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The wave power farm off Mutriku could improve its efficiency

The offshore power plant or wave farm at Mutriku is the only commercial facility (it is not a prototype) in the world that operates by regularly feeding the grid with electrical power produced by waves.

Sensors for Smart Garments

StretchSense is a global supplier of soft, stretchy sensors.

Airborne

Airborne provides complete automated digitized solutions for composite part manufacturing. Arno van Mourik (CEO) spoke with technology analyst Dr Richard Collins.

Upside Biotechnologies

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Upside Biotechnologies CEO Dr Robert Feldman in July, 2017. Upside Biotechnologies is developing full thickness autologous skin grafts for burn patients.

Electrovaya

Electrovaya is a battery company with production facilities in Canada and Germany. They use a proprietary ceramic separator called SEPARION that does not shrink with temperature.

Flexible system-on-chip for internet-of-things

As the ecosystem of everyday objects embedded with technology to connect, communicate and transfer information continues to expand, scientists are challenged to find ways to enable even more physical objects to become 'smarter' and connected.

High-performance supercapacitor, using ultrasonic spray device

A team of researchers has introduced a novel manufacturing technology to form new materials, using ultrasonic waves used in medical diagnosis, humidifiers, as well as sonar systems for submarines. The method has received considerable attention as a new technique that is capable of manufacturing high-performance materials without the need of high temperatures or pressure.

New collaboration developing a flexible, smart energy network

Researchers from Imperial College London are part of a new project, FUSION, to help customers save money and reduce the UK's carbon emissions.

Powercast to unveil FCC-approved consumer transmitter

PowerSpot is industry's first over-the-air, far-field (up to 80 feet) RF charger for consumer devices to get FCC nod.

Compact, autonomous delivery robot

YAPE, an acronym of Your Autonomous Pony Express, is a compact self-driving robot which moves on two wheels, powered by electric motors which have a range of around 80 kilometres. Thanks to its sensors and video cameras it is able to travel along pavements and cycle lanes to deliver packages of up to 70 kilograms in weight.

$200 million in funding for global digital 3D manufacturing

Carbon announced the first closing in a total raise of $200 million in Series D funding. Delivering a true, scalable digital 3D Manufacturing platform for polymeric products, the company will use the additional capital to accelerate its momentum in disrupting traditional analog injection molding production techniques with connected, software-first, digitally-enabled design and fabrication capabilities.

LG Display's massive surge in OLED light panel production

LG Display announced that the company started mass production at its new Gen 5 OLED light panel production line in Gumi, Korea and launched its new OLED light brand, Luflex.

Robots and humans: How to improve physical interaction

Popular entertainment often portrays robots as the perfect best friend, from Bender in the cartoon Futurama to the mighty Transformers. These close friendships don't exist off-screen yet, but humans and robots are getting to know each other better in real life.

New photovoltaic production technique reduces cost, boosts stability

Perovskite solar cells are cheap to produce and simple to manufacture. Improving their efficiency, as one EU-backed project has just done, makes them an ever-more compelling alternative source of energy.

Inner workings of victorious AI

Libratus, an artificial intelligence that defeated four top professional poker players in no-limit Texas Hold'em earlier this year, uses a three-pronged approach to master a game with more decision points than atoms in the universe, researchers report.

Autism therapy via brain stimulation

Scientists are examining the feasibility of treating autistic children with neuromodulation after a new study showed social impairments can be corrected by brain stimulation.

Conductive Smart Materials from Graphene

Imagine Intelligent Materials use graphene to create smart materials which sense and report real-time changes in stress, temperature and moisture.

And the beat goes on

Engineering students and their professor have been working for several months to create an implantable device that would capture energy from the beating of a heart and turn it into electrical power to run a device such as a pacemaker.

Electric taxi ready for Europe

LEVC (London EV Company) announces that Oslo-based Autoindustri is its chosen importer for the new electric taxi. This marks the second deal to export the TX eCity to Europe, following a deal signed with Dutch mobility firm RMC which was announced earlier this year.

Progress on solar highway in China

According to reports in the Chinese media a solar highway will be completed in China before the end of December by Qilu Transportation Development Group.