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In Cold Polar Skies, NASA Rocket Will Watch Aurora Turn up the Heat

If you see the northern lights overhead, chances are you are in a chilly, polar climate. But the cold-weather delights, also known as aurora borealis, high above you are actually an important source of heat. A new NASA mission hopes to fly through an active aurora to study this energy exchange process up close. The launch window for Ion-Neutral Coupling during Active Aurora, or INCAA mission, opens at the Poker Flat Research Range in Poker Flat, Alaska, on March 23.

TriLite Technologies

TriLite is a developer and manufacturer of laser beam scanning (LBS) projectors, targeted especially for use in consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses. TriLite's Trixel 3 projector is extremely compact to fit in the arm of glasses, uses a single biaxial MEMS mirror from Infineon, and does not require external relay optics. The firm, based in Vienna, Austria, has developed innovative machine learning-based software to simplify calibration and control, reducing production costs and increasing manufacturing yields.

ACWA Power's Rabigh 3 IWP Project Achieves Guinness World Record

ACWA Power announced that the company's Rabigh 3 Independent Water Plant in Saudi Arabia, has been recognised as the "world's largest reverse osmosis desalination facility" by the Guinness World Records, the ultimate global authority on record-breaking achievements.

Braskem Expands Additive Manufacturing Portfolio

Braskem announces today the expansion of its 3D printing product portfolio to include polyethylene and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene filaments. Braskem's PE and glass fiber reinforced PP filaments are easier to print, have less warpage, minimal shrinkage, and better interlayer adhesion than other comparable products on the market.

New Technology to Make Charging Electric Cars as Fast as Pumping Gas

Research has led to the discovery that quantum technologies may promise new mechanisms to charge batteries at a faster rate.

Renewables Software Firm Wins Major New Investment

A technology company that specialises in developing software for the renewables industry has secured new investment to accelerate its product development. Bristol-based Sennen has raised £780,000 equity funding from a range of new and existing investors.

One of the Largest Ever Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deals

DHL Express and Neste have announced a significant step towards decarbonizing aviation logistics by expanding their existing cooperation with a new strategic collaboration. In the next five years, Neste will supply DHL with approximately 320,000 tons (400 million liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The agreement is Neste's largest for Sustainable Aviation Fuel to date and one of the largest sustainable aviation fuel agreements in the aviation industry.

Altris Secures €9.6 million in Series A Funding

Altris specialises in producing a highly sustainable cathode material for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries. The company is driven by the idea that safer, more environmentally friendly and affordable batteries are vital in order to realise a truly sustainable future.

Flow Battery Stores Power in Simple Organic Compound

The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the idea of using flow batteries, which store electricity in a fluid is attractive. However, these batteries contain rare metals and are expensive. Scientists have designed a flow battery electrolyte that may solve both problems.

Tiny Battery-Free Sensors Float in The Wind like Dandelion Seeds

Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths of land, such as farms or forests. These tools could provide unique insights for a variety of applications, including digital agriculture and monitoring climate change.

Suzuki Announces Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing in India

Suzuki Motor Corporation is to investapproximately 150 billion yen (approximately 104.4 billion rupees) for local manufacturing of electric vehicles and battery electric vehicle batteries.

A Fabric That Hears Your Heart Beat

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

AI System for City Scooter Safety

Starting this week, Pedestrian Shield technology will be integrated into a number of Beam's e-scooter fleet in Australian cities, giving cities the power to adjust speeds based on road surfaces.

Wisk Aero

Wisk are an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, headquartered in Mountain View, California, who are conducting flight trials in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Their Cora aircraft is being developed as an autonomous air taxi.

Torqeedo: Electric Leisure Boats (2022)

Torqeedo is a German manufacturer of electric outboard and inboard propulsion systems for leisure boats and small commercial boats such as fishing boats, water buses and small ferries. It supplies a complete system, including the Li-ion battery, controllers and throttle, and the propulsion system (motors, gearing, propeller). Luke Gear, Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with the company to learn of the latest technology and market developments.

Maserati Unveils Electrification Plan

Maserati is the first Italian luxury car brand to produce full-electric models: the Trident is announcing its plans for the market launch of the electric range, Maserati Folgore. Maserati has completed the revamp of the Brand and is now ready for the market launch of Folgore, the new 100% electric range.

Saule Technologies

Saule Technologies is a Polish company founded in 2014. The company works on the development of flexible perovskite solar cells for applications such as indoor energy harvesting, Internet of Things, and lightweight photovoltaics for building-integration. This profile is based on an interview with Dr. Dávid Forgács, the director of knowledge management.

Materic: Advanced Materials

Materic is an advanced materials development and manufacturing firm. Its range of capabilities encompasses silver nanowire manufacture and purification, nanofibers, textile treatments, and more. The company applies the principles of a venture studio to accelerate the development timelines of advanced materials solutions. Materic's 3D printing operations are covered in another profile.

Is There a Market for Fuel Cell Buses?

With cities around the world looking to transition their bus fleets to zero emission technologies, this article looks at the role of fuel cell buses. Battery electric buses are already being widely adopted and are demonstrating their ability to deliver cost effective operations, meeting the performance requirements of short city bus routes. However, hydrogen fuel cells buses are seeing increasing interest as a way to deliver more arduous bus schedules.

Finally, the First Mass Market Adoption of a Nanocarbon

The revolutionary promise of nanocarbons has been touted for more than 3 decades, but despite the extraordinary properties and commercial hype, the success has been limited - until now. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may not be as glamorous as their younger sibling graphene, but IDTechEx forecast the annual demand to exceed 70 ktpa by 2032 as for the first time the manufacturers experience a mass-market pull rather than a material push.