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Energy-collecting windows is one step closer to reality

Researchers are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high-tech silicon nanoparticles.

An on/off-road, full-suspension electric folding bike

MOAR is a new fat ebike design on the market with both front and rear suspensions.

Tricky landing uses fuzzy logic

The buzzword in drone research is autonomous — having the unmanned aerial vehicle do most or all of its own flying.

3D printed Oscars statuettes

In 2015 the Academy sought to return to the original process of lost wax cast bronze for reasons of tradition and quality.

UK draws up laws for autonomous vehicles

New insurance rules for self-driving cars and measures to improve provision of electric vehicle charge points have been introduced in the UK as part of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill.

Waste silicon sawdust recycled into anode for lithium-ion battery

Researchers have created a high performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries using waste silicon sawdust.

Living sensors at your fingertips

Engineers and biologists have teamed up to design a new "living material" — a tough, stretchy, biocompatible sheet of hydrogel injected with live cells that are genetically programmed to light up in the presence of certain chemicals.

Liquid metal nano printing set to revolutionise electronics

A new technique using liquid metals to create integrated circuits that are just atoms thick could lead to the next big advance for electronics.

A report from Batterieforum Deutschland 2017: Part 3 (Stationary ES)

Stationary energy storage can prove to be the Cinderella of battery markets. From the 25th to the 27th January around 300 stakeholders in the battery business gathered in Berlin to discuss why is Germany not building its own gigafactories yet. The fifth edition of Batterieforum Deutschland, the prime event organised to foster a Li-ion battery ecosystem in Germany, took place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel near Potsdamer Platz, with three topics as the main sources of engagement for the attendees: battery manufacturing in Germany, advanced Li-ion chemistries, and stationary storage. The event was organised by KLiB, a public-private partnership of the German government and some national battery stakeholders. In this premium article, we will focus on stationary storage.

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies

IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Bryony Core interviewed Dr Jason Jones, Founder and CEO of Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies to learn more about the AMBIT Tool Head.

San Diego to become America's smartest city

San Diego is affectionately known as America's finest city, but the Southern California metropolis will soon become America's smartest city.

Printable solar cells just got a little closer

This alternative solar technology could lead to low-cost, printable solar panels capable of turning nearly any surface into a power generator.

Agricultural robot may be game changer for crop growers, breeders

A semiautonomous robot may soon be roaming agricultural fields gathering and transmitting real-time data about the growth and development of crops, information that crop breeders -- and eventually farmers -- can use to identify the genetic traits in plants likely to produce the greatest yields.

Collaboration on printed electronics research and application

DuPont Electronics & Communications and Holst Centre have announced the third extension of their successful long-term collaboration, which is focused on advanced materials for the printed electronics industry.

UPS tests residential delivery via drone launched from vehicle

UPS has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.

Team Penske and Stratasys form technical partnership

Team Penske announced that it has formed a technical partnership with Stratasys Ltd, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company.

GeSiM

IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed GeSiM Sales & Marketing Manager Dr Hendrik Fiehn on February 24, 2017. GeSiM is a micromachining company with expertise in sub-microliter liquid handing.

Aleph Objects

IDTechEx Analyst Dr Bryony Core spoke with Ben Malouf, Director of Marketing at Aleph Objects - Makers of LulzBot 3D Printers to find out about their recent developments.

Shell launches its first hydroge refuelling station in the UK

Shell announces the launch of its first hydrogen refuelling station in the UK at its Cobham service station on the M25.

Six-legged robots faster than nature-inspired gait

Researchers have discovered a faster and more efficient gait, never observed in nature, for six-legged robots walking on flat ground. Bio-inspired gaits - less efficient for robots - are used by real insects since they have adhesive pads to walk in three dimensions.