TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Hybrid ferry improves efficiency and protects the environment

Finland's first hybrid ferry is a vessel full of state-of-the-art technology. Elektra is also Finland's biggest road ferry. With its length of almost 98 meters and width of 16 meters, it can carry up to 90 cars at a time.

Soap bubbles may help us understand immune cells and cancer

Scientists have developed an advanced new microscopy technique that could revolutionise our understanding of how immune and cancer cells find their way through the body.

Robots to help children with autism

The Development of Robot-Enhanced therapy for children with AutisM spectrum disorders (DREAM) project will design robots that can operate autonomously and help the therapist to improve the child's social interaction skills, such as turn-taking, imitation and joint attention.

CorTec GmbH

In this profile, Alexis Karandrea interviews Christina Schwartz to learn more about CorTec and the innovative technologies they offer and are developing for the research and clinical settings.

nOCD

In this profile Alexis Karandrea interviews Stephen Smith, the Founder and CEO of nOCD, a company that provides a mobile app for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.

Webinar Tuesday 11 July - Encapsulation of Flexible Electronics

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 11th July titled Encapsulation of Flexible Electronics: to TFE or not to TFE?

Large area printed flexible lighting

PrintoCent Innovation Center commercializes the research results of Printed Intelligence and Optical Measurements.

New screen coating makes reading in sunlight a lot easier

Screens on even the newest phones and tablets can be hard to read outside in bright sunlight. Inspired by the nanostructures found on moth eyes, researchers have developed a new antireflection film that could keep people from having to run to the shade to look at their mobile devices.

When kids talk to robots: Enhancing engagement and learning

Conversational robots and virtual characters can enhance learning and expand entertainment options for children, a trio of studies shows, though exactly how these autonomous agents interact with children sometimes depends on a child's age.

Jennova Inc Discusses energy harvesting at IDTechEx Sensors Conference

Terry Pennisi, CEO and founder of Jennova Inc, a specialist in smart energy management solutions, recently highlighted the latest wave of "Electrodynamic Energy Harvesting: Methods, Opportunities, and A Way Forward" with hundreds of attendees participating in the IDTechEx Sensors Conference in Berlin, Germany.

The number of electric cars will need to reach 600 million by 2040

Electric cars hey have a long way to go before reaching numbers capable of making a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. In order to limit temperature increases to below 2°C by the end of the century, the number of electric cars will need to reach 600 million by 2040.

Grant to develop 3D printing of electronic modules for space

The grant will be used to finance a project to develop 3D printing of electronic modules for space applications.

Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions

A computer system that's trained on thousands of examples of experimental reactions and that learns to predict what a reaction's major products will be.

Vodafone IoT

Vodafone is a major player n the development of NB-IoT, a new method of communication for IoT devices. David Pugh met with John Tursley, manager at the NB-IoT open lab at Vodafone's head office in the UK.

3D printed multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Nano Dimension Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: NNDM) is focused on the research and development of advanced 3D printed electronics.

New solar array, historically low price

Tucson Electric Power will buy solar energy at a historically low price from a new local system large enough to power 21,000 homes.

Moisture-responsive 'robots' crawl with no external power source

Using an off-the-shelf camera flash, researchers turned an ordinary sheet of graphene oxide into a material that bends when exposed to moisture. They then used this material to make a spider-like crawler and claw robot that move in response to changing humidity without the need for any external power.

Amplified Ale Works leverages Thinfilm's NFC solutions

Through the collaboration, Amplified will integrate Thinfilm's technology into beer coasters distributed on premise, enabling a direct mobile connection with consumers through the simple tap of a smartphone.

Neuron-integrated nanotubes to repair nerve fibers

Carbon nanotubes exhibit interesting characteristics rendering them particularly suited to the construction of special hybrid devices - consisting of biological issue and synthetic material - planned to re-establish connections between nerve cells, for instance at spinal level, lost on account of lesions or trauma.

Driverless shuttle service

The service will use two fully-automated, 15-passenger, all-electric shuttles manufactured by French firm NAVYA to transport students, faculty, and staff on a non-stop two-mile route.