27 Dec 2017

Electric taxi ready for Europe
LEVC (London EV Company) announces that Oslo-based Autoindustri is its chosen importer for the new electric taxi. This marks the second deal to export the TX eCity to Europe, following a deal signed with Dutch mobility firm RMC which was announced earlier this year.
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27 Dec 2017

Conductive Smart Materials from Graphene
Imagine Intelligent Materials use graphene to create smart materials which sense and report real-time changes in stress, temperature and moisture.
26 Dec 2017

Molecular Robotics capitalizes on recent explosion of technologies
Collaborations between nanotechnologists, synthetic biologists, and computer scientists create nanoscale tools that could revolutionize fields from cancer diagnostics to materials science.
26 Dec 2017

Progress on solar highway in China
According to reports in the Chinese media a solar highway will be completed in China before the end of December by Qilu Transportation Development Group.
26 Dec 2017

Bioelectronic medicine to treat lupus
Researchers are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of bioelectronic medicine to treat pain associated with lupus, a chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune disease affecting upwards of 5 million people around the world.
26 Dec 2017

Artificial intelligence used to discover planet
Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope.
25 Dec 2017

It's all GO for cleaner, more efficient batteries
Battery power better than lithium or even solar is under development as researchers work to efficiently capture the energy of graphene oxide (GO).
25 Dec 2017

New insight into battery charging
A new technique developed by researchers provides a unique insight into how the charging rate of lithium ion batteries can be a factor limiting their lifetime and safety.
25 Dec 2017

Investment in paper digitizing robotics service
The world's first robotic digitization company dedicated to creating a truly paperless workplace, has announced an additional $25M in equity funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from new investor Telstra Ventures and previous investors Icon Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. This increases the total Series B funding round to $65M.
25 Dec 2017

New way to measure vital signs with radio waves
No visit to the doctor's office is complete without a blood-pressure cuff squeezing your arm and a cold stethoscope placed on your chest. But what if your vital signs could be gathered, without contact, as you sit in the waiting room or the comfort of your own home?
22 Dec 2017

Chemists go 'back to the future' to untangle quantum dot mystery
For more than 30 years, researchers have been creating quantum dots—tiny, crystalline, nanoscale semiconductors with remarkable optical and electronic properties.
22 Dec 2017

Airbus and Williams Advanced Engineering technology collaboration
Under the terms of a newly signed MoU, the two companies will examine in particular applications that may combine Williams' innovation culture, lightweight composites and battery expertise with Airbus' Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) programme.
22 Dec 2017

Floating solar fuels rig for seawater electrolysis
In a single hour, more energy from the sun hits the Earth than all the energy used by humankind in an entire year. Imagine if the sun's energy could be harnessed to power energy needs on Earth, and done in a way that is economical, scalable, and environmentally responsible.
22 Dec 2017

Needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
MIT spinout Portal Instruments has now landed a commercialization deal for a smart, needle-free injection device that could reduce the pain and anxiety associated with needle injections, shorten administration time, and improve patient adherence.
21 Dec 2017

llumination from nanobionic plants to replace some electric lighting
Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk.
21 Dec 2017

Fully integrated circuits successfully printed directly onto fabric
If wearable electronics are to become commonplace, a breakthrough is required which allows them to be washable, stretchable and breathable. Using conventional inkjet techniques which are cheap, safe and environmentally friendly, researchers recently reported the successful printing of 2D material, creating integrated electronic circuits, directly onto fabrics.
21 Dec 2017

Army partners with Marine Corps on 3-D printed drones
Army researchers are working with the Marines to develop 3-D printed drones as materials science, aviation technology and software development merge to deliver new capabilities.
21 Dec 2017

Scientists make research 'jelly' grow more like biological tissues
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have found a way to direct the growth of hydrogel, a jelly-like substance, to mimic plant or animal tissue structure and shapes.
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21 Dec 2017

Lightsource co-founder, Vicente Lopez Ibor Mayor, steps down
Under the Chairmanship of Vicente Lopez Ibor Mayor, Lightsource has in seven short years grown from being a start-up with six employees to the largest solar energy company in Europe.
21 Dec 2017

BMW turns HQ into giant batteries as it hits target
The BMW Group has sold 100,000 electrified vehicles in 2017, hitting its annual target and signifying an important shift in consumers mindsets towards their individual carbon footprints. This is more than 60 percent up from the 62,255 electric cars BMW sold last year.