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Wearable fabric memristors

Now we see a return to the larger but thin film, titanium dioxide memristors in the form of fibers, the 12-300 nm layers being variously created by thermal or plasma oxidation, RF sputtering or electrochemical deposition with more conventional printing as a route to value engineering the devices in due course.

Thomas Edison's battery given new life

Stanford University scientists have breathed new life into the nickel-iron battery, a rechargeable technology developed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.

Bloody memristors

The reason that the memristor is radically different from the other fundamental circuit elements is that, unlike them, it carries a memory of its past.

1,000 Nissan VENUCIA EVs to be used for pilot project in Chinese city

Nissans joint venture in China, Dongfeng Motor Company signed a contract to deliver 1,000 VENUCIA-branded electric vehicles (EVs) to the pilot program conducted by Dalian Municipal Government by 2014.

Battery innovation wins award

An innovative design developed by a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for flow batteries—rechargeable energy systems that can be used to store electric energy produced by wind and solar power installations—has received a 2012 Catalyst Award from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Nano-infused paint can detect strain

Rice University's fluorescent nanotube coating can reveal stress on planes, bridges, buildings

The first all-carbon photovoltaic cell

The carbon-based cell is most effective at capturing sunlight in the near-infrared region. Because the material is transparent to visible light, such cells could be overlaid on conventional solar cells, creating a tandem device that could harness most of the energy of sunlight.

Honda to reuse rare earth metals extracted from Used NiMH Batteries

Honda which has been extracting rare earth metals from used nickel-metal hydride batteries at the plant of Japan Metals & Chemicals from April of this year, has plans to begin reusing the extracted metals before the end of 2012.

Breakthrough graphene technology wins R&D Magazine award

Vorbeck Materials, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL) and Princeton University, was recognized last week by R&D Magazine for developing one of the 100 most significant scientific and technological products or advances of the year.

Energy harvesting wins at Le Mans

This year at the 80th running of the Le Mans sports car endurance race held in France, both Audi and Toyota made use of new technology with kinetic energy recovery systems.

Range extender arrays?

An application has been made for a patent on a new range extender concept based on arrays of range extenders.

Researchers develop polymer electronics to trace banknotes

Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Functional Nanomaterials and Devices Laboratory have developed the first all-polymer non-volatile memory device on a banknote.

Wave carpet to harvest ocean energy

In order to design wave energy devices, it is essential to understand the nature of water waves and the operation of wave energy devices at sea.

Textured surface may boost power output of solar cells

A team at MIT has found a new approach that could reduce the thickness of the silicon used by more than 90 percent while still maintaining high efficiency.

New test facility to develop mass produced OLED lighting technology

The best way to inexpensively mass-produce OLED panels with large surface areas and uniform light-emitting surfaces with as few imperfections as possible is to manufacture panels using a process known simply as "wet coating".

Boeing's Phantom Eye UAS completed its first autonomous flight

Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

New process for solar glass

Columbia, MD - June 18, 2012 - New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of see-through solar cells for generating electricity on glass, today announces an improvement in its manufacturing technique that should lead to higher speed, lower costs and greater durability

Flying 3D eye-bots

Intelligent swarms of aerial drones are a universally useful tool for police, crisis managers and urban planners. Special 3D sensors developed by Fraunhofer researchers ensure flawless aerobatics and prevent collisions.

Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity

A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the basis for a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat each year to produce electricity.

Power generating knee strap

Battery-powered devices could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a group of UK researchers from Cranfield University, The University of Liverpool and University of Salford, who have created a novel energy harvester to power some of the latest wearable gadgets.