Full profile interview
30 May 2023

Nodar: Untethered Stereo Camera With LiDAR-Like Performance
Stereo cameras have been used in the automotive industry before, with a handful of examples. But so far these have needed to be physically linked with rigid connections, locking the cameras in position so that they stay calibrated. Nodar brings a unique algorithm which dynamically calibrates the stereo system, negating the need for stiff connections between the camera and allowing much wider mountings and much more accurate distancing.
Full profile interview
30 May 2023

ElastiSense
ElastiSense are a Danish company that were spun out of LEAP Technology, to commercialise displacement sensors for industrial automation applications. IDTechEx spoke with Rahim Sarban, CEO.
Full profile interview
29 May 2023

Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd
Sekisui Chemical is a plastics manufacturer with a plethora of subsidiaries engaged in a variety of businesses. It has researched barrier layers for PV applications extensively already. This profile introduces its efforts for perovskite solar cells.
Background
29 May 2023

sureCore Ltd
sureCore Ltd licenses out low-power product development kits (PDKs), including 'CRYO-CMOS' suited to emerging quantum technologies. IDTechEx analysts Tess Skyrme and James Jeffs interviewed CEO Paul Wells about the company. This profile is focused on its role in developing cryo-IP for quantum technologies, but the company is already established in licensing IP for other low-power applications.
Background
29 May 2023

Ecobat
Ecobat is headquartered in Texas, US. The company is primarily a lead and polypropylene commodity producer and recycler and has Li-ion battery recycling capabilities too. This background profile discusses the company's involvement in the Li-ion battery recycling market.
External press release
26 May 2023

Oxford PV sets new solar cell world record
Oxford PV, a pioneer in the field of next-generation solar cells, has set a new world record for the efficiency of a commercial-sized solar cell, marking a significant breakthrough in the drive towards a low-carbon global economy.
Background
26 May 2023

Bluebird
Bluebird serves businesses with various computer mobile infrastructure solutions for their enterprise internet of things (IoT) needs, and has a global customer base of over 3,000 companies from 120 countries. This particular profile will center on Bluebird's line of RFID readers. IDTechEx spoke with Hellen Yi, General Manager, GB Headquarters Planning and Marketing Group from Bluebird to discuss its RFID reader business.
Full profile interview
26 May 2023

Kaneka
Kaneka was founded on 1st September 1949 with paid-in capital of 33.046 million yen. The company's line of business include Vinyls and Chlor-Alkali, Performance Polymers (MOD), Performance Polymers (MS), Foam & Residential Techs, E & I Technology, PV & Energy management, Performance Fibers, Medical, Pharma & Supplemental Nutrition, Foods & Agris. Within the PV & Energy management sector, it has decorative slate tile-integrated photovoltaic modules, roof tile-integrated photovoltaic modules (VISOLATM), photovoltaic modules designed specifically for synthetic slate tiles (SoltileXTM), photovoltaic modules for inclined roofs and deck roofs (GRANSOLATM), and see-through photovoltaic modules.
Background
26 May 2023

Mythic
Mythic are a US-based company that develop analog artificial intelligence (AI) processors and accelerators cards utilizing the Mythic AMP architecture.
26 May 2023

The Major Application Areas Driving the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Market
The desire for zero-emission power generation has seen solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) touted as a possible solution. SOFC's capability to run on hydrogen and at a higher efficiency than alternative fuel cells when providing combined heat and power (CHP) is an enticing prospect, while fuel flexibility allows for a transition from hydrocarbons towards zero emission power generation as part of the hydrogen economy.
25 May 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Key Semiconductor Trends
Wednesday 21 June 2023 - IDTechEx's Key Semiconductor Trends in Edge AI, Automotive, and Advanced Semiconductor Packaging. AI-crucial technologies, such as autonomous driving, and the current state of the technology landscape; AI as enablers of new functionalities at the edge, such as for the smartphone market; Requirements for AI hardware at the edge; Semiconductor technologies used in autonomous vehicles; Capabilities of automotive semiconductor suppliers and the role of foundries; Key technology trend in semiconductor packaging; Growth drivers in main application areas for advanced semiconductor packaging: high performance computing (HPC) applications/data centers, communication networks, autonomous cars, and consumer electronics
Innovation Map
25 May 2023

Sodium-ion Key Player Landscape
Innovation roadmap for the Na-ion key player landscape.
Full profile interview
25 May 2023

Oorym
Oorym is commercializing the Simple Planaric Substrate (SPS), an optical waveguide combiner that it says is simpler and more efficient than other forms of reflective waveguide. The SPS can be configured to a wide range of use cases, with augmented reality and heads up displays being major applications.
Update interview
25 May 2023

Beyond Math
Beyond Math presented at Cambridge Tech Week 2023. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, attended a presentation given by the founder Alan Patterson.
Full profile interview
25 May 2023

Exigo Recycling
Exigo Recycling was founded in 2012, is based in India, and focuses on electronic assets management and recycling, including Li-ion battery recycling.
25 May 2023

The Future of Nuclear SMRs: Will Start-ups Disrupt Established Players
Nuclear Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) aim to disrupt the nuclear industry, slashing the cost of nuclear energy to competitiveness with renewables + storage and making new decarbonization-enabling uses of nuclear power possible.
Full profile interview
24 May 2023

Asperitas Immersed Computing
Asperitas Immersed Computing (referring as Asperitas) is an immersion cooling vendor for data center applications. Unlike typical immersion cooling solutions, Asperitas utilizes passive natural convection rather than active cooling using coolant distribution units (CDUs).
24 May 2023

Three Reasons Why Electric Beats Diesel for Mini Excavators
Like many industries, the construction vehicle and machine industry is on the path to electrification. It has been one of the latecomers to the electrification game, with little happening from OEMs until after 2020. But this is changing, with more electric product announcements covering a wider selection of vehicle types under the construction banner.
Topic overview
24 May 2023

Why Construction OEMs Start Electrification With Mini Excavators
This premium article looks at the main drivers for electrifying mini excavators and demonstrates through data analysis how mini excavators can have equal or even superior performance to their diesel counterparts. The article explains how fuel and maintenance savings could provide a return on investment if the premium for the electric vehicle is correct. Finally electric mini-excavator case studies from Volvo, JCB and XCMG are presented.
23 May 2023

Upcoming Webinar on Market Opportunities for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Thursday 1 June 2023 - Discuss the key applications for a solid oxide fuel cell, including the argument for utilising SOFC technology against competing solutions, and an overview of combined heat and power (CHP) operation; Highlight innovations in materials, manufacturing processes, and fuel choices for solid oxide fuel cells; Outline movement of major players in the SOFC market, including the driving forces behind the market today; Overview the solid oxide fuel cell market within the context of the broader fuel cell market, with consideration given to electrolysers