Full profile interview
15 May 2023

IDUN Technologies
IDUN Technologies is developing neural interface technology, using in-ear EEG. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed CEO, Simon Bachmann.
Full profile interview
31 Mar 2023

Suncar HK: Electric Off-Road Machines
Suncar HK, headquartered in Oberbüren, Switzerland, develops electric powertrain systems for non-road mobile machinery. IDTechEx spoke to Suncar about market trends in construction, future technologies in the construction industry, and Suncar's long-term intentions within the industry.
Full profile interview
15 Sep 2022

Suncar HK: Electric Off-Road Machines
Suncar HK, headquartered in Oberbüren, Switzerland, develop electric powertrain systems for non-road mobile machinery. IDTechEx Analyst David Wyatt spoke with Suncar Managing Director Stefan Schneider to find out more about their work helping OEMs develop electric construction machines.
External press release
7 Sep 2022

Synhelion Starts Construction of DAWN to Produce Solar Fuels
Synhelion marks the start of construction work on DAWN - the world's first industrial plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. Located in Jülich, Germany, the facility will be the first to demonstrate the entire process from concentrating sunlight to producing synthetic liquid fuel on an industrial scale. SWISS will be the first airline to fly using the CO2-neutral solar kerosene produced there.
17 Aug 2022

Using Sound and Bubbles to Make Bandages Sticker and Last Longer
Researchers have discovered that they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages using ultrasound waves and bubbles. This breakthrough could lead to new advances in medical adhesives, especially in cases where adhesives are difficult to apply such as on wet skin.
Full profile interview
26 Jul 2022

Climeworks
Climeworks is a Swiss company developing a modular direct air capture (DAC) technology based on a solid adsorbent system.
25 Jul 2022

All-In-One Solar Powered Tower Makes Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel
Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.
Full profile interview
18 Jul 2022

ANYbotics
Founded in 2016, ANYbotics is a Swiss spin-off from ETH Zurich specializing in legged robots used for inspection. Its product, ANYmal D, is the fourth-generation product and is priced at around €140,000.
4 Jul 2022

Wearable Muscles
Researchers have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to increase the upper body strength and endurance of people with restricted mobility.
6 Jun 2022

Successful Transplant of Human Liver Treated in Machine
A multidisciplinary Zurich research team Liver4Life has succeeded in doing something during a treatment attempt that had never been achieved in the history of medicine until now: it treated an originally damaged human liver in a machine for three days outside of a body and then implanted the recovered organ into a cancer patient. One year later, the patient is doing well.
26 Apr 2022

Automated Analysis of Animal Behaviour
Researchers have developed a new method that uses artificial intelligence to analyse animal behaviour. This opens the door to longer-term in-depth studies in the field of behavioural science - while also helping to improve animal welfare. The method is already being tested at Zurich Zoo.
12 Apr 2022

Wearable Device Plays Specific Sounds to Enhance Deep Sleep
Researchers have developed a wearable device that plays specific sounds to enhance deep sleep. The first clinical study has now shown that the device is effective, but not at the same level of effectiveness for everyone.
Full profile interview
1 Apr 2022

Nanoleq
Nanoleq is an early-stage company developing both components and integrated solutions for e-textiles. It is about to announce its first integrated product to monitor and guide breathing for meditation/sleep health. IDTechEx caught up with CEO Vincent Martinez