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Solar Car Update - June 2019

A quick take on solar cars and some important news items on the subject

Here Come 800 Volt EVs: Six Companies

An analysis of the big six companies working in 800V EV

Battery Concerns for Electrification in Mining

International Mining May 2019 gives an interesting interview strongly supporting the conclusions of the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles in Construction, Agriculture and Mining 2019-2029"

Local Pollution Much More Dangerous than Realised

Global warming has something like a consensus on action, with tightening carbon dioxide emissions laws to 2030, read on to find out IDTechEx take on it.

Smart contamination and air quality sensors

NuWave Sensors develops a range of smart contamination and air quality sensors designed to continuously monitor airborne contaminants where the stability of air quality is essential and rapid diagnosis of contamination events are crucial.

Technique unlocks graphene for semiconductors

To truly be useful, graphene would need to carry an electric current that switches on and off, as silicon does in the form of billions of transistors on a computer chip.

Solar cell defect mystery solved after decades of global effort

A team of scientists has solved a key flaw in solar panels after 40 years of research around the world.

More efficient direct air capture of CO2 for regenerative fuels

Electric cars powered by green electricity or renewable hydrogen will make tomorrow's transportation more climate-friendly. Aircraft and ships, however, are sure to run on hydrocarbon fuels for some time yet.

Metsähallitus, CollectiveCrunch partnership to bring AI to forestry

Tech company CollectiveCrunch and Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd have entered into an innovation partnership with the goal of improving harvesting and forest development planning through deep artificial intelligence technology and big data analysis.

3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones

The existing artificial cornea uses recombinant collagen or is made of chemical substances such as synthetic polymer. Therefore, it does not incorporate well with the eye or is not transparent after the cornea implant.

Dog-like robot jumps, flips and trots

Putting their own twist on robots that amble through complicated landscapes, a team has developed a four-legged robot that is not only capable of performing acrobatic tricks and traversing challenging terrain but is also designed with reproducibility in mind.

Increasing energy sources for portable electronics

Scientists have proposed a new approach to replacing carbon atoms with nitrogen atoms in the supercapacitor's crystal lattice and developed a novel capacity enhancement method based on carbon lattice modification with the aid of plasma. Their findings can help create the next generation of power sources for portable electronics.

Navya

Navya develops pure electric, autonomous vehicles.

The future of clean takes shape with advanced robot vacuum and mop

iRobot Corp is launching two new powerful robots that work together in the home.

Expert Analysis On Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage Technologies

Plug-in electric cars are forecast by IDTechEx to sell over 25million units per year in 2029 making up around 30% of total sales by that point. However, electrification does not stop at cars; buses, trucks, construction, mining, two-wheelers, boats, aircraft, and more are all progressing towards electric drive. This combined market shift makes the technologies enabling this transformation a key battleground with plenty to win and lose.

Bringing 3D-printing to the moon

International space agencies and companies are not only planning to further explore, but to colonize space. The moon is of great importance as a research station and starting point for further expeditions. However, the cost of flights and transports to the moon are enormous - a kilogram of loading capacity costs approximately 700,000 Euros. Therefore, infrastructure, components and devices, etc., would at best be manufactured directly on the Earth's satellite.

Human-like reasoning for driverless car navigation

With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, researchers have created a system that uses only simple maps and visual data to enable driverless cars to navigate routes in new, complex environments.

Flexible generators turn movement into energy

Wearable devices that harvest energy from movement are not a new idea, but a material created at Rice University may make them more practical.

Applications for printed electronics in the aviation industry

Today's production and installation of electrical aircraft harnesses is very labour intensive, especially for highly customized cabins.

Injection molded structural electronics

TactoTek transforms how electronics are designed and produced with injection molded structural electronics.