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Kirigami Inspires New Method for Wearable Sensors

As wearable sensors become more prevalent, the need for a material resistant to damage from the stress and strains of the human body's natural movement becomes ever more crucial. To that end, researchers have developed a method of adopting kirigami architectures to help materials become more strain tolerant and more adaptable to movement.

Artificial Skin Creates First Ticklish Devices

A new interface developed by researchers in Bristol and Paris takes touch technology to the next level by providing an artificial skin-like membrane for augmenting interactive devices such as phones, wearables or computers.

Will Fuel Cells Succeed in Buses?

At the world's largest bus event, Busworld in Belgium in October 21-23 2019, Herald Ruijters of DG Move in the European Commission was very enthusiastic about fuel cell buses.

World's first sheep facial recognition software

The world's first sheep facial recognition software will eliminate the need for costly electronic identification or ear tagging.

CGA Warns Switch to Electricity Could Raise Costs by $1.4 trillion

The Canadian Gas Association has released the study Impacts of Policy Driven Electrification in Canada. The study assesses four scenarios that quantify what effects, requirements and costs electrification of roughly 40 to 50 per cent more of Energy use would impose on generation capacity, electricity infrastructure, peak demand supply capability, emission reductions, and energy affordability.

3D Printing, Bioinks Create Implantable Blood Vessels

A modified triple-coaxial 3D cell printing technique allows fabrication of multilayer blood vessels that have the unique biomolecules needed to transform into functional blood vessels when they are implanted.

India´s Robot wonder

Sales of industrial robots in India reached a new record of 4,771 new units installed in 2018. That is an increase of 39 percent compared to the previous year. India now ranks eleventh worldwide in terms of annual installations.

PragmatIC joins forces with Topolytics

PragmatIC has announced another order for its ConnectIC family of ultra-low-cost flexible integrated circuits. Topolytics, a leading waste analytics company, will use RFID tags incorporating PragmatIC's unique technology to deliver the UK's first comprehensive digital waste tracking solution.

BeBop Sensors announces world's first haptic glove for Oculus Quest

BeBop Sensors announced that it has integrated the exclusively designed BeBop Sensors Forte Data Glove affordable all-day wireless VR/AR product with the Oculus Quest for the world's first all-in-one VR enterprise training and design system.

Ubiquitous Energy grand opening of transparent solar window production

Ubiquitous Energy opened its ClearView Power Window Prototype Production Line in a grand opening event held at the company's office and facility. The event was attended by the Redwood City council, representatives of state and federal political leaders, company partners, building developers and designers, among others.

Calcium batteries: New electrolytes, enhanced properties

Calcium-based batteries promise to reach a high energy density at low manufacturing costs. This lab-scale technology has the potential for replacing lithium-ion technology in future energy storage systems.

Graphene Market Research Tipping Point - Part 1

In this two-part article Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, a leading industry expert and Research Director at IDTechEx will discuss the global graphene market.

Spotlight on ACS Material

"You need a reliable source for highly advanced materials", ACS Materials will be exhibiting at The IDTechEx Show! November 20-21 2019, Santa Clara, CA.

Coatings & Materials from PPG Change What's Possible

PPG, a leading coatings and specialty materials company, will return to IDTechEx Show! to showcase the company's cutting-edge solutions for electronics.

Next-gen solar cells mimic photosynthesis with biological material

Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term "green technology."

First machine learning based smart cruise control

Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world's first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control, a technology that incorporates the driver's patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experience for the driver.

Bioprinting: Living cells in a 3D printer

With a new process living cells can be integrated into fine structures created in a 3D printer - extremely fast and with very high resolution.

Cryogenic energy storage development, Europe's largest storage system

Highview Power announced plans to construct the UK's first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility (also referred to as liquid air) at large scale, which will be located at a decommissioned thermal power station in North of England.

New soft actuators could make soft robots less bulky

Engineers have developed a way to build soft robots that are compact, portable and multifunctional. The advance was made possible by creating soft, tubular actuators whose movements are electrically controlled, which makes them easy to integrate with small electronic components.

Prizm Medical

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed Prizm Medical CEO James Johnson on 21 October 2019. Prizm Medical develops electrotherapy devices for the treatment of foot disease and leg and foot pain.