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Recycling Technologies

Recycling Technologies have developed a modular, scalable recycling unit to convert previously unrecyclable plastic waste into fuels.

Carbios

Carbios is a chemical company who have developed a series of depolymerisation enzymes specifically to recycle waste polymer into the reusable monomer.

Worn Again

Worn Again is a start up developing a novel recycling process to decomtaminate and separate waste polyester and cotton blend non reusable textiles, and recover PET from waste bottles and packaging.

BioCellection

BioCellection are a polymer recycling technology startup who have developed a strain of engineered microorganisms to recycle a variety of polymers into chemical intermediates.

Artificial skin can help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality

Just like our senses of hearing and vision, our sense of touch plays an important role in how we perceive and interact with the world around us. And technology capable of replicating our sense of touch - also known as haptic feedback - can greatly enhance human-computer and human-robot interfaces for applications such as medical rehabilitation and virtual reality.

Solar cells with new interfaces

Scientists have found out that a microscopic quantity of two-dimensional titanium carbide called MXene significantly improves collection of electrical charges in a perovskite solar cell, increasing the final efficiency above 20%.

Investment trends in 3D printing composites

Since 2014, there has been a surge in investment into companies engaging in the 3D printing of composites, with almost $250 million raised to date. The latest report from IDTechEx "3D Printing Composites 2020-2030: Technology and Market Analysis" authored by Dr Bryony Core and Dr Richard Collins examines the key trends and innovations in this emerging technology.

NEC to develop energy storage systems with Ambri Inc

NEC Energy Solution and Ambri will design and develop an energy storage system based on Ambri's Liquid Metal Battery technology.

Artificial intelligence for improved glucose control

The ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research of the University of Bern is the recipient of a grant from JDRF, the leading global funder for type 1 diabetes research. Thanks to the grant, a team will investigate a large, real-world dataset to develop advanced algorithms for automated insulin delivery that are capable of predicting dangerously low or high blood sugar levels. The goal is to optimize and personalize insulin treatment.

Testing begins for combined wave and solar system

In order to ease the integration of the sources, without waste of any land space (which often also comprises a significant part of the cost in commercial scale solar farms), Eco Wave Power developed a method for connection of the solar panels to the surface of its' floaters.

VARTA Microbattery presents new Lithium-Ion cell

CoinPower CP1240 ensures performance with increasingly high-compact medical products and wearables. The VARTA Microbattery CoinPower range offers the highest energy density on the Lithium-Ion cell market.

Azuri opens new Off-grid Solar Centre in Kisumu, Kenya

Azuri's innovative application of solar power combined with mobile payment technology and energy-efficient appliances is enabling off-grid African families to experience modern digital technologies such clean, powerful LED lighting appliances and satellite TV for the first time.

Hybrid battery charges within 20 seconds

An incredible high-performance battery technology has been developed by a little-known company from Singapore.

Technology powers 45,000 homes with renewable energy

An innovative device which has freed up 95MW of additional network capacity - enough to power 45,000 homes - has been successfully proven in the UK.

World's largest fuel cell heavy truck rollout underway

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies have unveiled the first of the road-certified 42t fuel cell trucks made by Ford Motor Company joint venture company JMC, representing one of the first purpose-built Class 8 fuel cell trucks in the world.

A robot with a firm yet gentle grasp

Human hands are remarkably skilled at manipulating a range of objects. We can pick up an egg or a strawberry without smashing it. We can hammer a nail. One characteristic that allows us to perform a variety of tasks is the ability to alter the firmness of our grip, and engineers have developed a two-fingered robotic hand that shares this trait.

A robot with a firm yet gentle grasp

Human hands are remarkably skilled at manipulating a range of objects. We can pick up an egg or a strawberry without smashing it. We can hammer a nail. One characteristic that allows us to perform a variety of tasks is the ability to alter the firmness of our grip, and engineers have developed a two-fingered robotic hand that shares this trait.

Funding highlights shift to higher-value long-duration energy storage

Hydrostor expects to use the financing to complete construction of its second commercial reference facility, its Angas Project in Australia, and to advance the company's pipeline of large-scale A-CAES projects. Those projects represent over 2 GW and 16 GWh of deployment potential in the USA, Canada, Chile and Australia, while the company expands opportunities with significant global project potential across many other markets.

Wearable technology for seniors can call the ambulance

The team of researchers are developing a system that monitors the health conditions of the elderly. The system consists of several sensors and a controller - a portable device on a neck strap - that automatically calls for help in the time of need.

Research could help flexible technology last longer, avoid failures

Whether from regular use, overuse or abuse, every device is bound to develop cracks at some point. That's just the nature of things. Cracks can be especially dangerous, though, when working with biomedical devices that can mean life or death to a patient.