9 Aug 2017

Graphene electronic tattoo sensors
Researchers have demonstrated tattoo-like epidermal sensors as an emerging class of truly wearable electronics, owing to their thinness and softness.
9 Aug 2017

Solar powered education in resource-constrained locations
SolarSPELL is a Solar Powered Educational Learning Library: a ruggedized, portable solar-powered digital library over an off-line WiFi hotspot, designed to simulate an online experience.
9 Aug 2017

BorgWarner enters into agreement to acquire Sevcon
BorgWarner announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sevcon Inc a global player in electrification technologies.
9 Aug 2017

3D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16.
9 Aug 2017

Repairing damaged nerves and tissue with spider threads
There is currently a great need for such techniques in plastic and reconstructive surgery, especially for so-called extensive nerve injuries of more than 5 cm in length in the peripheral nervous system - for example following a serious accident or after tumour resection.
8 Aug 2017

The 3D printing metals market will be worth $12B in 2028
Following commercialisation in the 1990s, today metal 3D printing has established itself as an attractive manufacturing solution for prototyping and beyond.
8 Aug 2017

Improving solar cell technology using new materials and nanowires
Researchers are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun's energy and transform it into usable electricity.
8 Aug 2017

Robots to explore old mines
UNEXMIN is an EU-funded project that develops a novel robotic system for the autonomous exploration and mapping of Europe's flooded mines.
8 Aug 2017

Molecular movie exposes perovskite solar cell's inner workings
A 'molecular movie' has revealed how perovskite solar cells respond to light. The work could help to explain why these structures are so adept at converting light into electricity.
8 Aug 2017

Here comes over capacity of lithium-ion batteries?
IDTechEx forecasts no let up in the growth of the global lithium-ion battery market even in 2027. These batteries are now steadily replacing lead acid in its last strongholds such as mobility vehicles for the disabled, fork lift trucks, golf carts and cars though there is a long way to go in each case.
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8 Aug 2017

BA Systems robots
BA System is an established French company with 200 employees and revenues in the region of 25m Euros. It provides AGVs and autonomous industrial trucks. Its autonomous vehicles can handle 0.5 to 14 tonnes.
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8 Aug 2017

Grey Orange warehouse automation
Grey Orange is a well-funded Indian start-up focused on warehouse automation.It is one of the largest robotic companies in India. . It has developed square goods-to-person robots following the Kiva approach.
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8 Aug 2017

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)
Mobile Industrial Robots, (MiR) is a Danish mobile robotics start-up. It has around 30 employees and has raised some $1.4m in 2016. It has a range of autonomous mobile robots, mostly aimed at the low payload level end of the market
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8 Aug 2017

OTTO motors
Ottomotors is a division of Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian robotics company with $45m in funding. Ottomotors also offer autonomous driverless warehouse robots.
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8 Aug 2017

Starship Technologies robotics
This small electrically powered robot with six wheels is designed for 'last mile (2-3 miles)' delivery. 50 such robots have been built to date and the robots have operated in 16 countries.
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8 Aug 2017

Symbotic robotics
: Symbotic is majority owned by C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest grocery supply company in the US. For the past seven years C&S has been the test bed for the development of Symbotic's line of products.
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8 Aug 2017

TwinswHeel
TwinWheel is a privately funded French company with 12 people. It has developed an autonomous last mile delivery robot that can travel at 30km/hr and carry a 40Kg
7 Aug 2017

Improving understanding of the quantum world with quantum dots
Quantum behaviour plays a crucial role in novel and emergent material properties, such as superconductivity and magnetism. Unfortunately, it is still impossible to calculate the underlying quantum behaviour, let alone fully understand it.
7 Aug 2017

Solar powered sunglasses
Researchers present sunglasses with colored, semitransparent solar cells applied onto lenses that supply a microprocessor and two displays with electric power. This paves the way for other future applications such as the integration of organic solar cells into windows or overhead glazing.
7 Aug 2017

Artificial intelligence for human age-reversal
A research collaboration to use artificial intelligence to develop solutions for preventing early aging.