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Ultra-low emission vehicles rise by 27% in the United Kingdom

It has been announced, Birmingham is to host the world's first zero emission vehicle summit as exemplar of the government's Industrial Strategy. Due to be held in September 2018, the summit will focus on vehicle technology to tackle carbon emissions and to find ways to improve air quality.

Heliotrope Technologies

Heliotrope Technologies is a smart glass technology start-up. This company is commercialising an exciting third generation electrochromic technology, which holds high promise.

Fluence Corp

Fluence manufacture and sell a range of decentralized solutions for desalination, municipal wastewater treatment and industrial wastewater treatment. As the company nears the completion of it's first full year in operation, Fluence's Communications Manager spoke to IDTechEx to give an overview of the company's technologies and recent activities.

Stratasys spin outs come out of stealth mode

2018 has been the year of major new announcements at Stratasys. Not only have they announced that they are developing two new technologies, but they are doing so through the launch of two start-ups and are venturing into the lucrative metal 3D printing ecosystem in the process

California requires solar systems for new homes

Moving to cut energy use in new homes by more than 50 percent, the California Energy Commission has adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems starting in 2020.

Chicago Transit Board $32 million contract for all-electric buses

The Chicago Transit Board awarded a $32 million contract for the purchase of 20 new, all-electric buses - the latest investment by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CTA to completely modernize the agency's bus fleet.

Automated robotic device for faster blood testing

Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving the workflow in hospitals and other health-related institutions to allow health care practitioners to spend more time treating patients.

Material Winners and Losers in the Aerospace and Defense Sector

Innovation Roadmap for the report 'Additive Manufacturing and Lightweight Materials for Aerospace and Defense 2018-2028'.

Wave Power at least as important as Tidal Power

Aquaculture is going offshore into the bigger waves and there is rapid proliferation of electricity-gobbling ocean floor mining robots, autonomous underwater vehicles, oil and gas subsea equipment and much more.

Versarien agrees deal for graphene inks

Shares in materials engineer Versarien have jumped after a wide-ranging agreement was made over graphene-based inks and a new 'Graphinks' product range was launched.

Off grid increasing

The trend to off grid electricity production being a declining percentage is now being reversed, as IDTechEx predicted.

An overview from PCIM Europe Part 2

IDTechEx attended the event last week to meet with key stakeholders including industrial OEMs, power module manufacturers, established semiconductor companies and innovative new GaN (gallium nitride) and SiC (silicon carbide) developers to report back on the current and future trends. The following article is the second of two parts and provides a summary of some of the key GaN related developments and at the event and their impact on various industries and applications.

Now you can 3D print clay, cookie dough - or solid rocket fuel

It's now possible to 3D print extremely viscous materials, with the consistency of clay or cookie dough with fine precision. This development may soon allow the creation of customized ceramics, solid rockets, pharmaceuticals, biomedical implants, foodstuffs, and more.

Wristband for personalized dementia therapy

The system uses inconspicuous sensors to automatically measure dementia patients' health and care data and suggests personalized treatment options based on their current condition.

Teaching chores to an artificial agent

For many people, household chores are a dreaded, inescapable part of life that we often put off or do with little care. But what if a robot assistant could help lighten the load?

Desert to power programme for Africa

The African Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund and the Africa50 investment fund signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the Desert to Power programme which aims to develop 10,000 MW of solar energy across the Sahel region.

Pop-up EV charging for residential streets

The UEone is an app-operated, pop-up EV charge point for residential streets that retracts underground when not in use, minimising the impact on the urban environment to leave roads free of street clutter.

Organic light-emitting diodes become brighter and more durable

Researchers demonstrate the possibility of using ultrastable film formation to improve the performance of state-of-the-art OLEDs.

An overview from PCIM Europe Part 1

IDTechEx attended the event last week to meet with key stakeholders including industrial OEMs, power module manufacturers, established semiconductor companies and innovative GaN (gallium nitride and SiC (silicon carbide) developers to report back on the current and future trends.

Wearable for women's safety wins $1 million XPrize

Leaf Wearables- an Indian startup which raised $250,000 in 2016 to launch their first product SAFER- A Smart Pendant for Women Safety, has now won the $1 million Women's Safety XPRIZE.