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The first printed inflatable material

The BMW Design Department in collaboration with MIT's Self-Assembly Laboratory have successfully developed printed inflatable material technologies that self-transform, adapt and morph from one state to another.

Artificial intelligence in schools

A high school in China is using facial recognition technology to analyze the behavior of students in the classroom and AI is also being tested to mark student essays.

Ubiquitous Energy Inc

Ubiquitous Energy, spun out of MIT, has an established prototyping and pilot production facility for transparent PV devices in Silicon Valley. To date, it has raised roughly $25 million in private and venture funding, and formed partnerships with two of the largest global glass manufacturers.

Oxeon

Oxeon is the market leader in spread tow reinforcements for ultralightweight composite parts, the products are sold under the brand name TeXtreme. Andreas Martsman spoke with technology analyst Dr Richard Collins.

Sharing the workplace with robots?

A research team is helping robot developers design machines less likely to injure the humans they work with. How? With their novel 'safety map'.

Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water

Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of making membranes capable of sieving common salts has been achieved.

Topical wound oxygen effectiveness

AOTI Inc announced that two study abstracts were presented demonstrating Topical Wound Oxygen healing effectiveness in 115 recalcitrant chronic ulcerations of varied etiologies at both the recent Society of Advanced Wound Care conference in Orlando, Florida and European Wound Management Association conference in Krakow, Poland.

Wearable allows users to control smart tech with hand gestures

New technology could make controlling text or other mobile applications as simple as "1-2-3." Using acoustic chirps emitted from a ring and received by a wristband, like a smartwatch, the system is able to recognize 22 different micro finger gestures that could be programmed to various commands — including a T9 keyboard interface, a set of numbers, or application commands like playing or stopping music.

BMW increases electric vehicle production

The BMW Group is to invest more than €300 million in its Leipzig plant. Comprehensive construction work to extend and update the body and paint shops, assembly and logistics is already under way, laying the foundation for continued growth and the production of future models in Leipzig.

Electrochromic glass: the largest smart glass market

Electrochromic glass is the largest smart glass market today, and it is unlikely to be dethroned any time soon. For those unfamiliar with the technology, in its most common form it transitions from a clear or pale yellow to a vivid and dark blue (a result of the tungsten oxide electrochromic layer, as shown in diagram below), starting at the edges and moving inwards. It blocks light and heat to replace your blinds, and maybe your air conditioning too, but it is expensive.

Webinar Tuesday 5 June - Transparent conductive films and materials

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 5 June titled Transparent conductive films and materials: Major trends shaping the industry's past, present and future.

Redox Flow Batteries 2018-2028: Markets, Trends, Applications

Redox flow batteries are an energy storage technology initially developed by NASA in the 70's for space applications. After several years of intensive R&D, in 2006, several key patents on the technology expired, opening up the arena to companies all around the world.

Autonomous mobile robots: more diversity than first meets the eye

Autonomous mobility, in the general public's eye, is now synonymous with cars. Whilst this might be the largest ultimate prize, it is by no means the only commercial manifestation of this technology. Indeed, as the IDTechEx Research report New Robotics and Drones 2018-2038: Technologies, Forecasts, Players demonstrates, numerous autonomous mobile robots are being commercialized in applications where there is (a) a clear commercial purpose and (b) a more structured and predictable environment.

TactoTek® injection molded structural electronics automotive certified

TactoTek® announced that one of its IMSE designs has passed an automotive OEM's test requirements for interior use in its vehicles.

Rehau participates in EU-funded lighting project

Polymer specialist REHAU and 13 partners are investigating OLED lighting technology, an innovative new lighting technology, which allows for lighting to be uniform, bendable, ultra-thin and transparent.

Samoa on track for 100% renewable energy by 2021

The Samoan Government's goal of using 100% renewable energy for electricity generation by the year 2021 is on track.

Zunum Aero's electric airplane just got its first customer

JetSuite will be the launch customer for Zunum Aero's 6 to 12 passenger hybrid-to-electric aircraft. JetSuite plans to add up to 100 of the electrics to their fleet in the early 2020s, enabling them to bring quiet, efficient and environmentally friendly travel services to their private and semi-private customers nationwide.

NanoCnet announces the launch of its SilverStrand

NanoCnet announces the launch of its SilverStrandTM, a new generation of flexible, durable and stable silver nanomaterials for the use in the flexible electronics and related industries.

Silver strands will drive innovation for more durable, flexible inks

Silver Strands is a new generation of highly electrically flexible and stable silver nanomaterial. They are inherently more stable and durable than their nanowire counterparts, and will drive innovation in new conducve inks and applications in the flexible electronics industry.

Active, user-controlled color-changing fabric

The first-ever, active user-controlled color-changing fabric. The fabric, developed allows the user/wearer to change the color or pattern of the fabric through their smartphone.