19 Sep 2017

Sorting molecules with DNA robots
Imagine a robot that could help you tidy your home: roving about, sorting stray socks into the laundry and dirty dishes into the dishwasher. While such a practical helper may still be the stuff of science fiction, scientists have developed an autonomous molecular machine that can perform similar tasks—at the nanoscale.
18 Sep 2017

Ioxus View of the Supercapacitor Business
This article covers IDTechEx's recent interview with members of Ioxus staff.
18 Sep 2017

New Zealand leads world in zero emission renewable grid electricity
New Zealand leads the world in zero emission renewable grid electricity now at 85%. With a nice balance between geothermal, hydroelectric, unusually continuous wind power and some solar, the country has less intermittency of green power than most.
18 Sep 2017

Peel-and-go printable structures fold themselves
As 3-D printing has become a mainstream technology, industry and academic researchers have been investigating printable structures that will fold themselves into useful three-dimensional shapes when heated or immersed in water.
18 Sep 2017

New microchip technology could be used to track smart pills
Researchers have developed a prototype miniature medical device that could ultimately be used in "smart pills" to diagnose and treat diseases.
18 Sep 2017

World's largest electric vehicle
A Swiss consortium of companies is constructing the largest electric vehicle in the world - in record time.
15 Sep 2017

Converting waste toilet paper into electricity
Chemists have published the first techno-economic analysis of converting waste toilet paper into electricity.
15 Sep 2017

New spin on 3D printing with build rates 30 times faster
Titomic Kinetic Fusion puts a new spin on 3D printing with build rates 30 times faster than the largest commercial 3D printing equipment available.
15 Sep 2017

Energy independent electric vehicles: amazing new developments
As the world's first conference on Energy Independent Electric Vehicles approaches on September 27-28 in the Technical University of Delft Netherlands, key players, all of whom are speaking at the event, have been announcing some remarkable new developments.
14 Sep 2017

Renewables and EVs: Japan and New Zealand compared
No, not what you thought. Japan has very dirty power generation with renewables stuck at around 10% for two decades then rising last year to approach 15%. New Zealand has now powered up from 80 to 85% renewables feeding its grid - around the figures of Iceland and Norway.
14 Sep 2017

Innovation could mean flexible batteries for pacemakers
While the findings show that there are many advantages in the medical world, the organic storage device could also provide solutions in wearable electronics and portable electronic devices, making these more flexible.
14 Sep 2017

Chinese rescue another electric laggard: Fiat Chrysler?
Analyst IDTechEx has long appraised the auto industry as consisting of those leading the move to pure electric powertrains such as Tesla, Renault + Nissan, Yutong and BYD of China, those only recently giving it major emphasis such as Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen (under duress) and Daimler and those almost in denial such as Fiat Chrysler, Mazda and Suzuki, their pure electric activity being more of a gesture than a serious activity.
14 Sep 2017

Crop planted, tended and harvested autonomously in world first
The ground-breaking Hands Free Hectare which aimed to be the first in the world to plant, tend and harvest a crop with only autonomous vehicles and drones, has come to an end after a successful harvest.
13 Sep 2017

Make Electricity Where You Need It
While grid load from electric vehicles is expected to rise in the near future. Engineers are already looking for solutions to make electric vehicles function independently of the grid.
13 Sep 2017

Electric Vehicles About to Leap in Range Again
This article covers different electric vehicles under development.
13 Sep 2017

New Supercapacitor Applications
This article suggests supercapacitor market growth could be aided by exploiting its unique properties.
13 Sep 2017

Novel 3-D printed high-performance polymer
Researchers have created a novel way to 3-D print the type of high-temperature polymeric materials commonly used to insulate space craft and satellites from extreme heat and cold. Previously, the polyimide could be made only in sheets.
13 Sep 2017

AI technology to help prevent blindness
It could soon be easier to prevent blindness in the 1.7 million Australians living with diabetes thanks to the successful trial of a world first artificial intelligence-driven technology in Perth.
13 Sep 2017

New way to make dissolving electronics
Researchers have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere.