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Carbon Neutral Methanol Fuel Cell System for Shipping

An innovative fuel cell system based on high-temperature proton exchange membrane technology from Blue World Technologies is being constructed for testing at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark.

Plastic Logic's Colour Display Revolutionises Smart Wearables

Plastic Logic has announced a new flexible 5.4in colour display that is set to revolutionise smart wearable devices.

Security Labels with Transparent Printed Electronics

Prismade has brought its PrismaID technology to a new level. The new solution aims to protect valuable and sensitive documents like cards, contracts or certificates with an easy-to-use security label and connect them to digital services. This innovative technology is a scalable B2B solution offered to businesses with a high need of authentication and discretion during document related processes.

Ynvisible Interactive Inc Forecasts Strong Fourth Quarter 2020

Ynvisible Interactive Inc is pleased to provide the following corporate update (all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars).

Transparent Nanolayers for More Solar Power

Silicon solar cells have been steadily improved over the past decades and have already reached a very high level of development. However, the disturbing effect of recombination still occurs after the absorption of sunlight and the photovoltaic generation of electrical charge carriers. In this process, negative and positive charge carriers that have already been generated combine and cancel each other out before they could be used for the flow of solar electricity. This effect can be countered by special materials that have a special property - passivation.

Toyota New BEV Series, Establishment of Full Lineup of EVs

Toyota Motor Corporation announced Toyota bZ, its newly established series of battery electric vehicles , in establishment of a full line-up of electrified vehicles, and unveiled a concept version of the Toyota bZ4X, which will be the first model in the bZ series.

Genetic Modification to Stop Mosquitoes Spreading Malaria

Altering a mosquito's gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their species shows promise for curbing malaria.

Immersion Corporation

IDTechEx spoke to John Griffin and Linda Quach, VP Products & Marketing and Director of Marketing respectively at Immersion. They presented their updated corporate deck and we had a wider discussion about the state of the haptics industry and the evolving position of Immersion within it.

Wearable Sensors That Detect Gas Leaks

Gas accidents such as toxic gas leakage in factories, carbon monoxide leakage of boilers, or toxic gas suffocation during manhole cleaning continue to claim lives and cause injuries. Developing a sensor that can quickly detect toxic gases or biochemicals is still an important issue in public health, environmental monitoring, and military sectors.

3D Printed Material to Replace Ivory

For centuries, ivory was often used to make art objects. But to protect elephant populations, the ivory trade was banned internationally in 1989. To restore ivory parts of old art objects, one must therefore resort to substitute materials - such as bones, shells or plastic. However, there has not been a really satisfactory solution so far.

Carbon Dots from Human Hair Boost Solar Cells

Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a barbershop, to create a kind of "armour" to improve the performance of cutting-edge solar technology.

Micro-LED Displays, A Threat to OLED Displays or Not?

Micro-LED, believed by many as the next-generation display technology, has been pursued by players of LED, display, OEM, materials and so on. It is also widely believed by many that Micro-LED displays are the replacement of OLED displays, especially in TV applications.

Drones as Smart Agricultural Tools for Pesticide Use in Farms

Drones could soon be adopted as essential tools for various agricultural tasks; however, with respect to their use in farm management, research is still lacking. To address this issue, researchers in Japan compared drones to well-established technologies for spraying pesticide over rice paddy fields. Using statistical data, the researchers explore both advantages and limitations of drones and whether they currently offer an edge regarding costs, capacity, and management efficiency.

$1bn Deal to Secure Energy Reliability in South Australia

The Morrison and Marshall Governments have signed a $1.08 billion State Energy and Emissions Reduction Deal that will deliver secure, reliable and affordable energy to South Australians and help Australia continue to meet and beat its emissions reduction targets.

Ten All-Electric Ferries for Lisbon

Increased electrification of transportation, including inland waterway transport, will play a key role in helping Portugal achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the national 2050 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap, the transport sector aims to achieve 98 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005, by strengthening the role of the public transport system and replacing current fossil fuel means of transportation with a mainly electric fleet.

WaveSense

WaveSense are a localization solutions provider using ground-penetrating radar to map roads for autonomous vehicles.

Stretching the Boundaries of Medical Tech with Wearable Antennae

Current research on flexible electronics is paving the way for wireless sensors that can be worn on the body and collect a variety of medical data. But where do the data go? Without a similar flexible transmitting device, these sensors would require wired connections to transmit health data.

Taurob and Equinor Introduce Autonomous Robots on Offshore Platforms

Equinor is introducing autonomous ATEX-certified robots on their oil and gas installations. Its robot will be used to conduct routine inspection and maintenance tasks on offshore installations.

Marine Energy Industry Sets New Goal of 1GW of Deployments by 2035

With marine energy on the cusp of significant growth, the National Hydropower Association unveiled new industry deployment targets of 50 MW by 2025, 500 MW by 2030, and 1 GW by 2035.

Finally, 3D-printed Graphene Aerogels for Water Treatment

Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it's not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder material. That could be changing.