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New barrier film technology for OLED and thin film devices

A new novel single-layer encapsulation technology used as a moisture barrier for OLED displays and lights has been developed by Universal Display and Princeton University.

A catamaran powered by electricity from renewable sources

The catamaran is propelled by electric energy generated by solar panels, wind turbines, hydrogen batteries and diesel-electric thermal generators.

Radical new light aircraft design

Aki Suokas in Finland has a radical new light aircraft design that weighs less than 70 kilos.

The China car dead end

China cannot widely adopt cars. We all aspire to have a car because they are sociable and offer great freedom of movement. However, as the IDTechEx sums below show, they are the worst form of transport in energy used per passenger travelling distance whether electric or not.

E-books, E-readers begin to catch on with college crowd

Study finds growing acceptance, but preference for print textbook continues .

Gorillas like Electric Vehicles

The seven largest companies participating in the event, "Electric Vehicles Land Sea Air" in Stuttgart 28-29 June have a total sales value exceeding $570 billion. Clearly the gorillas of industry are intimately involved in electric vehicles.

TI's world's lowest power capacitive touch solutions

TI offers the world's lowest power capacitive touch solutions with new easy-to-use software, silicon and tools for all MSP430™ microcontrollers. New capacitive touch portfolio enables ultra-low-power touch sense capabilities such as buttons, sliders, wheels and proximity sensors on 16-bit microcontroller platform.

New top speed record set for electric motorcycle

The SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing team has set a top speed record for an electric motorcycle of 190.6 mph in the Mojave Mile Shootout.

Electric Vehicles for Military, Security and Police - Land, Water, Air

This article shares some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles, Military, Security, Police 2011-2021".

Researchers brighten future of OLED technology

Researchers have found a simple method of using chlorine to drastically reduce traditional OLED device complexity and dramatically improve its efficiency all at the same time.

New GS Yuasa traction battery orders

GS Yuasa Corp has just announced that it has reached a broad agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles now under joint development by PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

Development of ocean power harvesters

Battelle and Levant Power Corporation have announced that the two companies plan to develop and commercialize wave energy harvesting technology for ocean systems.

Henkel will join the Holst Centre in the field of flexible electronics

Their expertise in adhesives will be useful to the Holst Centre's shared research programs for large-area flexible OPV and OLED lighting and signage.

Case Western fuel cell breakthrough

Leaders in practicable fuel cells in electric vehicles by land sea and air include Intelligent Energy of the UK while DLR German Aerospace Center, EADS in Germany and France, ENFICA-FC in Italy, Mercedes in Germany and others are extending fuel cell use to manned aircraft, airport Ground Support Equipment GSE, mainstream cars and more.

Woodside Capital Securities LLC

Woodside Capital Advises InVisage on its Series C Financing from Intel Capital

Hyundai 90 kW vehicle fuel cell

Hyundai has showcased a hydrogen fuel cell concept Blue2 at Seoul Motor Show. It delivers hydrogen fuel stack power of 90kW.

River water and salty ocean water create electricity

Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity.

Range extenders for hybrid vehicles -2nd vs. 3rd generation

We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off road and underwater vehicles are pure electric.

Ultra fast bus charging

In April 2011, it was announced that Sweden will test the world's first fast rechargeable hybrid bus in Umeå City with a pantograph-based fast charging station, Bůsbaar, developed by Opbrid Transporte Sostenible S.L. It will be a Volvo 7700 diesel converted to hybrid.

SDK and NovaCentrix to cooperate in printed electronics

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and NovaCentrix, of the United States, have agreed to cooperate in the promising area of printed electronics.