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Wearables May One Day Help Predict Dementia

Wearable movement-tracking devices may someday be useful in providing early warnings of cognitive decline among older adults, suggest new findings.

3D Systems Partners with Fleet Space Technologies

Today, 3D Systems announced a new collaboration with Fleet Space Technologies which has led to the production of innovative RF patch antennas for use on their Alpha satellite constellation.

Harmonic Drive SE — Mechanical Parts for Automation Devices

Harmonic Drive were established based on the invention of the strain wave gear by Walton Musser in 1955. Originally designed for space applications, the unique characteristics of this gear principle — including zero backlash, compactness, and high reduction in one stage — quickly gained acceptance in other industries and made the company rapidly expand.

F&P Personal Robotics — Cobots Made in Switzerland

F&P Robotics is a Switzerland-based robotics company founded in 2014. It focuses on two products, a cobot arm, P-Rob Eco, and Lio, a mobile assistance robot.

Audite Robotics

Founded in 2019, Audite Robotics is a disinfection robot manufacturer headquartered in Odense, Denmark. Audite Robotics won the second prize for entrepreneurship award at the European Robotics Forum 2022 (ERF22).

JCET Group

A comprehensive overview of advanced packaging technologies and business strategies in JCET.

Razer Acquires Interhaptics Revealing the Trend of Haptic Technologies

Razer, one of the leading global companies providing gaming hardware, announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Go Touch VR SAS, also known as Interhaptics, a French startup founded in 2017 and specialized in haptics tools and software. What does this tell us about trends in haptics?

Africa's Biggest Renewable Energy Deal

Africa's installed renewable capacity is set to grow from 54 GW in 2020 to more than 530 GW by 2040, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, with solar PV soaring to 340 GW, and wind rising to 90 GW. Increasing renewable energy resources will also drive energy access, with almost half of Africa's population still without access to electricity.

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Cooperate on Air Mobility

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group are to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility market. The partnership will leverage Rolls-Royce's aviation and certification capabilities and Hyundai Motor Group's hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability.

3D Printing Could Advance Biofilm Science

Combatting life-threatening bacterial infections, reducing slime that clogs pipes, preventing plaque buildup on teeth — all could one day benefit from the development of a new technology being developed. When bacteria and other microbes stick to surfaces and create slimy mats — called biofilm — they form complex communities that are often resistant to traditional disinfectants. Now, scientists are developing a tool for replicating the microbial mosaics so that innovative treatments can be studied.

Webinar: Thermal Material Opportunities for ADAS and Autonomy

Thursday 28 July 2022 - this free-to-attend webinar will include Autonomy and ADAS in the automotive market; Sensor suites; Thermal management challenges in ADAS; Thermal interface materials for ADAS; Radar radome materials; and Die attach for ADAS.

Brill Powering its Way to Making Batteries Smarter

Brill Power, an Oxford University spin-out company, announced the conclusion of its Series A round raising $10.5m today to support its mission to make batteries smarter, cleaner, safer and longer-lasting as a critical element of the shift to zero emissions energy. The funding will support team growth and new product development to expand presence in both static energy storage and the automotive sectors.

Electric MOKE to Sell 100% of Shareholdings to EV Technology Group

MOKE International has agreed to sell up to 100% of its shareholdings to EV Technology Group, as it prepares for an exciting and expanding future as a fully electric global brand.

Peak Power Gets $765,000 From Canadian Government to Deploy Chargers

Peak Power has received a $765,000 investment through Natural Resources Canada's Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program to install 117 V1G chargers. The total cost of the project is valued at over $1.6 million.

Corvus Energy: The Battery Leader Launching Fuel Cells

Corvus Energy is a leading supplier of battery systems for the commercial maritime sector. IDTechEx caught up with the company to discuss its plans to enter the fuel cell marine market.

Remedee Labs

Remedee labs is developing a wearable endorphin stimulator using mm-wave frequencies for a drug-free solution to pain. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, chaired a panel on wearables at the CEA-Leti conference on healthcare innovations in June 2022 alongside co-founder Jacques Husser who shared the latest updates from the company.

Key Developments Reinvigorate the Insulin Pump Industry

Insulin pumps offer several prominent benefits over other insulin delivery methods, so why are insulin pumps so rarely used today, as compared to other insulin delivery methods?

CRISPR Cure for High Cholesterol Begins Trials

The first patient has been dosed with VERVE-101, in its heart-1 clinical trial. VERVE-101 is a novel, investigational gene editing medicine designed to be a single-course treatment that permanently turns off the PCSK9 gene in the liver to reduce disease-driving low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Robot Dog Learns to Walk in One Hour

Researchers have conducted a research study to find out how animals learn to walk and learn from stumbling. They built a four-legged, dog-sized robot, that helped them figure out the details.

European Robotics Forum 2022 — Part Two

This premium article includes the interviews IDTechEx had at the European Robotics Forum 2022 with agricultural and social robot makers, along with an analysis of robots in the food processing industry, as well as safety measurements providers.