http://www.idtechex.com/ IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, smart packaging and printed electronics en-gb Copyright: (C) IDTechEx Ltd 0 /topics/en/topic.asp?topicid=0 A Harvard team who developed an innovative, microbial fuel cell-based lighting system suitable for Sub-Saharan Africa won a $200,000 grant.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000924.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000924.asp?rsstopicid=020 May 2008 Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx summarises the 33rd Annual IEE Photovoltaics event and the state of the industry in the first part of this two part article.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000925.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000925.asp?rsstopicid=020 May 2008 A company has invented a low-cost battery charge indicator that provides a constant reading of the charge and health of a battery.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000922.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000922.asp?rsstopicid=019 May 2008 The new Smart Systems Campus, offers 2500 sqm of office space, lab and production floors for young start-ups and spin-offs from mid next year.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000923.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000923.asp?rsstopicid=019 May 2008 The new electron injector material had a 66 per cent performance improvement in brightness and 30 per cent reduction in driving voltage.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000926.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000926.asp?rsstopicid=019 May 2008 OLED-T has the industry's leading electron injector and transport materials.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000927.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000927.asp?rsstopicid=019 May 2008 http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000921.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000921.asp?rsstopicid=016 May 2008 Lithium ion batteries have a relatively short lifespan and in extreme circumstances can catch fire or even explode.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000919.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000919.asp?rsstopicid=015 May 2008 Nano-Proprietary, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. has been selected to be awarded a new phase I Small Business Innovation Research Program grant by the U.S. Department of Energy.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000920.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000920.asp?rsstopicid=015 May 2008 Scientists at the University of Tokyo in Japan have demonstratedhttp://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000917.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000917.asp?rsstopicid=014 May 2008 One of the biggest obstacles to widespread use of solar cells as a clean source of energy is cost.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000918.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000918.asp?rsstopicid=014 May 2008 Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK recently carried out two successful operations to implant an artificial electronic retinal device into the eyes of two blind patients.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000916.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000916.asp?rsstopicid=013 May 2008 Electroluminate makes ink jet, digitally printed ac and dc electroluminescent displays and backlights up to 1.5 meters across but capable of being assembled as tiles into much larger structures.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000915.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000915.asp?rsstopicid=012 May 2008 In a joint project scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a keypad based on organic light-emitting diodes.http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000914.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000914.asp?rsstopicid=009 May 2008 NFC-enabled phones have yet to take off, despite phones with the Sony Felica interface, compatible with NFC, being placed in the hands of over 50 million Japanese in little more than two years - one of the fastest adoption rates for electronics ever. So why the delay? Here Dr Peter Harrop shares insight into the topic summarizing findings from the new IDTechEx report NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2008-2018http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000911.asp?rsstopicid=0http://www.idtechex.com/products/en/articles/00000911.asp?rsstopicid=008 May 2008