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New General Purpose 3D Printing Material, Superior Alternative to PVA

Infinite Materials Solutions LLC has recently launched AquaSys General Purpose, a water-soluble support material compatible with most polyesters. It is a direct replacement for polyvinyl alcohol and showcases outstanding performance and print fidelity with standard polylactic acid-type build materials. Its creators hope the reliable high-performance material marks a shift in the industry, as it saves time and money and is accessible to a wide range of users.

Intertronics Supports 3D Printed Bioelectronics Research

When the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at The University of Sheffield was looking for a way to accurately 3D print bioelectronic sensors, it reached out to Intertronics for support. The company supplied mixing and dispensing equipment to improve the consistency and quality of the mix, achieve better printing definition, and reduce blockages in the nozzle of the 3D printer.

Nuro: Curbside Delivery Robots

Nuro makes zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles. It has commercial partnerships with Kroger and 7-Eleven and is completing autonomous grocery deliveries to customers today. Nuro was one of the first companies to receive permission to operate a commercial autonomous service in the US and is pushing policy makers to continue making progress for the autonomous vehicle industry.

AGTC Genomics

AGTC Genomics is a Malaysia-based biotechnology start-up, founded in August 2021. The company provides next-generation sequencing services for genetic sequencing and is partnered with genetic sequencing leader Illumina. IDTechEx spoke with AGTC Genomics CEO, Dr Leong Chee-Onn, on July 25, 2022.

Global Thermostat

Global Thermostat is a United States-based company developing direct air dapture (DAC) based on solid sorbent technology.

Teveri

Teveri develop liquid metal-based cabling and sensors for e-textiles. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, spoke to the company's VP of Operations, Arup Roy.

iUNU

iUNU are an industrial computer vision company, founded in 2013 with headquarters in Seattle. The company provides data analytics and automation systems for greenhouse monitoring.

Volkswagen Group China Unveils Passenger Drone Prototype

Volkswagen Group China has unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. After intensive research, conceptual work, and development, the project team has now developed its first validation model - the V.MO. This initial prototype has also been nicknamed the 'Flying Tiger' due to its distinctive black and gold livery, which was painted to commemorate its launch in the Year of the Tiger.

3D Printing Sensors For Satellites

Scientists have created the first completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These plasma sensors, also known as retarding potential analyzers are used by satellites to determine the chemical composition and ion energy distribution of the atmosphere.

Wearable to Detect COVID-19 Before Onset of Symptoms

Wrist-worn health devices can be combined with machine learning to detect COVID-19 infections as early as two days before symptoms appear,

LAIIER Raises £1.7m to Turn Every Building into a Smart Building

LAIIER addresses use cases that other sensor platforms cannot, and can outfit everything from an in-construction new build to a centuries-old landmark. LAIIER's big vision is to create physical and digital functionality on surfaces across the building, turning floors, ceilings, and walls into a mesh network of sensors that monitor a building's vital signs 24/7.

HIV Cure Clinical Trial Enters Critical Phase

American Gene Technologies, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has reached a turning point in its HIV cure clinical trial: it began withdrawing participants from their antiretroviral drugs earlier this month. This clinical protocol, technically known as analytic treatment interruption, may ultimately determine if this gene therapy treatment can cure HIV.

Carbon Engineering

Carbon Engineering is a Canadian company working to commercialize direct air capture (DAC) technology using a liquid-based sorbent system.

SP2 Carbon

SP2 Carbon is a US and Austria based company, providing expertise on the incorporation of graphene into composite materials. IDTechEx spoke with Christian Oberleitner (CEO).

Liquid Wire

Liquid Wire released a whitepaper in 2022 with an update on their "Device-Ready Stretchable Circuits Unlocking New Design Possibilities for Wearable Electronics".

Engineers Get a Grip with 'Necrobotic' Spiders

Engineers are showing how to repurpose deceased spiders as mechanical grippers that can blend into natural environments while picking up objects, like other insects, that outweigh them.

New York's Third Offshore Wind Farm to Power 1.5 Million Homes

The New York Governor announced the release of New York's third competitive offshore wind solicitation, seeking enough clean, renewable energy to power at least 1.5 million New York homes. The procurement, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, includes the first phase of the nation-leading $500 million investment in offshore wind ports,

Vertical Farming: Location a Key Factor to Success

Vertical farming, the practice of growing crops indoors on vertically stacked layers, has received no small amount of interest over the last few years. The recent IDTechEx report, "Vertical Farming 2022-2032", details the economic and technological factors shaping this rapidly growing industry.

CDs Inexpensively Recycled into Flexible Biosensors

Researchers show how a gold CD's thin metallic layer can be separated from the rigid plastic and fashioned into sensors to monitor electrical activity in human hearts and muscles as well as lactose, glucose, pH and oxygen levels. The sensors can communicate with a smartphone via Bluetooth.

e'dyn Marine

e'dyn is a maker of electric outboards and is based in Slovenia. IDTechEx interviewed the company to discuss its latest product innovations.