TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Kenzen

Kenzen provides a continuous monitoring platform and wearable device for the prevention of injuries and illness in extreme heat conditions.

Two Special Edition Electric Mokes by Steve Edge Raise Funds

Two bespoke Electric MOKEs raised £450,000 at auction at Monaco Yacht Show with all funds going to support the crucial efforts of the Blue Marine Foundation in restoring the world's oceans back to health.

Uncountable

Uncountable provides an AI-empowered platform to manage research and development. Customers come from the materials, chemical, and life sciences industries. It describes its mission as making science go faster. IDTechEx spoke to Co-founder Will Tashman.

Epicore Biosystems

Epicore produces skin patches for sweat sensing.

Pfizer Acquires COVID Detecting App

Global biopharmaceutical company Pfizer has acquired University of Queensland startup ResApp Health Limited for $179 million. ResApp, an ASX-listed company based in Brisbane, has developed simple and inexpensive smartphone technology that can accurately identify respiratory diseases based on cough analysis.

New York's Zero-Emission Vehicles Requirements by 2035

All new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035. This is a crucial regulatory step to achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions from the transportation sector and is complemented by new and ongoing investments also announced, including electric vehicle infrastructure progress, zero-emission vehicle incentives, and ensuring New York's communities benefit from historic federal climate change investments.

Wearable Sensors Styled into T-Shirts and Face Masks

Researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and stress to diagnosing and monitoring disease through breath and vital signs.

How to 3D-Print One of the Strongest Stainless Steels

For airliners, cargo ships, nuclear power plants and other critical technologies, strength and durability are essential. This is why many contain a remarkably strong and corrosion-resistant alloy called 17-4 precipitation hardening stainless steel. Now, for the first time ever, 17-4 PH steel can be consistently 3D-printed while retaining its favorable characteristics.

Guinness World Record for Fastest 100 Metres by a Bipedal Robot

Cassie the robot has established a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by a bipedal robot. Cassie clocked the historic time of 24.73 seconds starting from a standing position and returning to that position after the sprint, with no falls.

UL Solutions: Thermal Runaway Testing for Battery Enclosures

At a recent webinar (28/09/22), UL Solutions presented its methods for testing the thermal runaway and fire safety of battery enclosure materials. These include the Torch and Grit (TaG) test and the Battery Enclosure Thermal Runaway (BETR) test that has been in use for the past several months.

6K and One to Produce Critical Battery Materials for Gemini and Aeries

6K, a leader in the sustainable production of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries and additive manufacturing produced from its UniMelt plasma technology, announced that its 6K Energy division has signed a joint development agreement with Our Next Energy to develop and produce the critical battery material that ONE will use in their Gemini and Aries battery platforms.

Kahun Secures $8M Round For its 'XAI' Engine for Clinical Reasoning

Kahun, an evidence-based clinical reasoning tool for physicians, raises $8 million in a seed funding round. Kahun will leverage the funding to continue building the largest ever map of evidence-based medical knowledge powered by AI. The funds will be used to continue adding new sub-specialities beyond primary care, and expand its go-to-market efforts around offering gold-standard clinical assessments for telemedicine organizations.

CMS Closes Series of High Profile Battery Storage Deals

International law firm CMS has closed five significant battery storage deals in recent months, reinforcing the firm's position in this space.

Brittany Improves Paimpol-Bréhat Tidal Test Site

Brittany is promoting the Paimpol-Bréhat tidal turbine test site. Thanks to the recent reconfiguration of the submarine link, the site now benefits from a three-phase alternating current connection, connectable out of the water. Connected to the French power grid, the test site, which is part of the European TIGER project, the largest INTERREG project ever launched, will be part of the new Open-C Foundation.

Maxell High-capacity Ceramic Packaged All-Solid-State Battery

Maxell Ltd has succeeded in increasing the energy density of a ceramic packaged all-solid-state battery using a sulfide based solid electrolyte, resulting in a newly developed and commercialized ceramic packaged all-solid-state battery that has approximately twice the energy density of its predecessor.

Extended Reality Headset Sales to Grow to US$20bn 2033, Says IDTechEx

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) devices promise to revolutionize the way we interact, acting as gateways to the metaverse. Despite these technologies already achieving limited adoption, extensive headset hardware development is required to meet the demands of becoming a ubiquitous computing platform.

NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test

After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration - successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

Vest System Monitors Heart Failure Patients at Home

Researchers are developing a wearable vest system designed to monitor heart failure patients in their home and detect when their condition is worsening. Such early detection of acute decompensated heart failure could lead to treatment changes and other interventions that prevent hospitalizations.

Solar Power for Informal Housing in South Africa

For informal settlements in South Africa, access to electricity is dangerous or non-existent, and households rely on dirty and expensive alternatives. Zonke Energy's unique mini-grid architecture provides clients with essential energy services such as lighting, all the way up to refrigeration.

E3/DC GmbH

E3/DC operates in Germany and develops and sells battery systems into the residential market, and is planning to expand into the vehicle-to-X (V2X) market.