TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

ULEMCo

ULEMCo Ltd based in Liverpool, UK, convert commercial vehicles to run on hydrogen, and presented at the Future Powertrains Conference on "Practical solutions for ultra-low & zero emission commercial vehicles".

Arcola Energy

Arcola Energy, a systems engineering company headquartered in London, are a Tier 1 supplier specialising in fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.

Oxford PV Hits New World Record for Solar Cell

Revolutionary perovskite solar technology has set a new world record for the amount of the sun's energy that can be converted into electricity by a single solar cell.

Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to ID Mosquitoes

Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as malaria is an essential part of mosquito-borne disease surveillance. Now, researchers have shown the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence system--known as a Convoluted Neural Network--to classify mosquito sex, genus, species and strain.

Smartphone Display Material That can Self-Heal From Damage

Smartphone display repair costs may no longer be an issue. A research team in South Korea has developed a smartphone display material that can self-heal from damages.

Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Distinguish COVID-19 From Flu

By analyzing Fitbit data and self-reported symptoms, researchers analyzed trends in heart rate, step count, and symptom duration between patients with flu and those with COVID-19. While both showed similar-looking spikes in resting heart rate and decreases in average step count, COVID-19 symptoms lasted longer and peaked later.

Agreement to Acquire Cloghan and Taghart Windfarms from Starkraft

Greencoat Renewables PLC announces an agreement to acquire the Cloghan and Taghart windfarms from Statkraft under a forward sale model for a combined consideration of €123 million.

eLoaded: Turnkey Charging Networks Available Within Few Weeks

eLoaded confirms its delivery promise for eLoaded charging technology of maximum 8 weeks. Stable supply chain and series production enables those short delivery times.

e-Mersiv

Dr James Edmondson from IDTechEx interviewed Arnaud Desrentes, CEO of Exoès and e-Mersiv to discuss e-Mersiv's immersion-cooling technology for electric vehicle batteries and their vision for applications to mass market.

Event summary: Medical Wearables 2020

IDTechEx attended and gave the keynote at Microtech Ventures' event "Medical Wearables 2020". This premium article covers some of the prominent themes of the event, including highlights from some of the more prominent presentations.

First Military Flight with Artificial Intelligence

The AI algorithm flew with the pilot on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base. Air Combat Command's U-2 Federal Laboratory researchers developed ARTUµ and trained it to execute specific in-flight tasks that otherwise would be done by the pilot.

Wearable Enables Runners to Train and Rehabilitate More Efficiently

This wearable measures the impact experienced by runners and provides scientific feedback that can help them avoid and recover from injuries.

Wideblue Shining a Light on Early Diagnosis of Sepsis

Wideblue, a Scottish-based medical device development specialist, is working alongside customer Anasyst and the Teesside University to develop a low-cost optical cavity absorption system which could potentially speed up the diagnosis of sepsis by a significant factor.

Reinvented, Relocated Meat and Milk: Massive Opportunities

New businesses worth tens of billions of dollars will emerge within the next 20 years as the meat and dairy industries begin to relocate into city laboratories.

Ola Announces Plans for World's Largest Scooter Factory

With an aim to make India a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles, Ola signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government for an investment of 2,400 crores in setting up its first factory in the state. Upon completion, the factory will create almost 10,000 jobs and will be the world's largest scooter manufacturing facility, which will initially have an annual capacity of 2 million units.

Porsche Shows the Potential of Additive Manufacturing

Lighter, more rigid, more compact: Porsche has produced its first complete housing for an electric drive using 3D printing. The engine-gearbox unit produced using the additive laser fusion process passed all the quality and stress tests without any problems.

New EV Finance Package from Volkswagen Financial Services

A new electric vehicle finance package from Volkswagen Financial Services will enable more people to join the EV revolution and ensure that car retailers remain an integral part of ownership now and in the future.

Transparent Electronics: $20 Billion Market Comes into Sight

The new IDTechEx report, "Transparent Electronics Materials, Applications, Markets 2021-2041" describes a market that will be well above $20 billion in 2041 with a substantial possible upside.

Caribbean's Largest Solar Generation and Storage System

The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Leclanché broke ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons.

Ultimaker Releases Its 2020 Innovators List

Ultimaker today launched its inaugural Innovators List: a celebration of the most unexpected, game-changing and inspirational uses of 3D printing across business and education this year. While 2020 turned out to be a year of disrupted supply chains and lifestyles, working from home drove unexpected digital collaboration and strengthened creativity and innovation. The 2020 Innovators List includes more than 25 visionaries using 3D printing to transform the way people work, think, and live, from the development of face masks, the production of bionic prosthetics, motorcycle parts and bespoke lingerie.