Industry News

June 2024
European Upcycled Energy Storage Leader Libattion Raises 14 million

European Upcycled Energy Storage Leader Libattion Raises 14 million

­Libattion, a fast-growing, leading-edge company offering stationary energy storage solutions from upcycled electric vehicle batteries, has secured a total of €14 million from four international investors. The high level of interest by investors is based on the increasing demand for green battery storage sy
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06/28/2024
Nexperia to Invest 200 Million USD in Hamburg

Nexperia to Invest 200 Million USD in Hamburg

­Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia announced plans to invest USD 200 million (appx. 184 million Euros) to develop the next generation of wide bandgap semiconductors (WBG) such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), and to establish production infrastructure at the Hamburg site. At the sa
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06/28/2024
Feon Energy Secures $6.1M Seed Round for Electrolyte Innovation and Achieves UN 38.3 Certification for Li-Metal Batteries

Wenxiao Huang, co-founder, and CEO of Feon Energy

­Feon Energy, an advanced battery electrolyte startup spun out of Stanford University, announced the recent closing of a $6.1 million seed round that will enable the development of next-gen batteries. The round was led by Fine Structure Ventures, with participation from Eight Roads, Foothill Ventures, MassVentures, EP
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06/28/2024
ClassOne Technology Delivers First Solstice S4 Single-Wafer Processing System to Analog Devices

Daniel Burlingame, managing director of ADI’s manufacturing operations and general manager of the Beaverton fab

­ClassOne Technology, a leading global provider of advanced electroplating and wet processing tools for microelectronics manufacturing, announced it has delivered the first of two Solstice® S4 single-wafer processing systems ordered by Analog Devices, Inc. to its Beaverton, Ore., facility. The fo
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06/27/2024
NYPA Expands EV Fast-charging Network in Adirondack Park and Capital District

NYPA Expands EV Fast-charging Network in Adirondack Park and Capital District

­The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has expanded upstate fast-charging options in advance of the busy summer travel season, making it easier and more convenient to drive an electric vehicle (EV) on the Northway (I-87) in the Adirondack Park and in the Capital Region. The additional locations extend New York St
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06/27/2024
WEVC Reveals Production-Ready eCV1 Electric Light Commercial Vehicle with New Luton-Style Wide Body

WEVC Reveals Production-Ready eCV1 Electric Light Commercial Vehicle with New Luton-Style Wide Body

­Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC), a pioneer in the design, engineering, and manufacture of low-to-medium volume EVs, both under its own brand and for third parties, today reveals its production-ready eCV1 electric light commercial vehicle, now with a revised body style for even greater carrying capacity.    Following extensive
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06/26/2024
Integrals Power Accelerates Development of More Sustainable Supply Chain to Meet Rising Worldwide Demand for Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries

Integrals Power Accelerates Development of More Sustainable Supply Chain to Meet Rising Worldwide Demand for Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries

­Integrals Power is accelerating the development and establishment of a more sustainable, more robust, and more transparent supply chain for cathode active materials used in Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries. The market share of LFP batteries in electric vehicle applications has already risen to 40%2&n
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06/26/2024
GE Vernova Secures Milestone Gas Turbine and Services Order for Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 Power Plants in Saudi Arabia

GE Vernova Secures Milestone Gas Turbine and Services Order for Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 Power Plants in Saudi Arabia

­GE Vernova, Inc. announced it has secured an order for six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7E.03 gas turbines from the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. (SEPCOIII), for two new power plants: Taiba 1 located in the western region of Saudi Arabia, ar
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06/24/2024
Controlling Electronics with Light: The Magnetite Breakthrough

Physicist Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL

­“Some time ago, we showed that it is possible to induce an inverse phase transition in magnetite,” says physicist Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL. “It’s as if you took water and you could turn it into ice by putting energy into it with a laser. This is counterintuitive as normally to freeze water yo
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06/24/2024
USTC Integrates Wafer-Scale 2D Materials and Metal Electrodes with van der Waals Contacts

Illustration of electrode transfer and the all-stacking method.

