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What's on the Energy Storage Market Beside Lithium-ion Batteries? Pt 2

In this second article from IDTechEx, a more detailed analysis about the different chemistries will show the main RFB technologies currently available or under development, beginning with the most adopted and investigated Redox Flow Batteries (RFB), the Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB).

Remote Control of Blood Sugar: Electromagnetic Fields Treat Diabetes

Researchers have discovered a safe new way to manage blood sugar non-invasively. Exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields for a few hours per day normalizes two major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes, according to new findings.

Waymo Opens Fully Driverless Service to General Public in Phoenix

Five years ago this month, Steve Mahan, the retired director of the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center, who lost his sight years before, took the world's first ride in a self-driving car on public roads. Since that first ride Waymo has been hard at work to bring the Waymo Driver to more and more people.

Covestro

Covestro is the leading supplier of plastics products, focusing primarily on polycarbonates resin and polyerethanes. IDTechEx spoke with the R&D team for the use of polycarbonates in 5G infrastructure

Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M to Deploy 70 Class 8 Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks Awarded $21.7M from U.S. EPA and South Coast AQMD to Deploy 70 Class 8 VNR Electric Zero-Emission Trucks. This award enables the nation's largest commercial deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks

Water Sensors: The IoT Solution

Water companies in the UK are catching up with IoT solutions, with many now putting smart meters into customer homes, to help them better monitor their water usage. But could these utilities companies do more?

Essity Launches New Digital Incontinence Care Solution

Hygiene and health company Essity is launching TENA SmartCare, a new and reusable digital sensor for improved incontinence care. TENA SmartCare is available for both professional and family caregivers.

Henkel Expands Relationship with Carbon for Industrial 3D Printing

Henkel and Carbon have announced a partnership agreement to collaborate for Loctite branded formulations validated for use with Carbon's additive manufacturing process.

Wärtsilä Awarded Energy Storage System Order Totalling 90 MW / 90MWh

The technology group Wärtsilä has received a repeat energy storage system order totalling 90 MW / 90 MWh from an existing South East Asian customer. The solution will provide much needed flexibility and reliable grid support and will allow the further integration of energy from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power.

Record 26% Efficiency in Low Light for ARMOR Solar Power Films

ARMOR solar power films achieved a record 26% efficiency in a low-light environment for the ASCA organic photovoltaic cell.

Another Four Car Charging Networks Join Octopus Energy Network

Octopus Energy announces that four electric vehicle charging firms have joined its Electric Juice Network in a bid to simplify on-street charging.

IKEA Australia Clean Energy Transformation Project

Construction set to commence on Australia's largest grid-connected commercial microgrid of its kind by Planet Ark Power at IKEA Adelaide.

Treeswift's Autonomous Robots Take Flight to Save Forests

Forests cover 30% of the Earth's landmass, but that number is on the decline. Despite forests' crucial role in conserving wildlife and processing carbon dioxide, many are threatened by deforestation and wildfires. Complicating these threats is the lack of quantitative information that foresters and environmental researchers need for making important decisions to preserve forests.

The Perfect Angle for E-Skin Energy Storage

Materials scientists have developed the fabrication process with colleagues in Korea. A key for success is spraying a specific amount of graphene ink onto flexible substrates at a specific angle and temperature.

LG Innotek Develops High-Efficiency Magnetic Material

LG Innotek announced today that it has successfully developed a high-efficiency ferrite with the lowest power loss in the world. This development has contributed to LG Innotek's dominance in the TV and vehicle power markets.

New York Recognizes & Valorizes Hydropower as Renewable Energy Source

In a landmark decision today, the New York Department of Public Service recognizes and valorizes hydropower as a clean and renewable energy source.

Ceres Power Signs Manufacturing Deal With Doosan

Ceres Power, a global leader in fuel cell and electrochemical technology, Doosan Fuel Cell, the world's stationary fuel cell market leader, and Doosan Corporation today announce the signing of strategic collaboration and licence agreements worth a minimum of £36m to Ceres with a potential additional £7m subject to performance.

The 24 Million Electric Vehicles of 2020

The IDTechEx market for electric vehicles across land, sea and air will be 24 million unit sales this year, which represents a decline of roughly 19% year on year from the impact of COVID-19.

Mini-Brains Help Robots Recognise Pain and Self-Repair

Using a brain-inspired approach, scientists have developed a way for robots to have the artificial intelligence to recognise pain and to self-repair when damaged.

Abu Dhabi's Largest Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Project

Rooftop solar photovoltaic plant at Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi will be operational by Q4 2021 and will deliver nearly 40 percent of the theme park's annual energy needs.