20 Jul 2020

Mobile Robot Cleaner Takes Production Hygiene to a Higher Level
Production lines and hygiene zones have to be spotlessly clean. And absolute cleanliness is critical wherever food is processed and medical instruments are handled. Now researchers have come up with a mobile cleaning device that sanitizes equipment and production spaces standards in a reproducible way.
20 Jul 2020

Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Battery Reduces Costs not Performance
For decades, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate cobalt from the high-energy batteries that power electronic devices, due to its high cost and the human rights ramifications of its mining. But past attempts haven't lived up to the performance standards of batteries with cobalt.
20 Jul 2020

Record Conversion for Perovskite Solar Cells
A team of researchers has created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2.
Topic overview
18 Jul 2020

Autonomous mobility for tractors or high-power agricultural vehicles
Autonomous mobility for large tractors or high-power agricultural vehicles
Full profile interview
17 Jul 2020

Raynergy Tek
Raynergy Tek is a speciality chemical company based in Taiwan. They manufacture commercial quantities of semiconducting materials for organic photovoltaic (OPV) and organic photodiode (OPD) applications. This profile is based on a discussion with Raynergy Tek CEO Dr. Phoebe Tan on July 9 2020.
17 Jul 2020

15 States and the District of Columbia to Accelerate Electrification
15 states and the District of Columbia announced a joint memorandum of understanding, committing to work collaboratively to advance and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including large pickup trucks and vans, delivery trucks, box trucks, school and transit buses, and long-haul delivery trucks. The goal is to ensure that 100 percent of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be zero emission vehicles by 2050 with an interim target of 30 percent zero- emission vehicle sales by 2030.
External press release
17 Jul 2020

Report Reveals UK at the Forefront of 3D Printing
Businesses in the UK filed more additive manufacturing patent applications in Europe over the last decade - a sign that investment in additive manufacturing remains strong.
External press release
17 Jul 2020

MagnaChip Expands High Frame Rate DDIC Product Line for OLED
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced an expansion of the company's High Frame Rate OLED DDIC product line for smartphones with the introduction of new DDIC products.
External press release
17 Jul 2020

Evonik Opens New Technology Centre for 3D Printing in the USA
Evonik is further expanding its business in the area of additive manufacturing. The specialty chemicals company has opened a new technology center for 3D printing in Austin, Texas.
Background
16 Jul 2020

Amo Green
Amo Green is developing nano Ag pressure less sintering paste. Their product was showcased in Nurenberg Power Electronics show in May 2019.
Update
16 Jul 2020

Toyo Chem
Toyo Chem work within ag nano. The particles are only 10nm in diameter therefore it is really a nano solution.
Background
16 Jul 2020

Medtrum Technologies
Medtrum Technologies are a Chinese company commercialising diabetes management devices including CGM and insulin pumps. This profile looks at their activity over the last decade.
Full profile interview
16 Jul 2020

Hololight
Hololight offer products for AR headsets for CAD design and engineering. IDTechex talked to Chief Marketing Officer Luis Bollinger
16 Jul 2020

The Fall and Rise of Metal Additive Manufacturing
There is little doubt that additive manufacturing will become a key enabling technology across a wide range of sectors. Over the past few years revenues have grown, notable new entrants have emerged, investments have been significant, and material portfolios broadened.
16 Jul 2020

Printed Sensors: A $3.6 Billion Market Driven by Diversity
When considering the prospects of an emerging technology, it is easy to make broad-brush claims. For example, stating that 'greater numbers of connected devices, commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), will increase demand for printed sensors' seems an uncontroversial statement.
16 Jul 2020

Merging Solar Cell, Liquid Battery Produces Long-Lasting Solar Storage
Chemists have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.
16 Jul 2020

Join the IDTechEx Webinar 30 July - Smart Textiles: Market Trends
A detailed list of over 60 different application areas which e-textile products have been developed for; Market data around current market size by product type and market sector; Overview of project/product maturity by application area; and Discussion of the best strategies and market forecasts for the sector into the next decade.
16 Jul 2020

Artificial Retina Restores Vision in Blind Rats
An international team of scientists has developed a new nanoparticle-based artificial retina prosthesis that can be injected into the eye.
16 Jul 2020

Could Drones Deliver Packages More Efficiently by Hopping on the Bus?
One-click purchases and instant delivery have helped fuel the growth of e-commerce, but this convenience has come at the cost of increased traffic congestion, longer commute times, and strained urban communities.
15 Jul 2020

How Will COVID-19 Diagnostic Technologies Evolve in the Post-Lockdown
While the COVID-19 outbreak continues to rise in some countries, many others have successfully brought down the number of daily new cases and reproduction number. European countries have loosened the general lockdown, such as Germany, Spain, and UK. Gone together with the quarantine are the huge daily COVID-19 testing numbers.