TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Sensuron

IDTechEx met with Sensuron In November 2019. Sensuron are a company that specialise in distributed fiber optic sensing. This is for a few applications, most notably being structural health monitoring.

Qineto

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao spoke with Tim Dings, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Qineto. Qineto have developed an interactive non-contact game for exercise and rehabilitation.

Brisbane Orders 60 E-Buses

As part of Brisbane Metro, Brisbane City Council will introduce a new fleet of 60 high-capacity Metro vehicles. The Metro vehicles will integrate seamlessly into busway operations and share the busway with existing bus services, as part of a better planned network.

Zimbabwe to Benefit from Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage

Zimbabwe is currently experiencing up to 18 hours of load-shedding daily so Ngonyezi Projects pumped hydroelectric energy storage power plant at Osborne dam will contribute to the reduction of the hours of load-shedding.

3D Printing Improves Tiny Electrodes for Medical Sensors

A new 3D-printing method allows manufacturers to better customize carbon microelectrodes used as biomedical implants. These implants are used to record signals from the brain or nervous system.

Wood is the Surprising Ingredient in Electrodes for Wearables

Wood fibres are being used by researchers to create a new class of stronger and lower-cost electrodes for even lighter and long-lasting flexible electronics and wearables.

New Metallic Material for Flexible Soft Robots

'Origami robots' are state-of-the-art soft and flexible robots that are being tested for use in various applications including drug delivery in human bodies, search and rescue missions in disaster environments and humanoid robotic arms.

Scratching the Surface of Perovskites

Versatile compounds called perovskites are valued for their application in next generation solar energy technologies. Despite their efficiency and relative cheapness, perovskite devices have yet to be perfected; they often contain atomic-level structural defects.

Arbe

Arbe have developed the Phoenix radar, an ultra high-resolution 4D imaging radar.

Catapult Satellite Applications

Catapult Satellite Applications is a non-profit organisation that aims to boost UK productivity by helping companies to harness the power of satellites. A major focus for Catapult Satellite Applications is agricultural technology. At the REAP Conference 2019, IDTechEx Technology Analyst spoke with Calum Kelly, Agri-Tech Solutions Lead at Catapult Satellite Application

Sacral Neuromodulation Devices now Being Implanted

Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc is commercializing novel implantable rechargeable sacral neuromodulation devices for the treatment of bladder and bowel dysfunction, and has announced that surgeons have begun implanting commercial patients with the Axonics r-SNM® System at Sanford Health facilities.

Wearable Sweat Sensor Detects Gout-Causing Compounds

In a new paper researchers describe a mass-producible wearable sensor that can monitor levels of metabolites and nutrients in a person's blood by analyzing their sweat. Previously developed sweat sensors mostly target compounds that appear in high concentrations, such as electrolytes, glucose, and lactate. Gao's sweat sensor is more sensitive than current devices and can detect sweat compounds of much lower concentrations, in addition to being easier to manufacture, the researchers say.

Planning Permission Secured for Battery Energy Storage in Cottingham

Harmony Energy has secured planning permission for a second 49.5MW battery energy storage system at Creyke Beck substation in Cottingham, near Hull.

Glass From a 3D Printer

Producing glass objects using 3D printing is not easy. Only a few groups of researchers around the world have attempted to produce glass using additive methods. Some have made objects by printing molten glass, but the disadvantage is that this requires extremely high temperatures and heat-​resistant equipment.

£4.3M Grant to Accelerate Combined Wind and Wave Power Technology

Marine Power Systems has been awarded £4.3 million by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of a floating offshore wind and wave technology that could transform the opportunities for energy generation in deep water locations.

Ampcera

Ampcera research and manufacture various solid-state electrolytes. IDTechEx analyst, Dr Alex Holland, spoke with Ampcera CEO Sumin Zhu and CTO Hui Da, at the IDTechEx Show USA, 2019.

Nanoramic Laboratories

Nanoramic are a company specialising in nanocarbon materials and solutions for Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. IDTechEx analyst, Dr Alex Holland, spoke with Nanoramic VP of Business Development, Mitch Koffel, at the IDTechEx Show USA, 2019.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2019 Award Winners

At the 16th IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition held in Santa Clara on November 20-21, three organizations were honored for their great achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.

Covestro

Dr Bryony Core caught up with Covestro at Formnext 2019. Covestro are a materials company who have developed Addigy: a new line of PC, TPU and PU resins for additive manufacturing.

Cubicure

Dr Bryony Core caught up with Cubicure at Formnext 2019. Cubicure are a 3D printer manufacturer who have developed a photosensitive resin which is flame retardant.