TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Eye Blinking on-a-Chip

A new approach could lead to 'cornea-on-a-chip' devices that more accurately test the effects of drugs on the human eye.

Printed Energy

Printed Energy is an Australian company that is developing batteries based on Zn and MnO that can be directly printed in any shape onto a customer's device. Their target markets are RFID enabled sensors for IoT applications, and wearable devices including skin patches.

AI Can Help With The COVID-19 Crisis, But The right Human Input is Key

Artificial intelligence has the potential to help us tackle the pressing issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not the technology itself, though, that will make the difference but rather the knowledge and creativity of the humans who use it.

Aggreko (Energy Storage)

Aggreko acquired Younicos in July 2017 to diversify its business into stationary energy storage. Younicos originally provided stationary energy storage systems with a focus on front-of-meter grid-level solutions. Since October 2018 Younicos has been fully integrated into Aggreko's brand.

Moving Towards 3D Bioprinted Cardiovascular Tissue

Cardiologists need to rely on the technology at their disposal. Shortages in available donor tissue for cardiac transplantation are driving the development of cardiovascular 3D bioprinting technologies.

RelaJet Tech

IDTechEx spoke to Blue, CEO of RelaJet. They have developed a custom DSP and radio chip targeted towards hearing aids and true wireless headphones.

Incus

IDTechEx spoke to Calvin Zhang, Director and CEO of Incus. They have developed a "smart PSAP" product.

Hexcel

Hexcel are major composite players in the aerospace sector. Claiming to be the largest in sales and capacity for aerospace composites. They attributed 68% of their 2019 sales to this sector and see a strong future with Airbus and Boeing having a backlog of composite rich planes.

SGL Carbon

SGL Carbon have units: composites - fibers & materials (CFM) and graphite materials & systems (GFM). They are one of the largest producers of carbon fiber (ca. 15,000 tpa) and focus on the heavy tow variants (24k and 50k).

Singular Software

Singular Software have developed software for audio processing that can achieve speech removal or directional feedback on audio signals.​

Eargo

IDTechEx interviewed Tim Trine, Chief Technical Officer at Eargo at their booth at the Showstoppers event at CES 2020. Their approach is to deliver their hearing aid product, a Class 1 FDA approved medical device, as a direct-to-consumer product.

Phonak (Sonova)​

DTechEx met with Phonak (part of Sonova) at their booth at the Showstoppers event at CES 2020. We discussed the latest products they were launching as well as the "hearables" space in general.​

2020 status and outlook for the carbon fiber market

This premium article summarises the status of the PAN-based carbon fiber players. It provides a market overview for the capacity and impact of announced expansions. It highlights the main and upcoming players as well as notable acquisitions, partnerships and cost trends.

WiTricity Corporation

WiTricity develops systems that deliver power wirelessly to devices using batteries through a technology known as magnetic resonance.

Electrify America LLC

Electrify America is a company that owns and manages a network of electric vehicle charging stations. The company aims to deploy one of the most extensive EV charging networks across the US, supporting CCS, CHAdeMO (DC charging) and J1772 standards (Level 2 charging) so almost every EV can be charged.

Green Motion

Green Motion is a Switzerland-based EV charger manufacturer.

Qualcomm Halo

This profile discusses Qualcomm's own wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) system, called Halo.

Webasto (EV charging)

This profile discusses Webasto's business in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

BP Chargemaster

BP ChargeMaster is an electric vehicle charging solution provider that supplies charging units for residential, commercial and public uses and operates one of UK's largest public charging network.

Ankle Exoskeleton Aids Running

Researchers find that a motorized device that attaches around the ankle and foot can drastically reduce the energy cost of running.