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IEEV China 2019

An IDTechEx analyst attended the 7th China International New Energy and Intelligent Connected Vehicles Exhibition 2019 (IEEV China 2019) and the co-located World Intelligent and Connected Vehicle (WICV) conference held in Beijing, China on 22-25 Oct. 2019.

AI-Guided Robotics for the Recycling Industry

AMP Robotics Corp has raised $16 million to further scale operations and develop new AI products that help improve the economics of recycling.

Spray Painting Fiber Bandages Onto Wounds

With newly developed technology, medical personnel can manufacture a bandage with drug-delivery capabilities directly onto a wound.

Renewables Firm Looks to Skyscraper Energy Storage

The technology is based on a simple principle: raising and lowering a heavy weight to store and release energy.

FlexIC Foundry Enables Custom Flexible Integrated Circuit Design

PragmatIC has developed a unique, patented semiconductor device platform that provides the opportunity to invent entirely new applications for electronics: As well as being ultra-low cost, it is also ultra-thin and flexible, and can be easily combined with other thin film electronic components to create novel solutions.

Formlabs Launches New Dental Business Unit

This one printer allows for a growing list of more than 10+ dental applications. Users can switch seamlessly between a library of resins with a no-hassle cartridge system. Each application is validated and tested by a team of dental experts to ensure quality and accuracy.

Auto Industry: Change, or Go Bust?

Meet the full value chain across these topics at this one event. Devised by IDTechEx analysts and designed to focus on the commercial market opportunities.

FitSkin

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed FitSkin CEO Sergio Rattner on 6 November 2019. FitSkin is a startup developing a skin analysis add-on to smartphones.

Amprius

IDTechEx attended NAUM 2019, hosted by OCSiAl in Kyoto's International Conference Center (ICC). IDTechEx attended part of the conference which included a presentation from Amprius about the areas of their work which were relevant to OCSiAl's SWCNT.

AMA XpertEye

AMA XpertEye are a company who provide communications capabilities through a variety of technologies (such as AR glasses). IDTechEx talked to the director, Etienne Guillemot

Hyundai Demonstrates Successful Truck Platooning

Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company's first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating real-world traffic conditions.

Injectable, Flexible Electrode for Nerve-Stimulating Implants

By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe chronic pain, and treat depression and a host of other health conditions without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.

McDonald's Signs First Wind Energy Contract

The virtual PPA represents the first wind energy contract signed by McDonald's and will help the company make strides toward its Climate Action Target to reduce GHG emissions related to McDonald's restaurants and offices by 36% by 2030.

PassiveBolt Wins Prestigious Innovation Award

PassiveBolt Wins Prestigious CES 2020 Innovation Award for Smart Home Keyless Entry System that Integrates a Smart Surface with TactoTek IMSE Technology.

New Chip Wakes Up Small Wireless Devices, Could Extend Battery Life

A new power saving chip developed by engineers could significantly reduce or eliminate the need to replace batteries in Internet of Things devices and wearables. The so-called wake-up receiver wakes up a device only when it needs to communicate and perform its function. It allows the device to stay dormant the rest of the time and reduce power use.

Toyobo (Cocomi)

IDTechEx met with Kazunori Hirata and Tomoyuki Miyamoto from Toyobo at their site in Osaka, Japan. They gave us a brief update of their progress with their e-textile product "Cocomi".

Multimaterial 3D Printing Manufactures Complex Objects, Fast

A new technique called multimaterial multinozzle 3D printing uses high-speed pressure valves to achieve rapid, continuous, and seamless switching between up to eight different printing materials, enabling the creation of complex shapes in a fraction of the time currently required using printheads that range from a single nozzle to large multinozzle arrays.

Astronauts to Test Drive a Lunar Robot from the Space Station

Astronauts could one day remotely control Moon and Mars rovers from orbit. An upcoming test aboard the International Space Station could help make this a possibility.

Healthcare Sensing: From Painful to Pain Free

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Machine Learning Algorithms Help Predict Traffic Headaches

Urban traffic roughly follows a periodic pattern associated with the typical "9 to 5" work schedule. However, when an accident happens, traffic patterns are disrupted. Designing accurate traffic flow models, for use during accidents, is a major challenge for traffic engineers, who must adapt to unforeseen traffic scenarios in real time.