­A research team led by Prof. ZENG Hualing, Prof. QIAO Zhenhua, and Prof. SHAO Xiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved progress in studying van der Waals (vdW) contacts for two-dimensional (2D) electrical devices. Th
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06/24/2024
Towards Error-Free Quantum Computing: A Symbolic Model Checking Approach to Verify Quantum Circuits

The proposed model-checking approach can be used for the specification and verification of quantum circuits with their desired properties.

­Quantum computing is a rapidly growing technology that utilizes the laws of quantum physics to solve complex computational problems that are extremely difficult for classical computing. Researchers worldwide have developed many quantum algorithms to take advantage of quantum computing, demonstrating significant im
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06/24/2024
Sager Electronics and Littelfuse Sign Distribution Agreement

Crystal Sensenbrenner, Vice President of North American Sales for Littelfuse

­Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power, and Electromechanical products and custom solutions provider, today announced the addition of Littelfuse to its line card, including their brand of Hartland Controls products. Littelfuse is a diversified industrial technology ma
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06/24/2024
Mobix Labs Collaborates to Develop Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient 5G Base Station Solutions

Fabian Battaglia, CEO of Mobix Labs

­Mobix Labs Inc. announced a strategic partnership with TalkingHeads Wireless (THW) to develop a new generation of cost-effective, energy-efficient 5G base stations. THW’s 5G radio solution uses AI technology to optimize tower energy consumption, while Mobix Labs’ broad portfolio of products in
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06/21/2024
Renesas Completes Acquisition of Transphorm

Chris Allexandre, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Power at Renesas

­Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of Transphorm, Inc., a global leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, as of June 20, 2024. With the closing of the acquisition now completed, Renesas will immediately start offering GaN-based power products an
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06/20/2024
Rice Lab Achieves Major Gains in Perovskite Solar Cell Stability

Aditya Mohite is Rice University’s William M. Rice Trustee Professor, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and faculty director of the Rice Engineering Initiative for Energy Transition and Sustainability. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

­Solar power is not only the fastest growing energy technology in recent history but also one of the cheapest energy sources and the most impactful in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A Rice University study featured on the cover of today’s issue of S
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06/19/2024
Hofer Powertrain Redefines Battery Development Standards, Eliminating one Sample Phase

Innovative development and testing approaches enable high-maturity, safe, and efficient high-performance batteries

­With a strong development approach, hofer powertrain, a development and technology partner for efficient drivetrain solutions, is setting new standards in battery development. Through a deep understanding and seamless interplay of thermal, mechanical, and safety design, the company enables OEMs and battery de
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Date:
06/19/2024
Sunmaxx PVT and Oxford PV Produce the World's Most Efficient and 100% European-Made Solar PVT Module

Sunmaxx PVT and Oxford PV Produce the World's Most Efficient and 100% European-Made Solar PVT Module

­Sunmaxx PVT, a leading developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic-thermal solar modules, and Oxford PV, a producer of high-efficiency tandem solar cells, announced the launch of “Solar Hammer,” the most innovative solar PVT module to date. This partnership marks the first use of perovskite-on-silicon tandem so
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06/19/2024
TDK Successfully Developed a Material for Solid-State Batteries with 100-Times Higher Energy Density

TDK successfully developed a material for solid-state batteries with 100-times higher energy density

­TDK Corporation successfully developed a material for CeraCharge, a next-generation solid-state battery with an energy density of 1,000 Wh/L, approximately 100 times greater than the energy density of TDK’s conventional solid-state battery. TDK’s technology is aimed at a solution that can be utilized i
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06/17/2024
New Computer Chips Show Promise for Reducing Energy Footprint of Artificial Intelligence

Sieun Chae, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, Oregon State University

­An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard. As the use of artificial intelligence soars, so does the amount of energy it requires. Projections show arti
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06/17/2024
New Study Offers a Better Way to Make AI Fairer for Everyone

New Study Offers a Better Way to Make AI Fairer for Everyone

­In a new paper, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stevens Institute of Technology show a new way of thinking about the fair impacts of AI decisions. They draw on a well-established tradition known as social welfare optimization, which aims to make decisions fairer by focusing on the ov
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Date:
06/17/2024
Researchers use Large Language Models to Help Robots Navigate

Researchers use Large Language Models to Help Robots Navigate

­Someday, you may want your home robot to carry a load of dirty clothes downstairs and deposit them in the washing machine in the far-left corner of the basement. The robot will need to combine your instructions with its visual observations to determine the steps it should take to complete this task. For an AI age
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Date:
06/17/2024
Report: Jet-Powered Biofuel is Weighed Down by Pollution and Loopholes

Lead photo: An ethanol facility in the U.S. Midwest. Photo by iStockphoto.

