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Eliminating Cobalt Metal in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed to eliminate cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid.

Toray Achieves World's First UHF Wireless Communication

Toray Industries has become the first in the world to communicate wirelessly across the UHF band with a printed semiconductor. This setup employs a printed radio-frequency identifier that the company created.

LOOMIA Releases the 4-Wire Bus Sample

LOOMIA announced the release of their latest sample: The 4-Wire Bus sample. This exciting material innovation demonstrates how the LOOMIA Electronic Layer looks and feels on a performance fabric.

Leclanché (2019)

Leclanché are a premium European battery maker and energy storage solutions provider based in Switzerland. The company supplies battery solutions to many industries, from industrial vehicles and stationary energy storage to robotics.

Feel The Same - HiFlex

Feel the Same / HiFlex are a company and product from a Korean startup. They are based on the capabilities of liquid metal-based stretch sensors which they have developed. IDTechEx interviewed Joonbum Bae and Wookeun Park, CEO and Head Researcher - Advanced Technology Department, respectively.

Owlet

IDTechEx interviewed David Kizer, VP Operations at Owlet. IDTechEx caught up with them about the progress of their suite of products for infant monitoring, including several wearable and e-textile products.

SAFI-Tech

SAFI-Tech are an early stage company that has developed a revolutionary approach to low temperature soldering. This involves confining super-cooled liquid solder within a primarily oxide shell, which enables it to flow at ambient temperature when the shell is broken. This has especially useful in attaching components to lightweight flexible substrates.

Smardii

IDTechEx interviewed Vikram Mehta and Sebastien Gaddini at their booth at CES 2020. They were demonstrating their smart diaper product, including aspects of chemical sensing for urine and stool analysis.

Organic Robotics Corporation

Organic Robotics Corporation are commercialising a technology for motion capture in apparel based on stretchable optical fibres included in the clothing. IDTechEx interviewed their CEO, Ilayda Samilgil, at their booth in CES 2020's Eureka Park.

SWMedical

SWMedical (Singular Wings Medical) are a Taiwanese start-up making platforms for group cardiovascular monitoring. Their products include chest straps, skin patches and smart clothing options. IDTechEx interviewed their CEO, David Lee.

IcosaMed

IDTechEx met with Max Boysset, CEO of Icosamed. He demonstrated their first product, a smart clothing solution incorporating ultrasound imaging with the idea of monitoring and addressing cancers.

Deep Learning Accurately Forecasts Heat Waves, Cold Spells

Engineers have created a deep learning computer system that taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like heat waves, up to five days in advance using minimal information about current weather conditions.

Handheld 3D Skin Printer for Accelerated Healing of Severe Burns

A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds - and its "bio ink" can accelerate the healing process.

'Wristwatch' Monitors Body Chemistry to Boost Athletic Performance

Engineering researchers have developed a device the size of a wristwatch that can monitor an individual's body chemistry to help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems. The device can be used for everything from detecting dehydration to tracking athletic recovery, with applications ranging from military training to competitive sports.

Burundi's First Private-Sector, Grid-Connected Solar Field

Gigawatt Global's 7.5MW solar plant in Burundi is to become the first grid-connected project supported by the Renewable Energy Performance Platform to begin full construction. The project is also the first grid-connected solar development by an independent power producer in Burundi.

Solid-State Automotive Lidar: Commercializing Photonic Beam Steering?

What does it take to commercialize photonic beam steering?

Toyota Develops Fuel Cell System for Maritime Applications

Former racing catamaran turned ship of the future, Energy Observer has made waves as it has been navigating its six-year odyssey around the world as the first energy-autonomous hydrogen vessel. Toyota, official partner of Energy Observer and an avid supporter of their project from the start, announced that it has developed a fuel cell system for maritime applications, with its first delivery destined for Energy Observer.

Engineers Mix and Match Materials to Make New Stretchy Electronics

At the heart of any electronic device is a cold, hard computer chip, covered in a miniature city of transistors and other semiconducting elements. Because computer chips are rigid, the electronic devices that they power, such as our smartphones, laptops, watches, and televisions, are similarly inflexible. Now a process developed by engineers may be the key to manufacturing flexible electronics with multiple functionalities in a cost-effective way.

Single Pass Roll-to-Roll Printer Produces Metallograph Ribbons

AstroNova® (formerly Astro-Med, Inc.) is a global leader in developing and applying data visualization technologies in products serving industrial, packaging, aerospace, and defense markets. The company delivers total solutions that acquire, process, analyze, store, print, and present data in a variety of useable forms. These solutions are adapted specifically to customer requirements to enhance the quality, productivity, and profitability of their businesses.

Bushveld Energy

Bushveld Energy is part of Bushveld Minerals, a Vanadium mine company based in South Africa. Bushveld energy is an energy storage solutions provider, aiming to promote vanadium flow battery adoption.