UAV solar cells
Microlink Devices, located in Niles IL, is manufacturing high-efficiency and lightweight solar cell sheets for increasing the endurance of battery-powered or fuel cell-powered UAVs.
Stora Enso is manufacturing biodegradable packaging materials as well as renewable straws
Stora Enso, headquartered in Finland, is manufacturing a multilayer polymer coating coextruded on a fibrous substrate. The multilayer coating has good adhesivity to the fibrous substrate, which can be heat-sealed without difficulty,…
Halo Neuro zaps brains to goose performance
Halo Neuro, located in San Francisco CA, identifies a neurological signature characterizing a neurological state associated with a task and modulates an electrical stimulation treatment provided to the brain region of the user based upon…
Electrocore fixes broken hearts
Electrocore, located in Basking Ridge NJ, uses electrodes or magnetic devices to selectively and non-invasively stimulate the vagus nerve to treat atrial fibrillation. The devices can also be used to forecast atrial fibrillation and…
Fitbit is using multiple modes for biometric sensing and determining sleep fitness.
Fitbit is applying time domain analysis or frequency domain analysis on data to improve accuracy and speed of biometric data. Fitbit is also monitoring breathing disturbances to determine sleep fitness. The systems use PPG…
IBM channels Oscar Wilde
Like Oscar Wilde's The Portrait of Dorian Grey, IBM is painting our future physiognomy based on our current healthcare routine.
Saudi Arabia/India co-operate in cybersecurity
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, DBA Saudi Aramco, is securely transmitting selective datasets between terminals connected over a computer network. Saudi Aramco, which had established a cybersecurity-based joint venture with Raytheon…
Medical Care Corporation is quantifying executive function
Medical Care Corporation, located in Irvine CA, is testing persons on semantic similarities between items to assess executive function.
NIH knows when you are eating or drinking
The National Institutes Of Health are monitoring your food intake using apnea detection. A piezoelectric chest belt generates a breathing signal that is analyzed for apnea patterns to determine if a subject swallowed during…
Nasdaq launches Brave New Coin’s Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity indices
Nasdaq is storing and sharing transactional data using distributed computing systems. On 2/26/2019, Nasdaq launched Brave New Coin's Bitcoin and Ethereum Liquidity Indexes (BLX and ELX) on its platform, which hosts 4,000 global…
University of Texas researchers are detecting hepatocellular carcinoma and determining sleep quality
University of Texas researchers are using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to analyze blood samples and predict hepatocellular carcinoma. UT Researchers are also monitoring and measuring sleep quality and creating a sleep protocol.
Bioprotonics is measuring tissue texture with NMR to identify tissue elements
Bioprotonics, located in Santa Ynez CA, is using NMR to determine tissue elements, specifically the relative contribution of chemical species to the texture of a tissue.
Market Highlight – Senate addresses the importance of cybersecurity for the electric grid
In mid-February, a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee addressed the growing importance of cybersecurity in the energy industry. In response to the increasing presence of the smart grid and its connection to…
Market Highlight – Scientists identify the cause of a devastating pediatric brain disorder
An international effort led by physician-scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, in collaboration with a team at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, has identified the cause of a…
Market Highlight – The UK follows the US in proposing new drone regulations
Just as the US's FAA had recently released proposed drone rules and regulatory changes, the UK government also has plans for a new law that will expand the no-fly zone for drones around British airports from 1 km to 5 km. This change will…
East Coast’s largest solar farm facing fierce opposition
The plan for the East Coast's largest solar generation facility, proposed for a county in Virginia, is facing fierce opposition from conservative activists. The contention is fueled by the cost of the project and how its 80% discount on…
NEC is developing an electric power control apparatus.
NEC, headquartered in Japan, is developing an electric power control apparatus that decides electric power procurement information using a predicted electric power generation output and control instruction information.
Honda is developing a charging and transaction system for electric vehicles.
Honda is developing a power feeding management apparatus and a transaction management system, particularly for charging electric vehicles.In early February, Honda secured a battery cell supply contract for about 1 million electric…
EnergyBill is providing an improved system for consumer energy management
EnergyBill is providing an improved system for monitoring and managing consumers' usage of energy from electric utility service providers.
Causam is communicating messages of distributed private networks (DPNs) over multiple public communication networks.
Causam is communicating messages of distributed private networks (DPNs) over multiple public communication networks for critical infrastructure.
Budderfly is enabling third parties to be responsible for managing energy usage
Budderfly, located in Shelton CT, is providing for a third party to modify energy usage and demand by a consumer and to be responsible for energy usage charges to the consumer.
ZOLL Medical is determining when a defibrillating shock will be effective
ZOLL Medical, headquartered in Chelmsford MA, is determining when a defibrillating shock on a person will be effective based on prior defibrillating shocks and the person's ECG signals.
Patient radar
Welch Allyn, located in Skaneateles NY, is monitoring patients using radar signals to determine the patients' statuses, such as position, incontinence, and physiological conditions.
Totemic Labs is non-intrusively monitoring vital signs
Totemic Labs, located in Palo Alto CA, is processing vital signs, such as heart rate and respiratory rate, using artificial intelligence in a continuous, non-intrusive manner. The heart rate and respiratory rate can also be used to…
Three new wearable technologies for blood pressure and fitness
Samsung is calculating visual fatigue in people using EEG information obtained via a wearable apparatus.Samsung announced on 2/20/2019 three of its new wearable technologies that can measure blood pressure and provide fitness tracking.
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