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New microbatteries a boost for electronics

The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries to jump-start a dead car battery - and then recharge the phone in the blink of an eye.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Award Winners

The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event this week in Berlin, Germany.

High performance graphene electrochemical energy systems

Grafoid Inc. to sign a two-year R&D agreement with the University of Waterloo to investigate and develop a graphene-based composite for electrochemical energy storage for the automotive and/or portable electronics sectors.

UK self-powered sensors and systems mission to Berlin

NanoKTN has announced the UK Self-Powered Sensors and Systems Mission to Berlin, Germany to promote UK energy harvesting technologies and self powered sensor systems to potential international collaborators and customers.

High-Performance solar energy harvesting device

Cellergy super capacitors integrated with Sol Chip Energy Harvester showcase at Berlin Wireless Sensor Networks and Energy Harvesting Trade Show.

Optomec to showcase advances in 3D printed electronics at conference

Optomec has announced that the company will feature Aerosol Jet printing for 3D Printed Electronics applications at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe Conference.

PST Sensors announce current switching transistor

On Wednesday 17th April 2013 at the IDTechEx 2013 Printed Electronics Europe Conference and Exhibition, PST Sensors announced the commercial release of the first new type of transistor in 65 years.

OPV unique selling points and challenges for the next decade

The IDTechE report - Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) 2013-2023: Technologies, Markets, Players, discusses in detail the market trends and forecasts for growth in the next decade, as well as the main sectors that will be initial target markets for organic solar cells.

Hydrogen fuel production could revolutionize alternative energy market

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source to the world.

Flexible OLED lighting developments in East Asia

OLED lighting developments are taking place worldwide, with a lot of the research focused on phosphorescent OLED materials, which have a theoretical luminous efficacy four times higher than fluorescent materials.

Engineers craft material for high-performance supercapacitor

Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers have synthesized a material that shows high capability for both the rapid storage and release of energy.

Electroactive polymers - First commercial applications

IDTechEx estimates the electroactive polymer market volume to be US$ 245 million in 2013. This shows, despite several decades of R&D and first applications, the electroactive polymers (EAP) field is still far from mature. Why is this? Challenges, such as performance, long-term stability and reliable mass production, still need further development to tailor the properties to the requirements of each target application. However, the potential is as high as US$ 2.25 billion by 2018, dominated by consumer electronics, actuators and sensors applications.

Change of leadership of the global market value of supercapacitors?

Maxwell Technologies, which has been the leader in supercapacitors worldwide, has been overstating its results by improperly recording certain sales through distributors.

Clariant acquires Nano-Silver Ink technology from Bayer

Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant International AG acquired the nano-silver ink technology platform developed under the trademark Bayink® from Bayer Group (Germany).

Breakthroughs in unmanned ocean observation

Liquid Robotics has announced the introduction of the Wave Glider® SV3, the world's first hybrid wave and solar propelled unmanned ocean robot.

Major workshop explores how SMEs can get EVs to market quickly

Announcement of a high level workshop in Berlin, including major automotive manufacturer and SMEs demonstrating leading edge electric vehicle technology - registration is FREE

Compact spectro-radiometer measures illuminance and chromaticity

The robust and reliable spectro-radiometer MK-350 was conceived by UPRtek as a cost-effective, mobile precision tool to measure, analyze and store the most important photometric parameters in the specification and qualification of LED, OLED and EL lamps and other luminaries.

SolInk to boost performance of solar modules

Sol Voltaics has unveiled SolInk™, an economical nanomaterial that promises to increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon or thin film solar modules by up to 25 percent or more, leading to solar power plants and rooftop solar arrays that will generate far more electricity than today's best commercially available systems.

Less than one week to IDTechEx' Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe

Next week Energy Harvesting & Storage and WSN & RTLS Europe will open at the ICC Berlin, Germany on April 17-18 (www.IDTechEx.com/EH). The events are co-located with Printed Electronics Europe, Graphene LIVE! and Supercapacitors Europe - with over 1,400 people already pre-registered.

Organic Photovoltaics unique selling points and challenges

The first two generations of photovoltaics, wafer-based and thin film devices, have seen mass market adoption in recent years, with different technologies characterized by varying degrees of success.