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Buses will be taxis will be buses

IDTechEx attended the invitation-only Barclays Select Series: Disruptive Mobility event in Greenwich, London. Here we report some of what was said about autonomous vehicles at the reception and at the event itself.

Grant to develop breakthrough flexible electronics

World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec announces that Kris Myny, one of its young scientists, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies granted three patents

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company using high throughput methods to develop improved battery materials, is pleased to announce that it has been granted three patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its groundbreaking copper fluoride cathode Wildcat calls "CM4".

Thinfilm progresses with expansion plans in US and China

Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced key progress on several strategic initiatives related to a new US facility, business expansion in China, and its Quality Management program.

Aerovironment

Aerovironment makes Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and EV chargers. IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das interviewed their VP & CEO, Charles Botsford.

3D-printable parts for ASUS motherboards

The advantage of 3D printing is that one-off designs and small-scale production don't require the extortionate tooling fees associated with conventional manufacturing methods, opening up a host of possibilities for DIY enthusiasts.

'Braidio' technology, lets mobile devices share power

A team of computer science researchers has introduced a new radio technology that allows small mobile devices to take advantage of battery power in larger devices nearby for communication.

Drug-dispensing contact lens

A contact lens designed to deliver medication gradually to the eye could improve outcomes for patients with conditions requiring treatment with eye drops, which are often imprecise and difficult to self-administer.

Delivery robots in cities soon

Robot vehicles may give the insurance companies and car companies something to do when one robot taxi replaces 20 cars owned by private individuals as we move inexorably to 80% of people living in cities in 2050.

Recycling energy to improve battery life

Device that can reduce energy emissions from electronic devices and also recycles the energy back into the device.

Dominos pizza delivery drone

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited has joined forces with the global leader in drone deliveries, Flirtey to launch the first commercial drone delivery service in the world.

Concept autonomous tractor development

Better use of labor, integration into current machinery fleets, plus the flexibility to work unmanned around the clock with real time data monitoring - and, in the future, the ability to automatically respond to weather events. That's what the concept autonomous tractor technology could bring to future world agriculture.

Canatu receives 22 million EUR funding

Canatu Oy has received 22 million euros late stage funding via a series of investments of 10 million EUR and a loan of 12 million EUR from the European Investment Bank.

Two billion dollar wearable technology companies created

Wearable technology for humans is a big business. There will be almost 40 product sub-categories in the next 10 years, including fitness trackers, smartwatches, connected clothing, smart eyewear, medical devices, smart patches, headphones, and hearing devices.

PowerCell Sweden receives a new order for the PowerCell S2

PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has received an order for the PowerCell S2 fuel cell stack from a Chinese company within the automotive industry

The future of farming with robots and drones

This premium article is about agricultural robots and drones, addressing next stage of technological development in the world of agriculture.

Edorado Marine's new electric hydrofoil powerboat

Edorado Marine, based in the Netherlands, has introduced the Edorado 7S electric boat which uses a unique hydrofoil design allowing it to ride above the water with very low drag to increase speed and range.

Continuous roll-process technology for flexible LSI

A research team has jointly developed a continuous roll-processing technology that transfers and packages flexible large-scale integrated circuits, the key element in constructing the computer's brain such as CPU, on plastics to realize flexible electronics.

3D printed tool for building aircraft achieves world record

A 3D printed trim-and-drill tool has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™.

Neural dust opens door to implantable self powered wearables

Engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time.