11 May 2021

Virtual Reality in the Workplace
The development of Virtual Reality (VR) is not only changing the way that we interact with digital content, but also the way we interact with each other.
11 May 2021

Molecular Glue Makes Perovskite Solar Cells More Reliable Over Time
In a study that could help to bring inexpensive, efficient perovskite solar cells one step closer to commercial use, researchers found a way to strengthen a key weak point in the cells, dramatically increasing their functional life.
11 May 2021

Sono Motors and MAN Truck & Bus Join on Solar Technology in Vehicles
MAN Truck & Bus and Sono Motors have signed a Letter of Intent. The two companies have agreed to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating the Sono Solar technology into MAN's eTGE electric transporter.
External press release
11 May 2021

Dorset Brewery Powers Through Lockdown and Beyond
Independent regional brewer, Hall & Woodhouse, found a more sustainable solution for what do with the unsold beer. Thanks to the brewery's green energy focus, the returned products helped create enough electricity to power nearly 17,000 average homes for a day - or around 46 homes for one whole year.
Full profile interview
10 May 2021

Opsys technologies
Opsys technologies are a LiDAR start-up with unique VCSEL production technologies.
10 May 2021

Additive Manufacturing for Volume Production of Wood Parts
At the core of this innovation is the Forust process, which combines two waste streams from traditional wood production, sawdust and lignin, to sustainably produce isotropic, high-strength wood parts.
10 May 2021

A Material Keyboard Made of Graphene
Researchers have succeeded in turning specially prepared graphene flakes either into insulators or into superconductors by applying an electric voltage. This technique even works locally, meaning that in the same graphene flake regions with completely different physical properties can be realized side by side.
10 May 2021

Stable, Efficient, Anode-Free Sodium Battery
When it comes to batteries, lithium-ion are the best we have as far as energy density and convenience. For now. Researchers have developed a stable sodium ion battery that is highly efficient, will be less expensive to make and is significantly smaller than a traditional lithium ion battery due to the elimination of a once-necessary feature.
10 May 2021

AI Recovers Energy, Nutrients, Freshwater from Municipal Wastewater
Combining artificial intelligence and machine learning for online learning of system dynamics, mathematical modeling for optimizing energy and nutrient recovery, and life-cycle analysis and modeling with respect to both the science and economics to guide system design. It will also involve development of novel materials for efficient solar steam generation and wireless sensors for real-time water quality monitoring.
10 May 2021

Replacement of Aircraft Makers will be Brutal
The replacement of aircraft makers will be brutal - no not Airbus and Boeing, the other big names, starting with those making light aircraft, then those making regional aircraft. Stuck in the past, these cannot make what is now needed.
Update interview
10 May 2021

XING Mobility: Castrol and HKS
IDTechEx has previously interviewed XING Mobility at the end of 2019. Recently they have announced partnerships with Castrol and HKS. IDTechEx carried out another interview to learn more about these partnerships and how the company has faired with COVID-19.
7 May 2021

Join the IDTechEx Webinar - Electric Aircraft Spark Industry Shakeout
Wednesday 19 May 2021 - The webinar looks at everything manned going electric from piloted freight to passengers flown without a pilot. From conventional takeoff and landing eCTOL to the glamorous eVTOL projects awash with billions of dollars of investment, there are hybrid, fuel cell and retrofit opportunities.
7 May 2021

Smart Finger Ring with Integrated RFID
House key, wallet, health insurance card, hotel key card — a smart finger ring could replace all these in the future. Produced by a 3D printing process, the ring has an integrated RFID chip, tamper-proof, sealed and invisible.
7 May 2021

Mahle Develops Highly Efficient Magnet Free Electric Motor
Mahle is currently developing a new kind of magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements. This not only makes production more environmentally compatible, but also brings advantages in terms of costs and resource security.
Full profile interview
6 May 2021

Uniformity Labs
Uniformity Labs produces new dense powders for metal additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Adam Hopkins (CEO & Founder) and Geoffrey Doyle (VP of Business Development).
Full profile interview
6 May 2021

H2SITE
H2SITE is a Spanish start-up, spin-off of the private research centre TECNALIA and the Technological University of Eindhoven-TUE, which has developed a chemical reactor, able to produce and separate hydrogen from different chemicals.
6 May 2021

Join the Upcoming Webinar: Battery-Free Electronics Grabs Market Share
Thursday 13 May 2021 - Few markets go from under $8 billion to over $120 billion in 2041 but this one does. Learn applications for the newest supercapacitor variants with the best of both worlds between supercapacitors and batteries. What, why, where, when, who? Best practice? And more.
6 May 2021

Solar Battery Hybrid Power Plant for Egypt's Largest Gold Mine
The 36 MW solar farm and a 7.5 MW battery-energy storage system will tangibly reduce CO2 emissions of existing diesel power station.
6 May 2021

Robust Artificial Tissue Mimics Lobster Underbelly's Stretch
Researchers have fabricated a hydrogel-based material that mimics the structure of the lobster's underbelly. The researchers ran the material through a battery of stretch and impact tests, and showed that, similar to the lobster underbelly, the synthetic material is remarkably "fatigue-resistant," able to withstand repeated stretches and strains without tearing.
6 May 2021

How Will Hydrogen Technologies be More Competitive in the Future
Why should people buy a hydrogen car, if they will barely opt for an electric one?