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LATEST ARTICLES FROM 3D Printing Progress

3D Printing helps bring Night Watch of Rembrandt to life
From July 4 until August 4, 2019 photographer Julius Rooymans and fashion designer Hans Ubbink present in their exhibition Nachtwacht 360 a photographic reproduction of Rembrandt's masterpiece Night Watch in full size. On this lifelike photograph, th...
3D printing human tissue for astronauts
3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. These state-of-the-art samples were prepared by scientists from the University Hospital of Dresde...
Tiny supersonic jet injection for nanoscale additive manufacturing
By energizing precursor molecules using a tiny, high-energy supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have dramatically accelerated the fabrication of nanometer scale structures. The rapid additive manufacturing technique also allows them to produce s...
Tel Aviv University
History The project has been going for the last 3-4 years. It began in Professor Tal Dvir's lab at TAU and all the research is still exclusively being conducted there. It started with the aim of generating cardiac tissue patches (scaffolds onto wh...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Advanced Batteries & Energy Storage Research

Highlights from Electric and Hybrid Marine Conference and Expo (2019)!
Technology Analyst Luke Gear attended the Electric and Hybrid Marine Conference and Expo on behalf of IDTechEx this year. It is the largest event in the world dedicated entirely to the electrification of boats and ships, with 143 exhibitors and a thr...
New technique could brighten screens, make smartphone batteries last
Our future TV and smartphone screens could have double the energy efficiency, thanks to a technique invented by scientists at Imperial College London. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Flexible & Foldable OLED Displays 2019-2029 . ...
Shortage of Lithium-ion Batteries: How to Cope
Shortage of lithium-ion batteries is probable. Too few gigafactories. Too many burning batteries: factories shut to sort out their problems. The US-China trade war cuts off materials. Inadequate lithium or cobalt mining. Electric vehicle demand is ...
Electric Vehicle Energy Storage: Big Changes Ahead
Is it all about cars and extrapolation? Not anymore. The unique new IDTechEx report, Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles 2020-2030 avoids mindless extrapolation. It uses fundamentals to predict huge changes in the electric vehicle EV business...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Artificial Intelligence Research

Using artificial intelligence to detect discrimination
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for detecting unfair discrimination--such as on the basis of race or gender--has been created by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University. Preventing unfair treatment of individuals on the basis of r...
Simple 'smart' glass reveals the future of artificial vision
The sophisticated technology that powers face recognition in many modern smartphones someday could receive a high-tech upgrade that sounds — and looks — surprisingly low-tech. This window to the future is none other than a piece of glass....
Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Agricultural Robots and Drones 2018-2038 ....
AI controls robotic arm to pack boxes and cut costs
Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack boxes, saving businesses time and money. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Mobile Robots and Drones in Material...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Electric Vehicles Research

Highlights from Electric and Hybrid Marine Conference and Expo (2019)!
Technology Analyst Luke Gear attended the Electric and Hybrid Marine Conference and Expo on behalf of IDTechEx this year. It is the largest event in the world dedicated entirely to the electrification of boats and ships, with 143 exhibitors and a thr...
Ford and Volkswagen expand their global collaboration
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles - and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe - positioning both companies to better serve cus...
Shortage of Lithium-ion Batteries: How to Cope
Shortage of lithium-ion batteries is probable. Too few gigafactories. Too many burning batteries: factories shut to sort out their problems. The US-China trade war cuts off materials. Inadequate lithium or cobalt mining. Electric vehicle demand is ...
Highlights from VDI's 15th Commercial Vehicles Conference
The Commercial Vehicles International Conference is a biennial event arranged by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). The 15th iteration of this conference was held at the Kongresshaus in Baden-Baden, Germany on the 4th and 5th of June 2019. Th...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Global Biotechnology Insights

