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Bollinger Motors Files Patent for Streamlined Battery Pack Design

Bollinger Motors has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its battery pack design. The scope of the patent includes mechanical, electrical, and systems-engineering innovations.

National Grid Launches National Grid Renewables

National Grid Underscores its Commitment to the Clean Energy Transition with Launch of National Grid Renewables. Rollout of new National Grid Renewables brand emphasizes the important role renewable energy will play in the company's efforts to decarbonize the energy system.

OG&E Completes Two Solar Energy Farms in Southeast Oklahoma

OG&E, the electric utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), today announced that it has completed construction of two 5 MW solar energy farms in southeast Oklahoma. Both centers are operating at full capacity.

Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses Increase Productive Output by 40%

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced that SpringCity Energy has commenced deployment of Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses to perform on-site inspection and maintenance.

Arrival Accelerates Global Expansion With $118M Investment

Arrival, the technology company focused on commercial electric vehicles announced it has raised $118 million from funds managed by BlackRock. The fundraising will be used to support execution of the company's growth plans as it ramps up vehicle production, including the launch of Arrival's first U.S. Microfactory in South Carolina.

Self-Driving Laboratories: A Reality Waiting to Happen

Imagine a situation where, given a request, a lab automatically chooses what experiments to do, robotically carries this out, tracks the reaction with integrated sensors, acquires and analyzes the results, and then decides what experiment to do next. This seems like science-fiction, but certain truths may be closer than you think.

Flexible and Biodegradable Electronic Blood Vessels

Researchers in China and Switzerland have developed electronic blood vessels that can be actively tuned to address subtle changes in the body after implantation. The blood vessels--made of a metal-polymer conductor membrane that's flexible and biodegradable--mimic natural blood vessels, were conductive in in vitro experiments, and were able to effectively replace key arteries in rabbits.

VitreaLab

VitreaLab is an early stage photonics company that is developing laser-powered photonic integrated circuits. The primary application for these is LCD backlights with greater luminescent efficiency, higher contrast, and a wider color gamut. Their technology is also applicable to backlighting holographic displays.

General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $327.8 Million Navy Contract

General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), has been awarded a $327.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for fiscal year 2020 for lead yard support, development studies and design efforts for Virginia-class submarines.

Electric Era

American company assembling high discharge rate Li-ion battery module, exploiting the high efficient cooling system design, for application in EV fast charging.

Dimensional Energy

Dimensional Energy is a green technology company developing a catalytic process for creating aviation fuel from carbon dioxide and sunlight. In October 2020, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Jason Salfi, co-founder and CEO of Dimensional Energy about the company and its technologies.

Nokia: Analytics-Based Thermal Detection Solution to Fight COVID-19

Nokia today announced an automated, zero-touch elevated temperature detection solution designed to help spot potential COVID-19 infections in facilities with thousands of people.

First 3D Printed Non-Screw Based Cervical Stand-Alone Cage

Genesys Spine is pleased to announce the launch of the first 3D Printed Non-Screw Based Cervical Stand-Alone Cage in the United States.

Xidas's New 'VP3' Power Pod Tackles Sustainability and Landfill Issues

Xidas IoT is launching a new breed of self-charging batteries to minimize the battery-landfill dilemma by increasing the lifetime of the battery and reducing the times of replacement.

Join the IDTechEx Webinar on Conductive Inks Thursday 22 October

Emerging Application Opportunities for Conductive Inks - Conductive inks are an established market of over $2bn, with screen-printed conductive traces for silicon solar panels by far the dominant application. However, there is also much innovation in the sector.

EV Connect Partner Program to Deliver Best-in-Class EV Charging

Industry leaders BTCPower, EVBox, EVOCHARGE™ join as Premier Partners to ensure better charge experience through tighter integration, broader interoperability, and more uptime.

Augmented Reality for Animals - the Next Step for AR Headsets

The newest toy for dogs is a high-tech augmented reality headset.

Longest Operating Current Energy Converter

ORPC has concluded summer inspection and maintenance of its RivGen device, re-deployed it and resumed operations sending power to the Igiugig, Alaska, community grid. The project has achieved over 7 million revolutions of the marine hydrokinetic turbine to produce power during its 10 months of operation.

Global Graphene Group

IDTechEx caught up with Global Graphene Group (G3) Division president Adam Quirk.

NanoXplore

IDTechEx caught up with CEO of NanoXplore, Soroush Nazarpour, about their developments over 2020.