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AllCell Technologies

AllCell Technologies design and manufacture LI-ion battery packs. Their phase change material thermal management technology helps them produce lightweight and long lasting batteries.

Freight Farms

Freight Farms is an agricultural technology company that manufactures "container farms", hydroponic farming systems retrofitted into upcycled freight containers. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with David Turina, Account Executive at Freight Farms.

BYD Lands Europe's Largest Ever Electric Bus Order

BYD has secured the largest ever single order for electric buses in Europe in a deal with Keolis Nederland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider, Keolis. The landmark order comprises 259 pure-electric, 100% emissions-free BYD eBuses scheduled for programmed delivery from next summer.

South Korea Moving Forward With World's Largest Floating Solar Project

The floating PV plant would be located behind the world's longest seawall at Saemangeum that encloses 409km2 of reclaimed area.

Spying on Hippos With Drones to Help Conservation Efforts

A new study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the threatened species' population from a safe distance, particularly in remote and aquatic areas.

Ynvisible and Identiv Transform the Face of IoT

Ynvisible and Identiv Transform the Face of IoT with Visual Indicators on NFC Datalogging Smart Sensors. The companies are collaborating by combining Ynvisible's electrochromic display technology-based visual indicators with Identiv's range of uTrust Sense Temperature Tracker products.

Wearable Graphene Sensors Use Ambient Light to Monitor Health

Graphene coated with nanoparticles has been used to make wearable light sensors that measure the human pulse and blood oxygen levels from ambient light passing through tissue, offering a potential platform for health-care monitoring.

Xarvio, a BASF Digital Farming brand

Xarvio is a software platform for digital agriculture owned by global chemicals company BASF. Xarvio tools help improve decision making on farms by letting users monitor and manage their fields, as well as identify weeds and pests during field inspections. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst spoke with Louis Wells, Solutions and Services manager at BASF, about the Xarvio platform.

Badia Farms

Badia Farms is a vertical farming company based in Dubai that grows fresh local produce using advanced hydroponics technology. It is the first commercial vertical farm to operate in the Gulf region.

GM and LG Chem Team Up to Advance Toward an All-Electric Future

General Motors and LG Chem announced plans to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to a total of $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture company.

Amazon Aims for 100% Renewable Energy by 2030

Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and Spain that support Amazon's commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy target by 2030 on its path to net zero carbon by 2040.

Human Bone May Hold Key to Stronger 3D Printed Lightweight Structures

What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last. Now, the discovery of how a "beam" in human bone material handles a lifetime's worth of wear and tear could translate to the development of 3D-printed lightweight materials that last long enough for more practical use in buildings, aircraft and other structures.

Reducing Risk in AI and Machine Learning-Based Medical Technology

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly transforming the healthcare sector. From spotting malignant tumours to reading CT scans and mammograms, AI/ML-based technology is faster and more accurate than traditional devices - or even the best doctors. But along with the benefits come new risks and regulatory challenges.

Who Makes Better Decisions: Humans or Robots

In cities, we depend on apps such as Waze and Google Maps to help us discover new places. At home, we use these apps to beat the rush-hour traffic and find the quickest routes to school, work, and other places we regularly frequent. But sometimes, we doubt a suggested turn; we question a re-route; we suspect an arrival-time estimate.

Northvolt & Mälarenergi Partner on Energy Storage for EV Charging

Northvolt and Swedish power provider Mälarenergi are partnering to establish a battery energy storage system at an electric vehicle charging station in Västerås, Sweden.

Urban Crop Solutions

Urban Crop Solutions is a Belgian company that builds the hardware for indoor farms, supplying food distribution companies and research institutions. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent spoke with Maarten Vandecruys, founder and managing director of Urban Crop Solutions.

Jones Food Company

Jones Food Company is a British start-up that operates Europe's largest vertical farm, a 5000 square metre facility that can produce 420 tonnes of crops a year. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst spoke with Jones Food Company's founder and managing director, James Lloyd-Jones, about the company's technology, the state of the vertical farming industry and Jones Food Company's recent partnership with online supermarket Ocado.

XING Mobility

XING Mobility are a Taiwanese company that focus on the specialty electric vehicle sector with their 3G connected, immersion cooled modular battery packs.

2D Dielectric Inks Suitable for Print-in-Place Electronics

A team have produced a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride ink which has been used to fabricate flexible thin-film transistors.

Diamonds in Your Devices: Powering Next Generation of Energy Storage

Our use of battery-operated devices and appliances has been increasing steadily, bringing with it the need for safe, efficient, and high-performing power sources. To this end, a type of electrical energy storage device called the supercapacitor has recently begun to be considered as a feasible, and sometimes even better, alternative to conventional widely used energy-storage devices such as Li-ion batteries.