Background
7 Oct 2020

ReWalk Robotics
The company's ReStore ExoSuit is a powered, lightweight soft exo-suit intended for use in the rehabilitation of persons with lower limb disability due to stroke. It was first created at Harvard's Wyss Institute and is made of a soft wrap that is placed around the lower leg.
7 Oct 2020

Project Olympus Plans to 3D Print on the Moon
ICON has been awarded a government Small Business Innovation Research contract including funding from NASA to begin research and development of a space-based construction system that could support future exploration of the Moon.
7 Oct 2020

New Zealand's First Floating Solar Array Unveiled
New Zealand's largest— and only floating - solar array has been installed on an Auckland wastewater lake.
7 Oct 2020

Versius at Frimley Health to Give More Patients Keyhole Surgery
CMR Surgical Ltd announced the introduction of Versius, a next-generation surgical robot at Frimley Health. Frimley Health is a well-established surgical robotics centre and has become the first hospital in the UK to use Versius in Urology, as well as in Colorectal surgery, expanding the number of patients receiving the benefits of robotic assisted minimal access surgery.
7 Oct 2020

World First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight
ZeroAvia has completed the world first hydrogen fuel cell powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. ZeroAvia's achievement is the first step to realising the transformational possibilities of moving from fossil fuels to zero-emission hydrogen as the primary energy source for commercial aviation.
Background
6 Oct 2020

Seoul National University - Soft Robotics Research Center
Researchers at Seoul National University's Soft Robotics Research Center have developed a soft upper limb mobile exoskeleton for upper limb rehabilitation.
Background
6 Oct 2020

MyoMo
Myomo has developed MyoPro, a powered orthosis (brace) that may help restore function in arms and hands paralyzed by a stroke, brachial plexus injury (BPI), cerebral palsy or other neuromuscular disease or injury.
Background
6 Oct 2020

Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at CEA research centre in France implanted two electrodes in a tetraplegic person's brain. The patient was then able to walk and control both arms of a four limb tethered (supported from above) exoskeleton using this neuroprosthetic.
Full profile interview
6 Oct 2020

OCSiAl
OCSiAl are leading producers of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). IDTechEx spoke with Nikolay Moskvitin (Senior Market Analyst).
Full profile interview
6 Oct 2020

Sightec
Sightec's technology provides drones the ability to analyse what they see and respond in real time, without the need to rely on external resources - such as RF communication and other onboard sensors. IDTechEx spoke with Assaf Shechner, VP of Products
External press release
6 Oct 2020

Hino Trucks Announces "Project Z" - Paving the Path to Zero Emissions
Hino Trucks announced, Project Z, the company's development path to zero emissions vehicles, ranging from class 4 to class 8. The live virtual event showcased the most comprehensive line-up of zero emissions trucks, partnering with technology leaders in advanced electrification drive systems.
External press release
6 Oct 2020

RWE U.S. Onshore Wind Farm Cranell Starts Commercial Operation
RWE continues to expand its renewables portfolio in North America, one of the company's strategy focus markets: Cranell wind farm, a 220-megawatt (MW) project, located in Refugio County, Texas, has achieved commercial operation.
External press release
6 Oct 2020

Hitachi & Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Announce Strategic Partnership
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Hitachi team up to launch integrated insurance-based offerings for the digital era.
External press release
6 Oct 2020

RadarGlass - From Vehicle Headlight to Radar Transceiver
As a result of modern Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, the use of radar technology has become indispensable for the automotive sector. A wide range of systems for adaptive speed control, lane-change support, collision avoidance, and pedestrian and cyclist detection has paved the way for autonomous driving.
5 Oct 2020

Regional Development of Solid-State Batteries
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market has driven the development, manufacture and sales of batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries. In the meantime, a number of companies are betting on the next big energy storage technologies. Solid-state batteries are one of them.
5 Oct 2020

Harvesting Energy from Wind When Walking
Most of the wind available on land is too gentle to push commercial wind turbine blades, but now researchers in China have designed a kind of "tiny wind turbine" that can scavenge wind energy from breezes as little as those created by a brisk walk.
5 Oct 2020

Using Wearable Technology to Prevent Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are a painful and expensive medical problem, and people who suffer from kidney stones once are likely to experience them a second time. Recurrence can often be prevented if patients increase urine output by increasing the amount of water that they drink. Though this may seem easy, fewer than 50% of people who have suffered from kidney stones are able to drink the recommended amount of fluids.
5 Oct 2020

Tool Helps Clear Biases from Computer Vision
Researchers have developed a tool that flags potential biases in sets of images used to train artificial intelligence systems. The work is part of a larger effort to remedy and prevent the biases that have crept into AI systems that influence everything from credit services to courtroom sentencing programs.
Background
4 Oct 2020

Huber+Suhner
At the recent ChargedEVs event, Huber+Suhner showcased their high power charging cable technology for electric vehicles.
4 Oct 2020

The Next Stage of the Electricity Grid
The electricity market is evolving to allow a higher integration of variable energy sources and a new class of devices is approaching the market to satisfy this necessity.