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Photocentric launches Liquid Crystal Magna v.2

Photocentric has launched Liquid Crystal Magna v.2, a completely re-engineered LCD screen-based printer designed to take additive manufacturing to the next level. The LC Magna v.2 delivers significantly faster print speeds, boosts productivity rates and reduces waste.

EDPR Enteres Into Agreement With Lhyfe to Foster Renewable Hydrogen

EDP Renewables, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, has entered into an industrial agreement with Lhyfe, a world pioneer in renewable green hydrogen production, to jointly identify, develop, build and manage projects in this business area.

CO2 Emission Reductions in Maritime Sector with Ceres Fuel Cell Tech

A consortium involving GE Power Conversion, MSC Cruise Management UK and Lloyd's Register has confirmed the feasibility of using a 10MW fuel cell power installation on a large vessel to replace diesel-fuelled generators. Run on natural gas, it is predicted to deliver a ~47% reduction in CO2 emissions and eliminate

H-TEC Systems Introduces Scalable Hydrogen Cube Systems

The modular system is suitable for large multi-MW PEM electrolysis plants and applications in the industrial, chemical, and renewable energy sectors. The modular system allows for successive expansion and scaling, as projects are often already designed for later expansion.

Withings Health Solutions

Withings Health Solutions is a growing division of the Withings company, which has historically made smartwatches for the consumer market. Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed Antoine Robiliard, VP of Health Solutions at Withings, about their recent release of a remote patient monitoring programme, combining wearable technology with a dedicated software platform.

Swobbee

Swobbee is a Berlin-based start-up that's working on commercializing battery swapping for micromobility vehicles and offers a battery-as-a-service model.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a UK-based company who have developed nanopore sequencers. They were founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford. Notably, Oxford Nanopore Technologies is the only known company to have produced a commercial nanopore-based device for DNA sequencing.

'Off the Shelf' Engineered Stem Cells Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer

In a new study scientists devised a novel therapeutic method for treating glioblastomas post-surgery by using stem cells taken from healthy donors engineered to attack glioblastoma-specific tumor cells. This strategy demonstrated profound efficacy in preclinical models, with 100 percent of mice living over 90 days after treatment.

Soft Printing Technique Opens the Way for Pixelated Elastics

Borrowing a technique from inkjet printers, researchers have rolled out a pixel-by-pixel method to program and manufacture soft structures for use in robotics, biomedical devices or architectural features.

AMD Xilinx — KR260 Starter Kit for Various Robotic Applications

IDTechEx had a very in-depth conversation with Chetan Khona, Senior Director of Industrial, Vision, Healthcare & Science at AMD, discussing AMD Xilinx's new product — the Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit, which was launched on 17th May.

Highest Efficiency 1-Sun Solar Cell

Researchers have created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard 1-sun conditions.

Snow Lake Lithium Calls for EV Ecosystem Across North America

Snow Lake Lithium Ltd has outlined the need to create a comprehensive electric vehicle ecosystem across North America, to protect the future of its domestic automotive industry.

How Will Walmart's RFID Mandate Impact RFID Adoption in Retail?

The big news in the RFID industry at the start of 2022 was Walmart's announcement — the world's leading retailer revealed plans to expand RFID use from retail apparel to other retail departments. What effect will this have on RFID adoption in retail?

'Next Generation Wonder Material' Created for First Time

For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end, though, thanks to new research.

Low Cost Battery-Like Device Absorbs CO2 Emissions While it Charges

Researchers have developed a low-cost device that can selectively capture carbon dioxide gas while it charges. Then, when it discharges, the CO2 can be released in a controlled way and collected to be reused or disposed of responsibly.

Hubble Reaches New Milestone in Mystery of Universe's Expansion Rate

Pursuit of the universe's expansion rate began in the 1920s with measurements by astronomers Edwin P. Hubble and Georges Lemaître. In 1998, this led to the discovery of "dark energy," a mysterious repulsive force accelerating the universe's expansion. In recent years, thanks to data from Hubble and other telescopes, astronomers found another twist: a discrepancy between the expansion rate as measured in the local universe compared to independent observations from right after the big bang, which predict a different expansion value.

Using Everyday WiFi to Help Robots See and Navigate Indoors

Engineers have developed a low cost, low power technology to help robots accurately map their way indoors, even in poor lighting and without recognizable landmarks or features. The technology consists of sensors that use WiFi signals to help the robot map where it's going. It's a new approach to indoor robot navigation.

CRISPR Gene Editing in Cockroaches

Researchers have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to enable gene editing in cockroaches, according to a new study. The simple and efficient technique, named 'direct parental' CRISPR (DIPA-CRISPR), involves the injection of materials into female adults where eggs are developing rather than into the embryos themselves.

Intelligent Software for 3D Printing Optimises Properties of Plastic

In order to optimise the printing result for plastics, researchers have developed software that can adjust parameters such as temperature and printing speed during printing. Temperature differences between the individual layers in particular, which occur during production, can negatively affect the properties of the plastic.

Royal Mail Plans 50 New Postal Drone Routes

Royal Mail plans to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority approval, as part of a new partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company.