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Electric buses to hit Auckland's streets

The future is electric and Auckland Transport is driving into the future with its first electric buses.The two buses are a trial funded by the Government's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and Auckland Transport.

Toyochem develops low modulus, heat dissipating adhesive sheets

Efficient thermal management is critical for reliability and performance of high power electronics, especially those found in automotive applications.

First 'Toxicant Replacement Hero' Award Presented at the IDTechEx Show

Quantum Technology Supersensors were the first recipients of the new IDTechEx award for a 'Toxicant Replacement Hero' in Berlin.

New design produces true lithium-air battery

Researchers have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment and still functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge cycles.

Thin film converts heat from electronics into energy

Engineers have developed a thin-film system that can be applied to sources of waste heat to produce energy at levels unprecedented for this kind of technology.

Volvo Trucks' first all-electric truck

Volvo Trucks now introduces its first all-electric truck for commercial use - the Volvo FL Electric for urban distribution and refuse operations, among other applications.

EU funded collaboration to make perovskite solar cells market reality

Aan ambitious 3-year European Union funded project, "ESPResSo" (Efficient Structures and Processes for Reliable Perovskite Solar Modules), that gathers known leaders in the field of perovskite PV technology to revolutionize Europe's photovoltaics (PV) industry.

New robot for skull base surgery is very accurate

Researchers have developed a surgery robot with sub-millimeter precision, the robot can automatically and safely mill a cavity of the desired shape and dimensions into a skull.

Deep learning - smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade devices

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones. The technique improves the resolution and color details of smartphone images so much that they approach the quality of images from laboratory-grade microscopes.

3D Printing Awards Presented at the IDTechEx Show! Berlin

At last week's IDTechEx Show! in Berlin, Additive Industries were presented with the 'Best Development in 3D Printing' Award.

Inkjet process to print flexible touchscreens cost efficiently

Flexible smart phones are desirable for a lot of users. Up to now the displays of the innumerable phones and pods are rigid and do not yield to the anatomical forms adopted by the people carrying them.

Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring

Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test, potentially removing the need for millions of diabetics to frequently carry out the painful and unpopular tests.

Cellbricks

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Cellbricks' Tobias Grix on April 19, 2018. Cellbricks is a 3D bioprinting company using their proprietary digital light processing technology to produce 3D liver models.

High efficiency solar power conversion allowed by a novel composite

A composite thin film developed at INRS improves significantly solar cells' power conversion efficiency.

Printed thermo-plasmonic heat patterns for neurological disorders

A highly customizable neural stimulation method. The research team developed a technology that can print the heat pattern on a micron scale to enable the control of biological activities remotely.

After Uber, Tesla incidents, can artificial intelligence be trusted?

Considering last month's fatal crash of a self-driving Uber that took the life of a woman in Tempe, Arizona, and the recent death of a test-driver of a semi-autonomous vehicle being developed by Tesla, peoples' trust in the technology behind autonomous vehicles may also have taken a hit.

Nano Dimension's multi-material 3D printing inks earn award

Nano Dimension Ltd announced its breakthrough multi-material 3D printing inks have been awarded the IDTechEx Award for Technical Development Materials. The award was presented by Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx, at the annual IDTechEx Show! Europe awards ceremony.

Fastned wins another tender in the UK

Fastned will build and operate fast charging stations in Newcastle and Sunderland.

Volkswagen offers diesel customers security

The Volkswagen brand is starting a diesel campaign for its customers in Germany the month. The new Germany Guarantee gives the buyers of new and year-old vehicles with diesel engines purchased from a Volkswagen dealership additional security and will keep them on the road in the event of a driving ban.

World's first medium/large-scale 3D thermoset printer

Magnum Venus Products, in partnership with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, installed the first commercially available medium/large-scale thermoset 3D printer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Tennessee.