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Can Welsh marine energy really boost the economy?

The end of March this year saw a flurry of activity in the Welsh marine sector.

Robots to the rescue

It's no small task to build a fully autonomous robot capable of mining raw materials from the surface of Mars.

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2017-2027

Vehicle emissions regulations for 2025 and 2030 are unlikely to be met by conventional vehicle technology as applied to most vehicles beyond small cars. Going to strong hybrid and pure electric powertrains involves considerable expense and delay and often totally new platforms.

Germany EV laggard to leader

Germany took a wrong course in vehicle powertrains initially resisting government support for electric vehicles, but many German industrial and commercial vehicle manufacturers are now going electric.

Linking robots to surveillance teams

Researchers are developing a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around and, if necessary, get help in interpreting what they see, enabling them to conduct surveillance as a single entity with many eyes.

Drones: changing market dynamics and emerging new opportunities

The drone market is changing. In this premium article, we will analyse the investment trends into drone start-ups, showing that the investment peaked in 2015. We will then consider changing market dynamics driven largely by the commoditization of the drone platform hardware. Next, we will consider the emerging application pipeline of drones before showing how the market is forecasted to change in the coming decade. We will then examine the use of drones in agriculture as a case study before identifying emerging new opportunities in drone software, services, and specialized hardware such as sensors.

Researchers print promising two-dimensional transistors

Researchers have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time.

Cellenion

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Cellenion's Scientific and Managing Director Dr Guilhem Tourniaire on April 13, 2017. Cellenion is currently using 3D bioprinting to develop skin and liver tissue.

IDTechEx Announces the Winners of Launchpad

IDTechEx Launchpad will showcase innovations from 18 start-up companies at the IDTechEx Show! held in Berlin, Germany on 10-11 May 2017 (www.IDTechEx.com/europe).

EV programs accelerated in face of new air pollution horrors

The more you look the more you see and, in the case of air pollution, it is bad news all the way.

Platelets instead of quantum dots

A team of researchers has developed a model to clarify the general mechanism of nanoplatelet formation. Using pyrite, they also managed to confirm their theory.

Touch-sensitive, elastic fibres

Researchershave created elastic, touch-sensitive fibres that can interface with electronic devices.

Solar fuels: an industry in infancy

IDTechEx analyst Dr Laura Baers gives an overview of solar fuels and explains why artificial photosynthesis is still difficult to bring to market.

Long-term service agreement for world's largest hybrid ferry fleet

Corvus Energy has been awarded a 10-year long-term service and maintenance agreement for the entire Scandlines hybrid ferry fleet.

New depths in neuroscience: advances may help meld man with machine

Neural probes have long been a staple of neuroscience research, but in 1978 Dr. William Dobelle demonstrated they could do much more.

Microdrop Technologies

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Microdrop Technologies Managing Director Wilhelm Meyer on April 12, 2017. Microdrop Technologies is a manufacturer of microdispensing and inkjet printing equipment.

Electricity Producing Drones

They call it Airborne Wind Energy (AWE). It started with kites flying higher than a conventional wind turbine to create electricity from the familiar figure of eight trajectory where winds are much stronger and more consistent than those tapped by conventional wind turbines on land or even offshore.

How robots can help kids stay in school

Telepresence robots — Internet-enabled, two-way-video-streaming automatons that have wheels for feet and a screen showing the child's face at the top of a vertical "body" — act as surrogates.

First purchasable electric car by Kreisel

Almost 50 years after this vehicle type participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the electromobility specialist Kreisel Electric has completely converted a Porsche 910, turning it into an electrified supercar.

Non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold

Thanks to the discovery of a new material, jewelry such as a ring and your body heat could generate enough electricity to power a body sensor, or a cooking pan could charge a cellphone in just a few hours.