9 Jun 2017

RIUM Radioactivity sensor: a powerful gamma spectrometer!
Two French companies on Nouvelle Aquitaine booth at IDTechEx show!
9 Jun 2017

Webinar Tuesday 20 June - Robotic Technology Transforming Agriculture
IDTechEx is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 20 June 2017 titled How Progress and Innovation in Robotic Technology is Transforming Agriculture.
9 Jun 2017

The Evangelists and Pragmatists in the race to augment the world
At the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2017 last week IDTechEx analyst James Hayward began to subconsciously position each company and individual that he spoke to on a scale between two extremes, as explained in this article.
9 Jun 2017

High-performance Roll-to-Roll processing for flexible electronics
Functionalized and curved surfaces made of glass or plastic, rollable displays, high-quality bended surfaces for architecture or interior design in automotive or luxury furniture sector - flexible materials with integrated functionalities are not just a technological trend but capture markets already.
9 Jun 2017

Vattenfall and BMW Group conclude supply contract for batteries
Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year.
9 Jun 2017

Tethered soft exosuit reduces metabolic cost of running
Researchers have demonstrated that a tethered soft exosuit can reduce the metabolic cost of running on a treadmill by 5.4%.
8 Jun 2017

Texas team debuts battery-less pacemaker
A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced.
Event summary
8 Jun 2017

International Neuromodulation World Congress
IDTechEx attended the International Neuromodulation World Congress, hosted by the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) in Edinburgh.
8 Jun 2017

Combatting weeds with lasers
A robot automatically identifies weeds in a field and combats them with a short laser pulse. Sustainable agriculture, which avoids the use of herbicides as far as possible, could benefit from this smart idea.
8 Jun 2017

Hyundai comeback on buses
Hyundai used to be a leader in buses but the explosion of the huge, protected Chinese market has resulted in the global leaders consisting entirely of Chinese companies growing their sales rapidly - mainly with pure electric buses - and Daimler, with declining sales.
8 Jun 2017

Sensor could improve evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of asthma
Scientists have created a graphene-based sensor that could lead to earlier detection of looming asthma attacks and improve the management of asthma and other respiratory diseases, preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
Background
8 Jun 2017

Navisens
IDTechEx spoke to Sander Idelson and Founder/CEO Dr Ashod Donikian from Navisens at AWE 2017. They have developed a dead reckoning system for mapping spaces using IMUs in portable devices such as AR headsets.
Background
8 Jun 2017

Sturfee
Sturfee have developed a technique for 3D geospatial mapping using smartphone camera platforms alongside overhead photography data. They are a startup based in Santa Clara, and we spoke to them at AWE 2017.
Background
8 Jun 2017

Rokoko
Rokoko have developed a motion capture suit using IMUs positioned as nodes in a suit on the body. They are manufacturing their first 300 units, targeting the film and animation sector as their first market.
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7 Jun 2017

Tri-D-Innov adds electronics on plastics
Startup company Tri-D-Innov provides additive metallization for plastic and composite materials
electronic packaging.
7 Jun 2017

Stretchable electronics: near term commercial success stories
In this article we highlight one stretchable electronics technologies with potential to become near-term success stories: interconnects.
7 Jun 2017

A report from EES Europe 2017
IDTechEx analyst Dr Lorenzo Grande was at the annual EES Europe event to learn about new trends in the battery arena.
7 Jun 2017

Solar and wind power reinvented: latest news
Virtually all of the new grid capacity being added in the world is renewable or nuclear nowadays.
7 Jun 2017

The Tesla of pickup trucks
A little known Canadian startup, Havelaar in Toronto has unveiled an all-electric pickup truck concept at the EMC show in Markham, Ontario. This Bison E-Pickup will be produced in Ontario. With the large center touchscreen, the interior of the vehicle is clearly inspired by Tesla, the company that is shaking the motor industry to its roots.
7 Jun 2017

Daimler buses 3D printing parts
Daimler Buses is exploiting the benefits of 3D printing to meet customers' special requirements and produce small batches and replacement parts for the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands.