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Radio Waves to Treat Arthritis Pain

A novel outpatient procedure offers lasting pain relief for patients suffering from moderate to severe arthritis in their hip and shoulder joints, according to a study. Researchers said the procedure could help reduce reliance on addictive opiates.

Waste Concrete Repurposed into Public Furniture with 3D Printing

Waste concrete from demolished buildings is to be reinvented and made into new custom-made outdoor memorials and public garden furniture thanks to a new, innovative £6m project using 3D printing.

Social Energy launches in Australia, Reducing Electricity Bills

Social Energy launches in Australia, reducing electricity bills to as little as $0 for people who buy a solar and battery system.

Fortum's New Recycling Technology for Lithium Recovery

Fortum has developed a new and efficient way to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries, which could help meet the upcoming surge in demand for electric cars and battery materials.

Webinar: Requirements and Trends of Low-Loss Materials for mmWave 5G

Join the IDTechEx webinar on Wednesday 25 November. Where will we need low-loss materials? What are the requirements for low-loss materials for mmWave 5G applications? Can thermosets materials compete with thermoplastics in the 5G market? How big is the market for low-loss materials?

Ocean Energy Firm CorPower Awarded Ten-Year Marine Licence in Portugal

CorPower Ocean is set to unleash a world-leading wave energy project in the Atlantic Ocean after securing a 10-year license.

Wearable Sensors Market Will Reach Over $5bn per Year by 2025

The wearable technology market was worth nearly $70bn in 2019, having doubled in size since 2014. Sensors have provided the core features for many of these different products throughout this rise, and they will continue to be critical into future generations of products.

Opportunities in Bioelectronic Medicine - Recent Progress

IDTechEx finds significant progress for companies developing non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation technologies

Desirable Metals for 3D Printing Near Market Readiness

Despite a temporary setback owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for 3D printing of metals is expected to see a significant rise over the next decade. Within that, it is anticipated that most of the revenue will be attributed to material sales.

Royal HaskoningDHV Leads North Falls Offshore Wind Farm EIA and HRA

Royal HaskoningDHV has been appointed by North Falls Offshore Wind to provide Environmental Impact Assessment services in support of the Development Consent Order application. The project is a proposed extension to Greater Gabbard wind farm in the southern North Sea.

Financing of 24 MWp of new Solar Projects in Greece

Piraeus Bank SA and National Energy Holdings Limited, announce the signing of a Bond Loan facility of circa €22 million to finance the construction of five solar PV projects in Greece with total generating capacity of 24 MWp.

Renewable Energy Solutions to Decarbonise Buildings

Cranfield University and EGB Engineering UK have been successful in securing co-funding from the UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK, for industrial research into low-carbon renewable heating and cooling systems to decarbonise buildings.

Volkswagen Group Invests EUR 73 Billion in Future Technologies

The Volkswagen Group will spend around EUR 73 billion on electrification, hybrid powertrains and digital technology over the next five years.

Customisable Humanoid Robots for the Elderly

Staying independent and in familiar surroundings as long as possible in old age - this is the wish of the most of us. It will be made possible by humanoid assistance robots that help people cope with everyday life and wearable robots that support the movements of the wearer.

Bringing COVID-Net Radiography Screening AI to Hospitals

DarwinAI and Red Hat announced a collaboration to accelerate the deployment of COVID-Net—a suite of deep neural networks for COVID-19 detection and risk stratification via chest radiography—to hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Valeo (48V Powertrain)

IDTechEx was given a demonstration of a Renault Twizy and electric scooter utilising Valeo's off-the-shelf 48V Belt Starter Generator (BSG) for micro-mobility.

Palarum: US Veterans Affairs to Evaluate Use of 'Smart Patient Sock'

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and Palarum, LLC, announced that they have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Program (CRADA) to evaluate Palarum's innovative e-wearable technology which is designed to reduce inpatient falls.

Copprint

Copprint updated IDTechEx regarding the progress of their commercial inks over the first year after launch.

Kymco

Kymco is a Taiwanese incumbent which recently launched 50cc equivalent electric scooters, branded 'Ionex'.

Pacific Asian System Supply

Pacific Asian System Supply (PASS) offer manufacturing lines for electrical components (recently including printed electronics) by integrating equipment from different manufacturers into a single line with a global software system. They also provide after-sales support for manufacturing lines, covering both hardware and software.