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TANAKA Taking Orders 'RE Series' 100% Recycled Precious Metals

TANAKA Precious Metals hopes to contribute to the establishment of a Sound Material-Cycle Society, with increased demand for sustainable materials and products, by supplying the RE Series.

FREYR Battery Announces Joint Venture with Nidec Corporation

FREYR Battery Announces the Execution of 38 GWh Li-Ion Battery Binding Cell Sales Agreement and Entry into Module & Pack Joint Venture for Energy Storage Solutions with Nidec Corporation.

Saft Powers Transition of Small Italian Islands to Renewable Energy

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has installed seven maintenance-free Flex'ion lithium-ion battery systems supporting a microgrid with solar plants on the Italian island of Favignana (Sicily). These systems are expected to be fully operational by end 2022.

Hermeus to Build World's Fastest Aircraft

Velo3D Inc announced Hermeus has acquired an original Sapphire and a large-format Sapphire XC that is designed for high-volume production. The printers, both of which will be calibrated for Inconel 718, will be used to build parts for Hermeus' Chimera engine and Quarterhorse aircraft.

Three Projects to Safeguard Marine Life Alongside Offshore Wind

The Ecological Consequences of Offshore Wind research programme (ECOWind) has confirmed funding for three pioneering projects. Together, these projects will investigate the cumulative impacts of offshore wind on the marine environment, and will use their findings to inform marine policy and management.

The Launch of 3D Partners Network

Applications are now being accepted to join 3D Partners Network, a matchmaking organisation between suppliers and resellers across the additive manufacturing industry.

Hynion in Partnership with PDC Machines

Hynion has selected PDC Machines to supply compressors for their new hydrogen filling stations, which are set to be built in Västerås and Jönköping in Sweden.

Autonomous Buses

Buses are a very challenging platform to apply autonomous systems to, primarily due to their inseparable relationship with large groups of pedestrians. IDTechEx has seen some applications of autonomous systems which are very promising, adding value to the existing bus operation without replacing the driver. Different bus types also have different opportunities, with minibuses having a different set of potential deployments than city buses for example. Minibuses, midibuses, and city buses are considered in this premium article, with the key and most promising applications highlighted for each. The article covers the key players across all these vehicle types and offers detailed analysis of the industry, players, operational models, and more.

Brain Corp

Brain Corp is an autonomous solution provider that equips machines with autonomous mobility.

Autonomous Trucks Will Deliver in the Heavy-Duty Vehicles Market

The new IDTechEx report, "Heavy-Duty Autonomous Vehicles 2023-2043: Trucks, Buses & Roboshuttles", has found significant activity in the autonomous heavy-duty and commercial vehicle space.

Microscopy Reveals Mechanism Behind new CRISPR Tool

New research offers insights into a line of CRISPR systems, which could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.

Print, Recycle, Repeat: a Biodegradable Printed Circuit

Some experts predict that our e-waste problem will only get worse over time, because most electronics on the market today are designed for portability, not recyclability. Tablets and readers, for example, are assembled by gluing circuits, chips, and hard drives to thin layers of plastic, which must be melted to extract precious metals like copper and gold. Burning plastic releases toxic gases into the atmosphere, and electronics wasting away in landfill often contain harmful materials like mercury, lead, and beryllium.

High-capacity Li-metal Battery with Improved Performance and Stability

While the current Li-ion batteries generate energy by taking Li-ions in and out of the graphite anode based on the intercalation mechanism, the Li-metal battery does not rely on this bulky and heavy graphite but uses metallic Li itself as the anode. As the Li-metal shows 10 times higher theoretical capacity (3,860 mAh/g) than graphite (372 mAh/g), it has steadily gained much attention from areas that need high-capacity batteries, such as electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Handy Extra Limb Powered by Compressed Air

Mechanical engineers have built a handy extra limb able to grasp objects and go, powered only by compressed air. It's one of several ideas they've implemented with a textile-based energy harvesting system.

Coast: Autonomous Shuttles and Utility Vehicles

Coast is a start-up that is working on a 'ground-up' purpose-built autonomous shuttle. The shuttle is currently in the prototype phase, but other autonomous utility vehicles are being trialled by industry partners.

Artificial Intelligence Model Can Detect Parkinson's From Breathing

Parkinson's disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose as it relies primarily on the appearance of motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and slowness, but these symptoms often appear several years after the disease onset. Now scientists have developed an artificial intelligence model that can detect Parkinson's just from reading a person's breathing patterns.

100% of New Cars to be Zero Emission in California by 2035

The California Air Resources Board approved Advanced Clean Cars II rule that sets California on a path to rapidly growing the zero-emission car, pickup truck and SUV market to deliver cleaner air and massive reductions in climate-warming pollution.

3D Printing of Starch for Personalised Medicine Development

Traditional methods produce medicines with specific parameters, but in many cases without meeting the individual needs of patients. In fact, conventional medicines tend to be based on adult doses, so paediatric and elderly patients require doses tailored to their age. What is more, certain groups of patients also need specific dosage form alternatives to facilitate the oral administration of drugs. In this respect, rapidly disintegrating tablets are emerging as a good option as they dissolve the moment they are placed on the tongue. Another challenge pharmaceutical companies need to address is the controlled release of the drug over time, especially when the drug is of a hydrophobic type, i.e. when dissolving it in water poses problems.

A New Concept for Low Cost Batteries

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

Corsair Reveals Bendable Gaming Monitor

Corsair has created a flagship bendable gaming monitor in close partnership with LG Display with the ability for enthusiasts to manually adjust the curvature of its 45in 21:9 aspect ratio panel.