TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

US DoT awards USD13.6m for fuel cell buses

The US Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $13.6 million in federal funding to advance the commercialization of American-made fuel cell buses for the transit industry.

Pocketbook and Plastic Logic develop the next PocketBook CoverReader

Next generations of CoverReader are planned to be developed for use with smartphone brands such as Samsung, HTC and Sony.

Solar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer

Drawing their inspiration from photosynthesis, dye-sensitized solar cells offer the promise of low-cost solar photovoltaics and - when coupled with catalysts - even the possibility of generating hydrogen and oxygen, just like plants.

Dealloying lithium alloys could advance lithium-ion batteries

Arizona State University have been experimenting with dealloying lithium-tin alloys, and seeing the potential for the nanostructures they are producing to spark advances in lithium-ion batteries.

Research of highly rugged and lightweight liquid crystal displays

Displays for smartphones or tablet-PCs should be highly ruggedized at little overall weight. For curved displays, that might play a role in advertising or the automotive sector, a certain flexibility of the display materials is mandatory.

Just add water: possible key to energy storage for electric vehicles

A water-based, flow battery capable of more than just traditional, stationary energy storage.

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Thermoelectric, Piezoelectrics and Other Generators

Smart fabric screen-printed electroluminescent watch display

The world's first screen-printed digital watch on fabric.

Key to high-temperature supercapacitors

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures.

A novel cathode material could lower fuel cell costs

Researchers may be able to lower fuel cell costs with a novel cathode material which has outstanding performance and robust reliability even at the intermediate temperature range.

Shedding new light on the 'electron highways' of organic solar cells

Sunlight absorbed by organic solar cells must first navigate a nanoscale gauntlet before becoming useable electricity.

Building Electronics on Paper - Workshop by the Flextech Alliance

IDTechEx analysts attended a workshop on paper electronics held at the Centre for Advancement of Printed Electronics. Some key points and highlighted are briefly summarised in this article.

Markets for transparent conductive film and glass

IDTechEx has completed its forecasts for transparent conductive film and glass in a range of applications, including smart phones, tablets, notebooks, monitors, TVs, OLED lighting, organic photovoltaics, dye-sensitised solar cells, and electroluminescent displays.

Plastic - the new energy source

Research to develop cheap plastic solar cells to charge mobile phones and other electronic devices has been boosted with the installation of one of the most powerful nanotechnology microscopes in the world.

Layered semiconductors with magnetic interfaces

Semiconductor nanostructures are poised to play a big role in future solar-power.

Rahn AG

Rahn Group manufacturers photopolymer ingredients which it supplies directly to 3D printer manufacturers.

KAIST unveils foldable micro electric car

A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed a foldable, compact electric vehicle that can be utilized either as a personal car or part of the public transit system to connect major transportation routes within a city.

Breakthrough advances nanomaterials for printable solar cells

Research collaboration with top scientists in Australia and Japan is advancing next generation solar cells.

RavenBrick LLC

Ravenbrick is an American company that manufactures and commercializes thermochromic smart glass technology. The company has both IP in thermotropic and thermochromic smart glass technology. Manufacturing capacity will be ready in Q1 2014. Their patented technology offers a competitive price for clients that are not demanding in terms of aesthetics but prefer energy efficiency and a shorter ROI (around 2.5 years). They have attracted $20 million so far.

Vista Medical

Vista Medical was established in 1989, with the initial aim to develop pressure mapping for medical applications (support surfaces, hospital beds, etc...). They are based in Canada and their holding company (PatienTech) is in the USA. Vista Medical partners with Stryker to help grow the business in the medical bed and support surface market. Last year, they re-launched a whole new product line under the name BodiTrak.