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Courage + Khazaka Electronic

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Courage + Khazaka Managing Director Georg Khazaka on 5 November 2019. Courage + Khazaka offer a comprehensive range of skin analysis devices for both scientific and cosmetic industries.

Ceramic Based Flexible Electrolyte Sheets for Lithium Metal Batteries

Researchers have developed a new method to make ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries.

SkyDrive Enters Final Stages of Testing Flying Car

Flying car developer, SkyDrive, has entered the final stages of testing its demonstration vehicle after it completed the first-ever manned test flights in Japan.

Now Metal Surfaces Can be Instant Bacteria Killers

Engineers have created a laser treatment method that could potentially turn any metal surface into a rapid bacteria killer -- just by giving the metal's surface a different texture.

Scavenger Technology Allows Robots to Eat Metal for Energy

When electronics need their own power sources, there are two basic options: batteries and harvesters. Batteries store energy internally, but are therefore heavy and have a limited supply. Harvesters, such as solar panels, collect energy from their environments. This gets around some of the downsides of batteries but introduces new ones, in that they can only operate in certain conditions and can't turn that energy into useful power very quickly.

Carbon Nanostructure Stronger Than Diamonds

Researchers have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices - nanometer-sized carbon structures - that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density.

Sonnen

Sonnen is a home battery maker with an international presence and a market leader in Europe. It has an innovative virtual power plant business model.

Metal Additive Manufacturing Keeps Getting Bigger

The adoption of metal additive manufacturing is progressing in numerous sectors, with notable use-cases and success stories appearing. The next-generation Sapphire® machine from VELO3D will print up to 1 meter in height, making it the world's tallest laser-powder additive manufacturing system

Safety Sticker Indicates Spoiled Food

Can we tell with the naked eye if any cold-chain food products that we have received have gone bad? A cold-chain safety sticker has been developed, which indicates whether any cold-chain food products, such as fish, meat, and fruits and vegetables, have spoiled.

Development of Attachable Sticker Type Rechargeable Batteries

As demands for lighter and smaller wearable devices and high functional IoT gadgets rise, there is a growing need for new technologies for power collection, storage, management.

New AI Tool to Evaluate all Possibilities in Robot Decisions

Just like humans, when robots have a decision to make there are often many options and hundreds of potential outcomes. Robots have been able to simulate a handful of these outcomes to figure out which course of action will be the most likely to lead to success. But what if one of the other options were equally likely to succeed - and safer?

Ultrsound Can Help in Alzheimer's Battle

A new study has added weight to the potential benefits of using ultrasound treatment to deliver disease-targeting drugs to Alzheimer's patients.

Battery Powered Excavator on Zero Emission Construction Site in Norway

The first electric excavator with an integrated CCS fast-charging interface as it is known from electric cars, is now being successfully operated on a zero-emission construction site in Norway. This enables full charging in under an hour.

Scientists Tap Unused Energy Source to Power Smart Sensor Networks

The electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances also creates small magnetic fields that are present all around us. Scientists have developed a new mechanism capable of harvesting this wasted magnetic field energy and converting it into enough electricity to power next-generation sensor networks for smart buildings and factories.

KEYOU

KEYOU are a high-tech startup developing technology to transform conventional ICE engine platforms to hydrogen combustion, creating a zero on-road CO2 emission powertrain. Robin Zalwert (Business Development Manager) spoke with technology analyst Dr David Wyatt

Flexible Quick Charging Stations Launch in China

With compact dimensions, the flexible quick charging station can be installed almost anywhere it's needed or where a charging infrastructure is not yet in place. When connected to the low voltage grid, the station becomes a permanent charging point without the additional cost and effort required for a comparable fixed quick charging station.

3D Printed Corals Could Improve Bioenergy and Help Coral Reefs

Researchers have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations of microscopic algae. Their results open the door to new bio-inspired materials and their applications for coral conservation.

4500 Meter-Capable Underwater Robotic System Discovers New Species

An estimated 150-foot siphonophore-seemingly the longest animal ever recorded-was discovered during a month-long scientific expedition exploring the submarine canyons near Ningaloo, Australia. Additionally, up to 30 new underwater species were found by researchers from the Western Australian Museum aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor.

A Better Redox Flow Battery

Scientists have developed a new battery that could solve the electricity storage problem constraining widespread use of renewable energy.

Sprayable User Interfaces

For decades researchers have envisioned a world where digital user interfaces are seamlessly integrated with the physical environment, until the two are virtually indistinguishable from one another.