12 Jan 2012

2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting
2011 turned out to be a very interesting year for energy harvesting, full of scientific advances, technology breakthroughs and new product developments. IDTechEx predicts that the trend is set to continue, with further developments expected in 2012, along with expansion of commercialization efforts which will push energy harvesting adoption forward.
30 Nov 2011

Graphene lights up with new possibilities
Rice researchers' two-step technique makes graphene suitable for organic chemistry
18 Nov 2011

Company selection for consumer-focused smart grid offering
Pecan Street Inc. recently announced the companies that will join it in creating a consumer-focused smart grid built around home applications and consumer electronics.
19 Oct 2011

New method of growing graphene will revolutionize electronics
New method of growing high-quality graphene promising for next-generation technology.
18 Oct 2011

SunEdison leads development of home solar charging systems for Volt
SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc, has announced that it has joined the Pecan Street Inc smart grid project. As part of its role, SunEdison will be leading development of the advanced home solar photovoltaic charging systems for Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles.
10 Oct 2011

Postage stamp sized solar cell to power up computers
Intel's researchers have created a chip that could allow a computer to power up on a solar cell the size of a postage stamp.
31 Aug 2011

Printed Electronics: What can we do better?
IDTechEx has tracked the printed electronics market since 2002. We have conducted extensive research programs, run our own events internationally and attended most other relevant events. Being impartial, we state the good and the bad. So what have we learnt?
29 Aug 2011

Solid-state energy storage moves forward
The latest from the Rice lab of chemist Robert Hauge stakes a claim in the drive toward robust, versatile energy storage with a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that can be deeply integrated into the manufacture of devices.
22 Aug 2011

Polarizing organic photovoltaics could charge your iPhone
Phone losing charge? Technology created by UCLA engineers allows LCDs to recycle energy.
12 Aug 2011

New technology allows LCDs to recycle energy
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have created a novel concept for harvesting and recycling energy for electronic devices — one that involves equipping these devices' LCD screens with built-in photovoltaic polarizers, allowing them to convert ambient light, sunlight and their own backlight into electricity.
28 Jun 2011

First solar powered netbook for Russian market
Samsung Electronics is releasing a solar powered netbook, the Samsung NC215S, onto the Russian market in August.
27 Apr 2011

Miasole hires Chip Giant Intel
Chip Giant Intel has been hired by Silicon Valley start-up company Miasole to ramp up its production of thin-film photovoltaic panels over the next couple of years.
External press release
18 Apr 2011

Woodside Capital Securities LLC
Woodside Capital Advises InVisage on its Series C Financing from Intel Capital
20 Jan 2011

Epitaxial graphene shows promise for replacing silicon in electronics
Move over silicon. There's a new electronic material in town, and it goes fast.
External press release
2 Dec 2010

One small step for man, one giant leap for your battery life
Terradigm Technology is working with corporate partners to launch innovative green products that generate power through natural kinetic motion - an industry first.
30 Aug 2010

NeuralWISP: Energy-harvesting wireless neural interface with 1-m Range
Neural interfaces have made considerable technology-driven advances recently, cochlear implants are an early example of clinically relevant implantable devices. Modern electronics is enabling previously impossible brain research experiments and major progress has been made toward
neurally controlled prosthetics.
External press release
8 Apr 2010

Going global: Warwick Audio Technologies
Innovative loudspeaker manufacturer Warwick Audio Technologies has appointed a new international sales manager to help launch the company into the global arena.
29 Mar 2010

Solar surfboards
Tony Jones of Coral Reef Wetsuits has created a solar surfboard which is anticipated to go on sale soon after its approval in June this year. The patent-pending solar surfboards include 6-9 foot surfboards and 10-12 foot paddle boards.
External press release
25 Feb 2010

Intel teams up with Glasgow University
Intel teams up with Glasgow University to facilitate the design of future nanoscale memories
A European taskforce has been set up to investigate how to design the next generation of tera-scale computer memory systems.
2 Feb 2010

Cymbet secures $31 million in private financing
Cymbet Corporation has announced that it has successfully completed the final phase of its third round of private equity financing, raising $31 million.