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In batteries, a metal reveals its dual personality

Battery researchers have been focusing on lithium metal electrodes as leading contenders for improving the amount of energy that batteries can store without increasing their weight.

Bosch Sensortec - Environmental Sensing

Bosch Sensortec manufacture sensors for incorporation with consumer electronics. They have had success in integration of motion sensors into mobile devices and have recently expanded into pressure, humidity and air quality sensing.

Seeo

Seeo is a US battery start-up that was recently acquired by Bosch. They have developed an innovative solid polymer electrolyte that can be coupled with lithium metal to boost gravimetric and volumetric energy density, while making the device safer.

Future Electric Vehicle Technology Experts Gather

At the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin on 27-28 April, large numbers of experts are gathering. Most of them specialise in the next wave of technologies becoming key to the automotive, aerospace and electronics industries.

Adaptable multi-purpose robotic platform for the agricultural industry

The Bonirob robot, which is approximately the size of a compact car, uses video- and lidar-based positioning as well as satellite navigation to find its way around fields.

Smart temperature regulation increases EV range by up to 25 percent

Electric cars' limited range, especially in the winter months, has provoked a lot of discussion. Having the heating on can mean that the range of a lot of electric cars shrinks considerably.

Bosch has groundbreaking battery technology for electric vehicles

Bosch is debuting a new battery technology for electric cars that could be production-ready in as little as five years.

Test environment for connected and driverless vehicles

he University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars.

Agreement for joint development of piezoelectric device

LVAC, Inc and Robert Bosch GmbH have announced they have signed a basic agreement to jointly develop a piezoelectric device for MEMS.

ABB, Bosch and Cisco joint venture to unify smart home technology

ABB, Robert Bosch GmbH and Cisco Systems Inc have confirmed the formation of an international joint venture called mozaiq operations GmbH to develop and operate an open-software platform for smart homes.

Bosch plan to double energy density of batteries within 5 years

Bosch has entered a joint venture to make lithium-ion batteries up to two times more powerful.

Supercapacitors take over flywheels in UPS, a billion dollar market

As it is in automotive, supercapacitors will be providing reliable and cost effective high power for critical applications such as data centers and hospitals. These are the so called UPS (uninterruptable power supply) systems. This article explains why.

Ulm battery research center now complete

A new battery research platform has been inaugurated in Ulm, Germany.

Key speakers will discuss their energy harvesting needs

Delegates from 23 countries will converge in Berlin on 1-2 April at Energy Harvesting & Storage - Europe's leading event on the topic. The event features end users across multiple verticals presenting and attending to discuss their key energy harvesting needs.

Bosch, GS Yuasa, and Mitsubishi Corp to double capacity of EV battery

Robert Bosch GmbH and the Japanese companies GS Yuasa International Ltd., based in Kyoto, and Mitsubishi Corporation, based in Tokyo, have set up a joint venture.

EV Battery and Supercapacitor

Lessons from PE USA Supercapacitor Conference and Visits End 2013

Feedback from Printed Electronics USA 2013

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event in Santa Clara in November was attended by approximately 2,200 people and featured 160 exhibitors. The following is some of the feedback from the event, which will be held again in Santa Clara in 2014 on November 19 and 20. Exhibition space is being pre-booked now.

Findings at Supercapacitors USA 2013

This third edition of IDTechEx's Supercapacitors event was held in Santa Clara, California on 20-21 November.

The rise of thermoelectrics

There has been varying levels of interest in different types of energy harvesters over the past few years. For powering small or mobile devices, photovoltaics dominate - they are widely produced, robust and relatively low cost.