 and XR-1) are part of Varjo's 'Resolution Revolution', a product line committed to delivering human eye-resolution (over 60 PPD) and fidelity to the most demanding sectors of the professional market.
28 Oct 2019

Sharing Solar Technology With Developing Countries
A Swansea-led project which will help communities in developing countries to generate their own solar power has been awarded £800,000 by the UK government.
28 Oct 2019

3D Printed Chocolate Without Temperature Control
An approach to the 3D printing of chocolate using cold extrusion instead of the conventional hot-melt extrusion method, eliminates the need for stringent temperature controls, offering wider potential for the 3D printing of temperature-sensitive food.
External press release
28 Oct 2019

RxFunction walk2Wellness Study Expansion with Hebrew SeniorLife
RxFunction, the medical device company that created Walkasins®, is announcing expansion of its walk2Wellness study to include researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife, with enrollment of its first participant completed earlier this month.
External press release
28 Oct 2019

Collaboration to Accelerate 3D Printing Biomedical Breakthroughs
3D Systems and Antleron are announcing a collaboration, intended to play a pivotal role in advancing and accelerating breakthroughs in the biomedical industry.
External press release
28 Oct 2019

ExRobotics and Yokogawa collaborate to accelerate adoption of robotics
ExRobotics and Yokogawa Electric Corporation announce the signing of a licensing agreement that will enable Yokogawa to sell and deploy ExRobotics' inspection robot hardware and software platforms worldwide.
28 Oct 2019

Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Dendrites, Whiskers in Lithium Batteries
Scientists have uncovered a root cause of the growth of needle-like structures--known as dendrites and whiskers--that plague lithium batteries, sometimes causing a short circuit, failure, or even a fire.
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27 Oct 2019

What to expect at the IDTechEx Show! USA | Nov 20 - 21 | CA, USA
On November 20 & 21 the IDTechEx Show! opens in the Santa Clara convention center to 3,500 people representing technology scouts and innovation managers from global brands to suppliers from across the value chain.