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Octopus Energy Makes First Green Waves in UK Offshore Wind Power

Octopus Energy Generation has made its first investment in a large UK offshore wind farm - helping to accelerate the UK's journey to energy independence.

FPT Software Partners with Squirro, Offering End-to-End AI Solutions

Vietnam's leading IT firm FPT Software has partnered with Squirro - a Switzerland-based Augmented Intelligence solutions provider. Through this partnership, the two companies will offer their customers comprehensive enterprise solutions backed by artificial intelligence to leverage data to its full potential, make better-informed decisions and drive business growth.

Solar Beats Nuclear at Many Potential Settlement Sites on Mars

The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settlement there, according to a new analysis by scientists.

Kayaku Advanced Materials: New Radar Antenna Coating Technology

Kayaku Advanced Materials has a wide portfolio of products for electronics across many applications. Examples of product areas and services that Kayaku Advanced Materials can provide include printed electronics, conductive inks, and other materials through PriElex, as well as parylene conformal coating, epoxy resins, and acting as a distributor into the US for DuPont. IDTechEx spoke to Kayaku Advanced Materials about a new coating technology aimed at the environmental protection of radar antenna. This area has been somewhat overlooked by the industry, but this new technology could offer a significant improvement in product longevity, particularly in harsh environments.

IEE

IEE is a major manufacturer of printed pressure sensors. At LOPEC 2022, the company demonstrated its smart footwear sensing solutions, which enable athletes or rehab patients to monitor their gait.

World-First Hub for Flying Taxis, Air-One, Opens in UK

Urban-Air Port, the UK-based developer of ground infrastructure for air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, opens a world-first demonstration of a fully-operational hub for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles - such as air taxis - and autonomous cargo drones, heralding a new age of zero-emission, low-congestion urban transport.

Electronics Grow on Trees Thanks to Nanocellulose Paper Semiconductors

Semiconducting nanomaterials with 3D network structures have high surface areas and lots of pores that make them excellent for applications involving adsorbing, separating, and sensing. However, simultaneously controlling the electrical properties and creating useful micro- and macro-scale structures, while achieving excellent functionality and end-use versatility, remains challenging.

Quantron Presents the QUANTRON QARGO 4 EV Light Truck

The light transporter from Quantron offers a battery-electric cargo solution, ideal for sustainable deliveries over the last mile, in plant traffic and for municipalities.

Quinta Da Marinha Completes Solar Panel Installation

Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel has continued its push to achieve a more sustainable and eco-friendly operation with the installation of 553 photovoltaic solar panels, which will now power the hotel's lighting.

Newlight Technologies

Newlight Technologies is a US-based company that manufactures bioplastics from carbon dioxide, air, and methane using a microbial biocatalyst.

CarbonWorks

CarbonWorks is a French start-up developing an industrial platform for point-source carbon dioxide capture by microalgal photosynthesis. In February 2022, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Hydra Rodrigues spoke with Guillaume Charpy, CEO at CarbonWorks.

Fisker

In 2007, the Fisker Automotive Company was founded by current CEO Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. Fisker Automotive Company had a tumultuous existence with early setbacks jeopardizing the company's future and leading to its bankruptcy. In 2016, Henrik Fisker revived the brand and it is now on the way to mass production at the end of 2022.

Service Robots Set to Revolutionize Various Industries

The service robotics industry has grown quickly in recent years, spurred on by advances in robotics technology and artificial intelligence (AI), and maybe set to help alleviate some of the labor issues across multiple industries.

UK's First Full-Size Autonomous Passenger Bus Takes to the Road

The UK's first full-sized autonomous bus will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth. Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland, will be carrying out on-road testing of the autonomous bus over the next two weeks in preparation for the launch of the CAVForth pilot service in late summer.

Successful Terrestrial Microwave Power Beaming Demonstration

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts of power over 1 kilometer, the most significant power beaming demonstration in nearly 50 years.

First All Private Astronaut Mission to ISS is a Success

The Axiom Mission 1 crew and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down off the coast of Florida yesterday. The Ax-1 crew's arrival back to Earth officially concludes the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Automated Analysis of Animal Behaviour

Researchers have developed a new method that uses artificial intelligence to analyse animal behaviour. This opens the door to longer-​term in-​depth studies in the field of behavioural science - while also helping to improve animal welfare. The method is already being tested at Zurich Zoo.

Launcher's 3D-Printed E-2 Rocket Engine Achieves Full Thrust

Launcher's E-2 liquid rocket engine successfully demonstrated nominal thrust, pressure and oxidizer/fuel mixture ratio for the first time in a test fire at NASA Stennis Space Center. E-2 is a closed cycle 3D-printed, high-performance liquid rocket engine in development for the Launcher Light launch vehicle (inaugural launch scheduled for 2024). A single E-2 engine will boost Launcher Light to low Earth orbit with 150 kg of payload.

New Miniature Heart Could Help Speed Heart Disease Cures

An interdisciplinary team of engineers, biologists, and geneticists has developed a new way of studying the heart: they've built a miniature replica of a heart chamber from a combination of nanoengineered parts and human heart tissue. There are no springs or external power sources—like the real thing, it just beats by itself, driven by the live heart tissue grown from stem cells.

E Ink Gallery 3 Color ePaper for Sustainable Digital Reading

E Ink has announced the launch of E Ink Gallery 3, a next generation of color ePaper for the eReader and eNote markets. E Ink Gallery 3 is based on the E Ink ACeP Advanced Color ePaper platform. In this platform, a full-color gamut is achieved through a four particle ink system: cyan, magenta, yellow and white, which allows a full color gamut at each pixel.