External press release
4 Nov 2020

Milrem Robotics Demonstrated Autonomous THeMIS UGV to the Italian Army
The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics demonstrated their autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle to the Italian Army this week and launched a new program to assess and analyse the implementation of intelligent systems into the army's doctrine.
4 Nov 2020

Supercapacitors Attractive in New Tidal Power
Large supercapacitors now compete head on with batteries.
Topic overview
4 Nov 2020

Total Cost of Ownership Evaluation for Medium Electric Vans
This IDTechEx Premium Article provides analysis of Total Cost of Ownership for medium electric vans.
Full profile interview
3 Nov 2020

OrelTech
OrelTech has developed a particle-free conductive ink that can be metallized at 70 C or below using a cold-plasma process. The inks are compatible with a wide range of substrates and printing methods. Especially notable is the ability to print transparent conductive films from thin layers of silver.
Background
3 Nov 2020

Universal Display Corporation
Universal Display Corporation (UDC) are suppliers of phosphorescent OLED emitter and associated host materials.
Innovation Map
3 Nov 2020

Towards Navigation Autonomy for Drones
Innovation roadmap for the report 'Drone Market and Industries 2021-2041'.
3 Nov 2020

Verdant Power Tidal Turbines Deployed in New York City's East River
Verdant Power has installed an array of three tidal power turbines at its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project site in the East River. The deployment came as the first US licensed tidal power project.
3 Nov 2020

What Does the Future Hold for the Hearables Market?
The first electric hearing aid was created in 1898, and was arguably among the earliest examples of wearable tech. So it's fitting that, more than a century later, on- and in-ear technology is once again leading the way - this time as hearables, a sector now poised for substantial growth.
3 Nov 2020

Soil-Powered Fuel Cell Promises Cheap, Sustainable Water Purification
Engineers have shown that it's possible to capture and use energy created by the natural reactions occurring in microorganisms within soil.
External press release
3 Nov 2020

Enernet Global Secures $6.5 Million in Series A Funding
Enernet Global Inc announces new investment of $6.5 million from Kyuden International Corporation, part of Kyushu Electric Power Company, and MPC Capital. Enernet finances, builds, owns and operates microgrids and distributed energy resources on a global basis.
External press release
3 Nov 2020

Optomec Delivers 3D Electronics Printer for Medical Device Production
Optomec has delivered a new industrialized 3D Printed Electronics system to a major US healthcare manufacturer, where the machine will be used in the volume production of a leading diagnostic medical device.
External press release
3 Nov 2020

Scottish Graphene Firm Launches Flagship Product Under New Face
Graphene is the much lauded and hyped wonder material set to enable the next generation of advanced technologies and the Stirling based outfit, Integrated Graphene are set to launch their first graphene-enhanced product.
3 Nov 2020

Artificial Intelligence to Predict Best Approach to Cancer Treatment
Researchers describe a new artificial intelligence system that not only matches tumors to the best drug combinations, but does so in a way that makes sense to humans.
Topic overview
3 Nov 2020

Graphene Batteries: Assessment and Outlook
This IDTechEx Premium Articles provides detailed analysis of how graphene can be used in current and next-generation lithium-ion batteries
Full profile interview
3 Nov 2020

Carbon Engineering
Carbon Engineering is a Canadian clean energy company working to commercialise Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. In October 2020, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Carbon Engineering CEO Steve Oldham.
Topic overview
3 Nov 2020

Total Cost of Ownership Evaluation for Small Electric Vans
This IDTechEx Premium Article provides analysis of Total Cost of Ownership for small electric vans. A TCO analysis examines not only the price of the LCV, but also its long-term costs over time.
External press release
3 Nov 2020

WearOptimo's Strategic Partnership Agreement With Aspen Medical
A key milestone on our commercial journey was reached today with the announcement of a partnership between WearOptimo and Aspen Medical. WearOptimo is now engaged with Aspen Medical for the development and distribution of particular Microwearable sensors in key markets.
Full profile interview
2 Nov 2020

Micar Innovation (Micar21)
Micar Innovation is a drug discovery company that uses generative AI models to generate novel therapeutic molecules. It focuses on the entire drug discovery process, from target identification to pre-clinical studies, using structure-based in silico drug design.
Background
2 Nov 2020

Epishine
Epishine have developed small organic solar cells that supply a small amount of power harvested from ambient light. They are thus targeting low-power IoT applications.
2 Nov 2020

Leveraging a 3D Printer Defect to Create a New Quasi-Texile
Sometimes 3D printers mess up. They extrude too much material, or too little, or deposit material in the wrong spot. But what if this bug could be turned into a (fashionable) feature? Introducing DefeXtiles, a tulle-like textile developed by controlling a common 3D printing defect — the under-extrusion of polymer filament.