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Bitsensing: Smart Wellness Applications

bitsensing is a Korean startup developing high-resolution radar technology for smart city applications including automotive and healthcare.

Woebot Health

Woebot Health is a digital health company focused on solving the problem of access in mental health.

Black Semiconductor

Black Semiconductor is a spin-out company from the research institute AMO commercializing graphene-enabled optoelectronics. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Daniel Schall (CEO).

Trends in Materials for EV Batteries: More Nickel, Less Pack

Exploring trends in the change of the cathode chemistry; EV cell energy density; reduction of battery pack materials weight; and strategies of EV auto makers.

Brand New IDTechEx Report: Sustainable Alternative Fuels 2021-2031

By 2026, demand for sustainable aviation fuels could reach over 3.5 billion litres. Find out more in the brand new IDTechEx report, "Sustainable Alternative Fuels 2021-2031" - biofuels, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuels, e-fuels, green ammonia, technologies, players, markets.

Artificial Intelligence Against Marine Litter

Floating sea macro-litter is a threat to the conservation of marine ecosystems worldwide. The largest density of floating litter is in the great ocean gyres -systems of circular currents that spin and catch litter- but the polluting waste is abundant in coastal waters and semi closed seas such as the Mediterranean.

Flexible Crystal Paves Way for Efficient Bendable Electronics

A team of researchers has developed a new material, that when electricity is applied to it, can flex and bend forty times more than its competitors, opening the way to better micro machines.

CRISPR Tech Targets Human Genome's Complex Code

Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle. Researchers have achieved something of the sort with a new genome editing tool that targets the supporting players in a cell's nucleus that package DNA and aid gene expression. Their work opens the door to new therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Signs of Burnout can be Detected in Sweat

We've all felt stressed at some point, whether in our personal or professional lives or in response to exceptional circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic. But until now there has been no way to quantify stress levels in an objective manner.

CelePixel

CelePixel is an early stage company Chinese company that is developing event-based vision sensors.

Plastic Logic

Plastic Logic manufacturers flexible electrophoretic displays (EPDs) that are driven using an OTFT backplane. They have recently established a manufacturing facility in Taiwan, received new investment, and launched the only flexible color EPD.

Hyundai Unveils TIGER Ultimate Mobility Vehicle Concept

Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER, the company's second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle and the first designed to be uncrewed. The transforming intelligent ground excursion robot is designed to carry various types of payload while traveling over challenging terrain.

Highview Power Closes Growth Capital Funding Round with $70 Million

This round of funding enables Highview Power to continue its aggressive global expansion and rapidly moves additional projects into the commercialization phase. There was tremendous demand for the company's long duration energy storage solution in 2020, and Highview Power is entering the new year with a late-stage pipeline of over 4GWh of projects across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. This is in addition to the current 700MWh of projects currently under development.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Ambulance for London This Year

The project, named ZERRO for Zero Emission Rapid Response Operations ambulance, is funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles and aims to deliver a prototype zero emission ambulance for the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust by autumn this year.

Oura

Oura is a Finnish company that have commercialized the Oura Ring, a smart wearable with multiple sensors for health tracking.

Roartis

Roartis is a electronic resin and adhesive manufacturer, predominantly specialising in electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs). Technology analyst, Thomas Lynch of IDTechEx spoke to founder and CEO, Jochen Schuermans.

Kinsa

Kinsa is a start up that has developed a connected thermometer which, in a network, functions as an early warning system for outbreaks of contagious disease.

Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for US Market

Toyota Motor North America announced plans to debut in the US market this year, three new electrified models - two BEVs and a PHEV.

Surgical Robots Revolutionise Prostate Cancer Treatment

Researchers have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer, which affects one in nine men in the United States. Using a lifelike model, the team demonstrated that the surgical robot could not only remove the prostate gland and tissues through the urethra, but also accomplish the difficult step of suturing the bladder to the urethra.

Silicon Anode Structure Generates Potential for Li-Ion Batteries

New research has identified a specific building block that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. The unique properties of the structure was built using nanoparticle technology,.