At startupticker we often read articles or press releases about fascinating innovations. Not all of them have to do with start-ups. However we decided to share the best of them with you in our new Startupticker Tech Review.
In the first edition of our tech review you will find 10 Tech Trends by Deloitte, the next step for lab-on-a-chip devices, energy storing subways, a new application for fuel cells and a new membrane made out of the nanomaterial Graphene. This is our first tech review. If you have any input or comments send us a short e-mail: news@startupticker.ch.
Deloitte Tech Trends 2014: Inspiring Disruption
Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report examines technology put to practical business use. The theme of this year’s report is Inspiring Disruption. In it, 10 trends are discussed that exemplify the unprecedented potential for emerging technologies to reshape how work gets done, how businesses grow, and how markets and industries evolve.
IEEE Spectrum: How We’re Shrinking Chemical Labs Onto Optical Fibers
Beyond lab on chips: lab-on-fiber sensors could monitor the environment and hunt for disease inside your body
IEEE Spectrum: Supercapacitor-Enhanced Hybrid Storage to Earn Cash for Subways
Philadelphia's SEPTA subway system sells energy from regenerative braking to balance the grid, a new supercapacitor system could boost efficiency and turn it into a real moneymaker.
PSI: Brennstoffzellen-Knowhow aus dem Paul Scherrer Institut im Herz der neuen SBB-Minibars
Die SBB hat Anfang April ein neues Minibar-Modell in ihren Intercity-Zügen lanciert. Mit an Bord wird dann ein vom Paul Scherrer Institut mitentwickeltes Brennstoffzellen-System sein. Es sorgt dafür, dass die Minibar nun trotz Platzbeschränkungen über genügend Kraft verfügt, um auch Capuccinos und Latte macchiato zu brühen.
EMPA: Graphenmembran als ultimativer Filter
Eine neue Nano-Membran aus dem «Wundermaterial» Graphen ist extrem leicht und atmungs-aktiv. Nicht nur eine neue Generation von funktioneller Regenbekleidung, sondern auch ultra-schnelles Filtrieren könnte damit möglich werden. Die Membran, die Forschende der ETH-Zürich und der Empa soeben in «Science» präsentierten, ist so dünn, wie es technisch nur geht.
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The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
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