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RxFunction Inc, creators of walkasins, hires new CFO

Mary E. Anderson is the new Chief Financial Officer of RxFunction, Inc., a start-up medical device company that created walkasins® - the first Wearable Sensory Prosthesis (WSP™) - to help improve balance and gait in patients who experience balance problems due to sensory peripheral neuropathy.

Varitron joins intelliFLEX

The intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance announced that Varitron Technologies is joining its eco-system and making a substantial investment to develop its capabilities in flexible and hybrid electronics.

XING Mobility's Miss R presented

Electric Vehicle startup XING Mobility presented their rally-inspired supercar to an audience of business leaders and industry analysts. XING Mobility celebrated electric mobility's impact on global progress by presenting Miss R, their 1 Megawatt supercar, elevated above its 4116-cell, 98-module battery pack to expose what the company consider to be "the core of their electric powertrain systems".

EigenTherm Solar to Deliver Low Cost Solar Electricity 24/7

EigenTherm Solar is a concentrated solar power company that has introduced a revolutionary solar thermal collector technology - the FlexForm Collector.

Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Power Electronics

In this article IDTechEx gives a short overview of the topic of wide bandgap semiconductors covering the fundamental material science, the key players, the market potential. The impact on a range of applications will also be discussed, with a focus on renewable energy systems and microgrids.

New British technology turns windows into solar panels

Britain's estimated 1 billion windows could become the power generators of the future, letting light through while harnessing solar energy.

Institution of Mechanical Engineers comment on Race Bank Wind Farm

Matt Rooney, Engineering Policy Adviser at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, congratulates Ørsted on the opening of the Race Bank Wind Farm.

Webinar Thursday 28 June - Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans

IDTechEx is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 28 June 2018 titled Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans.

Ultra-low emission vehicles rise by 27% in the United Kingdom

It has been announced, Birmingham is to host the world's first zero emission vehicle summit as exemplar of the government's Industrial Strategy. Due to be held in September 2018, the summit will focus on vehicle technology to tackle carbon emissions and to find ways to improve air quality.

Heliotrope Technologies

Heliotrope Technologies is a smart glass technology start-up. This company is commercialising an exciting third generation electrochromic technology, which holds high promise.

Fluence Corp

Fluence manufacture and sell a range of decentralized solutions for desalination, municipal wastewater treatment and industrial wastewater treatment. As the company nears the completion of it's first full year in operation, Fluence's Communications Manager spoke to IDTechEx to give an overview of the company's technologies and recent activities.

Stratasys spin outs come out of stealth mode

2018 has been the year of major new announcements at Stratasys. Not only have they announced that they are developing two new technologies, but they are doing so through the launch of two start-ups and are venturing into the lucrative metal 3D printing ecosystem in the process

California requires solar systems for new homes

Moving to cut energy use in new homes by more than 50 percent, the California Energy Commission has adopted building standards that require solar photovoltaic systems starting in 2020.

Chicago Transit Board $32 million contract for all-electric buses

The Chicago Transit Board awarded a $32 million contract for the purchase of 20 new, all-electric buses - the latest investment by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CTA to completely modernize the agency's bus fleet.

Automated robotic device for faster blood testing

Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results, potentially improving the workflow in hospitals and other health-related institutions to allow health care practitioners to spend more time treating patients.

Material Winners and Losers in the Aerospace and Defense Sector

Innovation Roadmap for the report 'Additive Manufacturing and Lightweight Materials for Aerospace and Defense 2018-2028'.

Wave Power at least as important as Tidal Power

Aquaculture is going offshore into the bigger waves and there is rapid proliferation of electricity-gobbling ocean floor mining robots, autonomous underwater vehicles, oil and gas subsea equipment and much more.

Versarien agrees deal for graphene inks

Shares in materials engineer Versarien have jumped after a wide-ranging agreement was made over graphene-based inks and a new 'Graphinks' product range was launched.

Off grid increasing

The trend to off grid electricity production being a declining percentage is now being reversed, as IDTechEx predicted.

An overview from PCIM Europe Part 2

IDTechEx attended the event last week to meet with key stakeholders including industrial OEMs, power module manufacturers, established semiconductor companies and innovative new GaN (gallium nitride) and SiC (silicon carbide) developers to report back on the current and future trends. The following article is the second of two parts and provides a summary of some of the key GaN related developments and at the event and their impact on various industries and applications.