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Smart Watch Detects Heat Strain in Military Trainees

In 2020, more than 2,000 U.S. service members experienced heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Such injuries pose a "significant and persistent threat to both the health of US military members and the effectiveness of military operations," according to a recent military health report. Young or inexperienced recruits are especially vulnerable.

Northvolt and Volvo Cars Choose Gothenburg For New Battery Factory

Northvolt and Volvo Cars will place their first joint battery factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, next to Volvo Cars' assembly plant in Torslanda. The new facility will be operational in 2025.

Off-Grid Ammonia-to-Power Solution for Mobile Operators

The GenCell FOX delivers reliable, resilient and zero-emission primary power which can replace fossil fuel generators. The solution can also complement solar PV and wind power solutions at telecom sites around the globe. The FOX can be placed at a telecom base station in virtually any location where grid services are poor or non-existent to keep the tower running without any need for servicing or refueling for as long as half a year.

Milvus Robotics

Milvus Robotics was founded in 2011 in Turkey. It has mobile robots for disinfection and research, but the company is focused primarily on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for intralogistics. Apart from robotic hardware, they also provide a proprietary software platform for fleet management, and a wide range of on-top attachments that can be installed on the mobile robot for different tasks. Milvus now is active in some countries in North America, EMEA and Asia, and has 20 solution partners in these regions. Now the company employs over 50 people.

CorPower to Begin 'Ironman Tests' Ahead of Ocean Deployment

CorPower Ocean's first commercial scale Wave Energy Converter is set to undergo an intensive 'Ironman Test' proving performance and reliable operation ahead of ocean deployment.

Wave Energy Developer INGINE Reveals Growth Plan for 2022

South Korean wave energy developer INGINE is revealing ambitious growth plans for 2022, plotting further global expansion and new projects to accelerate commercialisation.

Coval Energy

Coval Energy is a Dutch clean-tech startup using carbon dioxide as a feedstock to produce sustainable fuels, chemicals, and proteins through electrolysis and fermentation. In January 2022, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Hydra Rodrigues spoke with Frank Schreurs, co-founder and business development manager at Coval Energy.

First Subsidy-Free Floating-PV System in Germany Shows Potential

In the coming weeks, BayWa r.e. will implement what is currently one of the largest Floating-PV plants in Germany for the family-owned company Quarzwerke GmbH, specialists in the extraction, processing and refining of industrial minerals, at their site in the city of Haltern am See.

Ford and Sunrun Partner to Advance Home Energy Storage and Solar Power

Ford is the first in the US to offer the ability for customers to power their homes with an electric truck when the grid goes dark, providing innovative new capabilities that enhance the energy independence of its customers.

Koenigsegg's First E-Motor and EV-Drive Unit with Raxial Flux

Koenigsegg continues its in-house technology development and advanced component offers to the market. It started with David, the recently introduced revolutionary 6-phase inverter - and that is now followed by the company's newest innovation, the Quark electric motor that utilizes a novel torque/power-rich balance between radial(power-dense) and axial(torque-dense) flux topology dubbed Raxial Flux.

Ford Motor Company (2022)

The electric era is here, and Ford is in the midst of implementing an ambitious, comprehensive plan to make the transition to an electric future. Ford is investing $22 billion in electrification through 2025 as part of its plan to lead electrification in areas of strength. The company is electrifying its most iconic products - the Mustang, F-150 and Transit - with many more to come in the years ahead. A key part of Ford's goal to drive the adoption of electric vehicles is to target the large market for fully electric commercial vans and pickups. The company has had some initial success while entering the market, but now faces competition from other OEMs and their offerings.

New Glucose Sensor Using Graphene Foam is Cheaper, More Robust

Researchers have developed a new sensing technique based on graphene foam for the detection of glucose levels in the blood. Since it is a chemical sensor instead of being enzyme-based, the new technology is robust, has a long shelf-life and can be tuned to detect lower glucose concentrations than current systems.

First Near-Production Charging Robot Systems Planned for 2022

An intelligent charging robot that will make filling up with electricity much easier and more convenient in the future. Volume production of the system is planned for 2024 and will take place in Germany.

Top 5 Wearable Technologies to Watch in 2022

Wearable technology is now way beyond the watch, but IDTechEx identifies these as the ones to watch.

Deep Optics

Deep Optics is an Israeli company which designs flat, dynamic liquid crystal lenses for human vision-related applications. Its first product is adaptive diopter sunglasses for the correction of presbyopia, released under its consumer-facing brand 32°N. Future target uses of this technology include augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets, where the lenses could adjust for prescriptions and solve the vergence-accommodation conflict.

Magnetic Seeds Used to Heat and Kill Cancer

Scientists have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumours.

Metawave — Radar Antennas for the Autonomous Future

Metawave produces analogue beamforming antennas and control chips that are designed to make the most out of radar transceivers. The antennas focus the emission into a narrow fan shape, which is then vertically scanned. This improves range, angular resolution and field of view compared to a static antenna.

AI Headset Helps Military Pilots Perform Expected and Unexpected Tasks

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance program to develop a prototype artificial intelligence assistant. The prototype will be embedded in an augmented reality headset to help rotary pilots perform expected and unexpected tasks.

First Public Wireless Charging Road in the United States

Electreon will deploy its first public wireless electric vehicle charging road system in the US in Detroit as part of the inductive vehicle charging pilot program. The wireless charging infrastructure, which will be implemented in the Michigan Central district, will support a suite of use cases involving various vehicle types and partners including autonomous vehicles.

Optomec Receives $1.25 Million Order for Metal Additive Repair System

Optomec announced the receipt of a $1.25 Million order for a production Metal Additive Manufacturing machine for the maintenance of industrial gas turbine components. The long-time customer, a Fortune 500 energy equipment supplier, will install the machine in one of its service facilities in the Middle East region.