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Freight Farms

Freight Farms is an American company that produces container farms, high-tech, modular indoor farming systems that allow crops to be grown extremely efficiently in almost any location. In December 2019, IDTechEx Analyst Dr Michael Dent originally profiled Freight Farms. Now, in June 2020, he spoke with Freight Farms COO Jon Friedman to learn more about the company and its recent activities.

Glo

Glo make microLED's for a range of applications, from smartwatches to tv panel displays. IDTechEx interviewed their CEO Saket Chadda.

Precision Spray Coating for Better Performing, Stable Solar Cells

Although perovskites are a promising alternative to the silicon used to make most of today's solar cells, new manufacturing processes are needed to make them practical for commercial production. To help fill this gap, researchers have developed a new precision spray-coating method that enables more complex perovskite solar cell designs and could be scaled up for mass production.

Electric Road Inaugurated in Lund, Sweden

Electric Road Systems are an important part of the solution to reduce emissions, and the Evolution Road project will provide crucial knowledge for this important mission.

Fast Radius and Axial3D Announce Partnership to Transform 3D Modeling

Fast Radius and Axial3D announced a high-quality, high-volume and unparalleled-speed 'DICOM-to-print' service for surgeons and hospitals across North America.

Commercial Plant for Hydrogen Based Renewable Aviation Fuel in Norway

A new European industry consortium headquartered in Oslo, has announced it is to industrialize Power-to-Liquid technology in Norway for the European Market. The new state-of-the-art project will allow the conversion of Norway's extensive renewable electricity resources into renewable fuels.

Robot Chef Trained to Make Omelettes

A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the 'chef's' culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good.

nScrypt

nScyrpt manufacturers 3D printing equipment, with a single machine capable of micro-dispensing many materials, extruding polymers, pick-and-place of electrical components, and even mechanical milling. This profile focuses on their application in 3D electronics, although nScrypt also target other applications including printing biological materials.

InviSense

InviSense have developed a thin moisture/humidity sensor based on an organic semiconductor. The product is targeted at remote monitoring of the space behind waterproofing layers.

TriEye

TriEye is an Israeli company that has developed an affordable method of SWIR imaging based on detecting plasmonic resonances with a silicon CMOS device.

Piezotech Arkema

Piezotech Arkema is a division of the large French materials supplier Arkema, focused on developing and supplying piezoelectric polymers.

Meggitt (PiezoPaint)

Meggitt is a large UK-based company with 12,000 employees that manufactures components for aerospace, defence and energy applications. This profile focusses on a recently developed technology from the Ferroperm Piezoceramics division, specifically a piezoelectric ink.

PST Sensors

PST Sensors manufacture printed, flexible, thin film temperature sensors based on a silicon nanoparticle composite ink. They are based in both the UK and South Africa, and also develop integrated sensing systems that utilize their printed thermistor technology.

Robots Armed with UV Light to Fight Grape Mildew

Robots fitted with ultraviolet light lamps that roam vineyards at night are proving effective at killing powdery mildew, a devastating pathogen for many crops, including grapes.

Bioelectronic Medicine to Redirect Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation

In an effort to learn how to reroute neurological stimulation to control the body's function, a team has published a bioelectronic medicine paper in Scientific Reports that shows that a specific method of electrical nerve stimulation called anodal block can be leveraged for directional vagus nerve stimulation.

Ferries Shift Towards Zero Emission

The new 'Olympic Class' ferries, which will have the capacity to carry 144 cars and 1,500 passengers each, herald a new era for the Washington State transport operator in the shift toward technologies that enable significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.

Next Generation Solar Cells Pass Strict International Tests

Light-weight, cheap and ultra-thin perovskite crystals have promised to shake-up renewable energy for some time. Research means they are ready to take the next steps towards commercialisation.

An introduction to water treatment and the sensors in "Digital Water"

Water treatment takes sources of water from reservoirs, lakes and rivers, and transforms it into a commodity which can be safely drunk. Currently over 70% of the world's population have access to safe drinking water. This premium article discusses the different stages of water treatment and the opportunities that "Digital Water" or "Smart water" can bring to this industry.

Saildrone to Perform Annual Alaska Pollock Survey Amid Lockdown

With upcoming ship-based surveys in Alaska canceled due to the global health crisis, NOAA Fisheries has turned to Saildrone to collect data to support the sustainable management of America's largest fishery.

Smart Fabrics From Bioactive Inks

Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding environment by changing color. The inks can be screen printed onto textiles such as clothes, shoes, or even face masks in complex patterns and at high resolution, providing a detailed map of human response or exposure.