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BYD Sells 100K Electric Vehicles to German Rental Company SIXT

Starting for customers in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK, SIXT will be the first car rental company in Europe to offer BYD's vehicles. The first model to be provided by BYD will be the fully electric, European styled BYD ATTO 3, an electric C-segment SUV.

Microbiologists Improve the Taste of Beer

Belgian investigators have improved the flavor of contemporary beer by identifying and engineering a gene that is responsible for much of the flavor of beer and some other alcoholic drinks.

Nanoprinting Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease

Researchers have pioneered the CMU Array—a new type of microelectrode array for brain computer interface platforms. It holds the potential to transform how doctors are able to treat neurological disorders.

LILEE

LILEE was founded with the intention of developing better communications systems for rail. Now it is involved in the development of automation systems for buses.

MaterialsZone

Materials Zone describes itself as "the materials informatics platform". It provides a platform and flows to go from raw material data to visualization and insight. IDTechEx spoke to Amir Barnea, VP of Business Development.

Stratasys

In August 2022, Stratasys announced its acquisition of Covestro's Additive Manufacturing materials business, which also included DSM's former AM business unit.

Webinar: Trucks Leading the Way in Heavy-Duty Autonomous Vehicle Race

Thursday 6 October 2022 - This webinar looks at some of the key achievements and milestones in the trucking industry. This is then compared to other heavy-duty autonomous vehicles and a complete holistic view of the industry is forged.

Is Graphene Green?

Is Graphene Green? This question comes up an increasing amount. Green drivers and ESG investments are an obvious focus across the supply chain, but where does graphene fit into this discussion? IDTechEx explore the answer in this article.

World's First Printer for Soft, Stretchable Electronics

Voltera has announced the launch of NOVA, a groundbreaking manufacturing platform for printing flexible hybrid electronics. NOVA uses direct-write technology to print circuits on soft, stretchable, and conformable surfaces.

Soft Robots That Grow Like Plants

A team has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth. The new approach will allow researchers to build better soft robots that can navigate hard-to-reach places, complicated terrain and potentially areas within the human body.

E Ink and Sharp Collaborate on Oxide Backplanes for Next Gen ePaper

E Ink Holdings Inc and Sharp Display Technology Corporation announced the collaboration with each other, and adopt SDTC's indium gallium zinc oxide backplanes for ePaper modules using in eReader and eNote products.

Green City Ferries: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferries

Green City Ferries is a supplier of battery electric and fuel cell vessels along with charging facilities and financing. Its most recent project is Beluga24, a 25-meter electric high-speed catamaran.

Airwayz

Airwayz is an Israeli start-up specializing in software-based AI used for unmanned traffic management (UTM) and real-time monitoring.

Regulations for Electric Vehicle Battery Safety

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033'.

Battery Fires and Related Recalls (Automotive)

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033'.

Electronic Skin Patch Manufacturing Process

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Electronic Skin Patches 2023-2033'.

Benefits of Electronic Skin Patches as a Form Factor

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Electronic Skin Patches 2023-2033'.

IDTechEx Discusses Growing Materials of the Future

Transitioning out of a fossil-based plastic world has already started and materials of the future are being grown. Today, there are many natural polymer startups breaking into the industry and in this article, IDTechEx explore three promising naturally occurring materials.

Will Tesla's Humanoid Robot "Optimus" Really Be Able to Serve People?

Due to the labor shortage and decreasing costs of hardware, using robots to serve people has gained significant momentum over the past decade, with Tesla unveiling their humanoid robot "Optimus" at the electric vehicle maker's "AI Day" event last week.

World's First Self-Flying, Four-Seat, All-Electric, VTOL Taxi

Wisk Aero has revealed the world's first self-flying, all-electric, four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. Generation 6 represents the first-ever candidate for type certification by the FAA of an autonomous eVTOL.