External press release
11 Nov 2020

Carbon and Fast Radius Expand Strategic Partnership
Carbon and Fast Radius announced an expansion of its strategic partnership that broadens Fast Radius' fleet of 3D printers with the addition of the Carbon L1 printer. The adoption of the L1 printer complements Fast Radius' in-production Carbon M series printers and expands capabilities into large part production using Carbon DLS.
External press release
11 Nov 2020

Holy Grail of Energy Storage Technology Receives Two Grants
RheEnergise is one of only a select handful of businesses to have been awarded grants under both the Sustainable Innovation Fund & the Small Business Research Initiative.
11 Nov 2020

Join the IDTechEx Webinar on Printed/Flexible Electronics (With Q&A)
Thursday 12 November 2020 - Emerging Applications for Printed/Flexible Electronics. This webinar includes a Q&A session. Emerging applications that will be discussed in the webinar include: Electronic skin patches; Building integrated electronics; and Sticker electronics.
External press release
11 Nov 2020

STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Qualcomm Technologies
STMicroelectronics is extending its leadership in sensor technologies by developing innovative software solutions using technology from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. through the Qualcomm® Platform Solutions Ecosystem program.
11 Nov 2020

Join the IDTechEx Webinar on AI in Medical Diagnostics (With Q&A)
Thursday 19 November 2020 - AI in Medical Diagnostics - An Impending Revolution? This webinar includes a Q&A session. Please submit any questions to annick@IDTechExWebinars.com by Sunday 15th November.
11 Nov 2020

DELO Launches Liquid Pressure-sensitive Adhesives
DELO has developed adhesives that have similar properties to (double-sided) adhesive tapes but are applied in liquid form. This helps users save time and costs in the production process.
Topic overview
11 Nov 2020

Total Cost of Ownership Evaluation for Large Electric Vans
This IDTechEx Premium Article provides analysis of Total Cost of Ownership for large electric vans.
External press release
10 Nov 2020

Highview Power Breaks Ground on 250MWh CRYOBattery
Highview Power in partnership with Carlton Power announced that it is beginning the execution process on a 50 MW liquid air energy storage facility (with a minimum of 250MWh) in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The CRYOBattery will be one of Europe's largest energy storage systems.
10 Nov 2020

Flow Batteries Combine with Tidal Power for Continuous Green Hydrogen
This unique combination of tidal power and flow batteries will be used to power EMEC's hydrogen production plant, demonstrating continuous hydrogen production from variable renewable generation.
The commercialisation of green hydrogen is an essential step toward a 100% renewable future.
10 Nov 2020

UVD Robots are Helping Trains get Back on Track
The Coronavirus pandemic saw a world-wide shutdown of public transport due to the high rates of infection reported on tubes, trains, buses and in stations and surrounding shops. Posting record losses, the transport sector suffered throughout lockdown as many transport systems were forced to reduce services by up to 90%. With so many critical touch points such as handrails, grab handles, stanchions, door buttons, toilet doors and ticket machines, public transport remains a key transmission area.
10 Nov 2020

Electric Mobility in new Spheres: First Electrified Wingsuit Flight
Electric mobility is conquering the third dimension. BMW Group will present the first electric drive system for a wingsuit with which the centuries-old dream of flying can be realised in a completely novel way.
10 Nov 2020

IDTechEx Have Released a New Report on Electric Truck Markets
IDTechEx have released a new market research report on electric truck markets - analysis of the medium and heavy-duty BEV, PHEV & FCEV electric truck markets; detailed Covid-19 adjusted sales, battery demand and market value forecasts by region; Li-ion and electric motor technologies.
10 Nov 2020

Essentium Introduces Industry-First Anti-Static Material to Advance AM
Essentium introduces industry-first anti-static material to advance additive manufacturing applications in the aerospace and defense industries. TPU 58D-AS is an electrostatic discharge safe and anti-static thermoplastic polyurethane filament that is available for the first time in color.
10 Nov 2020

Bioprinted Hybrid Tissue for Cartilage Regeneration
Scientists have developed a method to bioprint a type of cartilage that could someday help restore knee function damaged by arthritis or injury.
10 Nov 2020

Towards High Performing Wearable and Eco-Disposable AI Electronics
Scientists unveiled a device with unique functionality that could signal the dawn of a new design philosophy for electronics, including next-generation wearables and eco-disposable sensors.
External press release
10 Nov 2020

Stratasys and nTopology Join Forces to Simplify 3D Printed Jigs
Stratasys Ltd is now making additive manufacturing even easier thanks to a new collaboration with nTopology. The two companies are providing a series of accessible, customizable Design for Additive Manufacturing workflows for their users, starting with the FDM Assembly Fixture Generator.
Background
10 Nov 2020

Immersion Corporation
Immersion are the most prominent patentholder within the haptics space. They were founded in 1993, went public in 1999, and maintain a critical position as a technology licensing player in haptics today. This profile provides a comprehensive overview of their history and their position in 2020.
Full profile interview
9 Nov 2020

Solid Power
Solid Power is a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder developing sulfide-based all solid-state batteries (ASSB) and has been in operation since 2014.
9 Nov 2020

Electronic Skin Promises Cheap and Recyclable Wearable Alternative
Researchers are developing a wearable electronic device that's "really wearable"—a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that's inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin.
9 Nov 2020

Tomorrow's Tech Using Ink-Jet Printed Graphene
Researchers have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity. The study shows that it is possible to jet inks, containing tiny flakes of 2D materials such as graphene, to build up and mesh together the different layers of these complex, customised structures.