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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.

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%.

Texas team debuts battery-less pacemaker

A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced.

International Neuromodulation World Congress

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tri-D-Innov adds electronics on plastics

Startup company Tri-D-Innov provides additive metallization for plastic and composite materials electronic packaging.

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.

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.

Solar and wind power reinvented: latest news

Virtually all of the new grid capacity being added in the world is renewable or nuclear nowadays.

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.

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.

Meet the most nimble-fingered robot ever built

Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots.

Novel copper nanoparticles that are resistant to oxidation

Novel copper nanoparticles that are resistant to oxidation and fuse into a conductive line after sintering process at temperatures lower than 160 degrees Celsius.

A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation

Researchers have come up with a way to stimulate regions deep within the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp.

Intel - Project Alloy

IDTechEx met with and attended presentations from Intel at AWE 2017. This profile gives an update on their progress with Project Alloy, their "Merged Reality" computing project.