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Energy efficient aircraft - the next 15 years

During the next fifteen years, we shall be in the transition to much more energy efficient, quieter aircraft, with much less pollution and dependence on declining hydrocarbon reserves.

Smart Skin for Land, Sea and Air Vehicles

Cars that glow in the dark and have far more passenger space, aircraft and submarines that monitor their complete outer surface, military vehicles that destroy missiles that hit them. The common factor here is smart skin.

Ford and Best Buy partner to sell electric charging stations

Ford Motor Co. and Best Buy Co. Inc. will partner to install household charging stations for the new Focus Electric cars being launched in the U.S. later this year, Ford said recently.

Carbon nanotube webs and biscrolled yarns

UT Dallas's biscrolling technology is rich in application possibilities. For instance to make improved biofuel cells that might eventually be used to power medical implants

Coiled nanowires may hold key to stretchable electronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double their original length, moving us closer to incorporating stretchable electronic devices into clothing, implantable health-monitoring devices, and a host of other applications.

Robot developed by GM and NASA set to launch to space

Robonaut 2, built at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, will become the first humanoid robot in space. Developed with the help of General Motors, who also hope to use the technology on production lines and in cars, R2 is the most dexterous humanoid robot yet and its presence on the International Space Station as an experimental model could one day lead to missions to the moon and Mars.

Canadian soldiers testing bionic energy harvester

Bionic Power Inc. has entered into a collaborative agreement with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to test Bionic Power's PowerWalk™ M-Series prototype on soldiers.

Finnish cleantech company Beneq attracts 9 million euro investment

Finnish Industry Investment, Via Venture Partners and private investors have invested altogether 9 million euros in the Finnish cleantech company Beneq.

SolarPrint launches unmatched energy harvesing technology

SolarPrint, a photovoltaic (PV) energy technology developer, expands the possibilities of next-generation energy harvesting for wireless sensors with the launch of its dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) technology.

Ford to launch electric car later this year

Ford Motor Company's all-new Focus Electric - the company's first-ever all-electric passenger car is due to be launched in late 2011. It will be one of five new electrified vehicles Ford will deliver by 2013 in North America and Europe.

Graphene-based conductive inks to appear in products this year

Vorbeck say that products using their graphene-based conductive inks will appear in major retail stores sometime this year.

Wind powered phone charger

A hardware application in the shape of a soft rubber skin including an energy harvesting wind fan which slides around an iphone and recharges the phone when the wind blows.

Scientists develop solar window technology

Scientists developing Solar Window technology capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows have achieved an important research breakthrough which could result in the replacement of materials prone to breakdown and degradation.

Breaking the rare earth necklock by China

Breaking China's rare earth necklock on supplies is now a major focus of industry outside China.

General Motors concept electric vehicle can park itself

General Motors concept electric vehicle includes a feature that would allow the vehicle to park itself and automatically return to the user when summoned from a smartphone application.

New solar cell self-repairs like natural plant systems

Researchers are creating a new type of solar cell designed to self-repair like natural photosynthetic systems in plants by using carbon nanotubes and DNA, an approach aimed at increasing service life and reducing cost.

World's fastest solar powered car

The University of New South Wales's Sunswift solar car has broken a Guinness World Record to become the world's fastest solar vehicle.

Nanoscoops could spark new generation of electric car batteries

New nanoengineered batteries developed at Rensselaer exhibit remarkable power density, charging more than 40 times faster than today's lithium-ion batteries.

Missing piece for printed technologies

The printed electronics industry is growing fast and the various available technologies evolve at a high pace.

Cleantech-oriented Beneq receives 9 million euro investment

Finnish Industry Investment, Via Venture Partners and private investors have invested altogether 9 million euros in the Finnish cleantech company Beneq. Beneq is a supplier of production and research equipment for advanced nano-scale thin film coatings used for example in solar cells, glass coatings, and flexible electronics, such as OLED lighting.