TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

PKVitality

PKVitality are developing a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor using a microneedle-based skin patch and watch. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed Minh Le, General Manager of the company, to get an update from the company.

Titomic Enters Key Middle Eastern Markets Through Repkon

Titomic Limited announces that Repkon Foreign Trade and Marketing Inc has signed an agreement to become an official reseller of Titomic systems within Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Flexitricity and Thrive Renewables Announce 20MW Battery Deal

Flexitricity and Thrive Renewables have entered into an optimisation agreement for a 20MW battery energy storage system. The deal covers Thrive's Feeder Road site in its home city and kickstarts an exciting collaboration between the two organisations.

Polestar and Candela Join Forces to Make Electric Boats Mainstream

Polestar will provide battery and charging systems for Candela's highly efficient flying boats. The battery deal will enable Candela to scale up production swiftly, bringing mass-market electric boats one step closer to reality.

Finding the 'Magic' That Powers the Brain Using a Giant Supercomputer

After building a unique supercomputer to model parts of the brain, its creator Professor Steve Furber, says we're still a long way from fully understanding the complex mysteries of the human mind.

Cardiomo

Cardiomo Care is a platform and skin patch for continuous ECG monitoring.

Machine Learning Makes It Easier to Get the Denim You Want

The latest machine learning innovation makes shopping for your favourite Levi's online easier and more efficient.

Graphene Recovers Gold From Waste Electronics

This new, seemingly magical application of graphene works quite straightforwardly: add graphene into a solution containing traces of gold and, after a few minutes, pure gold appears on graphene sheets, with no other chemicals or energy input involved. After this you can extract pure gold by simply burning the graphene off.

Sharpest Image Ever of Universe's Most Massive Known Star

By harnessing the capabilities of the 8.1-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile, which is part of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, astronomers have obtained the sharpest image ever of the star R136a1, the most massive known star in the Universe. Their research challenges our understanding of the most massive stars and suggests that they may not be as massive as previously thought.

Brushing Thin Films onto Electrodes Preserves Batteries

A bit of brushing may be the secret to making better rechargeable lithium batteries. Researchers have introduced a technique to tune the surface of anodes for batteries by simply brushing powders into them. The powder adheres to the anode and becomes a thin, lithiated coating that effectively prevents the formation of damaging dendrites.

Clearpath Robotics

Clearpath Robotics is an autonomous mobile platform (autonomous guided vehicles) manufacturer that provides indoor and outdoor unmanned guided vehicles, along with software services for autonomous driving.

KEMET: Flexible Haptic Actuators

This interview with IDTechEx focused on recent progress with KEMET's flexible piezo actuator for surface haptics applications.

A Chip-Free, Wireless Electronic "Skin"

Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person's glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity levels to be transmitted seamlessly from sensor to smartphone for further analysis. Most wireless sensors today communicate via embedded Bluetooth chips that are themselves powered by small batteries. But these conventional chips and power sources will likely be too bulky for next-generation sensors, which are taking on smaller, thinner, more flexible forms.

Wireless Charging Pilot Projects

Wireless charging adoption is accelerating and being recognised as the most convenient electric vehicle recharging solution. Various pilot projects are demonstrating the effective use of the technology in the commercial vehicle segment. Auto OEMs are either retrofitting kits or negotiating the option to factory-install wireless power transfer hardware with wireless charging companies. This article takes a deep dive into some of the noticeable public projects and highlights the technical challenges and lessons learnt from them.

Embark — Autonomous Trucks

Embark is one of the leaders in autonomous truck development. It has a significant amount of funding and has amassed 14,200 non-committal orders for vehicles from potential customers.

First Completely Robot-Supported Microsurgical Operations on Humans

Scientists have carried out the first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans. The physicians used an innovative operating method in which a new type of operations robot, designed especially for microsurgery, is networked with a robotic microscope. This approach makes it possible for the operating surgeon to be completely taken out of the operating area.

Webb's Jupiter Images Showcase Auroras, Hazes

With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. Now, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of the planet. Webb's Jupiter observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter's inner life.

Ultralight eVTOL Designed To Revolutionize Farming and Agriculture

Test flights exceeded expectations, resulting in the successful testing of the ultralight eVTOL flight control systems with seamless takeoff, controlled hover, forward flight, pivot turn maneuvers, and a safe, smooth landing, performing optimally in a stable flight envelope.

Solar Powered Speed Cameras for Queensland

New speed camera technology will target speeding drivers in school zones and roadworks across Queensland in a world-first road safety initiative.

New Inks for 3D Printable Wearable Bioelectronics

Flexible electronics have enabled the design of sensors, actuators, microfluidics and electronics on flexible, conformal and/or stretchable sublayers for wearable, implantable or ingestible applications. However, these devices have very different mechanical and biological properties when compared to human tissue and thus cannot be integrated with the human body.