­Four hours north of New Orleans, in Columbia, Louisiana, a company called Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) is hoping to build an enormous refinery that would transform trees into jet fuel. The first large-scale factory of its kind, the $2.5 billion project is an example of one of the fastest-growing segments of th
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06/14/2024
From Wearables to Swallowables: USC Engineering Researchers Create GPS-like Smart Pills with AI

From Wearables to Swallowables: USC Engineering Researchers Create GPS-like Smart Pills with AI

­Imagine finding your location without GPS. Now apply this to tracking an item in the body. This has been the challenge with tracking “smart” pills – pills equipped with smart sensors–once swallowed. At the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, innovations in wearable electronics and AI have led to the de
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Date:
06/13/2024
Energy Harvesting Tech Transforms IoT and Consumer Electronics with Sustainable Power, says GlobalData

Saurabh Daga, Project Manager of Disruptive Tech at GlobalData

­Energy harvesting technologies are set to transform IoT and consumer electronics by providing sustainable, efficient, and innovative power solutions. These advancements aim to significantly reduce reliance on traditional batteries, addressing environmental concerns and enhancing device performance. By offering ec
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Date:
06/13/2024
Crystal Battery Pioneer theion Opens Tech Centre in Berlin

theion Chairman Dr Gerhard Cromme opens the new Tech Centre together with the board

­Berlin-based battery company theion has opened its new Tech Centre in the science and technology park, Adlershof, one of Germany’s largest tech clusters, where its game-changing crystal batteries are being developed.  theion’s battery innovation is based on sulfur – a material available
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Date:
06/13/2024
Unleashing the Power of Metamaterials to Improve MRI Imaging

Left: Various form-fitting coils are positioned on the MRI bed, designed to closely conform to diverse anatomical sites, enhancing MRI performance wirelessly and passively. Right: The cross-sectional view of a series of circular coaxially-shielded resonators with varying diameters....

­In recent years, the field of metamaterials has experienced substantial growth, revealing exciting potential, especially in advancing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. Three new studies led by Dr. Xin Zhang, a BU College of Engineering Distinguished Professor and a professor at the BU Ph
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06/13/2024
Metal Alloys That Can Take the Heat

Researchers have developed a tool to predict how new high-entropy alloys will behave under high-temperature oxidative environments. Development of new alloys is important for the aerospace and nuclear power industries.

­Cooks love stainless steel for its durability, rust resistance and even cooking when heated. But few know the secret that makes stainless steel so popular. It’s the metal chromium in stainless steel, which reacts with oxygen in the air to form a stable and protective thin coating for protecting the steel un
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06/13/2024
SETI Institute Launches Groundbreaking Technosignature Science and Technology

New, first-of-its-kind grants program aimed at advancing technosignature science and technology.

­The SETI Institute is announcing the launch of a pioneering grants program dedicated to advancing technosignature science. This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to support innovative research addressing criti-cal observational, theoretical, and technical questions in the search for technosig-natures that co
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06/13/2024
Maris Tech Collaborates with LightPath for AI-Ready Infrared Cameras

Israel Bar, CEO of Maris-Tech

­Maris-Tech Ltd. announced a collaboration with LightPath's in which Maris-tech integrated critical firmware and hardware to support AI algorithms embedded in LightPath's infrared cameras, completing a significant step in the evolution of LightPath's technology with the support of AI accelerated hardware, software and a
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06/12/2024
AI Strategy May Promise Broader Use of Portable, Robotic Exoskeletons

