9 Oct 2020

Thermal Management: The Key to Meeting the 5G Hype
The market for 5G devices is expanding rapidly, several 5G smartphones are now available on the market, with manufacturers emphasizing the benefits of low latency and high download rates. However, 5G still faces many challenges, especially in the infrastructure.
External press release
9 Oct 2020

Mitie Works with Vodafone UK to Reduce its Carbon Footprint
Mitie has supported Vodafone UK in reducing its carbon footprint, saving 100 gigawatt hours of energy, equivalent to 25,000 tonnes of CO2, in just three years. The energy saved could power a town with a population of 65,000 people for a year and represents a financial saving of around £10 million.
External press release
9 Oct 2020

Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode Brings Quantum Leap in Battery Performance
NAWA Technologies presents the Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode, a breakthrough nano-based innovation that unlocks next-level performance for all types of batteries, particularly those used by electric vehicles.
External press release
9 Oct 2020

World's First Hydrogen Powered Double Decker Bus Arrives in Aberdeen
The buses are as efficient as electric equivalents, with refuelling taking less than 10 minutes and offering a greater range. Water is the only emission from the vehicles which reduces carbon emissions and the new buses continues to contribute to the city's commitment to tackling air pollution.
External press release
9 Oct 2020

Gold Fields' Granny Smith Mine Renewable Microgrid Complete
The new hybrid power system, which has been integrated with Aggreko's existing gas fired power station, is powered by more than 20,000 solar panels and supported by a 2 MW/1 MWh battery system. Once fully operational, it will reduce the mine's fuel consumption by 10-13% - the equivalent of removing 2,000 cars from the road.
9 Oct 2020

3D Printed "Invisible" Fibres Sense Breath, Sound, Biological Cells
From capturing your breath to guiding biological cell movements, 3D printing of tiny, transparent conducting fibres could be used to make devices which can 'smell, hear and touch' - making it particularly useful for health monitoring, Internet of Things and biosensing applications.
External press release
8 Oct 2020

Monolith Materials to Build Large Scale Carbon-Free Ammonia Plant
Chemical manufacturing pioneer plans to leverage its proprietary process to cleanly produce one of the world's most important chemicals in the country's first large scale carbon-free ammonia plant.
External press release
8 Oct 2020

Nanotech Energy Launches EMI Shielding Product Line
Advanced Graphene Technology Creates Highly Conductive Coating for EMI-RFI Shielding and Heat Management
External press release
8 Oct 2020

Philanthropic Creation of 3D Printed Prosthetic Devices
Braskem's Pittsburgh Innovation & Technology Center to 3D Print Prosthetic Upper Limb Devices for Children and Adults in Need
Background
8 Oct 2020

Lightning Systems
Lightning systems, headquartered in Colorado, design, manufacture and fit all-electric powertrains into vans and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
8 Oct 2020

Trials of the UK's First Hydrogen Powered Train Begin
The first-ever hydrogen-powered train will run on the UK mainline in a big step forward towards the UK's net-zero targets. Trials of the train, known as HydroFLEX have been supported with a £750,000 grant from the Department for Transport, follow almost 2 years' development work and more than £1 million of investment by both Porterbrook and the University of Birmingham.
8 Oct 2020

Robotic Fabric: A Breakthrough with Many Uses
Researchers have developed a robotic fabric, a breakthrough that could lead to such innovations as adaptive clothing, self-deploying shelters, or lightweight shape-changing machinery.
8 Oct 2020

Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Pain and Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's
A team of researchers reports that spinal cord stimulation measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy" after deep brain stimulation therapies were ineffective.
Full profile interview
7 Oct 2020

Quick-Med Technologies
Quick-Med Technologies is a company that develops advanced antimicrobial technologies. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Quick-Med CEO Dr Bernd Liesenfeld on 2 Oct 2020.
Background
7 Oct 2020

Tyromotion
Austria-based Tyromotion has developed AMADEO, an "assist-as-needed" robotic therapy system for patients with motor impairments affecting the upper extremities.
Update interview
7 Oct 2020

Keey Aerogel
As part of the 2020 aerogel seminar, IDTechEx spoke with Keey Aerogel for a company update. Keey Aerogel were showcasing a benchtop supercritical drying equipment with integrated analysis for academia and R&D.
Update interview
7 Oct 2020

Standard Graphene
IDTechEx analyst Richard Collins interviewed Standard Graphene Business Development Director Teddy Kim.
Full profile interview
7 Oct 2020

Polymerize
Polymerize are a materials informatics company focused on polymer formulations. IDTechEx interviewed their CEO (Dr Abhijit Salvekar).
External press release
7 Oct 2020

Hyundai Motor Shares Fuel Cell Commercial Vehicle Roadmap
Hyundai Motor Company will host a digital premiere event for the launch of XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world's first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, at 10 a.m. KST on Oct. 14.
External press release
7 Oct 2020

Nextracker Selected for Australia's Largest Solar Power Plant
Nextracker™, a Flex company, announced that its solar tracker technology, NX Horizon™ has been chosen for Australia's largest solar farm, a 460 megawatt-peak installation in Queensland's Western Downs.