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University of California in Nanoscale Study on Advanced Batteries

A team of scientists is set to unlock the inner workings of lead batteries with the help of nanoscale technology.

Nigeria's First Commercial Undergrid Minigrid Project

The Mokoloki project demonstrates a financially viable business model that could provide electricity access to millions living in underserved rural communities throughout the country.

APS TechSolutions

APS TechSolutions has developed a 3D printer for continuous fiber composites. IDTechEx spoke with Philipp Ropele and Nicolai Wampl.

Enthought

Enthought enable the digital transformation of scientific industries through training and digital tools. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Michael Heiber (Application Engineer).

Ukraine's First Grid-Scale Energy Storage System

The system will help maintain Ukraine's energy system, enable the integration of renewables into the energy mix and decrease fossil fuel power generation.

Machine Learning Reveals Recipe for Building Artificial Proteins

Proteins are essential to the life of cells, carrying out complex tasks and catalyzing chemical reactions. Scientists and engineers have long sought to harness this power by designing artificial proteins that can perform new tasks, like treat disease, capture carbon, or harvest energy, but many of the processes designed to create such proteins are slow and complex, with a high failure rate.

Which Way to the Fridge? Common Sense Helps Robots Navigate

A robot travelling from point A to point B is more efficient if it understands that point A is the living room couch and point B is a refrigerator, even if it's in an unfamiliar place. That's the common-sense idea behind a "semantic" navigation system.

Funding for Breakthrough Wave Energy Tech

CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy technology. Its new generation of high-efficiency Wave Energy Converters are inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart. Advanced control technology allows large amounts of energy to be harvested using small, low-cost devices. A unique solution makes them transparent to storm waves, which provides survivability in the harshest ocean conditions.

High Impact, Durable Material for Medical and Athletic Devices

Nexa3D and Henkel announced commercial availability of xMED412, a polypropylene-like material that is ideal for manufacturing a variety of biocompatible, medical and wearable devices.

Bringing Graphene and New Materials to Market

Remember the computer triode? Unless you're an early-tech enthusiast, it's unlikely. Used as switches in the first electronic computers, these vacuum tubes consumed a great deal of power. They were unreliable and upon the invention of silicon chips, were quickly replaced. A new material has the potential to shift entire industries. Here, Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation of the Graphene Flagship explains how graphene is set to do the same.

Green Motion and Pipistrel Partner on Charging for Electric Planes

Green Motion and Pipistrel are announcing a game-changing partnership to develop a universal, future-proof, environmentally friendly, turnkey charging technology for electric airplanes. This new charging infrastructure will be in line with approvals of EASA, European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

Applied Silver

Applied Silver is an antimicrobial technology startup that has developed SilvaClean, an EPA approved water-based ionic silver additive for textiles. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Applied Silver's Chief Marketing Officer, Dr Priya Balachandran.

Feeding the World with Genetic Technologies: Technologies and Policies

Dr Michael Dent shares some of the research from the brand new IDTechEx report, "Genetic Technologies in Agriculture 2020-2030".

Solid-State Batteries Will Create a $6 Billion Market in 2030

Solid-state batteries keep on attracting tremendous attention and investment with the maturing technologies and closeness to mass production.

Scientists Use CRISPR Technology to Insert Sex-Determining Gene

Using the genome-editing technology CRISPR, researchers can make targeted cuts to the genome or insert useful genes, which is called a gene knock-in.

Solar Cell Sets Record High Efficiency of 24.79%

JinkoSolar announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached 24.79%, and have set a world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells.

Augmentir

Augmentir were founded in late 2017. The Augmentir founding team has been at the forefront of three of the most important of these software technology revolutions - Wonderware Software in 1987, Lighthammer in 1997, and ThingWorx in 2008. The company offers several products including an AI Powered Worker Platform. IDTechEx talked to Chris Kuntz, Vice President of Marketing

COVID-19 Accelerates Shift Towards Electric Light Commercial Vehicles?

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced shoppers online, driving huge demand for home delivery. Moreover, growth has the potential to resume beyond the pandemic: in addition to consumer goods, the genie is out the bottle for home grocery delivery, which many consumers, having experienced it for the first time, will want to continue. Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) are the backbone of this growing demand for delivery infrastructure.

Self Powered Wearable Monitors Heart Health

An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for biomedical applications into wearable devices to help monitor heart health.

Energy Storage Related Webinars Available to Watch On-Demand Today

IDTechEx currently have a number of energy storage related webinars available to watch on-demand. These include presentations on li-ion recycling, hydrogen economy and redox flow batteries.