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Recylable Wind Turbine Blades Get to Work

The first commercial installation of recyclable wind turbine technology recently took place at RWE's Kaskasi offshore wind power project in Germany. It marks a turning point in the long-term sustainability of offshore wind power.

Wearable to Detect Allergens, Fire Accelerants, Chemical Markers

A researcher is creating a portable, wearable device for rapid gas analysis that could detect illness immediately. Advancements in micro-gas chromatography in the past 20 years have demonstrated great potential for the development of powerful portable gas analysis devices. But it remains a challenge to achieve efficient separation and rapid detection for effective gas analysis in a highly integrated and cost-effective platform, as well as in a mobile device.

Hyundai and Kia to Jointly Develop Mobile Robots for Space Exploration

Hyundai and Kia announced have signed joint research agreements with six Korean research institutes and formed a consultative body to develop mobility solutions to explore the surface of the moon. The announcement follows Korea's successful launch of a domestically produced rocket in June.

Nano Sponges on Graphene Have Potential for Rapid Wastewater Treatment

Efficient adsorbents for industrial wastewater treatment are important to minimize potential environmental damage. In particular, organic dyes, as a significant group of industrial pollutants, are usually highly water soluble, non-degradable and many are toxic to carcinogenic. Researchers now present a new approach to design an innovative composite material, consisting of a nanoporous, ultrathin covalent organic framework anchored on graphene, that is highly efficient at filtering organic pollutants from water.

OrelTech

OrelTech has developed an innovative range of particle-free conductive inks that can be metallized at low temperatures using plasma rather than heat or light. These are targeted at multiple application sectors, including biosensors and catalytic surfaces.

ENSO Launches Pay-Per-Mile Tyre for Electric Taxis

London-based EV tyre manufacturer ENSO will launch its innovative Pay-Per-Mile Tyre this summer, in collaboration with digital fleet financing provider Zeti.

Stratasys To Acquire Covestro's Additive Manufacturing Business

Stratasys Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive upon closing.

UltraSense Systems: All-in-One AI Haptic Processor

Headquartered in San Jose, USA, UltraSense Systems is a startup offering its haptic process for both sensing touch and driving actuators, focused on pioneering smart surfaces with rapid product integration capabilities.

Bioplastics to Rapidly Expand With CAGR 10.1%, Says IDTechEx

As bioplastic materials transition from being a "nice-to-have" to materials with a very strong, viable business case, manufacturers are racing to keep up with demand. With all this activity, IDTechEx forecasts global annual bioplastics production capacity to grow at a CAGR of 10.1% over the next ten years.

Smart Microrobots Learn How to Swim and Navigate With AI

Researchers have been able to successfully teach microrobots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning, marking a substantial leap in the progression of microswimming capability. There has been tremendous interest in developing artificial microswimmers that can navigate the world similarly to naturally-occuring swimming microorganisms, like bacteria. Such microswimmers provide promise for a vast array of future biomedical applications, such as targeted drug delivery and microsurgery. Yet, most artificial microswimmers to date can only perform relatively simple maneuvers with fixed locomotory gaits.

"Electric Pill" Has Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Severe Covid-19

Vagus nerve stimulation of the auricle is used to treat chronic diseases that affect an entire organ system. Examples include pain therapy, but also the treatment of depression or circulatory disorders. In this minimally invasive therapy, only the sensory nerve endings in the auricle are stimulated, thereby also triggering anti-inflammatory processes.

Smart Lighting System Based on Quantum Dots

Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots - tiny semiconductors just a few billionths of a metre in size - which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard LEDs, and can dynamically reproduce daylight conditions in a single light.

Upcoming Webinar - Zero-Emission Trucks: Batteries or Fuel Cells?

Thursday 11 August 2022 - The 2021 sales of zero-emission trucks and the addressable market; What zero-emission trucks need to deliver for commercial rollout; Key enabling technologies: batteries/motors/charging; The role of battery and fuel cell trucks; IDTechEx's outlook for zero-emission truck deployment

Solar Electric Tricycles for Rural Zimbabwean Businesswomen

Robust, renewable energy charged electric tricycles, supported by trained community support services, provide an avenue for communities to overcome travel obstacles and contribute to local economies. Powered through community based off grid energy supply, e-tricycles could provide the incentive for increased economic activity, creating new local markets and enhancing rural livelihoods.

Crystalsol

Crystalsol develops flexible photovoltaic technology based on CuSnZnS semiconductor particles. The company was founded in 2008 and has headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and Tallinn, Estonia.

SEA Electric Brings Industry First to New Zealand Traffic Control

Global eMobility innovators SEA Electric and leading civil construction firm Demsey Wood have introduced New Zealand's first electric traffic safety vehicle, complete with a truck-mounted attenuator.

Powercast & InPlay Team on Battery-free BLE Sensor Beacon

Powercast Corporation and InPlay have created a platform for designing battery-free, maintenance-free, long-range wireless IoT sensor systems that deploy easily for monitoring in the retail, medical, warehousing and industrial IoT markets.

Relationship Between 3D Printing Hardware and Software

Mapping the relationship between 3D printing hardware and software.

Powertrain Efficiency: Sustaining EV Growth in an Era of Shortages

2022 continues to present great challenges for electric vehicle makers, but despite these challenges electric vehicle markets have continued to grow. However, in an era of shortages, disruption is inevitable. IDTechEx believes improvements to drive cycle efficiency and vehicle design, minimizing battery capacity and other material requirements per vehicle, must come to the forefront.

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Mouse Embryos Created from Stem Cells

An egg meets a sperm - that's a necessary first step in life's beginnings, and it's also a common first step in embryonic development research. But in study researchers have grown synthetic embryo models of mice outside the womb by starting solely with stem cells cultured in a petri dish - that is, without the use of fertilized eggs. The method opens new horizons for studying how stem cells form various organs in the developing embryo, and may one day make it possible to grow tissues and organs for transplantation using synthetic embryo models.