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Sharp, EGP and STM to produce innovative thin film photovoltaics

Enel Green Power, Sharp and ST Microelectronics join forces to produce innovative thin-film photovoltaic panels.

Harvesting power from WiFi signals

At the recent 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), RCA introduced the Airnergy Charger which they claim is able to convert the energy in WiFi signals into electricity to power small devices.

Carbon nanotubes detect toxins in drinking water

Scientists at Michigan University may soon be able to detect harmful toxins in drinking water, quickly and cheaply with the development of a new biosensor, using a strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes.

Harvesting fluid power for an ankle-foot orthosis

A self-contained, self-controlled, pneumatic power harvesting ankle-foot orthosis (PhAFO) to manage foot-drop has been developed and tested by a group of scientists from the University of Illinois and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Perrysburg School Gym Using DimOnOff's

An 8-hour lighting retrofit at Perrysburg Junior High School reduces energy consumption to the tune of $5,000+ in annual savings

QUE pro-Reader aimed at the business professional

Plastic Logic's long awaited "QUE" pro-Reader was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday. Unlike other e-readers this device is being marketed to the business professional.

Printed RFID in 2010

IDTechEx projects that the market for passive RFID tags will grow to over $10 billion in sales by 2019. Much of it will continue to use silicon chips. Dr Peter Harrop forecasts the Printed RFID market for 2010.

Glitter-sized photovoltaics could revolutionize how energy is used

Tiny cells developed by Sandia National Laboratories scientists could turn a person into a walking solar battery charger if they were fastened to flexible substrates molded around unusual shapes, such as clothing.

Light emitting transistors for lab-on-chip

What started out as 'blue-sky' thinking by a group of European researchers could ultimately lead to the commercial mass production of a new generation of optoelectronic components for devices ranging from mobile laboratories to mobile phones.

Printed Electronic Circuit process for LED interconnection

PCB mounting of the LED's has to date been limited to mechanical interconnection or the use of Printed Circuits Boards built on Thermally Conductive Copper Clad aluminum substrates.

Energy harvesting WSN at SNCF France

SNCF is the french national railway authority. This French Profit Public Body (railway activity) and its subsidiaries employs 200 000 people and had 25.2 billion € in 2008. It is attracted to Wireless sensor Networks (WSN) because installing wired sensors in existing rolling stock or in wide outdoor deployment (along rail track, in maintenance or working sites) or for temporary deployments can be complex and very expensive.

Light emitting wallpaper could replace light bulbs

Revolutionary light emitting wallpaper could replace lightbulbs in two years whilst significantly reducing carbon emissions suggest recent claims.

Fabric electronics

Electronics in textiles may be printed or wound using wires and there are other options, with over 100 organisations working in the field. It varies from the invisible to the fanciful.

Companies slow to grasp plastic electronics opportunities

We are on the brink of a new age of Plastic Electronics, production costs are tumbling and business opportunities are growing exponentially, yet companies are slow to take up the innovation challenge, according to research from the Advanced Institute of Management Research.

SPAWAR vibration harvesting for WSN

At the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage conference in Denver Colorado in November, Dr Richard Waters, Advanced Circuits and Sensors Branch SPAWAR System Center Pacific, presented on optimization of a kinetic energy harvester for low amplitude vibration.

Flexible light emitting displays - inorganics fill market gap

The potential for flexible OLEDs has received such huge publicity that consumer packaged goods companies and many others are sold on the potential for low cost, flexible, light emitting displays and seek to carry out many trials and rollouts.

Energy harvesting wheelchair

South Korean designers, including Min-Goo Kim, Yun-Jin Chang and Su-Eun Park, have designed an energy harvesting wheelchair that creates and accumulates electricity to power lights on the wheels.

Funds to develop self-powered prosthetic limb technology

Representative Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, announced the Department of Defense Appropriations measure includes $2 million in Research, Test, Development, and Evaluation funds for KCF Technologies to further develop and commercialize self-powered prosthetic limb technology.

Glitter-sized photovoltaics could revolutionize how energy is used

Tiny cells developed by Sandia National Laboratories scientists could turn a person into a walking solar battery charger if they were fastened to flexible substrates molded around unusual shapes, such as clothing.

Fund of Fund managers for UK Innovation Investment Fund

The UK Government has announced the appointment, subject to contract, of Hermes Private Equity and the European Investment Fund (EIF) as fund-of-fund managers for the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF).