TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

EMPA

EMPA are the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. They are currently working on a novel, hydride-based solid-state electrolyte that has a higher ionic conductivity than liquid electrolytes.

Major 3D printing players Arcam and SLM Solutions to be bought by GE

On Tuesday 6th September, General Electric caused a stir in the 3D printing industry by announcing plans to buy Arcam and SLM Solutions, for a total of $1.4 billion.

Learning from the death of Micropelt

Fabrice Poulin writes to a Linkedin energy harvesting group, "The industry was already buzzing about the difficulties of Micropelt end of last year."

TouchNetix Ltd

IDTechEx interviewed Chris Ard, the Managing Director of TouchNetix. They are a touchscreen technology developer including force touch implementation.

Wearable orthotic product for children

A wearable orthotic product for children with physical impairments including Muscular Dystrophy, Hemiplegia and Peripheral Nerve Neuropathy. It helps children complete movements by compensating with automatic support for weak muscles.

The first fixed-wing drone for immersive flight

The first easy-to-fly, fixed-wing drone designed for a fully immersive flight experience.

Grant to produce nuclear radiation energy-harvesting device

Research grant to develop nuclear radiation energy harvesting and through-wall wireless communication for enclosed metal containers in nuclear environments, like pressure reactor vessels or nuclear spent-fuel canisters.

3-D printed structures "remember" their shapes

Engineers are using light to print three-dimensional structures that "remember" their original shapes. Even after being stretched, twisted, and bent at extreme angles, the structures sprang back to their original forms within seconds of being heated to a certain temperature.

Animal wearable electronics: Why the spate of acquisitions?

On Thursday 1 September BBC World Television delved deeper into this topic by interviewing the expert, Dr Peter Harrop Chairman of analysts IDTechEx.

Quantum dot curved monitors

As the first curved quantum dot gaming monitors, Samsung's CFG70 and CF791 express brilliant colors across a 125-percent sRGB spectrum, while employing an environmentally-safe cadmium-free design.

Virtual reality experience featuring president Obama

Very few people will get to experience the beauty of the US national parks alongside a sitting president. Transporting people to places they might not get to see in their lifetime is one of the great powers of VR says Oculus.

Additive manufacturing enables fast modification of molds

Direct metal deposition can be up to 250-330% faster than manual laser cladding. New Additive Manufacturing 2.0 -capable laser welding systems can now be equipped with a recently developed powder nozzle that permits fully automatic layerwise buildup.

Scalable production of highly crystalline graphene films

The successful creation of thin graphene films achieved through this reduction method has opened up the possibility of their application in a diverse set of electronic devices and sensors.

Agricultural robotics and drones: a complex $10bn market by 2022

Robots and drones have already started to quietly transform many aspects of agriculture. Indeed, the IDTechEx Research report on Agricultural Robots and Drones 2016-2026: Technologies, Markets, and Players finds that this is already a $3bn market in 2016, growing to $10bn by as early as 2022.

Battery you can swallow could enable future ingestible medical devices

Non-toxic, edible batteries could one day power ingestible devices for diagnosing and treating disease. One team reports new progress toward that goal with their batteries made with melanin pigments, naturally found in the skin, hair and eyes.

Artificial muscle for soft robotics: low voltage, high hopes

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a dielectric elastomer with a broad range of motion that requires relatively low voltage and no rigid components.

The first autonomous, entirely soft robot

A team of researchers with expertise in 3D printing, mechanical engineering, and microfluidics has demonstrated the first chemically powered, autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot.

Changing dynamics of the electric car business

Barclays Equity Research in the UK surprised the car industry by forecasting a sharp drop in car sales when rental vehicles become more popular.

Webinar Tues 13 September - Microcontrollers, Single-Board Computers

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 13 September 2016 titled Microcontrollers and Single-Board Computers

Heliatek successfully implements second phase of BIOPV pilot project

The second phase of Heliatek's large pilot installation of its award-winning BIOPV pilot project has been successfully completed in Singapore.