IDTechEx

Tata Motors Ushers in New Wave of E-Mobility

Tata Motors announced the launch of India's Own Electric SUV - the Nexon EV. Powered by Ziptron technology, this vehicle promises zippy performance, an ARAI certified anxiety-free range of 312 km on a single charge.

3D Printed, Sweating Robot Muscle

Just when it seemed like robots couldn't get any cooler, researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating.

First FDA Cleared Wearable ECG Sensor Platform

Consisting of reusable wearable ECG sensors and associated software development kit, the sensor platform gives developers and providers direct control over data, and represents the first of its kind to receive FDA clearance.

SolarEdge

SolarEdge is a market leader for photovoltaic inverters and battery inverters. The company was founded in 2006 and grew rapidly to top $100 million in revenues just seven years later in 2013. Its shares began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 2015.

Artificial Nerve Cells Could Cure Chronic Diseases

Researchers have replicated the electrical properties of biological neurons in semiconductor chips. Their technology could help repair the damage caused by conditions like heart failure and Alzheimer's.

Pilot Plant to Manufacture European Batteries for Electric Vehicles

Total, through its affiliate Saft, and PSA with Opel, are announcing their plan to combine their know-how to develop EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe. To that end, the partners intend to establish a joint venture named Automotive Cell Company.

NovaCentrix

NovaCentrix has developed photonic curing/sintering, which enables conductive inks and solder to be heated without damaging the substrate. This facilitates printing conductive inks and soldering components onto cheap flexible substrates such as PET rather than requiring expensive temperature-resistant substrates.

Alpha Assembly

Alpha is the market leader in providing surface mount technology (SMT) solutions, which includes solder in various forms along with conductive adhesives. This profile primarily focuses on a new product that is highly relevant for printed/flexible electronics, specifically low temperature solder. This should facilitate attaching components to low-cost, flexible, transparent substrates such as PET.

VividQ

VividQ create software for holographic displays, which can be used in a range of applications including AR/VR headsets. IDTechEx interviewed VividQ's business development manager Stefan Innerhofer.

First True Smart Contact Lens

Mojo Vision is building the world's first true smart contact lens, called the Mojo Lens. Mojo Lens is a contact lens with a built-in display that gives people the useful and timely information they want without forcing them to look down at a screen or losing focus on the people and the world around them.

Engineers Examine Lithium Battery Defects

Solid-state lithium batteries are the Holy Grail of energy storage. With potential impacts on everything from personal mobile devices to industrial renewable energy, the difficulties are worth overcoming. The goal: Build a safe and long lived lithium battery. The challenge: Use a solid-state electrolyte and stop short circuiting from the formation and growth of lithium dendrites.

For Cheaper Solar Cells, Thinner Really is Better

Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater than most analysts had expected. But with most of the potential areas for cost savings already pushed to the extreme, further cost reductions are becoming more challenging to find.

Neuromodulation Device May Help Prevent Migraines

In a new clinical trial, neuromodulation takes the form of a cell-phone-sized device that stimulates the vagus nerve. The longest cranial nerve in the human body, the vagus nerve charts a circuitous route from the brain stem through the face, neck, chest and abdomen.

Partnership to Bring 3D Printing to Hospitals in South Africa

Increasingly, hospitals are using 3D printed patient-specific anatomical models to enhance patient care and surgical outcomes, support medical education and significantly reduce theatre costs. With this latest partnership, Axial3D and MedTech3D aim to bring the novel medical imaging technology to the South African market.

Robotic Kitchen Assistant on a Rail

This newest generation of Flippy is intended to be installed under a standard kitchen hood and allows Flippy to move along a line of kitchen equipment, tucked away out of the path of busy cooks.

Largest Manufacturer of PET Films Applied in Electronics

The DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) joint venture is a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance PET polyester films specifically designed for use in flexible and printed electronics applications.

InnoLAE 2020

Innovations in Large Area Electronics 2020 IDTechEx attended InnoLAE 2020 (Innovations in Large-Area Electronics Conference), which is held each year just outside Cambridge, UK. The conference aims to 'bridges the gap between academia and industry', in the field of printed/large area/alternative electronics. Approximately half the attendees are from academia, with the rest from (primarily) small material suppliers and university spin-out companies.

Wood Based Batteries Created by Ligna Energy Printed at Ynvisible

Ynvisible Interactive Inc is pleased to announce the first industrial scale production of an innovative and groundbreaking energy storage technology developed by researchers at Linköping University and the company Ligna Energy AB. Ligna Energy's batteries are printed from residual material from the forest. The first industrial production run was carried out at Ynvisible Production in Linköping, Sweden.

Impact of Technology Development on Li-ion Supply Chain

Understanding the future of the Li-ion supply chain requires clarity on the technologies and chemistries that will be used over the coming decade.

Custom Designed Drone Using Advanced Materials

219 worked with DuPont to develop a custom-designed drone built with advanced technology.