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Paper-folding art inspires better bandages

Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces.

Brightlands Materials Center presents inspiring innovations

A team of Brightlands Materials Center will participate for the first time in the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin.

Trial of first bioelectronic device to treat rheumatoid arthritis

A pilot trial for patients with drug refractory rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. The multi-center study, "A Randomized Controlled Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Neurostimula- tion Using a Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis," assesses the safety and efficacy of a proprietary bioelectronic device in adult patients with RA who are not adequately responsive to multiple biologic agents.

Spotlight on TNO: Holst Centre, AMSYSTEMS, Brightlands Materials

Holst Centre, AMSYSTEMS Center and Brightlands Materials Centre, three Joint Innovation Centers of TNO will demonstrate their latest developments in printed, moulded and flexible electronics at the IDTechEx Show! 2018 in Berlin.

Atomically thin light emitting device for invisible displays

UC Berkeley engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in this device is a monolayer semiconductor, which is just three atoms thick.

Research hints at double the driving range for electric vehicles

When it comes to the special sauce of batteries, researchers have discovered it's all about the salt concentration. By getting the right amount of salt, right where they want it, they've demonstrated a small lithium-metal battery can re-charge about seven times more than batteries with conventional electrolytes.

Harvesting wave energy for fresh water

Among the many alternative energy sources available, Atmocean has settled on wave energy as a tool for converting ocean water into fresh water and opening up new coastal agriculture opportunities in countries around the world.

Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones

Even with many technological advances in recent years, it remains a challenging task to document marine life up close. But scientists believe they have a possible solution: using robots.

PRODWAYS

Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core discussed the latest 3D printing innovations with Dr Andre-Luc Allanic, Director of Research and Development at Prodways.

Unifly

Unifly is UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and drone fleet management software provider. They are a software company that creates aviation-related solutions for the integration of drones and manned aviation.

Flyability

Flyability is a Switzerland, Lausanne based drone manufacturer. There are many drone companies at Lausanne and one could see a drone ecosystem there, which makes it a suitable place for drone manufacturing.

Exyn technologies

Exyn technologies was established in the late 2014. It is based on Philadelphia, US.

Global Graphene Group

Global Graphene Group is developing, via its subsidiary Angstron Energy Company (AEC), a composit graphene-silicon anode material for Li-ion batteries. The company claims a capacity between 400 and 2000 mAh/g.

A look back into the future: The classic Mini Electric

The classic Mini Electric combines the historic look of the world's favorite small car with groundbreaking drive technology for tomorrow's urban mobility.

A report from AABC 2018 - Part 2

This is part 2 in a three part series where IDTechEx analysts explore their findings from AABC 2018.

Smartphone-assisted neuroendoscopy

Smartphones have changed the ways in which we live. Here's another item we can add to the list: smartphones can assist neurosurgeons in performing intricate surgeries.

A new way to find better battery materials

A new approach to analyzing and designing new ion conductors — a key component of rechargeable batteries — could accelerate the development of high-energy lithium batteries, and possibly other energy storage and delivery devices such as fuel cells, researchers say.

Scientists print all-liquid 3-D structures

Scientists have developed a way to print 3-D structures composed entirely of liquids. Using a modified 3-D printer, they injected threads of water into silicone oil — sculpting tubes made of one liquid within another liquid.

Robots in rural settings

In a new human-robot interaction study, a team took a water hauling robot to a village in Rural India. Water transport is a real problem in India, as over half of the population doesn't have tap water at home.

€6.3m Irish drone research project

The programme will see researchers recreate flying environments for drones as digital models, taking into account a wide range of factors like air traffic, buildings and electricity lines, and then testing them in the real world at Waterford Airport and other selected locations around Ireland.