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Stretchable, twistable wires for wearable electronics

The exercise-tracking power of a Fitbit may soon jump from your wrist and into your clothing. Researchers are seeking to embed electronics such as fitness trackers and health monitors into our shirts, hats, and shoes. But no one wants stiff copper wires or silicon transistors deforming their clothing or poking into their skin.

Electric excavator - quiet, zero emission

JCB has unveiled its first ever electric excavator - the quietest digger in its range and one delivering zero emissions.

Interview: Seabased talks up 2.5 GW wave power pipeline

Seabased, a wave energy company, recently secured a key bit of business in Africa to ensure the future growth of the company.

Vagus nerve stimulation boosts post-stroke motor skill recovery

Researchers have demonstrated a method to accelerate motor skill recovery after a stroke by helping the brain reorganize itself more quickly.

Individual 3D-printed bandages

A bioengineering professor, along with the help of other engineering faculty and students, created a 3D printer that uses electrospinning technology to print bandages directly onto a patient's skin, making them fit the individual's physical form.

Smartphone app performs better than traditional cardiac assessment

A smartphone application using the phone's camera function performed better than traditional physical examination to assess blood flow in a wrist artery for patients undergoing coronary angiography, according to a randomized trial.

Comments on Shell Sky Scenario

In its new Sky scenario, Shell says that, between now and 2070, there will need to be a change in consumer mindset so that people choose low-carbon, high-efficiency energy options. A step-change in the efficiency of energy use is needed.

Smart ink adds new dimensions to 3-D printing

Researchers have developed a smart ink that turns 3D-printed structures into objects that can change shape and color. The innovation promises to add even more functionality to 3D printing and could pave the way to a new generation of printed material.

Nanoparticle films for high-density data storage

New holographic data storage medium could enable wearable technology that captures and stores detailed 3-D images.

Marsbee - swarm of flapping wing flyers for enhanced mars exploration

Marsbees are robotic flapping wing flyers of a bumblebee size with cicada sized wings. The Marsbees are integrated with sensors and wireless communication devices.

Webinar Thursday 19th April - Smart Glass and Windows 2018-2028

IDTechEx will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 19th April titled Smart Glass and Windows 2018-2028: Electronic Shading and Semi-Transparent PV.

Urban mobility of the future: smart planning to go all-electric

smart is the first car brand with its sights set on a clean-cut switchover from combustion engines to electric drive: from 2020 the company plans to exclusively sell smart models with battery-electric drive in Europe and the USA. The rest of the world is expected to follow soon afterwards.

Non Toxic Flexible Solar Reaps Rewards

NREL, Solliance, EPFL and IDTechEx speak on the various new forms of flexible photovoltaics at the conference "Off Grid Energy Independence" at the large "IDTechEx Show!" Berlin April 11-12 where exhibitors and other conference streams cover manufacturing technologies for flexible solar and more.

Corvus Energy selected for battery-powered ferry

Corvus Energy has been selected by Stena Line and Callenberg Technology Group to supply the lithium ion-based Energy Storage System for the battery-power retrofit of M/V Stena Jutlandica.

A paperlike LCD- thin, flexible, tough and cheap

Optoelectronic have manufactured a special type of liquid crystal display that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough. With this, a daily newspaper could be uploaded onto a flexible paperlike display that could be updated as fast as the news cycles, as reported in Printed Electronics World.