9 Apr 2019

Robotic bees to join astronauts in space
There are some things only humans can do in space. The rest can be left to robots. To free up valuable time for astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station, NASA is sending three robotic helpers to the orbiting outpost.
9 Apr 2019

Storing renewable energy as methane
The cost of renewable energy has been steadily decreasing, but the big question has always been how to store it for future use.
9 Apr 2019

Understanding gene interactions holds key to personalized medicine
When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health - that of personalized medicine, in which disease risk and appropriate treatment would be gleaned from one's genetic makeup. As more people had their genomes sequenced, disease-related genes would start coming into view-- and while this is true in many ways, things also turned out to be much more complicated.
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8 Apr 2019

Visit to "SMMTConnected" event London 4 April 2019
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders SMMT is the well-run UK trade association for the automotive industry. Its conference and exhibition involved about 600 people and it was extremely positive and informative.
8 Apr 2019

Analysis of Tesla Leadership
The market numbers understate Tesla's leadership. This is because Tesla cars sell at more than twice the price of other leading pure electric cars.
8 Apr 2019

Thales develops COTS power modules for air mobility electrical systems
In a near future, using a smartphone to hail an "Air Taxi" - small, electric-powered, self-flying planes for point-to-point travel - and rising vertically into the air will become widely available to commuters.
8 Apr 2019

EU Charges BMW, Daimler and VW with emissions collusion
The European Commission has informed BMW, Daimler and VW (Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche) of its preliminary view that they have breached EU antitrust rules from 2006 to 2014 by colluding to restrict competition on the development of technology to clean the emissions of petrol and diesel passenger cars.
8 Apr 2019

Soft digital logic eliminates hard components from robots
In the past decade, soft materials have surged into the metal-dominant world of robotics. Soft robots already require simpler control systems than their hard counterparts.
8 Apr 2019

Wearable sensors mimic skin to help with wound healing process
Researchers have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.
8 Apr 2019

ENGIE inaugurates first mini-grid in Zambia
Chitandika, located in the East of Zambia, counts 378 households (1500 inhabitants) who previously were deprived access to electricity. With the installation of this first PowerCorner, ENGIE confirms its progress in off-grid renewable energy solutions to improve electricity access in Africa.
8 Apr 2019

Grid-scale lithium-vanadium hybrid project in the UK
UK Research and Innovation will contribute c.£10 million to support the £41 million Energy Superhub Oxford project, which will showcase cutting-edge electric vehicle charging, energy storage systems, and low carbon heating, plus smart energy management technologies to support Oxford City Council's journey to zero carbon.
8 Apr 2019

3D printed prosthetics with integrated electronic sensors
With the growth of 3D printing, it's entirely possible to 3D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases. But those models lack personalized electronic user interfaces like those found in costly, state-of-the-art prosthetics.
8 Apr 2019

Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved
On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar cell: highly efficient and low-cost - if there was not the issue of a weak long-term stability, which remains a challenge.
5 Apr 2019

Tata Motors Electric Bus Surge
With excellent bus designs, Tata Motors is now participating in tender bids for all state transport corporations in India. Things are moving fast in the electric bus market, as appraised by IDTechEx in their new report 'Electric Buses 2019 - 2029'.
5 Apr 2019

New Robotics: Shifting Business Models
IDTechEx Research analyse the changing trends in the robotics industry in their report New Robotics and Drones 2018-2038: Technologies, Forecasts, Players, as new and emerging firms challenge the norm.
5 Apr 2019

Thermal battery launched
Thermal energy could hold the key to cheaper, more sustainable electricity; with South Australian company CCT Energy Storage unveiling what they say is the world's first working thermal battery today.
5 Apr 2019

New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment
Researchers have developed a new technology that could change how gene editing is approached in the future. T
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5 Apr 2019

Ynvisible contracted by leading security and identity solutions co
Ynvisible Interactive Inc a has entered into a commercial agreement with a globally leading security and identity solutions group which is exploring the use of Ynvisible's proprietary intellectual property and expertise in electrochromics in its electronic identification document solutions.
5 Apr 2019

Facial recognition technology aims to detect emotional state in pigs
State-of-the-art facial recognition technology is being used in an attempt to detect different emotional states in pigs.
5 Apr 2019

Smart wrist-worn device monitors atrial fibrillation
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) researchers are developing a smart wrist-worn device for monitoring of atrial fibrillation - a condition, which if left untreated can lead to serious health complications and even death.