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Impressions from Printed Electronics Europe 2012

The presentations with a focus on thin film photovoltaics covered topics relevant to both organic and inorganic technologies but also discussed the importance of incumbent technologies.

UQM Technologies contracted to supply electric propulsion systems

A fleet of locally manufactured Holden Commodore passenger cars will be converted to proof-of-concept electric vehicles by June 2012.

Stop-start supercapacitor enables longer battery life

CAP-XX Limited a leading developer of thin, prismatic supercapacitors (also known as ultracapacitors or EDLC), announced that it has developed a supercapacitor module which supplies the cranking current to start the engine in Stop-Start vehicles (also known as start-stop, idle-stop, or micro-hybrid vehicles), reducing wear on the battery and eliminating the need for larger, more expensive ones.

EnOcean appoints Matthias Poppel as COO

EnOcean has announced the appointment of Matthias Poppel as Chief Operation Officer.

Audi to introduce OLED lights to future vehicles

Audi is working on a lighting project to introduce OLEDs into their cars which they say will take several years to implement.

Barrier to faster graphene devices identified and suppressed

A team of physicists reports that they have nailed down the source of the interference inhibiting the rapid flow of electrons through graphene-based devices and found a way to suppress it.

DuPont's Solamet PV416 Photovoltaic Metallization

DuPont Microcircuit materials introduces Solamet® PV416 photovoltaic metallization for thin film photovoltaics. New lower temperature processing capability expands solar substrate options.

Plastic electronics: a neat solution

A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials - such as artificial skin and interactive playing cards - a step closer.

All in a day's work: Design and print your own robot

Funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the project will aim to develop a desktop technology that would make it possible for the average person to design, customize and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours.

Fisker Automotive unveils the all-new Fisker Atlantic in New York

Atlantic design prototype confirms Fisker Automotive's bold future direction. Uncompromised styling reinforcing commitment to exquisite design. Four-door sporting sedan with a luxurious and practical interior. Driven by Fisker's advanced EVer powertrain technology: electric car with extended-range freedom. Rear-wheel drive with all-wheel drive option

'Tunable' metal nanostructures for fuel cells, batteries, solar energy

Chemists have now developed a way to make porous metal films with up to 1,000 times the electrical conductivity offered by previous methods.

Transparent memory chips are coming

The Rice lab has since developed a working two-terminal memory device that can be stacked in a three-dimensional configuration and attached to a flexible substrate.

Listening to the radio even with an electric drive

To enable radio reception in electric vehicles, manufacturers must install filters and insulate cables, since electrical signals will otherwise interfere with music and speech transmissions. Now, using new calculation methods, researchers are paving the way for pure listening pleasure while also helping to lower the associated costs.

Preparations for round the world solar flight

Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg's solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km without using a drop of fuel, finally landing in Morocco.

Solar cell turns windows into generators

For the past four years a team of researchers from Flinders University has been working to make this dream a reality - and now the notion of solar-powered windows could be coming to a not too distant future near you.

Butterfly wings inspire improvements in solar technology

Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for developing better solar technology.

Electric Vehicles Land, Sea and Air USA 2012 - Award winners

The entries were judged by Dr Zafer Sahinoglu, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs; Ed Benjamin, Chairman Light Electric Vehicles Association and Dr Brien Seeley, President Café foundation.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2012 Award Winners

The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Awards Dinner in Berlin, Germany on April 3rd. The awards recognize outstanding progress in the development and commercialization of printed electronics, an industry that produces a huge amount of technical innovation which will be used in many products.

Brown liquor and solar cells to provide sustainable electricity

According to research at Linköping University, batteries of biological waste products from pulp mills could provide the solution for energy storage.

Saft to supply Li-ion energy storage for US Army's GCV program

Saft has entered into an agreement with BAE Systems to design and build ultra high-power batteries for the vehicle's hybrid electric drive system as part of the U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program.