Recently, imec, a leading nanoelectronics research centre in Leuven, Belgium, the associated Holst Centre in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) faculty of TU Delft in The Netherlands, have announced the introduction of a new wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can be worn comfortably and achieves a high-quality EEG signal. The headset is reported to enable effective brain-computer interfacing and can monitor emotions and mood in daily life situations using a smartphone application.

Heliatek GmbH, the Dresden-based company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1mm thick photovoltaic solar films, was awarded as one of the World Economic Forum’s “technology pioneers”, a selection of the world’s most innovative companies.