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Use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea

Artificial intelligence could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor, according to new research.

NASA funds aviation research on a new fuel concept

Researchers are leading a newly funded project from NASA to develop a novel approach for all-electric aircraft.

Will Volkswagen Group Succeed in Electric Vehicles?

IDTechEx Research analyses whether or not the VW group can innovate their way through a challenging time and succeed in electric vehicles.

Fluoride radically improves the stability of perovskite solar cells

Researchers have discovered that adding a small amount of fluoride to perovskite leaves a protective layer, increasing stability of the materials and the solar cells significantly.

Potassium-oxygen batteries that last longer

Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery, a step toward a potential solution for energy storage on the power grid and longer-lasting batteries in cell phones and laptops.

Self driving robot makes life easier for Ford

Autonomous vehicles from Ford are still a few years away, but one little robot is already showing what's possible.

Get the complete picture on Stretchable and Flexible Electronics

IDTechEx is hosting Business Intelligence Forums in Boston, including both Stretchable Electronics and Flexible Electronics, providing you with the complete picture on these topics in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Already more than 10,000 registrations for the ID.3

Volkswagen has launched pre-booking in Europe for the first model in its new full-electric ID. model family, the ID.31. Customers' interest in the special edition, the ID.3 1ST, which is limited to 30,000 vehicles, is significantly exceeding the brand's expectations.

Webinar Thursday 23 May 2019- Supercapacitors Markets

IDTechEx is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 23 May 2019 titled Supercapacitors Markets.

Smallest pixels ever created could light up colour-changing buildings

The smallest pixels yet created - a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold - could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings.

Dali lives: Art meets artificial intelligence

Imagine legendary surrealist artist Salvador Dali personally welcoming you to the museum, even sharing observations on current events and the motivations behind his masterpieces. Using an artificial intelligence-based cutting edge technique, the new "Dali Lives" experience employs machine learning to create a version of Dali's likeness, resulting in an uncanny resurrection of the mustached master.

Underwater power generation

Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own energy supply to operate for long periods independent of ships. A new, inexpensive system for the direct electrochemical extraction of energy from seawater offers the advantage of also being able to handle short spikes in power demand, while maintaining longer term steady power.

ABEĀTIS launches first ever color-changing apparel

The Abeātis UV Tech Hoodie is made from mirage fiber, a new type of intelligent textile developed by treating biomass fibers with a discoloration material that reacts to UV light by changing shade. When exposed to sunlight or UV rays, MIRAGE Fabric, known as "photochromic fabric" reveals prints, patterns, and changes color instantly.

Aggreko launches new mobile and modular battery system

Aggreko is adding mobile and modular energy storage to its 10 gigawatt fleet of distributed energy assets.

Renishaw

At the IDTechEx Show! Europe 2019 IDTechEx spoke to Micha Kölbach, Product Manager of Spectroscopy and Sales Manager at Renishaw.

Osram

Osram are a manufacturer of lighting and sensing products.

Mercedes-Benz Cars aims for carbon-neutral fleet

Over the next 20 years, Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet and aims to have plug-in hybrids or all-electric vehicles to make up more than 50% of its car sales by 2030.

Grid connected wave farm for Lanzarote

Bombora Wave Power has been selected by Enzen to supply a grid connected wave farm to be located in the Atlantic Ocean on the north side of Lanzarote, the fourth largest of the Spanish Canary Islands, off the coast of northern Africa.

Louis Vuitton flexible display handbags

Fashion house Louis Vuitton has demonstrated a bag with two flexible OLED displays.

OLED materials innovator CYNORA secures US$25M in first closing

Marking the initial closing of its Series C funding round, CYNORA has secured US$25M in financing from investors in Asia, Europe and the US. Germany-based CYNORA is an emerging materials leader with a novel technology to produce ultra-high-efficiency emitter systems required for next-generation Organic Light Emitting Diode displays.