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Untapped Potential Exists for Blending Hydropower, Floating PV

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe.

Printing Organic Transistors

High-speed low-power printed transistors could lead to new display technologies. Researchers have successfully printed and demonstrated organic transistors, electronic switches, which can operate close to their theoretical speed limits.

Mitie Accelerates Past Electric Vehicle Target

Mitie has achieved a landmark moment in its electric vehicle strategy, having passed its target of switching 20% of its cars and small vans to electric. Mitie now has over 750 EVs, well above its 20% by 2020 target of 717 zero emission vehicles.

Solar Power as Rental Offer Launched by Aggreko

Aggreko announces the immediate availability of its solar power rental offer. The 1 MW PV solution is optimized for weak or off-grid applications and delivers clean energy innovation without long-term financial or technical commitment.

Tesla Model 3 Revealed UK's Most Popular Electric Car

A new report by Nationwide Vehicle Contracts reveals the world's most popular electric cars. The report looks at global electric vehicle sales from EVVolumes.com over the last three years, as well as Google search volume data for electric and hybrid vehicles in 152 different countries to show the world's most desired make and model.

Graphene to Transform Healthcare and Biomedicine

Could graphene transform the future of healthcare? Several partners of international research initiative the Graphene Flagship, along with some of its industry-led Spearhead Projects and spin-off companies, are working on exciting developments that could bring new graphene-based medical devices to the market.

Nanosafe Solutions

Nanosafe Solutions is an Indian start-up developing antimicrobial health and hygiene products based on nano copper technology. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Nanosafe Solutions Founder and CEO Dr Anasuya Roy on 12 Oct 2020.

PolyIC

PolyIC produce functional surfaces with integrated sensors (primarily capacitive touch) and lighting. They are part of the Kurz Group.

Electric Vehicle Materials: Will Nickel Replace Cobalt?

Electric vehicle powertrains are much more materially diverse than the internal-combustion engine vehicles they replace. As a result, they are putting sudden and unprecedented strain on several raw materials industries.

Pontifax AgTech Closes $302 Million Food and AgTech Fund

Firm's Second Fund Oversubscribed, Hits Hard Cap

Upcoming Webinar - Stampede Into 48V Cars: Threat to HEV, PHEV?

Most legacy car makers need 15 years to switch to battery electric without collapsing. To keep their ICE cars legal and desirable, 50 are urgently upgrading them to 48V mild hybrids and many plan 48V full hybrids by a further upgrade. Peak sales $500 billion?

Powercast

Powercast is a leading provider of long-range, power-over-distance wireless charging technology using broadcasted RF energy (radio waves) converted into DC power. This is applied to industrial and portable commercial devices, consumer electronics, along with functional RFID. IDTechEx interviewed Powercast at RFID Live (Virtual) in October 2020.

Primo 1D

Primo1D have developed a robust 1-dimensional RFID tag called E-Thread that can be incorporated within a thread, enabling it to be embedded within textiles or other products (such as rubber goods and cables) much more easily than a typical 2D tag.

Flexible Electronics Make Their Way into the Operating Room

A research team has developed a new surgical tool containing advanced flexible electronics that could improve diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.

Speech Recognition and AI Help Take the Pressure off Aircrew

Air accidents have decreased in recent years, but when they do occur, the crew's workload is usually at its highest level. Therefore, augmenting crew performance during high workload periods is of great importance and can help maintain flight safety.

Energy Harvesting Plastics Pass the Acid Test

A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals a team studying thin films capable of converting thermal energy into electricity.

Robot Detects 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor

Using a robotic submarine CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has provided the first ever global estimate for microplastics on the seafloor, with results suggesting there are 14 million tonnes in the deep ocean.

A Simple Method to 3D Print Milk Products

Researchers have developed a method to perform direct ink writing 3D printing of milk-based products at room temperature, while maintaining its temperature sensitive nutrients.

World's First 'Intelligent' Electric Vehicle Battery

The world's first 'intelligent' electric vehicle battery was launched to the world by European EV battery producer, InoBat Auto (InoBat) in a groundbreaking announcement delivered by the company's CEO, Marian Bocek.

AAC Technologies

AAC Technologies are a leading manufacturer of electromagnetic haptic actuators such as ERM motors and LRAs.