Avery Dennison (Mentor, Ohio) recently announced a significant investment to expand production capacity in the Americas region with a new manufacturing site in Querétaro, Mexico. The investment supports the world's largest RFID provider's ambition of giving every item a unique digital identity. The technology developed at the new facility will create more connected and transparent supply chains that improve efficiency across multiple industries. Avery Dennison expects to invest over $100 million, generating more than 600 technology jobs.
At CES 2023, Canatu (Vantaa, Finland), a leader in advanced carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, showcased its transparent film heaters for enabling Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in any weather. Visitors to their booth had the opportunity to see and learn about the brand-new transparent film heater for LiDAR, as well as its ADAS camera heaters and 3D touch sensors. They also learned about the challenges that harsh weather poses to autonomous driving and how Canatu’s CNT film heaters can contribute to the safety and comfort of driving in the future.
An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
