TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Next generation rotary engine for hybrid vehicles

An 'eco-engine' for the 21st Century

Accelerating rendering with AI

Researchers have developed a new technology based on artificial intelligence and deep learning that eliminates this noise and thereby enables production-quality rendering at much faster speeds.

New technique may produce more durable and longer lasting batteries

Now, researchers have developed a new way of producing more durable and longer lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Volvo Cars to go all electric

Volvo Cars has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine and placing electrification at the core of its future business.

The flexible future of electronics

Flexible hybrid electronics can be bent or stretched. Picture pulling a wand from your pocket, unfurling a scroll, and watching a movie on a desktop-size screen.

Universal concept to regulate robot behaviour

Empowerment could potentially replace Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics, to ensure robots behave in a socially acceptable way.

TISICS

TISICS are manufacturers of silicon carbide monofilaments and MMC parts. IDTechEx technology analyst Dr Richard Collins interviewed Stephen Kyle-Henney (Managing Director).

First battery-free cell phone makes calls by harvesting ambient power

Researchers have invented a cell phone that requires no batteries — a major leap forward in moving beyond chargers, cords and dying phones. Instead, the phone harvests the few microwatts of power it requires from either ambient radio signals or light.

Robots assist with recycling

This robotic sorter uses its vision system to see the material, its artificial intelligence to think and identify each item, and a robot to pick targeted items.

High-precision control of printed electronics

Printed electronic transistor circuits and displays, in which the colour of individual pixels can be changed, are two of many applications of ground-breaking research.

Hyster talks zero emissions and double reefer handling

Hyster Europe discusses a project to electrify container handlers and 11T high capacity empty container handlers.

CytoSurge AG

Cytosurge AG specialises in the manufacture of micropipettes for life science applications and in 2017 commercialised the first submicron metal 3D printer, the FluidFM 3D printer.

Stretchable electronic materials for formable, non-flat circuits

Henkel AG & Company, KGaA, is a German chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Energy harvesting smart street in London

Visitors will be able to enjoy a traffic-free shopping and dining experience in an environment showcasing the latest in sustainable technologies. Bird Street are partnering with a host of tech visionaries including Pavegen who manufactures an award-winning electricity and data generating flooring technology.

Superstretchable, supercompressible supercapacitors

To make supercapacitors fit for future electrics demands like, for example, wearables and paper electronics researchers are searching for ways to endow them with mechanical flexibility.

World's first Fast Displacement with hybrid propulsion

Heesen Yachts has announced that the world's first Fast Displacement motor yacht equipped with hybrid propulsion was delivered to her owner in international waters.

SRI International

James Hayward visited SRI International's robotics lab to learn about their latest developments, including active cooling in apparel, soft powered exoskeletons, electrolaminates/haptics and new motor designs.

LG unveils world's thinnest hotel TV

LG Electronics has unveiled the LG OLED "Wallpaper" Hotel TV - a unique razor-thin display that becomes one with the wall.

High conductive foils enabling large area lighting

Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP as one of the leading partners for research and development for surface technologies and organic electronics and Sefar AG, a leading manufacturer of precision fabrics from monofilaments, developed a roll-to-roll processed large area flexible OLED during a joint project.

Ocean Phoenix 360

Ocean Phoenix 360 is a truly unique giant factory-ship capable of eradicating the millions of tons of plastic waste that have accumulated in the North Pacific and other Oceans around the world.