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Energy storage to facilitate low carbon energy transition in UK

Statera Energy will provide one of the UK's largest battery facilities to store renewable energy at times of excess production. Statera will also deliver high efficiency gas reciprocating engines to flexibly generate electricity at times of under-production or peak demand.

Novel approach to breath-based testing for disease

The development of an innovative alternative approach to breath-based testing through the utilization of Exogenous Volatile Organic Compound Probes. The novel probes will enable Breath Biopsy to be deployed for a wider range of applications.

Teaching AI to connect senses like vision and touch

While our sense of touch gives us a channel to feel the physical world, our eyes help us immediately understand the full picture of these tactile signals. Robots that have been programmed to see or feel can't use these signals quite as interchangeably.

Bangladesh service agreement to maintain Summit's 464 MW power plants

Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector.

Kelvin Johnson brings strategic energy to LasX

As the new VP of growth and product strategy, Mr. Johnson recognizes the importance of articulating what makes LasX different from its competition.

Lead batteries poised to support electric vehicle charging stations

Plans to introduce lead battery-supported electric vehicle charging stations have moved a step closer thanks to funding through a competitive grant awarded by the U.S. state of Missouri, made possible by funds from the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program.

RxFunction announces Walkasins market launch

RxFunction Inc has announced the market launch of Walkasins, a wearable lower limb sensory neuroprosthesis that helps improve balance and gait in patients who experience balance problems due to sensory peripheral neuropathy.

Editing genes at the source

Breakthrough research shows that stem cell genes can be edited in living systems.

Vera's first assignment: autonomous transport

Volvo Trucks' electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bringing renewable energy to the Bahamas

The aim of the project, worth €1.5 million, is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2020 and, at the same time, decrease by 70% the use of power generation from conventional sources (diesel) for the production of the energy necessary for the island's consumption.

E Ink Further Strengthens Collaboration with Plastic Logic

The market for wearable technology will reach $70 billion by 2025, with medical, fitness and wellness expected to be the dominant sectors, according to IDTechEx. The always-on nature of E Ink technology combined with the flexible feature of Organic TFT are ideally suited for wearables, especially for clothing.

UK investment in electric car battery development

Companies across the country are set to benefit from £23 million government investment to help them develop the latest electric vehicle technology.

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

A new tool for predicting a person's movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity.

Hearables: Bosch brings smart features to your ear

Enabling new user interactions and accurate activity tracking Bosch Sensortec announces a new variant of its high-performance BMA456 accelerometer, the industry's only accelerometer with optimized hearable features integrated in one sensor and complements the existing BMA456 wearable variant.

Creative Materials pressure variable resistor inks

Creative Materials Introduces the128-09 Series of Pressure Variable Resistor inks offering the unique characteristics of electrical conductivity that decreases in resistance as pressure is increased. These inks have extremely fast response times, both with pressurization and relaxation, high bandwidth, and a strong pressure response.

Volvo Cars and Uber present production vehicle ready for self-driving

Volvo Cars and Uber present a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both companies.

New method aims to improve match between DNA sample and face database

Predicting what someone's face looks like based on a DNA sample remains a hard nut to crack for science. It is, however, getting easier to use such a sample to filter the right face from a face database.

New record: 3D-printed optical-electronic integration

Optoelectronic integration offers a promising strategy to simultaneously obtain the merits of electrons and photons when they serve as information carriers, including high-density communication and high-speed information processing, paving the way for the next-generation integrated circuits. (

OKI launches stretchable flexible printed circuits

Oki Electric Cable Co Ltd announced the launch of its Stretchable Flexible Printed Circuits "Stretchable FPC." The product is part of the new Oki Electric Cable product lineup to be introduced in June 2019.

World first: Siemens Gamesa electrothermal energy storage system

In a world first, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has begun operation of its electric thermal energy storage system.