Vagus nerve finding may lead to future treatment to regulate glucose
Theodoros Zanos, PhD, head of the Neural & Data Science Lab & assistant professor at the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and his collaborators, discovered how the vagus nerve relays signals ...
3D printing human tissue for astronauts
3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. These state-of-the-art samples were prepared by scientists from the University Hospital of Dresde...
Researchers can finally modify plant mitochondrial DNA
Researchers in Japan have edited plant mitochondrial DNA for the first time, which could lead to a more secure food supply. Nuclear DNA was first edited in the early 1970s, chloroplast DNA was first edited in 1988, and animal mitochondrial DNA was ed...
Scissors get stuck -- another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9
In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility as a precise gene editing tool. Before humans repurposed it, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages, or viruses that ...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Off Grid Energy Independence

Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that de...
Worldwide solar energy model
Solar cells are currently the world's most talked-about renewable energy source, and for any future sustainable energy system, it is crucial to know about the performance of photovoltaic systems at local, regional and global levels. Danish researcher...
Solar power with a free side of drinking water
A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and water using only renewable energy. For more in...
Partnership to create more sustainable warehouses
Faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York will develop and demonstrate a new energy storage process and solution for warehouse energy management. The solution will use solar panels, a stationary energy storage system and lithium-...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Printed Electronics World

New technique could brighten screens, make smartphone batteries last
Our future TV and smartphone screens could have double the energy efficiency, thanks to a technique invented by scientists at Imperial College London. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Flexible & Foldable OLED Displays 2019-2029 . ...
Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and the Department of Chemistry of MSU presented solar cells based on conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives, that de...
Direct diode lasers: how technology evolution is opening new markets
The evolution of diode laser price and performance is rapidly opening new markets. In this article, the technology consulting firm IDTechEx demonstrate how advances in semiconductor laser technology enable novel applications in laser material process...
CLEARink And FLEx to create next gen ePaper display solutions
CLEARink Displays and FLEx Lighting announced a collaboration to create the next generation ePaper display solution based on CLEARink's ePaper 2.0 and FLEx's ultra-thin front light. The companies had together built a prototype 9.7" color ePaper ...
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Robotics Research

For climbing robots, the sky's the limit
Robots can drive on the plains and craters of Mars, but what if we could explore cliffs, polar caps and other hard-to-reach places on the Red Planet and beyond? Designed by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, a four...
Robot-ants that can jump, communicate and work together
A team of EPFL researchers has developed tiny 10-gram robots that are inspired by ants: they can communicate with each other, assign roles among themselves and complete complex tasks together. These reconfigurable robots are simple in structure, yet ...
Startup Profiles:7th EcoMotion Main Event Tel Aviv, Israel.
On the 11th of June 2019 IDTechEx attended the Startup Exhibition at the 7th EcoMotion Main Event in Tel Aviv Israel. There is increasing global recognition of the huge potential of Israeli mobility-tech startups, with Tel Aviv now recognised as one ...
Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Agricultural Robots and Drones 2018-2038 ....
 

LATEST ARTICLES FROM Wearable Technology Insights

Funding for industrial wearables
RealWear Inc announced an $80 million Series B financing round. RealWear will use the funds, which are a combination of equity and debt, to continue market expansion and accelerate its platform development. For more information see the IDTechEx repo...
Simple 'smart' glass reveals the future of artificial vision
The sophisticated technology that powers face recognition in many modern smartphones someday could receive a high-tech upgrade that sounds — and looks — surprisingly low-tech. This window to the future is none other than a piece of glass....
Wearable electronics that are comfortable, elastic, fully untethered
Wearables have emerged as an increasingly promising interactive platform, imbuing the body with always-available computational capabilities. This unlocks a wide range of applications, including information access, health, fitness, and fashion. Unlike...
Smart materials provide real-time insight into wearers' emotions
Smart wearable technology that changes colour, heats up, squeezes or vibrates as your emotions are heightened has the potential to help people with affective disorders better control their feelings. Researchers from Lancaster University's School of...