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AI computer vision breakthrough IDs poachers in under half a second

Thousands of animals including elephants, tigers, rhinos, and gorillas are poached each year. Researchers have long been applying AI to protect wildlife.

Nabaltec AG

Nabaltec is a German company that uses boehmite as ceramic coating for Li-ion battery separators. The company presented its innovative material at the IDTechEx Show 2017

New malleable electronic skin: self-healable, recyclable

Researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable "electronic skin" that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic development to better biomedical devices.

New CRISPR method efficiently corrects DMD defect in heart tissue

Scientists have developed a CRISPR gene-editing technique that can potentially correct a majority of the 3,000 mutations that cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by making a single cut at strategic points along the patient's DNA.

Lightweight syntactic foams could help submarines dive deeper

A team of materials scientists has developed the first process to 3D print components of syntactic foam — extremely strong and lightweight composites used in vehicles, airplanes, and ships.

Researching a new source of green energy

Research has shown that the motion of two-dimensional materials may be used as a source of clean, limitless energy.

Histogenics

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Histogenics CTO Stephen Kennedy on August 17, 2017. Histogenics is a regenerative medicine company focused on developing solutions for the musculoskeletal system.

The Sixth Element

The Sixth Element is a Chinese producer of graphene oxide (GO) and reduce graphene oxide (rGO) established in 2011. It currently has a 100 tpa production capacity.

Porsche doubles e-mobility investment

Porsche has been putting together an unprecedented future development plan: By 2022, the sports car manufacturer will invest more than six billion euros in e-mobility, focusing on both plug-in hybrids and purely electric vehicles.

New graphene textile collections

The launch of two new textile collections containing Graphene Plus.

The robots will see you now

For more than a decade, biomimetic robots have been deployed alongside live animals to better understand the drivers of animal behavior, including social cues, fear, leadership, and even courtship. The encounters have always been unidirectional; the animals observe and respond to the robots.

Dubai announces waste to energy plant

The Dh2.5-billion project aims to treat 1.82-million tonnes of solid waste annually, with a total capacity to generate 185 MW of electricity, Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, announced at a press conference.

Wearable helps fight addiction

WearIT is a scientific framework that uses a wearable device — such as a Fitbit or Apple watch — along with a smartphone and a web server to detect indicators of stress and/or anxiety in the person wearing the device.

Renewable power generation costs in 2017

Renewable energy has emerged as an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost report from the International Renewable Energy Agency highlights the latest trends for each of the main renewable power technologies, based on the latest cost and auction price data from projects around the world.

Revolutionary sodium-based green battery technology

BroadBit is a technology company developing revolutionary new batteries using novel sodium-based chemistries to power the future green economy.

Australia launches wearable payment ring

Whether you're out for a jog, at the beach or balancing groceries and kids, your wallet or phone isn't always easy to get your hands on. Bankwest Halo is the latest in wearable payment tech.

Advanced aluminium alloys are set to take off

Lightweight metals are forecast to enter a growth phase as both material maturity and market drivers become aligned. IDTechEx has released a new technical report on this topic, Lightweight Metals 2018-2028: Forecasts, Developments, Players, which provides extensive coverage of this field based on analyst-led primary research.

MXene material could improve sensors that sniff

Sensors that sniff out chemicals in the air to warn us about everything from fires to carbon monoxide to drunk drivers to explosive devices hidden in luggage have improved so much that they can even detect diseases on a person's breath.

New algorithms to train robots

Researchers have developed new techniques for robots or computer programs to learn how to perform tasks by interacting with a human instructor.

Effective way to make solar panels cheaper

Scientists from the have developed a process for making a next-generation solids consisting of quantum dots or semiconductor crystals with a diameter of mere nanometers. It will help to develop affordable solar panels that absorb sunlight in a broad spectral range.