TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Aerovironment

Aerovironment makes Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and EV chargers. IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das interviewed their VP & CEO, Charles Botsford.

3D-printable parts for ASUS motherboards

The advantage of 3D printing is that one-off designs and small-scale production don't require the extortionate tooling fees associated with conventional manufacturing methods, opening up a host of possibilities for DIY enthusiasts.

'Braidio' technology, lets mobile devices share power

A team of computer science researchers has introduced a new radio technology that allows small mobile devices to take advantage of battery power in larger devices nearby for communication.

Drug-dispensing contact lens

A contact lens designed to deliver medication gradually to the eye could improve outcomes for patients with conditions requiring treatment with eye drops, which are often imprecise and difficult to self-administer.

Delivery robots in cities soon

Robot vehicles may give the insurance companies and car companies something to do when one robot taxi replaces 20 cars owned by private individuals as we move inexorably to 80% of people living in cities in 2050.

Recycling energy to improve battery life

Device that can reduce energy emissions from electronic devices and also recycles the energy back into the device.

Dominos pizza delivery drone

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited has joined forces with the global leader in drone deliveries, Flirtey to launch the first commercial drone delivery service in the world.

Concept autonomous tractor development

Better use of labor, integration into current machinery fleets, plus the flexibility to work unmanned around the clock with real time data monitoring - and, in the future, the ability to automatically respond to weather events. That's what the concept autonomous tractor technology could bring to future world agriculture.

Canatu receives 22 million EUR funding

Canatu Oy has received 22 million euros late stage funding via a series of investments of 10 million EUR and a loan of 12 million EUR from the European Investment Bank.

Two billion dollar wearable technology companies created

Wearable technology for humans is a big business. There will be almost 40 product sub-categories in the next 10 years, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, connected clothing, smart eyewear, medical devices, smart patches, headphones, and hearing devices.

PowerCell Sweden receives a new order for the PowerCell S2

PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has received an order for the PowerCell S2 fuel cell stack from a Chinese company within the automotive industry

The future of farming with robots and drones

This premium article is about agricultural robots and drones, addressing next stage of technological development in the world of agriculture.

Edorado Marine's new electric hydrofoil powerboat

Edorado Marine, based in the Netherlands, has introduced the Edorado 7S electric boat which uses a unique hydrofoil design allowing it to ride above the water with very low drag to increase speed and range.

Continuous roll-process technology for flexible LSI

A research team has jointly developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits, the key element in constructing the computer's brain such as CPU, on plastics to realize flexible electronics.

3D printed tool for building aircraft achieves world record

A 3D printed trim-and-drill tool has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™.

Neural dust opens door to implantable self powered wearables

Engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time.

EMPA

EMPA are the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. They are currently working on a novel, hydride-based solid-state electrolyte that has a higher ionic conductivity than liquid electrolytes.

Major 3D printing players Arcam and SLM Solutions to be bought by GE

On Tuesday 6th September, General Electric caused a stir in the 3D printing industry by announcing plans to buy Arcam and SLM Solutions, for a total of $1.4 billion.

Learning from the death of Micropelt

Fabrice Poulin writes to a Linkedin energy harvesting group, "The industry was already buzzing about the difficulties of Micropelt end of last year."

TouchNetix Ltd

IDTechEx interviewed Chris Ard, the Managing Director of TouchNetix. They are a touchscreen technology developer including force touch implementation.