http://www.idtechex.com/research/topics/batteries_000241.asp IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, Printed Electronics, Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd 241 /research/topics/batteries_000241.asp A new printed battery that can be produced cost-effectively on a large scale could soon power small integrated displays on electronic bank cards.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printed_batteries_could_be_integrated_into_bank_cards_00001532.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printed_batteries_could_be_integrated_into_bank_cards_00001532.asp?rsstopicid=24103 Jul 2009 There are huge opportunities for companies providing inorganic chemicals to printed and potentially printed electronics. Here, Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx, summarises some of the findings from the new IDTechEx report "Inorganic and Composite Printed Electronics 2009-2019."http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/inorganic_printed_electronics_employs_new_compounds_00001529.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/inorganic_printed_electronics_employs_new_compounds_00001529.asp?rsstopicid=24102 Jul 2009 Some of the new electric cars generate at least some of their electric power from solar cells on the vehicle - In future, they may generate electricity in part from shock absorbers, transparent solar cells over windows and thermoelectrically from the engine and exhaust in hybrid.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/hybrid_and_pure_electric_cars_the_next_ten_years_00001408.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/hybrid_and_pure_electric_cars_the_next_ten_years_00001408.asp?rsstopicid=24107 May 2009 Over 100 industry executives have already confirmed their participation for Thin Film Today's forthcoming Thin Film Solar Summit Europe, scheduled to take place in Berlin next month. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/thin_film_solar_summit_europe_receives_tremendous_response_00001378.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/thin_film_solar_summit_europe_receives_tremendous_response_00001378.asp?rsstopicid=24121 Apr 2009 UPM Raflatac and Blue Spark Technologies partner to drive new battery assisted passive RFID research and product development http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/companies_partner_to_drive_new_battery_assisted_passive_rfid_research_00001354.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/companies_partner_to_drive_new_battery_assisted_passive_rfid_research_00001354.asp?rsstopicid=24107 Apr 2009 Nanotecture has developed microbatteries and supercapacitors aimed at markets such as boosting the flash in mobile phone cameras to take pictures farther away, audio buffering in mobile phones etc for higher quality sound and powered smart cards.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/nanotecture_develops_asymmetric_electrochemical_supercapacitors_00001324.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/nanotecture_develops_asymmetric_electrochemical_supercapacitors_00001324.asp?rsstopicid=24102 Apr 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, lighter batteries for cell phones and other devices that could recharge in seconds rather than hours. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/breakthrough_battery_could_lead_to_rapid_recharging_of_many_devices_00001306.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/breakthrough_battery_could_lead_to_rapid_recharging_of_many_devices_00001306.asp?rsstopicid=24125 Mar 2009 The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (Chemnitz, Germany) demonstrated their innovative printed battery in Tokyo last month. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/fraunhofer_demonstrate_innovative_printed_battery_00001292.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/fraunhofer_demonstrate_innovative_printed_battery_00001292.asp?rsstopicid=24117 Mar 2009 Next-generation, ultra-thin rechargeable batteries for micro devices such as smart cards, portable sensors and RFID tags could be used in energy harvesting applications suggest IDTechEx.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/ultrathin_lithium_rechargeable_battery_00001219.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/ultrathin_lithium_rechargeable_battery_00001219.asp?rsstopicid=24127 Jan 2009 A Swedish research centre has been established for intelligent pharmaceutical packaging, smart foods packaging, hospital logistics and patient care.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/ipack_striving_for_a_ubiquitous_intelligent_world_00001195.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/ipack_striving_for_a_ubiquitous_intelligent_world_00001195.asp?rsstopicid=24108 Jan 2009 Is a problem looming in the electronics industry due to some estimates that the demand for lithium will increase three to seven times by 2012?http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/concerns_about_lithium_supply_00001193.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/concerns_about_lithium_supply_00001193.asp?rsstopicid=24107 Jan 2009 Laminar batteries are usually having success only where the need for thinness and flexibility is extreme. IDTechEx interview companies at Printed Electronics World USA to find out more.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/laminar_batteries_missing_the_big_opportunity_00001166.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/laminar_batteries_missing_the_big_opportunity_00001166.asp?rsstopicid=24105 Dec 2008 Vibration energy harvesting is receiving a considerable amount of interest as a means for powering wireless sensor nodes. It is the simple notion that mechanical vibration can be transformed into useful electrical power.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printing_piezo_energy_harvesters_00001159.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printing_piezo_energy_harvesters_00001159.asp?rsstopicid=24102 Dec 2008 Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/flexible_charge_pump_offers_another_means_of_producing_electricity_00001134.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/flexible_charge_pump_offers_another_means_of_producing_electricity_00001134.asp?rsstopicid=24118 Nov 2008 How Printed Electronics is changing consumer goods and services - highlights from the forthcoming Printed Electronics USA eventhttp://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printed_electronics_the_magic_arrives_00001128.asp?rsstopicid=241http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/printed_electronics_the_magic_arrives_00001128.asp?rsstopicid=24113 Nov 2008