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Sodium-ion battery pilot could change the way we store energy

A new trial at Sydney Water's Bondi sewage pumping station will soon be storing renewable energy through the use of sodium-ion batteries, a cheaper alternative to the traditional lithium-ion batteries in use around the world.

3D bioprinting artificial blood vessels, organs

Engineers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows for localized control of an object's firmness, opening up new biomedical avenues that could one day include artificial arteries and organ tissue.

Properties of 100,000 compounds predicted on a personal computer

Researchers have devised a new machine learning algorithm that is efficient enough to run on a personal computer and predict the properties of more than 100,000 compounds in search of those most likely to be efficient phosphors for LED lighting.

Robots learn tasks from people

With a smartphone and a browser, people worldwide will be able to interact with a robot to speed the process of teaching robots how to do basic tasks.

Bringing blockchain into the car

The goal of the collaboration is to test possible applications and develop suitable ones to market maturity. A first demonstrator shows how access rights, e.g. for car sharing, can be granted decentrally with a smartphone app.

The roadmap to diesel genset elimination

In this article, we look at the different roadmaps for genset replacement or elimination

Nanotubes may give the world better batteries

Scientists are counting on films of carbon nanotubes to make high-powered, fast-charging lithium metal batteries a logical replacement for common lithium-ion batteries.

Low-cost, energy saving cooling system

Engineers have successfully scaled up an innovative water-cooling system capable of providing continuous day-and-night radiative cooling for structures. The advance could increase the efficiency of power generation plants in summer and lead to more efficient, environmentally-friendly temperature control for homes, businesses, utilities and industries.

Porsche series production of Mission E Cross Turismo

Porsche will create 300 additional jobs at its headquarters in Zuffenhausen for production of the vehicle.

New tools for the rapid genetic engineering of mammalian cells

Ginkgo Bioworks announced the opening of Bioworks4, its latest biological engineering foundry. Bioworks4 will for the first time enable Ginkgo to apply its automated, high-throughput process to the engineering of mammalian cell genomes, which are essential for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing.

Enel and EnergyNest explore thermal energy storage opportunities

The collaboration launched with EnergyNest gives Enel the chance to evaluate EnergyNest's Thermal Energy Battery solution in real-life conditions and identify full-scale business-applications for the technology integrated into thermal power plants.

Landmark decision affects over 8000 hectares of croft land in Shetland

Scottish law firm and its client have achieved a landmark decision in the development of one of the UK's largest wind farms on croft land.

Trojan Battery Company introduces Trillium line

Trojan Battery Co announces the Trillium line of Trojan Intelligent Lithium batteries. With life expectancy over 5,000 cycles, Trillium maximizes total energy throughput and lowers lifetime operating costs.

Genes'Ink Smart'ink Inkjet family of nanoparticle silver inks

Genes'Ink is proud to present its Smart'ink Inkjet family of nanoparticle silver inks with unrivaled conductivity for inkjet deposition.

Electriq~Global launches water-based fuel to power electric vehicles

An Australian-Israeli startup has found a way to use water in order to power electric vehicles.

Industrial robots increase wages for employees

In addition to increasing productivity, the introduction of industrial robots has increased wages for the employees. At the same time, industrial robots have also changed the labour market by increasing the number of job opportunities for highly skilled employees, while opportunities for low-skilled employees are declining.

Printed Electronics: Key Trends

IDTechEx finds that the total market for printed, flexible and organic electronics in 2018 is $31.6 Billion. This is based on new research conducted by IDTechEx for the report Flexible, Printed and Organic Electronics 2019-2029.

McLaren Speedtail unites art, technology and velocity

McLaren Automotive has revealed the McLaren Speedtail. The Speedtail can achieve the highest maximum speed of any McLaren to date, reaching 403 km/h (250mph). Just 106 will be created and all are already reserved, at a price of from £1.75million plus taxes.

Highly efficient wet-processed solar cells

Researchers report a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption and performance of the cells.

Small flying robots haul heavy loads

A closed door is just one of many obstacles that poses no barrier to a new type of flying, micro, tugging robot called a FlyCroTug. Outfitted with advanced gripping technologies and the ability to move and pull on objects around it, two FlyCroTugs can jointly lasso the door handle and heave the door open.