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Lantor

Lantor are a company that provide non-woven core materials for composite parts. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Jeroen Bleeker (Technical Product Manager).

Far-UK

Far-UK are a material and process manufacturing developer. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Lyndon Sanders (Director and General Manager).

Oxford Advanced Surfaces

Oxford Advanced Surfaces are a company specialising in surface modification. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Dr Jon-Paul Griffiths (Technology manager and Co-Founder).

Types and Applications of Graphene: Introducing PureWave Plasma GNPs

IDTechEx has invited a series of industrial players and leaders active in graphene commercialization to contribute their opinions about the state of the technology and markets. As part of article series, we will today hear from PPG Industries who write about their bottom-up production process and their commercialization progress.

Sensor-filled glove could help doctors

Researchers have developed new wearable sensors and robotics technology that could be used to accurately measure muscle stiffness during physical exams.

Drones used to analyse ash clouds from Guatemalan volcano

This is one of the first times that bespoke fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles have been used at a volcano such as Fuego, where the lack of close access to the summit vent has prevented robust gas measurements.

3D-Printing of glass now possible

Three-dimensional printing allows extremely small and complex structures to be made even in small series. A method developed by researchers for the first time allows also glass to be used for this technique.

Novel semiconductor nanofiber with superb charge conductivity

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a novel technology of embedding highly conductive nanostructure into semi-conductor nanofiber.

A new method developed for measuring carbon nanotubes

Researchers have developed a new method for measuring the number of single walled carbon nanotubes and their concentration in a carbon nanotube layer.

Battery production in India

The Automotive Research Association of India has tested Li-ion batteries developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and found them valid for commercialisation.

Project turns waste heat to electricity

Vast amounts of energy are wasted every year in the form of heat. A new project seeks to efficiently capture that heat and convert it to electricity.

New perovskite ink opens window for quality cells

Scientists have developed a new perovskite ink with a long processing window that allows the scalable production of perovskite thin films for high-efficiency solar cells.

Researchers create robotic cheetah

A scaled-down robotic version of the fastest animal in the world, with a view to replicating its movements. Relatively speaking, the robot moves using only about fifteen percent more energy than a real cheetah.

3D printing for more efficienct research

With the help of some designing, a few grams of plastic filament and a 3D printer, researchers made a unique device for studying chemical reactions, and improved their experimental processes.

Grant for smart textiles

An engineering professor doing pioneering research in smart textiles has won a highly competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.

First non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy for acute pain

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the use of gammaCore® (non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator) for the acute treatment of pain associated with episodic cluster headache in adult patients.

Bionic Eye Technologies

In this profile, Alexis Karandrea reports on correspondence with Richard Birney, the CEO of Bionic Eye Technologies, Inc., and the retinal implant technology they are developing.

Bosch launches its automated driving initiative in China

In order to get automated driving off the ground in China, a promising concept is still needed for how to generate high-precision, up-to-the-minute maps.

Underwater robots to tame lionfish population

The non-profit, RSE: Robots in Service of the Environment, has announced the Guardian LF1, an affordable unmanned undersea robot designed to control the population of invasive lionfish in the Atlantic.

Ontario Government recognizes flexible and printable electronics

The Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association has secured funding support from the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Growth - the first provincial government in Canada to recognize the value of this manufacturing sector to the nation's innovation-driven economy.