TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Najing

The company is claimed to have production capability of more than 150 ton per year (QD concentrated solutions).

CrystalPlex

Crystalplex (Pittsburgh) is a small (4 people) Pittsburgh USA company working on QDs since 2009.

Nanosys

Nanosys is the leading player in QDs. They were founded in 2001 (historical overview in next slides). It has raised some $160M over the last 15 years.

Lumileds

Lumileds: comparing stability of phosphors with quantum dots

Avantama

Avantema, a Swiss start-up, is developing perovskite QDs.

Nanoco

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK.

Cree

Cree has also patented some Quantum Dot technology (US9780266B2).

Microsoft Announces it will be Carbon Negative by 2030

Microsoft Corp announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975.

First Fully Integrated Flexible Electronics for Electronic Skin

Human skin is a fascinating and multifunctional organ with unique properties originating from its flexible and compliant nature. It allows for interfacing with external physical environment through numerous receptors interconnected with the nervous system. Scientists have been trying to transfer these features to artificial skin for a long time, aiming at robotic applications.

Sono Motors Raises €53 Million

Sono Motors has successfully completed the extension of its campaign to finance the company and has exceeded its target of 50 million euros.

Fischer Automotive and TactoTek Partner on Smart Surface Design

TactoTek and fischer automotive announced that they have collaborated on a smart surface technology demonstrator to show examples of design innovation that fulfill market demands for integrating styling, electronic functions and manufacturability of smart surfaces at commercial scale.

KRAIBURG TPE is focusing on e-mobility market

With its broad range of thermoplastic elastomers and specific focus on the trends and challenges of electromobility, KRAIBURG TPE is in a good position to support OEMs and system suppliers in advancing decisive innovations in this fast-growing market segment.

Energy Storage Project in Jordan

The project paves the way for a commercial collaboration of about 25 MW of Azelio's energy storage technology in the Jordanian market until 2023. This capacity is forecasted along the following timeline: 50 kW in 2020, 3 MW in 2021, 7 MW in 2022 and 15 MW in 2023.

Additive Manufacturing for Combat Aircraft

BAE Systems have signed an agreement to work with Renishaw on the development of additive manufacturing capability for the defence and aerospace sector, designed to help improve performance, reduce costs and speed up manufacturing processes on combat aircraft of the future.

South Western Railway to Deploy AI Powered Facial Recognition

The highlight is no person will be stopped for a facial scan, yet 100 percent faces will be acquired and matched. O­nce implemented the facial recognition system will be a game changer for security in Indian railways.

Printed Electronics: The Opportunities are Coming Thick and Fast

There is dramatic change in some industries, with leading printed electronics vendors moving quickly to capitalize on the new sought after capabilities. These opportunities will be addressed at the Printed Electronics Europe exhibition and conference in Berlin on 13 - 14 May (register by 23 January to save 40%).

Mercedes-Benz eEconic Electric Garbage Truck

Daimler Trucks is taking the next logical step in the electrification of trucks with the battery-electric low-floor truck Mercedes-Benz eEconic. Customer testing of the eEconic for municipal use will begin in 2021.

Major Solar Photovoltaic Farm Project in Mali

Located in the town of Kita, 180km west of Bamako, the solar pv farm project will have a total production capacity of 50 megawatts. When construction is completed in 2020, the project will become the largest solar farm in West Africa and one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Underwater Robot Takes First Known Automated Ocean Sample

A hybrid remotely operated vehicle took the first known automated sample performed by a robotic arm in the ocean.

Neutron Diffraction Used for the First Time to Improve Batteries

The first battery innovation project in Europe using hi-tech neutron diffraction techniques has been launched in Spain under the Consortium for Battery Innovation's new technical program.