Artificial Intelligence Strategy May Promise More Widespread Use of Portable Robotic Exoskeletons — on Earth and in Space

­Safer, more efficient movements for factory workers and astronauts, and improved mobility for people with disabilities could someday become a more widespread reality, thanks to new research published June 12 in the journal “Nature.” Called “exoskeletons,” wearable robotic frameworks for the human
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06/12/2024
Strongest Nuclear Battery is Revealed by US Company

CEO of Infinity Power LLC, Jae W. Kwon

­Infinity Power in San Diego County, California, has successfully developed a very powerful and long-lasting nuclear battery that harvests decay energy from radioisotopes, under strong support from the US Department of Defense. It has been demonstrated that over 60% of overall efficiency is attained. Compared to
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06/11/2024
Hofer Powertrain and ETH Zurich Initiate Innovative GaN Multilevel Inverter Development Project

Development of a new, optimized, and highly efficient three-level GaN inverter that utilizes adaptive gate drivers and enables even lower switching losses than before

­hofer powertrain announced the commencement of a groundbreaking research project in collaboration with ETH Zurich, focusing on the development of a state-of-the-art multilevel Gallium Nitride (GaN) traction inverter. Supported by a prestigious funding from Innosuisse, the Swiss Agency of Innovation Promotion, wh
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06/11/2024
Sustainable Battery Technology: Innovations in Design, Manufacturing, and Fault Detection

Various fault detection methods for batteries

­In an era where sustainable energy is paramount, a groundbreaking study provides critical insights into battery health management. It meticulously examines the design, optimization, fault detection, and recycling of Lithium-ion, Lead Acid, and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries—crucial components for th
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Date:
06/11/2024
Making Remanufacturing Profitable

Johan Vogt Duberg, new doctor of technology at Linköping University.

­Returning end-of-life products to as-new condition is called remanufacturing and can be an essential element in a circular economy. But for more industrial companies to take an interest in it, remanufacturing needs to be economically viable. In a doctoral thesis from Linköping University, Johan Vogt Duberg ha
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06/11/2024
Renewable Energy to Dominate Italy's Power Generation Mix by 2035, Says GlobalData

Renewable Energy to Dominate Italy's Power Generation Mix by 2035, Says GlobalData

­The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a profound impact on the global energy market. The over reliance of European nations on Russian fossil fuels has posed a significant challenge to supply security. Italy, as one of the largest importers of natural gas, sourced 40% of its gas from Russia until 2021. However, in
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Date:
06/10/2024
Applied EV selects CISSOID's SiC Inverter Control Module to Drive Autonomous Vehicle Electric Motors

On-road & Off-road Blanc Robots, Applied EV’s Software Defined Machines.

­Applied EV, a leader in vehicle control system technologies for Software Defined Machines™, announced today they have selected CISSOID's new CXT-ICM3SA series of Silicon Carbide Inverter Control Modules (ICMs) to drive their latest generation of autonomous vehicle E-motors. Dedicated to the E-mobility market, CI
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06/10/2024
Researchers Make Big Strides with Superman-Inspired Imager Chip

Researchers, including electrical engineering graduate student Walter Sosa Portillo BS’21 (left) and Dr. Kenneth K. O, have made advances to miniaturize an imager chip inspired by Superman’s X-ray vision for handheld mobile devices.

­Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Seoul National University have developed an imager chip inspired by Superman’s X-ray vision that could be used in mobile devices to make it possible to detect objects inside packages or behind walls. Chip-enabled cellphones might be used to find stud
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06/10/2024
Yokogawa Acquires BaxEnergy, a Provider of Renewable Energy Management Solutions

Simone Massaro, CEO of BaxEnergy

­Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has acquired BaxEnergy, a leading provider of renewable energy management solutions (REMS). This acquisition will provide Yokogawa with a proven range of solutions that have already been adopted by major power companies throughout Europe. It will make these av
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Date:
06/06/2024
Sugar Land, Texas, Begins Approval Process for $146M 'Rapid Start' Power Plant to Enhance Grid Resilience

