External press release
10 Jun 2020

Fast Radius and Axial3D Announce Partnership to Transform 3D Modeling
Fast Radius and Axial3D announced a high-quality, high-volume and unparalleled-speed 'DICOM-to-print' service for surgeons and hospitals across North America.
External press release
10 Jun 2020

Commercial Plant for Hydrogen Based Renewable Aviation Fuel in Norway
A new European industry consortium headquartered in Oslo, has announced it is to industrialize Power-to-Liquid technology in Norway for the European Market. The new state-of-the-art project will allow the conversion of Norway's extensive renewable electricity resources into renewable fuels.
10 Jun 2020

Robot Chef Trained to Make Omelettes
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the 'chef's' culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good.
Full profile interview
10 Jun 2020

nScrypt
nScyrpt manufacturers 3D printing equipment, with a single machine capable of micro-dispensing many materials, extruding polymers, pick-and-place of electrical components, and even mechanical milling. This profile focuses on their application in 3D electronics, although nScrypt also target other applications including printing biological materials.
Background
9 Jun 2020

InviSense
InviSense have developed a thin moisture/humidity sensor based on an organic semiconductor. The product is targeted at remote monitoring of the space behind waterproofing layers.
Background
9 Jun 2020

TriEye
TriEye is an Israeli company that has developed an affordable method of SWIR imaging based on detecting plasmonic resonances with a silicon CMOS device.
Full profile interview
9 Jun 2020

Piezotech Arkema
Piezotech Arkema is a division of the large French materials supplier Arkema, focused on developing and supplying piezoelectric polymers.
Full profile interview
9 Jun 2020

Meggitt (PiezoPaint)
Meggitt is a large UK-based company with 12,000 employees that manufactures components for aerospace, defence and energy applications. This profile focusses on a recently developed technology from the Ferroperm Piezoceramics division, specifically a piezoelectric ink.
Full profile interview
9 Jun 2020

PST Sensors
PST Sensors manufacture printed, flexible, thin film temperature sensors based on a silicon nanoparticle composite ink. They are based in both the UK and South Africa, and also develop integrated sensing systems that utilize their printed thermistor technology.
9 Jun 2020

Robots Armed with UV Light to Fight Grape Mildew
Robots fitted with ultraviolet light lamps that roam vineyards at night are proving effective at killing powdery mildew, a devastating pathogen for many crops, including grapes.
9 Jun 2020

Bioelectronic Medicine to Redirect Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation
In an effort to learn how to reroute neurological stimulation to control the body's function, a team has published a bioelectronic medicine paper in Scientific Reports that shows that a specific method of electrical nerve stimulation called anodal block can be leveraged for directional vagus nerve stimulation.
9 Jun 2020

Ferries Shift Towards Zero Emission
The new 'Olympic Class' ferries, which will have the capacity to carry 144 cars and 1,500 passengers each, herald a new era for the Washington State transport operator in the shift toward technologies that enable significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.
9 Jun 2020

Next Generation Solar Cells Pass Strict International Tests
Light-weight, cheap and ultra-thin perovskite crystals have promised to shake-up renewable energy for some time. Research means they are ready to take the next steps towards commercialisation.
Topic overview
8 Jun 2020

An introduction to water treatment and the sensors in "Digital Water"
Water treatment takes sources of water from reservoirs, lakes and rivers, and transforms it into a commodity which can be safely drunk. Currently over 70% of the world's population have access to safe drinking water. This premium article discusses the different stages of water treatment and the opportunities that "Digital Water" or "Smart water" can bring to this industry.
8 Jun 2020

Saildrone to Perform Annual Alaska Pollock Survey Amid Lockdown
With upcoming ship-based surveys in Alaska canceled due to the global health crisis, NOAA Fisheries has turned to Saildrone to collect data to support the sustainable management of America's largest fishery.
8 Jun 2020

Smart Fabrics From Bioactive Inks
Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding environment by changing color. The inks can be screen printed onto textiles such as clothes, shoes, or even face masks in complex patterns and at high resolution, providing a detailed map of human response or exposure.
8 Jun 2020

Human Hair Used to Make Flexible Displays for Smart Devices
Researchers have developed a method of turning the small hair strands into carbon nanodots, which are tiny, uniform dots that are one-millionth of a millimetre.
8 Jun 2020

Deep Learning to Monitor Birds at Solar Facilities
Using artificial intelligence and advanced cameras will help improve our understanding of how birds interact with photovoltaic arrays.
8 Jun 2020

A Viable Sodium Battery
Researchers have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries, making for a potentially viable battery technology out of abundant and cheap materials.
Background
7 Jun 2020

Henkel
Henkel offers sintered die attach pastes. This is predominantly a nano ink but includes micro-sized particles too.