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ABB pioneers cable protection solution from discarded ocean fishing nets
An estimated one million tonnes of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), the equivalent of 50,000 double-decker buses, litter the world’s oceans every year, endangering marine life as a major source of ocean plastic pollution.To help address dangerous marine pollution, ABB Installation Products pioneered industry-leading cable protection crafted from 50% recycle-based polyamide using primarily recovered fishing nets.
IDTechEx experts discuss battery innovation
Energy is a universally familiar concept, but how it is stored may not be. Battery innovation underpins many sectors, including electric vehicles, sustainability, and renewable energy. In a recent episode of its technology podcast 'Tomorrow's Tech with IDTechEx', IDTechEx energy experts discussed the various uses for batteries, with Research Director Alex Holland explaining how the market is set for greater success in the near future, with innova...
Global auto industry faces EV sale crisis
Millions of EVs on the market are facing the prospect of going unsold as the global auto industry prepares for an EV sale crisis.
Quantum electronics breakthrough sparks new debates
An international research team, led by the University of Göttingen, has experimentally shown that electrons in double-layer graphene, found naturally, behave as if they are massless, akin to the manner in which light travels, opening possibilities for quantum electronics.
Acer pledges to collect 50 tonnes of plastic environment
Echoing this year’s Earth Day theme of “Planet vs Plastics”, Acer has partnered with Plastic Bank and has pledged to collect and recycle at least 50 tonnes of plastic waste from the environment in 2024.
London Climate Technology Show
Following the resounding success of its previous editions, the highly anticipated London Climate Technology Show is poised to make its triumphant return to ExCeL London from November 27th to 28th, 2024.
Farnell announces major environmental award
On Earth Day, Farnell has announced that it has received the Greener Path Landfill Diversion Award in recognition of exceptional environmental performance within the company’s waste and recycling operation.
Streamlining energy harvesting product development for battery-free IoT
Silicon Labs unveiled its xG22E family of Wireless SoCs, marking the company’s first product line engineered specifically for ultra-low power applications that include battery-free, energy-harvesting capabilities.
UK Government pilots new AI regulation and innovation scheme
A new AI regulation and innovation pilot scheme, launched 22nd April and backed by close to £2 million in government funding, will link up AI with digital innovators and regulators to strengthen how they work together to bring forward new breakthroughs.
Navitas and Virtual Forest advance net-zero in agriculture
Navitas Semiconductor, the pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry specialist in GaN power ICs and SiC technology, has announced that Virtual Forest, one of India’s leading electronics design companies specialising in motor control and human interface technologies for consumer appliances, fluid movement, and mobility, has adopted its GaNFast power integrated circuits (IC) technology for a zero-emission, powerful ...