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Wearable Robot Catches Fall

Researchers have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the user's risk of sustaining injuries. The robot can also be used to aid patients' rehabilitation from their injuries.

AllCell Technologies (Beam Global): Phase Change Material for EVs

IDTechEx previously interviewed AllCell Technologies in 2019 and met AllCell again at the Battery Show 2021 in the US. AllCell has recently (March 2022) been acquired by Beam Global and IDTechEx spoke to AllCell at the Thermal Management Expo 2022 to get another update on the company's progress and place within Beam Global.

AFC Energy

AFC Energy is a leading provider of hydrogen fuel cell technology for clean off-grid energy.

Teramount

Teramount has developed a fiber-to-chip photonic interconnect solution that utilises out-of-plane proprietary coupling technology in conjunction with a fiber attach. The system purportedly allows for a one hundredfold improvement to assembly tolerances when compared with standard edge-coupling. IDTechEx spoke to Raanan Gewirtzman, Strategy and Business Development Advisor.

King Long: Bus Giant Investing in Autonomy

Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd (more commonly known as just King Long) is one of the largest bus manufacturers in the world. It has partnered with technology giant and robotaxi leader Baidu. The two are developing an autonomous minibus that is currently in the trialling phase.

Control Automation Technology

Control Automation Technology is a Malaysian company founded in 2009 that is a manufacturer and distributer of semiconductor components and equipment. CAT has partnered with Korean company, Purium, to export Purium's disinfectant gate — a technology that removes airborne particulates including bacteria and viruses.

Graphene Supply Outstrips Demand

As of mid-2022, the global graphene and graphene oxide installed capacity easily exceeds 12,000 tonnes per year, but utilization is low as the orders lag significantly behind. Is this a natural part of the commercial journey, or has hype overcome reality? Is this a case of "build it, they will come", or are there real market needs? What does the future hold for these graphene manufacturers? IDTechEx provides an independent perspective on these questions and more.

Major Leap for Stable High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

Solar cells manufactured from materials known as perovskites are catching up with the efficiency of traditional silicon-based solar cells. At the same time, they have advantages of low cost and short energy payback time. However, such solar cells have problems with stability - something that researchers have now managed to solve.

3D Printing Webinar - Successes to Celebrate, Challenges to Tackle

Thursday 22 September 2022 - This webinar will discuss the sectors that 3D printing is currently having success in; analyze the barriers limiting additive manufacturing adoption in other industries; highlight the applications where 3D printing has high growth potential; and present IDTechEx's outlook for the AM market

Inaugural Thermal Management Expo Shines a Light on the Hot Trends

Thermal management is an often overlooked yet imperative part of our modern lives. The recent Thermal Management Expo and Conference was timely for both end users and material providers, with speakers ranging from Meta to W.L. Gore. In this article, IDTechEx highlights some of the key discussion points and takeaways from this 2-day event.

VitalConnect

VitalConnect produce VitalPatch, an electronic skin patch for patient monitoring.

Greenerwave

Greenerwave is a French deeptech startup, developing tunable conductive metamaterials for use in telecommunications, RFID, and automotive verticals. IDTechEx spoke with Greenerwave CSO and Co-founder Geoffroy Lerosey on 26 August, 2022.

Cogniteam Ignites Robotics AI with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Edge AI

Cogniteam, a robotics company and creator of the Nimbus low-code robot development operating system, has integrated the latest NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin platform into its existing robot software packets. As a Preferred member of the NVIDIA Partner Network, Cogniteam had early access to the AGX Orin developer kit, which allowed the company to prepare a streamlined process for the next generation of edge robot capabilities.

World's Fastest Electric Boat Achieves Top Speed Of 109 MPH

Vision Marine Technologies announces an historic milestone in the boating industry by shattering the 100 MPH speed barrier on an electric watercraft.

Octopus Energy EV Roaming Service Surpasses 300,000 Charger Milestone

Octopus Energy's electric vehicle roaming service Electric Universe surpasses 300,000 charge points globally as it rebrands to supercharge international growth. Only two years since launch, it is now one of the world's largest 'virtual' EV charging networks.

Robo-Bug: a Rechargeable, Remote-Controllable Cyborg Cockroach

Researchers have created remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell. Despite the mechanic devices, ultrathin electronics and flexible materials allow the insects to move freely. These achievements will help make the use of cyborg insects a practical reality.

SolarBotanic Trees Launches Revolutionary Solar-Powered Tree

SolarBotanic Trees today announces the arrival of its game-changing 'solar tree' designed to offer aesthetically pleasing and sustainable energy, ideally suited to large scale commercial environments such as flagship office sites and sports stadia.

IONETIC Reveals EV Battery Pack Technology

IONETIC launches its state-of-the-art EV battery pack design platform, which can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market.

Sapphire Technologies to Generate Electricity Using Waste Energy

Sapphire Technologies, developer and manufacturer of pressure energy recovery systems, and TB Global Technologies Ltd, have installed first-of-kind FreeSpin In-Line Turboexpanders which are under completion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Japan. The FreeSpin systems are designed to generate electricity using waste energy from natural gas pressure letdown at the terminal station.

Synhelion Starts Construction of DAWN to Produce Solar Fuels

Synhelion marks the start of construction work on DAWN - the world's first industrial plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. Located in Jülich, Germany, the facility will be the first to demonstrate the entire process from concentrating sunlight to producing synthetic liquid fuel on an industrial scale. SWISS will be the first airline to fly using the CO2-neutral solar kerosene produced there.