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Michelin: Airless Tires for Automotive Deployment

Michelin is an established supplier of tires. It was founded in 1889 and has been supplying pneumatic tires to the automotive industry for more than 100 years. IDTechEx spoke to Michelin at ITS World Congress where it was exhibiting its new automotive airless tire.

Sono Motors Gains Scania and LLT as New Customers

Sono Motors gains new customers in Scania, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, and LLT, a Swedish public transport authority, in a unique project to test the Solar Bus Kit in real-life conditions in the northern hemisphere. The objective of the project is to optimize the efficiency of the solar technology for buses in northern climates.

Zerova to Unveil World's Fastest Electric Vehicle Charger Prototype

Zerova is set to unveil the world's fastest electric vehicle charger, with an output of up to 480kw of power. The new solution will be able to charge four cars at the same time and will be able to fully charge a vehicle in 10 minutes, and provide 150km of range in less than five minutes.

High-Frequency Electrical Stimulation Helps Reduce Inflammation

A bump, bruise or broken bone is painful. And while pain is an important defense mechanism to protect the body and promote healing, chronic pain can be debilitating.New research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms that occur when high-frequency electrical stimulation is applied transcutaneously (over the skin), which reduces inflammation and pain.

EST-Floattech on Board for Retrofitting Inland Vessel

On the way to zero-emission marine transportation, EST-Floattech is a part of the innovative FPS Maas retrofit project from Future Proof Shipping and Holland Shipyards Group. Both companies are actively working on sustainable projects, where HSG builds or retrofits the ships, and FPS, as the zero-emissions shipowner, offers sustainable marine transportation services.

Orion Adds EV Charging Station Solutions Via Voltrek Acquisition

Orion Energy Systems Inc announced today expansion into the electric vehicle charging station market through the acquisition of Voltrek, LLC.

Holcim Invests in 3D Construction Printing Technology Company COBOD

Holcim announces its investment in COBOD International to advance world-class 3D printing materials, robotics, and automation.

Morphotonics

Morphotonics is a Dutch developer and manufacturer of roll-to-plate nanoimprint lithography equipment and consumables. These systems allow imprinting nano and micron textures on far larger substrates than established wafer-scale processes, making them suitable for larger individual components and production rates. IDTechEx spoke to Erhan Ercan, Morphotonics' Head of Global Business Development.

Zeta Energy

Zeta Energy are a US start-up developing lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries.

Continental: Radar Repurposed for Safer Intersections

Radar has been part of the automotive suite of sensors for more than 20 years. Continental is one of the leading suppliers and its radars are performance leaders. IDTechEx spoke to Continental at ITS World Congress where it was exhibiting a new use for its radars.

Apple Seems Bullish on AR - Yet Not on the Metaverse. Why?

On September 30th 2022, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to Dutch news outlet Bright about the future of augmented reality (AR) and the metaverse. On AR, Cook was bullish, stating that it "won't be that long" until we look at life without AR as we now look back to a life before the internet or smartphone.

Car Charging Stations every 60km for the EU

Cars should be able to recharge every 60 km and refuel hydrogen every 100 km, while ships use on-shore power supply at ports, to help the EU become climate neutral by 2050. The Transport and Tourism Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure that aims to spur the deployment of recharging or alternative refuelling stations (such as electric or hydrogen) for cars, trucks, trains and planes and support the uptake of sustainable vehicles.

Facial Recognition Trial Begins at Perth Airport

International passengers travelling on selected Singapore Airlines flights from Perth Airport have begun using, on a trial basis, new biometric technology which will simplify the airport journey and effectively make a passenger's face their boarding pass.

World's First 100-MW Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant

The world's first 100-MW advanced compressed air energy storage national demonstration project was successfully connected to the power generation grid and is ready for commercial operation in Zhangjiakou, a city in north China's Hebei Province.

Spain's First Smart Agrovoltaic Plant

Iberdrola has commissioned the first smart agrovoltaic plant in Spain at the González Byass and Grupo Emperador vineyards located in the town of Guadamur, Toledo. This innovative installation allows the layout of the modules to be adapted to the needs of the vineyards, in order to regulate the incidence of the sun and the temperature by means of the shade of the panels.

Microbiologists Improve the Taste of Beer

Belgian investigators have improved the flavor of contemporary beer by identifying and engineering a gene that is responsible for much of the flavor of beer and some other alcoholic drinks.

Nanoprinting Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease

Researchers have pioneered the CMU Array—a new type of microelectrode array for brain computer interface platforms. It holds the potential to transform how doctors are able to treat neurological disorders.

LILEE

LILEE was founded with the intention of developing better communications systems for rail. Now it is involved in the development of automation systems for buses.

MaterialsZone

Materials Zone describes itself as "the materials informatics platform". It provides a platform and flows to go from raw material data to visualization and insight. IDTechEx spoke to Amir Barnea, VP of Business Development.

Enovix

Enovix are a US battery manufacturer who have developed a cell design that enables 100% silicon anodes.