Industry News

• Team Motus win IMechE Apprentice Automation Challenge 24th September 2020
  An invention that increases the safety of older people and those living with a disability has won Leonardo’s Team Motus the IMechE’s Apprentice Automation Challenge. The Apprentice Automation Challenge offers apprentices an opportunity to design and build a device to automate a process in the home or garden that addresses key challenges in today’s society. […]
• UK risks losing out in automotive lithium ion battery recycling market 24th September 2020
  The UK must establish commercial scale li-ion automotive battery recycling capabilities or risk losing out to European competitors, a new report warns. The new report entitled Automotive Lithium ion Battery Recycling in the UK from WMG at the University of Warwick notes that there are over a dozen large scale lithium ion recycling facilities in […]
• LoCHAid could restore hearing to millions of older people 24th September 2020
  Researchers have developed LoCHAid, a proof-of-concept hearing aid made with open-source parts and a 3D-printed case that could help millions of older people without access to the technology. LoCHAid is designed to be easily manufactured and repaired in locations where conventional hearing aids are priced beyond the reach of most people. The device is expected […]
• Versius surgical robot joins Manchester Royal Infirmary 23rd September 2020
  Surgeons at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) are amongst the first in Europe to introduce robot technology to undertake surgery. Dubbed Versius, the surgical robot is the first of its kind to be used at the hospital to perform minimal access surgery (keyhole) for a range of colorectal procedures. How the Versius robot could bring keyhole […]
• Study highlights rise in battery tech patents 23rd September 2020
  Patenting activity in batteries and other electricity storage technologies grew at an average annual rate of 14 per cent between 2005 and 2018, a joint study has revealed. The report published by the European Patent Office (EPO) and International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, dominant in portable electronics and electric vehicles, has fuelled most of the […]