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Future Mobility Scenarios: Autonomous and Shared

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis & Sensors 2022-2042'.

Samwon Act

Samwon Act have developed a new methodology for manufacturing flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs). Known as MMP, this involves a patterned stamp followed by electroless plating, rather than the conventional etching process.

Blumio

Blumio are a startup developing radar imaging systems for monitoring arterial pressure. IDTechEx interviewed their Co-Founder and CEO Catherine Liao at Cardio Wearables 2021.

$100 Million Gift to Fund Space-based Solar Power Project

Caltech is announcing that Donald Bren, chairman of Irvine Company and a lifetime member of the Caltech Board of Trustees, donated over $100 million to form the Space-based Solar Power Project, which is developing technology capable of generating solar power in space and beaming it back to Earth.

Tiny 'Manic' Robots Deliver Drugs Directly to Central Nervous System

One way to achieve targeted dosing is to use tiny robots to deliver drugs to specific locations. While this technology is still in its infancy, researchers have developed various types of micro- or millirobots that could fulfil this ostensibly far-fetched goal. However, the major problem lies in controlling their activity as they travel through tissues in the body, and few researchers have put their tumbling robots to the challenge by seeing how they handle moving across real tissues.

First Simulated Mars Surface Habitat 3D Printed for NASA

A 3D-printed habitat, known as Mars Dune Alpha, at NASA's Johnson Space Center. will be completed by ICON's next-gen Vulcan construction system that will simulate a realistic Mars habitat to support long-duration, exploration-class space missions.

Speed and Absorption Key to Optimizing New Rechargeable Battery

Rechargeable batteries are a necessity to meet the world's growing energy demands in a sustainable fashion but not all are equal. Researchers have worked to optimize a promising candidate of such energy sources—lithium sulfur batteries.

This Touchy-Feely Glove Senses and Maps Tactile Stimuli

Researchers have designed a new touch-sensing glove that can "feel" pressure and other tactile stimuli. The inside of the glove is threaded with a system of sensors that detects, measures, and maps small changes in pressure across the glove. The individual sensors are highly attuned and can pick up very weak vibrations across the skin, such as from a person's pulse.

Energy Storage System to Support Taiwan's Renewable Energy Targets

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 5.2 MW / 5.2 MWh energy storage system to provide the frequency regulation in the ancillary service market for the Taiwanese grid as the country seeks to achieve 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.

CorPower Completes World's Largest Wave Energy Test-Rig

CorPower has constructed the world's largest wave energy test-rig following an intense two-year project. The 45-tonne moving mass system, installed at CorPower's Stockholm base, is capable of simulating ocean wave conditions anywhere in the world.

Oxford PV and Meyer Burger Falling Out Threatens Europe Solar Industry

Oxford PV has fallen out with its strategic manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger as both complete factories in Germany.

FibriCheck

FibriCheck is a Belgian startup that has developed an software-based solution for the detection of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed FibriCheck Project Manager Felicia Vaz on 5 Aug 2021.

EV Fires: Disaster for Automakers, Opportunity for Material Suppliers

Whilst IDTechEx expects EVs to continually improve in safety, there will always be the risk of a battery fire due to many potential causes. This presents an opportunity for those material suppliers making thermal interface materials (TIMs), flame-retardant materials, or fire protection materials.

Saudi Arabia's First Wind Farm Starts Electricity Generation

Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East's largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours of energy.

Wrist Device to Control Tourette's Closer to Market

A revolutionary new stimulation treatment for Tourette's, proven to reduce tics, has moved closer to being available to people as a wearable wrist device with the launch of a new spin-out company.

Narrow Electric Tractor Perfect for Vineyards

Solectrac, a subsidiary of Ideanomics announced the launch of the all-new e70N electric tractor, a specially designed, narrow model purpose-built for easy handling and maneuverability on vineyards and farm operations.

New Printing Technique for Flexible Electronics

New technology that enables more efficient and effective transfer printing for electronic devices has been developed by researchers

DiDi

DiDi is a Chinese ride-hailing company that has been working on autonomous robotaxis.

Colourful, Seaweed-Based Ink for 3D Printing

Researchers have developed a colorful new ink for 2D and 3D art made of mica pigments in alginate, a sugar from seaweed that forms a stable gel without heat.

Neural Network Shows People with Autism Read Expressions Differently

People with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interpreting facial expressions. Using a neural network model that reproduces the brain on a computer, a group of researchers have unraveled how this comes to be.