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Toyota Develops Fuel Cell System for Maritime Applications

Former racing catamaran turned ship of the future, Energy Observer has made waves as it has been navigating its six-year odyssey around the world as the first energy-autonomous hydrogen vessel. Toyota, official partner of Energy Observer and an avid supporter of their project from the start, announced that it has developed a fuel cell system for maritime applications, with its first delivery destined for Energy Observer.

Engineers Mix and Match Materials to Make New Stretchy Electronics

At the heart of any electronic device is a cold, hard computer chip, covered in a miniature city of transistors and other semiconducting elements. Because computer chips are rigid, the electronic devices that they power, such as our smartphones, laptops, watches, and televisions, are similarly inflexible. Now a process developed by engineers may be the key to manufacturing flexible electronics with multiple functionalities in a cost-effective way.

Single Pass Roll-to-Roll Printer Produces Metallograph Ribbons

AstroNova® (formerly Astro-Med, Inc.) is a global leader in developing and applying data visualization technologies in products serving industrial, packaging, aerospace, and defense markets. The company delivers total solutions that acquire, process, analyze, store, print, and present data in a variety of useable forms. These solutions are adapted specifically to customer requirements to enhance the quality, productivity, and profitability of their businesses.

Bushveld Energy

Bushveld Energy is part of Bushveld Minerals, a Vanadium mine company based in South Africa. Bushveld energy is an energy storage solutions provider, aiming to promote vanadium flow battery adoption.

Panasonic (Electronic Materials Business Division)

Panasonic Electronic Materials Business Division focuses primarily on high performance PCBs. However, this profile focuses on their recently developed stretchable, temperature resistant flexible substrate that provides a platform for 'stretchable hybrid electronics', and is particularly applicable to wearable devices.

Jena Batteries GmbH

JenaBatteries is a spin-off from the University of Jena in Germany. They have developed an aqueous-based redox flow technology with redox-active polymers, called by the company: Metal-free redox flow battery. The technology developed can be classified as Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORFB).

Same-Day Dental Aligners

Patients at Bellevue Orthodontics can now get clear aligners (to straighten their teeth) on their first appointment. 3D scanning and 3D printing technology creates a patient experience like no other.

Remote Patient Monitoring is the Future of CVD Management

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) must be better managed for patient care to improve. The protocols for monitoring patients are rapidly evolving. Historically, patients who fall ill are required to travel in order to visit a general practitioner or hospital. This procedure may soon become a thing of the past.

IDTechEx Attends Autosens: Latest Trends in Automotive Lidars

IDTechEx attended AutoSens 2019, the event took place at the car museum in Brussels. This event is focused on all future vehicle perception technologies, including lidar, radar, and camera. In this article, we summarized key learnings around lidar technologies.

SEMI-FlexTech Launches Six New Projects

SEMI-FlexTech announced the launch of six projects to accelerate sensor and sensor system innovations for new applications in industries including healthcare, automotive, industrial and defense.

UK Brings Forward End to Sale of New Petrol, Diesel Vehicles to 2035

UK is bringing forward end to the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035, and including hybrids for the first time.

Digital Microscope Allows You to View PCB 2 Microns in Diameter

Dino-Lite portable USB-powered digital microscopes. Most models provide 10x-220x magnification with features such as measurement and adjustable polarizer. The license-free software makes it easy to take snapshots, record videos, manipulate images, save and email discoveries.

Bionic Heart for Testing Prosthetic Valves, Cardiac Devices

Engineers have developed a bionic "heart" that offers a more realistic model for testing out artificial valves and other cardiac devices.

Waste-to-Energy Project for Australia

Masdar has made its first investment in Australia after acquiring a 40 per cent stake in the country's second utility-scale waste-to-energy facility, the company.

Liquid Air Energy Storage Helping to Crack Global Challenge

Developed by academics, liquid air energy storage could play a part in helping to crack the global challenge faced by electricity providers of balancing power supply and demand - thanks to a major research project.

Discovery Takes Pressure off Blood Measurements

Researchers are on the verge of creating a revolutionary, portable blood pressure monitoring device that can provide data continuously to patients from the comfort of their home.

Smart Grid to Tackle Large-Scale Storage Needs

Koolen Industries has launched Smart Grid, a new energy storage company that will deliver integrated large-scale energy storage solutions, for its fast-growing international clients. These energy storage solutions will connect multiple batteries using smart software.

Polymer Epoxy Matrix With Ferromagnetic Particles

SunRay Scientific is a US-based provider of novel interconnect solutions for the microelectronics industry. SunRay has a successful history of developing advanced conductive silver inks, epoxies, encapsulants as well as unique Anisotropic Conductive Epoxies called ZTACH® ACE. Primary benefits of ZTACH® ACE include superior adhesion to flexible and rigid substrates, low-temperature cure (70º C), multi-component attach, thermal dissipation, no pressure required and fine pitch capability.

American Semiconductor Inc

American Semiconductor is a company based in Idaho, USA that has developed a process for thinning silicon chips and packaging them within a polymer. This enables flexible, durable silicon ICs, offering processing capability with a flexible form factor.

UK Aviation Commits to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Members of the UK Sustainable Aviation coalition have united behind a commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.