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Covestro: Materials for EV Chargers

A recent webinar (14/04/21) hosted by Covestro detailed their material offerings for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as well as the trends, properties and standards within this market.

Laird Performance Materials: EMI and Thermal Materials for 5G

Laird were recently acquired by DuPont, one of the key areas of interest was stated as 5G. Laird produce materials for EMI absorption and thermal performance in this market.

WaveSense

WaveSense are a localization solutions provider using ground-penetrating radar to map roads for autonomous vehicles.

Stretching the Boundaries of Medical Tech with Wearable Antennae

Current research on flexible electronics is paving the way for wireless sensors that can be worn on the body and collect a variety of medical data. But where do the data go? Without a similar flexible transmitting device, these sensors would require wired connections to transmit health data.

Marine Energy Industry Sets New Goal of 1GW of Deployments by 2035

With marine energy on the cusp of significant growth, the National Hydropower Association unveiled new industry deployment targets of 50 MW by 2025, 500 MW by 2030, and 1 GW by 2035.

Finally, 3D-printed Graphene Aerogels for Water Treatment

Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it's not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder material. That could be changing.

Tiny Wireless Implant Detects Oxygen Deep Within the Body

Engineers have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin. The device, which is smaller than the average ladybug and powered by ultrasound waves, could help doctors monitor the health of transplanted organs or tissue and provide an early warning of potential transplant failure.

AI Based Companion to Address Isolation and Loneliness

As more and more people struggle with loneliness due to isolation from family, friends and colleagues in the wake of COVID-19, UneeQ's AI-powered Companions serve as ambassadors capable of recreating human compassion and emotional connections at an infinite scale.

First All-Electric Luxury Saloon From Mercedes-EQ

The EQS is the first all-electric luxury saloon from Mercedes-EQ. As part of its Ambition 2039 initiative, Mercedes-Benz is working on offering a carbon-neutral new car fleet within 20 years from now. By as early as 2030, the company wants more than half the cars it sells to feature electric drive systems - this includes fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

Cell Models Mimicking Natural Tissue Topography

The combination of a 2-Photon 3D-printer with an innovative hydrogel-based bioink allows the direct printing of 3D structures containing living cells at both the meso- and microscale.

Rio Tinto Achieves Battery Grade Lithium Production at Boron Plant

Rio Tinto has commenced production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a lithium demonstration plant at the Boron mine site in California, United States.

Bodycote Targets Ocean Energy Space, Landmark CorPower Deal

Bodycote, the world's largest provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services, is targeting the marine renewables sector after securing work with wave energy pioneer CorPower Ocean.

43MW Combined Heat and Power solution delivered by Aggreko

Aggreko has installed a new Combined Heat and Power solution at the CET Arad Power Plant, Romania. The solution will help to increase efficiency and stability at the plant, a key provider of hot water and electricity for the district heating scheme and grid at the regional capital Arad City, for the next four years.

Ynvisible/Evonik/Epishine

On April 8 2021 Ynvisible hosted a joint webinar with Evonik and Epishine, covering how printed batteries and organic photovoltaic cells can be combined with its low-cost, low-power electrochromic displays to produce multiple consumer-facing applications.

Cubert

Cubert offers hyperspectral cameras for a wide variety of machine vision applications. Especially notable are its 'snapshot' imaging systems, which enable hyperspectral 'data cubes' to be recorded as a function of time.

Trends in Manufacturing Methods for Flexible Hybrid Electronics

Presentation delivered by IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Matthew Dyson at FLEX 2021

Carbice Corporation

Carbice Corporation produce advanced thermal interface materials based on CNTs. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Baratunde Cola (CEO) and their team.

Submersible Robot Snake to Inspect Ships and Submarines

The snake-like robot can now slither its way underwater, allowing the modular robotics platform to inspect ships, submarines and infrastructure for damage.

Surgical Sutures Inspired by Human Tendons

Sutures are used to close wounds and speed up the natural healing process, but they can also complicate matters by causing damage to soft tissues with their stiff fibers. To remedy the problem, researchers have developed innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by the human tendon.

Machine Learning at Speed

Inserting lightweight optimization code in high-speed network devices has enabled researchers to increase the speed of machine learning on parallelized computing systems five-fold.