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OnStar debuts future EV solutions

At the GM Electrification Experience, OnStar is showing two new apps to address the possible range anxiety of electric vehicles and the cost of public charging.

Brewer Science leads in carbon nanotube materials development

Brewer Science introduces easy-to-implement conductive carbon nanotube inks that are stable, concentrated, and designed especially for printed electronics applications.

Breakthrough in non-rare-earth electric motor design

UQM Technologies has made a significant breakthrough in the development of non-rare-earth magnet electric motor design as part of the work being done under the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research and Development Grant.

Tiny oral sensor may one day help dentists

The device, attached temporarily to a tooth, could one day help dentists fine-tune treatments for patients with chronic periodontitis, for example, or even provide a window on a patient's overall health.

Hybrid nanomaterial converts light and thermal energy into electricity

Researchers have created a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods that used either light or thermal energy, but not both.

IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and WSN USA 2012 Awards, Washington DC

IDTechEx announced the winners of the 3rd Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensor Networks USA awards last week, at the conference held in Washington, DC and attended by over 300 people.

EV lessons from Energy Harvesting and Supercapacitors event

The key enabling technologies of electric vehicles, whether by land, water or air and whether hybrid or pure electric are now at least six in number.

Unidym Inc

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Thin and flexible energy storage

Cell phones as thin and flex­ible as a sheet of paper. Energy-​​storing house paint. Roll-​​up touch screen dis­plays. These are the sorts of devices that the engi­neering industry is preparing for and expecting.

Nedap Retail introduces Kovio EAS tag

Nedap Retail, in partnership with Kovio, Inc., has unveiled a new category of Electronic Article Surveillance tags for the retail and fashion industry that can be invisibly embedded into clothing, shoes and other products, and can be deactivated permanently at point of sale.

World's most accurate simulator of untapped low energy sources

The Metrology for Energy Harvesting project has just announced the development of the world's most accurate energy source simulator and plans to create a world leading, European-wide measurement infrastructure for industry and academics alike.

Stretchy electronics move closer

Researchers from the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at PolyU have developed a new technology that allows electronics to drape around our body comfortably.

Microsemi ultra low power sub-GHz radio in compact chip scale package

Microsemi Corporation has announced the availability of a new ultra low power (ULP) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for short-range wireless applications where power consumption is of utmost importance.

Ordered catalyst boosts fuel cell output at lower cost

Fuel cells, which convert fuel directly into electricity without burning it, promise a less polluted future where cars run on pure hydrogen and exhaust nothing but water vapor. But the catalysts that make them work are still "sluggish" and worse, expensive.

Epson and Plastic Logic announce cooperation

Leaders in their respective fields cooperate to broaden the applications for flexible plastic displays.

EnOcean and ROHM announce strategic partnership

EnOcean and ROHM Co., Ltd., a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, will announce their strategic partnership in Munich this week.

Fast chargers add 50 miles of range in 15 minutes

NRG Energy through its eVgo subsidiary will provide Californians with the nation's most comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network including fast chargers that allow drivers to add 50 miles of range in 15 minutes at premier retail environments.

Initial steps toward commercial fabrication of carbon nanotubes

IBM scientists have demonstrated a new approach to carbon nanotechnology that opens up the path for commercial fabrication of dramatically smaller, faster and more powerful computer chips.

The iPad of electric vehicles

At the recent eCarTec exhibition in Germany, there were several organisations in the Visionary Product Concept category, basically searching for the iPad of electric vehicles.

Colnatec technology will change the economics of OLED manufacturing

Arizona-based Colnatec LLC demonstrated at a respected research lab in Europe the world's first ultra-high flux OLED deposition sensor for high-speed, continuous run manufacturing.