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Microhybrids sweep the board

Faced with increasingly onerous pollution legislation, manufacturers of on-road vehicles are finding that making their vehicles switch off if stationary for more than a few seconds is something of a quick win.

Solar powered millimeter-scale sensors for eyes

A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system.

Avnet Electronics Marketing adds Cymbet's solid state batteries

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. has announced that it will carry the complete line of rechargeable solid state batteries and evaluation kits from Cymbet Corporation.

Stanford's new stretchable solar cells will power 'super skin'

Stanford researcher's new stretchable solar cells will power artificial electronic 'super skin'. Ultrasensitive electronic skin developed by Stanford researcher Zhenan Bao is getting even better. Now she's demonstrated that it can detect chemicals and biological molecules, in addition to sensing an incredibly light touch. And it can now be powered by a new, stretchable solar cell she's developed in her lab, opening up more applications in clothing, robots, prosthetic limbs and more.

Aquarius Solar and Wind Marine Power System

Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) has just announced that it is proceeding with the development of the Aquarius Solar and Wind Marine Power System (Patent Pending) for ships and ocean going vessels.

Versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor

At yesterday's International Solid-State Circuit Conference imec, Holst Centre and NXP presented a versatile ultra-low power biomedical signal processor, CoolBioTM, meeting the requirements of future wearable biomedical sensor systems.

China to lead the EV era

China is expected to become the first nation to broadly commercialise electric vehicles for regular, personal use, a recent report suggests. With significant governmental support, vast lithium supplies and a rapidly growing economy, China is likely to beat the United States in the EV race.

Thin film rechargeable batteries from Korea

IDTechEx recently visited GS Caltex in Seoul, Korea, who have developed a solid state lithium thin film battery.

C3Nano closes US $3.2 million series-A funding from GSR Ventures

Proprietary hybrid carbon nanotube electrode material poised to challenge indium tin oxide for display, solar and OLED Industries

New material provides greater thermoelectric conversion efficiency

The Ames Laboratory researchers found that adding just one percent of the rare-earth elements cerium or ytterbium to a TAGS material was sufficient to boost its performance.

EnOcean Alliance members present new solutions at this year's CeBIT

At CeBIT 2011 (1-5 March) three members of the EnOcean Alliance will present smart solutions for energy-efficient buildings enabled by EnOcean's energy harvesting technology.

Nextreme introduces thermobility wireless power

Thermobility uses innovative solid-state thin-film thermoelectric technology to convert heat into electricity for a variety of self-contained, autonomous systems.

Moser Baer & Universal Display's technology & licensing agreement

Moser Baer Technologies and Universal Display Corporation announce technology & licensing agreement for energy-efficient white OLED lighting

Solid state batteries to rival their lithium-ion counterparts

This advanced battery technology has three times the energy density of current li-ion batteries, costing less than half the price per kilowatt-hour.

Solar powered mobile for release this year

At the recent Mobile World Congress, Chinese cell phone manufacturer Umeox Mobile announced their solar powered Android smart phone.

Printed electronics - many new directions

Samsung Electronics of South Korea had approximately $132 billion in sales in 2010 and it is prioritising printed electronics for the future, its commitment extending to making its required materials, production machines and components and manufacturing complete products based on this new and versatile technology.

Paper electronics ready for prime time

The term paper electronics refers to electronic and electric circuits printed onto paper - increasingly both at the same time. Paper electronics has its origins in the screen printing of electrodes onto battery separators for cylindrical batteries and it has been used for conductors and sensors in such things as T-Ink toys and novelties.

Ford's energy efficient Michigan Assembly Plant manufactures new EVs

Michigan has become the home of the world's first sole fuel efficient and electric vehicle assembly plant as Ford Motors overhauls the previous SUV production facility at a cost of $550 million.

Flextech conference 2011 highlights

Flextech conference 2011, 8-10 February, Phoenix, Arizona. Highlights of the presentations at the Flextech conference in Phoenix included talks from General Electric, Bayer, Plextronics and Sumitomo.

Funding received for patented battery technology

In 2010 the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) dispensed $5.43 million in contractual funding towards advanced battery technology for EVs, hybrids and energy storage.