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HEVO

HEVO is a Brooklyn-based company that offers wireless charging hardware and software for EVs. They are also the commercialisation partner for the U.S. Department of Energy's Oakridge National Lab's high power wireless charging solutions. IDTechEx liaised with their founder and learnt about their product portfolio and commercialisation strategy.

IDTechEx Assess the Next Commercial Phase of the Graphene Market

To date, the commercialization of graphene has been more of a "material push" rather than a "market pull"; a solution looking for a problem. In this first phase, there were numerous technical and commercial barriers to overcome, which in materials science does not happen overnight. IDTechEx believes that this is changing, with graphene entering the next stage, the growth phase, of its commercial journey.

Study Conceptualises Energy Efficient, Wireless Charging Roads

Wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems are promising electric vehicle solutions by virtue of their strong advantages in time saving and reduced pressure on the existing power infrastructure.

Illumina

Illumina is a US-based biotech company, founded in 1998 by Larry Bock and Anthony Czarnik. Illumina is a leader in the DNA sequencing market and is believed to own the largest share of the genetic sequencing industry.

Bioplastics Technology Readiness Level

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Bioplastics 2023-2033: Technology, Market, Players, and Forecasts'.

Introducing a Protocol for Using Robotic Pets in Memory Care

You might think it was a typical therapy session at a long-term care facility. In a quiet room, a therapist sets down a pet carrier, brings out a cat, and sets it on a resident's lap. As the resident gently strokes the cat's fur, it purrs, and the therapist asks the resident questions about their childhood pets, accessing long-ago memories.

Snapmaker Announces Artisan 3-in-1 3D Printer

Digital manufacturer Snapmaker announced today that its latest generation of 3-in-1 3D Printer, which is named Artisan，will be available for pre-order on Snapmaker's official store on August 9th.

Techman Robot — A Major Cobot Player

Techman Robot is one of the leading players in cobots, based in Taiwan. It is a subsidiary of Quanta Computer and was established in 2016. It has since grown to a size of around 1,000 employees and in 2020 opened offices in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands.

Midsummer

Midsummer is a Swedish manufacturer of cadmium-free flexible CIGS solar panels. It has developed the only high throughput manufacturing process for flexible CIGS panels.

Market Update on Electric Cars in the US

This IDTechEx premium article provides an update on electric car markets in the US in 2022, including an update on annual and monthly sales, market trends, policy drivers, and battery trends.

Climeworks

Climeworks is a Swiss company developing a modular direct air capture (DAC) technology based on a solid adsorbent system.

SurgePower Materials

SurgePower Materials is a Texas-based company, producing monolayer graphene from plant-based raw material. IDTechEx spoke with Michael Gagliardi (CEO).

Perovskite PV: Resolving the Stability Challenge

Perovskite PV is an exciting new solar power technology. The new report published by IDTechEx, "Perovskite Photovoltaics 2023-2033", explores the commercialization potential of perovskite PV and identify the challenges remaining.

Drop by Drop: MXene in Complex 3D Device Architectures

Despite being only a few atoms thick, MXene packs a powerful punch. This class of single layer, two-dimensional nanomaterials exhibits desirable properties like excellent thermal and electrical conductivity, heat resistance and high specific surface area. These characteristics promise to revolutionize high-performance electronic devices and energy storage systems.

Sono Motors Unveils Design of Solar Electric Passenger Car and Bus Kit

Sono Motors, the company that is pioneering solar-powered mobility recently celebrated the debut of the world's first affordable solar electric vehicle, the Sion, in its production design, and the unveiling of its novel 'Solar Bus Kit', a scalable B2B retrofit solution that reduces fuel consumption and inner-city greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to climate protection.

Smart Necklace Biosensor Tracks Health Through Sweat

Researchers have successfully tested a device that may one day use the chemical biomarkers in sweat to detect changes in a person's health. Researchers demonstrated a battery-free, wireless biochemical sensor that detected the blood sugar - or glucose - humans excrete from their skin when they exercise.

Ford Trials Robot Charging Station to Support Disabled Drivers

For most of us, filling a car with fuel, or charging an electric vehicle is a simple task. But for disabled drivers, people with reduced mobility and older people it can be a significant challenge. Now, Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle. The technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work.

Skeleton to Build World's Largest Supercapacitor Factory with Siemens

Skeleton Technologies and Siemens are announcing a far-reaching technology partnership for the development, planning and implementation of a fully automated, digitalized manufacturing plant to produce supercapacitors in Germany.

CEMEX Invests in COBOD's 3D Printing Tech

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. The solution can deliver significant savings versus traditional 3D printing construction methods and has been implemented in several geographies.

CorPower Ocean Delivers First Commercial-Scale WEC Hull

CorPower Ocean has teamed up with composite machinery specialist Autonational and composite tank experts CPT Tankwell to successfully develop its first commercial-scale hull in Viana do Castelo (Portugal), using a custom-built machine, installed inside an environmentally controlled work cell that will become the future regarding mobility and scalability of CorPower's composite manufacturing capabilities.