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3D Print Technology to Advance Dental and Facial Reconstruction

3D printing technology will be used to rebuild human teeth, bones and tissues at The University of Queensland's new Centre for Orofacial Regeneration, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (COR3).

Viridi Parente First Shipment of Batteries to Li-Cycle for Recycling

Viridi Parente Inc has shipped its initial batch of lithium-ion batteries to Li-Cycle Corp. By recycling 100% of its end-of-life cells, Viridi Parente is expanding the company's commitment to energy sustainability and the circular energy economy by enabling the wider adoption of safe lithium-ion batteries for industrial, commercial, municipal, medical, and residential use.

Organic, Printable Device Could Restore Sight to the Blind

A Sydney engineer is developing a low-cost, 3D printed electrical device that uses absorbed light to fire the neurons that transmit signals from the eyes to the brain, acting as an artificial retina for those who have lost this capacity.

Collaboration on Bus Fleet Electrification and Solar Overhead Charging

As public transit fleets evaluate bus electrification to meet zero-emission goals, costly and lengthy construction timelines can hamper deployment. To meet this need, AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available combination solar canopy and overhead electric vehicle charging solution covered by a power purchase agreement leasing and financing model.

Adphos Instantaneous Drying Solution for Battery Production Lines

A leading Asian battery company has selected adphos proprietary aNIR -drying solution for its new processing lines. This time the drying of barrier coatings for battery separators on temperature sensitive polymer films will be realized in the new production lines with aNIR-driers. The aNIR-driers enable here drying processes in a fraction of a second, compared of today required 5 to even 10 s with convection dryer-based solutions.

Remagine Labs

Remagine Labs is a very early stage company that recently spun out from a university in Sydney. It is aiming to develop transparent semiconducting materials based on quantum dots, possibly for display applications.

Massivit 3D

Massivit 3D is an Israeli 3D Printing company that manufactures and sells large-format thermoset deposition printers and materials. IDTechEx spoke with Ido Eylon, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at Massivit 3D.

XJet

XJet is a 3D printing company developing and selling 3D printers using their proprietary Nanoparticle Jetting technology. IDTechEx spoke with Dror Danai, Chief Business Officer (CBO) at XJet.

Solvay Additive Manufacturing Solutions

Solvay Additive Manufacturing Solutions, a division of Solvay Specialty Polymers, produces high performance polymer materials for AM. IDTechEx spoke with Brian Alexander, Global Product and Business Development Manager for Additive Manufacturing.

Estrema

Announcements of glamorous cars with extreme performance are commonplace in the electric vehicle business.

Nano One Materials

Nano One Materials are a Canadian company who have developed a new process to manufacture coated, single-crystal Li-ion cathode active material. IDTechEx spoke with Nano One Materials' CEO, Dan Blondal.

Mocean Energy Unveils Blue X Wave Energy Prototype

Mocean Energy unveiled their Blue X wave energy prototype which will take to the seas in Orkney next month. The 20-metre long, 38-tonne wave machine has been fabricated wholly in Scotland and will be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre's Scapa Flow test site for sea trials initially, and then later deployed at EMEC's large scale Billia Croo test site this summer.

New Approach Helps Design Lighter Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Carbon fibers are usually combined with other materials to form a composite. One such composite material is the carbon fiber reinforced plastic, which is well-known for its tensile strength, rigidity, and high strength-to-weight ratio.

E Ink Launches the World's First On-Cell Touch ePaper Module

E Ink today announced the launch of the world's first On-Cell Touch ePaper module. This new On-Cell touch ePaper module supports both the E Ink Kaleido Plus Print Color technology platform and the E Ink Carta black and white ePaper technology platform.

Fabric has Potential Cooling Effect for Smartwatch Wearers

As smartwatches become more powerful, they will generate more heat. To prevent burns or rashes, what if a material touching the skin could feel as cool as metal, but also be flexible enough to be worn on the wrist?

Qnovo

Qnovo are a small, US-based company developing and commercialising software for Li-ion battery management systems that can help to improve overall battery performance and safety. IDTechEx caught up with CEO, Nadim Maluf.

Evovelo

Evovelo is a Spanish startup. Mö is a pedal-assisted electric trike powered by solar panels combining benefits of cycling with the creature comforts of a car.

Urgent Need for New Stationary Storage

Starved of lithium-ion batteries and pumped storage sites, the stationary energy storage business is urgently looking for alternatives. See them in the new IDTechEx report, "Stationary Energy Storage Without Batteries: Grid, Microgrid, UPS, Trackside 2021-2041".

All-Battery Locomotive Lowers Freight Train's Fuel Consumption

Wabtec Corporation announced a rail industry first as its FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive delivered more than an 11-percent average reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for an entire train. It is the equivalent of over 6,200 gallons of diesel fuel saved and approximately 69 tons of CO2 emissions reduced.

New Possibilities for 3D-Printing Human Tissue, Vocal Chord Repair

There is no replacement for the vocal cords when damage is severe or permanent. Now, a team of materials scientists has developed a soft material with promise of new treatments in the future. Their novel soft material, called an elastomer, is very stretchable and 10,000 times softer than a conventional rubber, matching the mechanical properties of vocal cords. The elastomer can be 3D printed for use in health care.