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Low-noise range extender dispels battery runtime angst

Together with FEV GmbH, KSPG is currently and successfully testing a range extender developed for electric vehicles. The test vehicle, based on the FIAT 500, has already undergone comprehensive tests at KSPG.

How to tap the sun's energy through heat as well as light

A new approach to harvesting solar energy could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell.

Organic mega flow battery promises breakthrough for renewable energy

A team of scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar far more economical and reliable.

TNO Holst Centre

The TNO / Holst Centre work with an open innovation model to develop solutions for flexible barrier technologies.

Thin film PV as a target market for transparent conductive films

This article examines thin film photovoltaics as an addressable market segment for transparent conductive films. IDTechEx Research first gives a general overview of the photovoltaic market, including historic price evolution and also a representative list of bankruptcies, closures, acquisitions and restructuring that took place in the past four years. IDTechEx Research then forecasts the total addressable market for transparent conductive sheets (on glass or otherwise) in areal coverage and monetary value. The market is then appropriately segmented into rigid vs flexible, and also ITO vs non-ITO oxide categories, thereby defining the segments addressable by ITO alternatives such as silver nanowires, metal mesh, graphene, etc

NCSU to lead new institute for next generation power electronics

North Carolina State University has been selected by the Obama Administration to lead a public-private manufacturing innovation institute for next generation power electronics.

Droplet simulation technology for printed electronics

The developed program allows numerical simulation, with the use of a commercial personal computer, of the shapes of ink droplet placed on a flat substrate surface that includes discontinuous boundaries between hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas, whereas such a simulation has been difficult so far.

Storing energy in chemical bonds of molecules

Researchers have built a system that converts the sun's energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and stores it for later use, allowing us to power our devices long after the sun goes down.

Printed electronics at CES

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show finished a few days ago with an overload of media coverage and company press releases. Now that the dust has settled, we take a look back at some of the announcements that were made during the show and what they mean for Printed Electronics.

Plextronics files for bankruptcy - Solvay a stalking horse bidder

Printed electronics developer Plextronics Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week and has entered into an acquisition agreement with Solvay America as a "stalking horse" bidder.

'Inverse opal' structure improves thin-film solar cells

Researchers have shown how to increase the efficiency of thin-film solar cells, a technology that could bring low-cost solar energy.

Eye-catching electronics

Researchers are developing electronic components that are thinner and more flexible than before.

World's fastest organic transistor

Teams collaborate to make thin, transparent semiconductors that could become the foundation for cheap, high-performance displays.

Scientists cook up new electronic material

Scientists grew sheets of an exotic material in a single atomic layer and measured its electronic structure for the first time.

Technology uses micro-windmills to recharge cell phones

Researchers have designed a micro-windmill that generates wind energy and may become an innovative solution to cell phone batteries constantly in need of recharging and home energy generation where large windmills are not preferred.

Printed transparent electrodes for flexible OLEDs and solar cells

After a term of 3 years, the jointly funded project IMAGE has been successfully completed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche.

Battery development may extend range of electric cars

A "hybrid" anode developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could quadruple the life of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Low-cost copper conducting nano-inks

New, oxidation-resistant copper nano-inks with a low sintering temperature (lower than 150oC), which enable the printing of low-cost conductive patterns on heat sensitive plastic substrates.

Encapsulix

Encapsulix was founded in 2011 to develop equipment and processes for low temperature encapsulation and barrier coatings. The company developed a novel Atomic layer deposition (ALD) approach based on IP from founder Jacques Kools. The company was in stealth mode until it emerged in 2013.

Organic Semiconductors: So Where Now?

Organic semiconductors have been in development for around two decades but are not used in any commercial product today, despite heavy investment and research efforts. This article discusses the early promise versus unmet expectations from this technology.