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Silver-based Antimicrobial Technologies

IDTechEx have studied the technologies that generate long-term (residual) antimicrobial effect, focusing on coatings and additives. Out of the core technologies analyzed, silver was found to be the most widely developed and commercialized. This article covers the use of silver as an antimicrobial.

ITM Power plc

English company involved in the production of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer, and hydrogen refuelling stations. Recently ITM Power began a joint venture with Linde group, founding "ITM Linde electrolysis".

Heraeus

Heraeus is a German based technology group. Heraeus electronics, an internal branch of the company, produces a number of materials for electronics attachment and packaging. Thomas Lynch, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, spoke to Mark Challingsworth, the Global Head of Marketing at Heraeus Electronics about the company's worth with Electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs).

Lab Farm Foods

Lab Farm Foods is an American cellular agriculture company working to create realistic meat products from cultured animal cells. In March 2021, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Michael Dent spoke with Dave Schnettler, co-founder and COO of Lab Farm Foods.

Energy Harvesting Smart Floors

Researchers have made wood compressible and turned it into a micro-generator. When it is loaded, an electrical voltage is generated. In this way, the wood can serve as a bio-sensor - or generate usable energy. The latest highlight: To ensure that the process does not require aggressive chemicals, naturally occurring wood-degrading fungi take over the task of modifying the wood.

New Flyer Unveils its Most Advanced EV Bus

New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ incorporates three distinct technology advancements to deliver a high-performance bus, including next generation high energy batteries that extend range up to 13%, advanced protective battery packaging designed for easy install and simpler serviceability, and a new lightweight electric traction drive system with up to 90% energy recovery.

Artificial Intelligence Calculates Suicide Attempt Risk

A machine learning algorithm that predicts suicide attempt recently underwent a prospective trial at the institution where it was developed.

Remote Controlled Microscale Robots to Deliver Drugs

Bionaut treatment modality uses remote-controlled microscale robots to deliver biologics, nucleic acids, or small molecule therapies locally to targeted brain disease areas.

Electronic Textiles Made With new Cellulose Thread

Electronic textiles offer revolutionary new opportunities in various fields, in particular healthcare. But to be sustainable, they need to be made of renewable materials. A research team now presents a thread made of conductive cellulose, which offers fascinating and practical possibilities for electronic textiles.

Innocent Meat

Innocent Meat is a German company aiming to boost the efficiency of cultured meat production through automation. The company is developing an AI powered process to simplify production of cell-based meat in order to accelerate development and reduce production costs. In March 2021, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent had a brief exchange with Innocent Meat CEO Laura Gertenbach.

Market for eVTOL Air Taxis to Grow to $14.7 Billion by 2041

Air taxis and flying cars are easy to hype but IDTechEx's new report on the subject is not that hype. This independent research into electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport reflects the reality of the eVTOL market at this early stage of its development.

Community of 3D Printed Zero Net Energy Homes in California

Palari Group and Mighty Buildings have secured a site and commenced development of the world's first community of 3D-printed zero net energy homes located in Rancho Mirage, California.

Introducing 3 New Copper Pastes

Copprint launched its first product a year ago. Despite the global pandemic, Copprint successfully fulfilled customer orders from across 25 countries worldwide. At the same time, silver prices surged by 60%, increasing material costs for most printed-electronics products, driving the industry to look for alternatives.

Wärtsilä to Interconnected Energy Storage Systems for Texas Grid

Wärtsilä will supply its advanced energy storage technology for two major projects in southern Texas, USA. The interconnected stand-alone systems will have a combined rated capacity of 200 MW. Wärtsilä has also signed ten-year guaranteed asset performance agreements for the installations.

Boom in Utility Energy Storage Demand Drives Battery Research

Increased demand for energy storage in the utility sector has resulted in a broad spectrum of application developments for advanced batteries.

Faradion Collaboration and Licensing deal with AMTE Power

This collaboration grants AMTE Power a license to manufacture and sell sodium-ion cells (to be incorporated into battery packs) for Energy Storage Solutions for defined fields of use and geographies. This partnership enables sodium-ion battery technology to be incorporated in a range of renewable energy applications including residential energy storage, commercial micro-grids, wind turbine and tidal energy storage.

VELO3D Selected for Aftermarket Part Solutions for Gas Turbines

VELO3D is pleased to announce that Chromalloy recently selected the VELO3D Sapphire system as their additive manufacturing solution to significantly impact the economics of future Maintenance, Repair & Operations projects in Chromalloy's aviation and energy markets.

Aggreko and SailGP New Three Year Partnership

Aggreko has partnered with SailGP to support the championship's commitment to a better future.

Living Lab of 200 Real World Smart Homes for Testing Electric Vehicles

Innovative companies developing smart home products or services that incorporate electric vehicle charging will benefit from a new offering in Energy Systems Catapult's real-world test environment - the Living Lab.

Worktop Integrated with Wireless Charging Technology

Wharf Worktops has mastered a pioneering technique to seamlessly integrate wireless charging technology beneath the surface of its worktops.