27 Sep 2018

Advanced wound care technologies to manage wound infections
Recently, research undertaken by the UK's House of Commons library at the request of the UK's Labor Party revealed that diabetic foot and toe amputations performed by the UK's National Health Service has risen by 26%.
27 Sep 2018

Tipping point for reinvented wind power
The new IDTechEx report, "Airborne Wind Energy 2019-2039" comes just as new generation, zero emission electricity production approaches a tipping point. The new generation addresses the new world of distributed power for minigrids and microgrids and replacement of diesel gensets, so it is mobile with no infrastructure. Installation in one hundredth of the time and making electricity where it is needed without power lines across the horizon: what is there not to like?
27 Sep 2018

China Tower can 'absorb' 2 million retired electric vehicle batteries
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has recently announced the pilot program of recycling and second use of retired electric vehicle batteries in 17 major regions and cities. China Tower, the world's biggest operator of telecommunication towers, is included as the only company in the pilot program to develop key technologies, explore business models and help establish standards related to second-life batteries.
27 Sep 2018

Spray coated tactile sensor on a 3D surface for robotic skin
Robots will be able to conduct a wide variety of tasks as well as humans if they can be given tactile sensing capabilities. A research team has reported a stretchable pressure insensitive strain sensor by using an all solution-based process.
27 Sep 2018

AI tool accurately identifies cancer type and genetic changes
A new computer program can analyze images of patients' lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving abnormal cell growth, a new study shows.
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26 Sep 2018

Evergreen Spectral Coating Research Underway
The Face Companies of Norfolk, Virginia announced a joint project with Old Dominion University to further develop Face's patented Spectral coating technology that will enable light-sensitive devices such as solar panels and photosensors to be seamlessly concealed, increasing the aesthetic and economic appeal of these devices.
26 Sep 2018

Flexible thin film encapsulation and barriers: evolution of technology
It took a decade and half to enable the first commercial products using flexible barrier or thin film encapsulation technologies. Contrary to some assumptions however, this success does not mean that the question of barrier technology is forever settled. Indeed, there is still much work to do to render flexible barrier technology a ubiquitous, widely-available, and low-cost component in devices of all sizes, sensitivity levels, flexibility degrees, and so on.
26 Sep 2018

Robots to combat loneliness
When a pupil can't attend class themselves, AV1 will take their place. AV1 is the telepresence robot for children and young adults suffering from long-term illness.
26 Sep 2018

Will second-life batteries need to compete with new batteries?
Hyundai Motor Group has recently announced a commercial partnership with energy company Wärtsilä to utilize second-life electric vehicle batteries for stationary energy storage at both commercial and utility scales. This is not the first piece of news that automotive companies are trying to give a second life to their retired EV batteries as major EV manufactures including Nissan, Renault, BMW, Daimler, BYD etc. have announced various battery second use projects around the world.
26 Sep 2018

End Users Present at the World's Largest Event on Printed Electronics
On November 14-15 the 15th annual Printed Electronics USA event will take place in Santa Clara, California - the heart of silicon valley. Record bookings to date include 235 exhibiting companies (over 90% of the floor space is sold) who are coming from 25 countries and a total of 250 speakers.
26 Sep 2018

Watermelons with ionic liquids rival batteries?
Development of supercapacitors with high energy density and long cycle life using sustainable materials for next-generation applications is of paramount importance. The ongoing challenge is to elevate the energy density of supercapacitors on par with batteries, while upholding the power and cyclability.
26 Sep 2018

Helping to improve medical image analysis with deep learning
Medical imaging creates tremendous amounts of data: many emergency room radiologists must examine as many as 200 cases each day, and some medical studies contain up to 3,000 images. Each patient's image collection can contain 250GB of data, ultimately creating collections across organizations that are petabytes in size.
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26 Sep 2018

Trojan Battery Company announces powerful brand refresh
Trojan Battery Co LLC, is proud to introduce a fresh, new brand. The new look includes a modern logo, vibrant colors, revised product branding and a new tagline: Charging Forward.
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26 Sep 2018

Aggreko launches full service offering for wind industry
Aggreko has combined its mobile, modular power solutions into a one-stop option for the wind industry, which now includes storage solutions.
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26 Sep 2018

Maxim unveils wrist-worn platform for monitoring ECG, heart rate, temp
Designers seeking to enable continuous monitoring of various health parameters can now quickly create unique, highly accurate wearable solutions using Health Sensor Platform 2.0 (HSP 2.0) from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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26 Sep 2018

Virta EV charging platform awarded best energy product brand
Virta - a Finnish electric vehicle charging service provider - has been awarded at the global CHARGE Energy Branding Awards for the Best Energy Product Brand. The forerunner company offers a digital platform for connecting energy and mobility services.
26 Sep 2018

PhotoBioModulation to treat pain and improve tissue recovery
CareWear light patches deliver powerful LED light therapy to treat pain and improve tissue recovery in just 30 minutes.
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26 Sep 2018

Greensmith Energy unveils standardized energy storage solution
The technology group Wärtsilä has released a new solution, GridSolv, the company's first standardized energy storage solution.
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26 Sep 2018

Yotta Solar solves panel level energy storage
Yotta Solar is introducing a revolution in solar PV plus energy storage technology - the SolarLEAF. The patented SolarLEAF utilizes the world's first and only 100% passive thermal regulation system for panel-level energy storage.
26 Sep 2018

Airbus Helicopters to start large-scale printing of A350 components
Airbus Helicopters has officially launched the production of latch shafts for the doors of A350 passenger aircraft using 3D manufacturing. The printed components are cheaper to produce and weigh less than their counterparts made using traditional means, thereby helping Airbus to offer ever more economical and environmentally friendly aircraft.