Korea University

Gridwiz

Gridwiz is a South Korean distributed energy resources (DER) renewables company that provides a range of energy solutions including EV charging. IDTechEx spoke to Gridwiz to find out more about its activities.

Impact, Toshiba, Itochu in New Hydrogen Project

Impact Clean Power technology S.A., ITOCHU Plantech Inc and Toshina Energy Systems and Solutions Corp. started the development of hydrogen fuel cell system dedicated for heavy duty transportation.

E Ink and Sharp Collaborate on Oxide Backplanes for Next Gen ePaper

E Ink Holdings Inc and Sharp Display Technology Corporation announced the collaboration with each other, and adopt SDTC's indium gallium zinc oxide backplanes for ePaper modules using in eReader and eNote products.

e-ThermoGentech (e-Thermo) Japan

We visited this company. They get half the efficiency of Komatsu KELK rigid thermoelectric chips meaning 3-4% but achieve what they call "unique" flexibility by using the usual BiTe as chip arrays on a flexible substrate.

AI Enhances Efficacy of Sleep Disorder Treatments

An algorithm based on 20,000 nights of sleep that can improve the diagnosis, treatment and our overall understanding of sleep disorders has been developed at the University of Copenhagen.

Progress with Smart Hearing Aids

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a cochlear implant. These brainwaves indicate in an objective way how good or bad a person's hearing is. The research results are important for the further development of smart hearing aids.

Wirelessly Rechargeable Soft Brain Implant Uses Light to Control Cells

Researchers have invented a smartphone-controlled soft brain implant that can be recharged wirelessly from outside the body. It enables long-term neural circuit manipulation without the need for periodic disruptive surgeries to replace the battery of the implant.

Wearable Enables Runners to Train and Rehabilitate More Efficiently

This wearable measures the impact experienced by runners and provides scientific feedback that can help them avoid and recover from injuries.

Could Starlink replace 5G? (Part 2)

Part two of a series of articles by IDTechEx analyst Xiaoxi He. In the last article we discussed the speed issue of Starlink, compared to 5G. There are another three concerns.

Agrivoltaics Becoming Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

One day solar "power stations" as we know them will be banned.

Hydropower Plants to Support Solar and Wind Energy in West Africa

Hydropower plants can support solar and wind power, rather unpredictable by nature, in a climate-friendly manner. A new study in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability has now mapped the potential for such "solar-wind-water" strategies for West Africa: an important region where the power sector is still under development, and where generation capacity and power grids will be greatly expanded in the coming years.

SkyDrive Enters Final Stages of Testing Flying Car

Flying car developer, SkyDrive, has entered the final stages of testing its demonstration vehicle after it completed the first-ever manned test flights in Japan.

HEPHAESTUS Surgical

Hephaestus Surgical is a medical device company specialised in laparoscopic instrument holders.

Punching Holes in Opaque Solar Cells Turns Them Transparent

Researchers have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent. Existing transparent solar cells tend to have a reddish hue and lower efficiency, but by punching holes that are around 100 μm in diameter (comparable in size to a human hair) on crystalline silicon wafers, it allows light through without coloring.

Swarm of Smart Marbles to Inspect Pipelines

A swarm of marbles that flows through your intestines in order to detect thickening. It sounds like science fiction, but it's closer to reality than you might think. Engineers have developed sensors that are able to inspect hard-to-reach or even inaccessible environments.

Electronic glove offers 'humanlike' features for prosthetic hand users

An electronic glove, or e-glove can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception, such as the ability to sense pressure, temperature and hydration.

Perovskite crystal discovery enables new generation of solar panels

A study explains how a promising type of perovskites - man-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity - can be stabilized. As a result, the crystals turn black, enabling them to absorb sunlight. This is necessary to be able to use them in new solar panels that are easy to make and highly efficient.