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Alternative Energy Innovations

AEInnovations is a Spanish technology start-up company working on thermoelectric electricity generation. IDTechEx spoke to the company's project and product manager Oscar Meca in 2018.

A report from the Global Microgrid Innovation Forum Part 2

IDTechEx attended the Global Microgrid Innovation Forum in London September 12th- 14th. The event was attended by a broad mix of academic and commercial stakeholders as well as project developers and financers.

QuantumScape

Quantumscape is a very secretive battery start-up based in California. In 2018, Volkswagen invested $100M to support the company's efforts in developing a solid-state battery.

First solar panels installed on Solar Highways noise barrier

With the installation and mounting of the first sound-resistant solar panels for Solar Highways, an important milestone has been reached. The innovative solar noise barrier is now starting to take shape. By mid-October, all of the 136 glass solar panels, each measuring 6 m wide x 2 m high, will have been installed, forming a 400 metre-long solar noise barrier on the eastern side of the A50 motorway in Uden.

Supersizing solar cells: researchers print module six times bigger

A perovskite solar module the size of an A4 sheet of paper, which is nearly six times bigger than 10x10 cm2 modules of that type reported before, has been developed by researchers, by using simple and low-cost printing techniques.

Peugeot unveils new plug in hybrid engine range

Peugeot has announced the launch of its new Plug-in Hybrid petrol engine range. The new engines are available for the Peugeot 3008 SUV, and all-new Peugeot 508 and 508 SW.

Culturally competent robots - the future in elderly care

Future robots will assist the elderly while adapting to the culture of the individual they are caring for. The first of this type of robot is now being tested in retirement homes within the scope of "Caresses", an interdisciplinary project where AI researchers from are participating.

A self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin

Scientists have developed a human-friendly, ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor.

PVDF: gymnast of electrically useful fluoropolymers

As explained in our new fluoropolymer report, the market for these formulations will at least double in the next 20 years largely powered by new electrical and electronic applications exploiting properties many of which are not even measured let alone made consistent in today's production lines.

Aerogel Seminar Highlights and Market Analysis Update

IDTechEx attended and presented at the International Aerogel Seminar held in Hamburg, Germany, between the 24th and 26th of September.

Gyrotricity

Gyrotricity is a UK based energy storage start-up that has been spun out of City University London in partnership with Dynamic Boosting Systems Ltd. IDTechEx spoke to Gyrotricity founder and Chief Technology Officer Professor Keith Pullen in 2018, to learn more about the company's current and future activities.

A report from the Global Microgrid Innovation Forum Part 1

IDTechEx attended the Global Microgrid Innovation Forum in London September 12th- 14th. The event was attended by a broad mix of academic and commercial stakeholders as well as project developers and financers.

Spray-on antennas

The promise of wearables, functional fabrics, the Internet of Things, and their next-generation technological cohort seems tantalizingly within reach. But researchers in the field will tell you a prime reason for their delayed arrival is the problem of seamlessly integrating connection technology — namely, antennas — with shape-shifting and flexible things.

3D printed implant for drug delivery

Researchers are developing a 3D printed implant that, when injected in a patient's body, could deliver a personalized dose of medicine to treat infections and ailments such as arthritis, cancer and AIDS.

Toyota to supply its hydrogen technology to Caetanobus SA

Toyota has taken another important step towards a broader hydrogen society by announcing that it will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal.

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Thinfilm customer Slikhaar to launch interactive products in beauty

Thin Film Electronics ASA announced that customer Slikhaar, the innovative men's hair care leader and digital disruptor, will launch interactive personal care products in the fourth quarter of 2018.

250 megawatt pumped hydro project for Queensland

The pumped hydro system is part of a broader 720 megawatt (MW) project which will also include two solar farms and a wind farm based around the old Kidston gold mine in north Queensland.

Introducing the lettuce peeling robot

Researchers have developed what is believed to be the first robotic lettuce leaf peeling system of its kind.

A report from GPEX 2018

IDTechEx attended the Global Power and Energy Exhibition in Barcelona from 17 - 20th September 2018