Countdown to the top DPA news of 2021

10. Could this be the world’s smartest face mask?

Revealed at CES 2021, the Project Hazel smart mask concept from gaming company Razer is perhaps the world’s most technologically advanced and most socially friendly face mask.
 

9. International Day of the Girl: 17-year-old becomes McLaren CEO for the day

A 17-year-old youth activist became the Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Automotive for the day to celebrate International Day of the Girl and encourage young people, and particularly young women, into science and engineering careers.


8. McLaren Racing accelerates F1 car development with optimal use of materials

e-Xstream engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, has been selected by McLaren Racing to provide materials data management for its Formula 1 cars.


7. Volkswagen ID.4 completes longest journey by an EV in a single country

Long-distance driver, Rainer Zietlow, and photographer, Derek Collins, drove a Volkswagen ID.4 EV through 48 US states to prove its endurance and more than doubled the previous record.
 

6. The smallest and most detailed parts ever produced via 3D printing

Through its Tera 250 Micro AM technology, Nanofabrica has introduced a technology around which innovation and hitherto impossible manufacturing goals can be achieved.


5. Travel between UK and France on sea-skimming ‘flying ferries’

Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider.


4. The future of electric vehicle development

The widespread drive to cut carbon emissions has greatly accelerated electrification plans and led to unprecedented interest and investment in EV technologies. Yet, before the next transport revolution is truly able to come to fruition, there must be a concerted worldwide effort to address the material, technological and supply chain barriers that are still standing in the way of widespread adoption.


3. The anatomy of the world’s first electric flying racing car

The world’s first electric flying racing car has gone into production. Airspeeder’s mission is to accelerate a zero-emissions, advanced air-mobility revolution through intense sporting competition. 


2. Carlsberg announces extension of digital manufacturing solutions across 28 breweries

Carlsberg, which employs more than 40,000 people across the globe, has tapped into PTC’s Digital Manufacturing Solution Suite to boost the performance of 28 of its breweries in Europe and Asia.


1. ABB sensor onboard SpaceX rocket to detect greenhouse gas emissions

An optical sensor manufactured by ABB was deployed with the successful launch of satellite Hugo from GHGSat, the emerging leader in greenhouse gas sensing services in space.


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