Sugar Land, Texas Mayor Joe Zimmerman

­Sugar Land, Texas, has approved a land lease to start the process of building a $146M power generation plant with an output capacity of at least 135 megawatts, designed to restore lost power within minutes, regardless of weather. Facilitated by Sugar Land Economic Development and Tourism (SLOEDT), the devel
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06/06/2024
Geely Auto Gears up NEV Transformation and Innovation with Long-Term SiC Supply Agreement and Joint Lab with STMicroelectronics

Geely Auto Gears up NEV Transformation and Innovation with Long-Term SiC Supply Agreement and Joint Lab with STMicroelectronics

­STMicroelectronics and Geely Auto Group announced they have signed a long-term Silicon Carbide (SiC) supply agreement to accelerate their existing cooperation on SiC devices. Under the terms of this multi-year contract, ST will provide multiple Geely Auto brands with SiC power devices for mid-to-high-end ba
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Date:
06/05/2024
Satelytics Announces Breakthrough in Shoreline Management for Georgia Power Using AI-Powered Geospatial Analytics

Dawson Ingram, Lake Resources Manager, Georgia Power

­Satelytics announced the successful results of its ongoing partnership with Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Satelytics’ advanced AI-powered geospatial analytics technology is helping Georgia Power to proactively monitor and
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Date:
06/05/2024
Innovative Funding Solution Enables Arizona Church to Convert to Solar Energy With No Upfront Costs

Palm Valley’s Sunrock-funded 280kW rooftop solar installation.

­Sunrock Distributed Generation ("Sunrock”), a commercial solar and clean energy development and management platform, and Watthub Renewables (“Watthub”), a nationwide commercial solar installer, have announced the completion of a 280kW rooftop solar installation on the Palm Valley Church in Goodyear, Ar
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Date:
06/04/2024
Himax to Integrate WiseEye with NVIDIA TAO to Advance AI Vision Deployment in a Robust Ecosystem

Mark Chen, Vice President of Smart Sensing Business at Himax

­Himax Technologies, Inc. announced it is integrating its advanced WiseEye™ Ultralow Power AI Sensing solution with the powerful NVIDIA TAO platform to enable enterprise-ready intelligent AI capabilities and streamline on-device AI deployment for battery-powered devices. WiseEye™ seamlessly integrate
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Date:
06/03/2024
This Self-Powered Sensor Could Make MRIs More Efficient

This self-powered sensor (circled in yellow) attached to a headrest within an MRI machine could help make imaging collection more efficient by detecting patient movement in real time.

­MRI scans are commonly used to diagnose a variety of conditions, anything from liver disease to brain tumors. But, as anyone who has been through one knows, patients must remain completely still to avoid blurring the images and requiring a new scan. A prototype device described in ACS Sensors could ch
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Date:
06/03/2024
Children's Visual Experience May Hold Key to Better Computer Vision Training

Figure 1. The impact of position on the appearance, lighting, and camera distance/focal length of an image

­A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the stage for the development of more advanced AI systems to explore extreme environments or distant worlds, according to research from an interdisciplinary team at Pe
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Date:
06/03/2024
UT Arlington, Microsoft Host AI

Faculty, staff and researchers from higher education and K-12 schools throughout Texas gathered in Arlington for the state’s first “Prompt-a-Thon” hosted by Microsoft and UTA’s offices of Research and Innovation and Information Technology

­Faculty, staff and researchers from higher education and K-12 schools throughout Texas gathered in Arlington for the state’s first “Prompt-a-Thon” hosted by Microsoft and UTA’s offices of Research and Innovation and Information Technology. Together, educators and researchers learned how to best use ar
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Date:
06/03/2024
A Novel Electromagnetic Driving System for 5-DOF Manipulation in Intraocular Microsurgery

An electromagnetic driving system manipulates a micro-robot within the patient’s posterior eye.

­The electromagnetic driving systems are proposed for the flexible 5-DOF magnetic manipulation of a micro-robot within the posterior eye, enabling precise targeted drug delivery. A research team has presented a novel electromagnetic driving system that consists of eight optimized electromagnets arranged in an
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Date:
06/03/2024
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