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Highlights from Printed Electronics Asia 2012

IDTechEx held Printed Electronics Asia 2012 in Tokyo, Japan last week. This is part of the World's global event series on the topic with other events in USA (Dec 5-6) and Europe (April 17-18). Senior-level attendees from some of the biggest chemical, equipment and electronics companies were present from 23 countries, with 50% of attendees from Japan, and 66% of attendees from East Asia.

Can printed electronics make energy harvesting ubiquitous?

Printed electronics is an enabling technology that helps make energy harvesting (EH) solutions ubiquitous. It will achieve this by offering an exciting toolkit for designing elegant networked EH solutions compatible with diverse operating environments.

Next generation of lithium-ion batteries longer lasting

Researchers work to improve the energy storage capacity of batteries so that laptops, cellphones, electric cars and other mobile devices will last longer between charges.

Regenerative air energy storage

A novel way to use tanks of compressed air for energy storage.

Bringing the emerging graphene value chain together

Graphene is fast graduating from laboratories across the world and is being integrated into products. Graphene offers outstanding attributes, making it suitable for a broad range of applications in a diverse set of verticals.

Supercapacitors USA presents the record breakers

The supercapacitor market continues to power up at 30% yearly with some little-known names taking some of the biggest orders at well over $10 million dollars each. These represent volume breakthroughs in applications such as train energy capture and the new application of protection and enhancement of electric car traction batteries.

Hybrid delivery vans show nearly 20 percent higher fuel economy

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory study shows significant fuel economy benefits of hybrid electric delivery vans compared to similar conventional vans.

Visionary transparent memory a step closer to reality

Researchers at Rice University are designing transparent, two-terminal, three-dimensional computer memories on flexible sheets that show promise for electronics and sophisticated heads-up displays.

New salt-based battery a leap for green energy

Researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy's greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.

Nano-engineering electrodes to give tiny generators a boost

Could our waste be part of the answer to humanity's energy problems? Some researchers think so, thanks to bacteria that chow down on everything from sewage to heavy metals and give off electricity as one of their own waste products.

Networked rapid chargers throughout Europe

UK vehicle charging company POD Point has collaborated with ABB to provide networked rapid chargers throughout Europe.

Printable silver nanowire ink

Showa Denko has developed printable silver nanowire ink for the manufacture of electronic devices jointly with Osaka University.

Metrology for energy harvesting: 2012 updates

IDTechEx technology analyst Harry Zervos recently followed up on the interview he had with Dr Markys Cain, from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) last year, picking up the latest updates on the project on Metrology for Energy Harvesting that NPL is involved with.

Autonomous Power Buoy receives new grant

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate to perform a new round of in-ocean tests on its Autonomous PowerBuoy® to further demonstrate its use for ocean surveillance.

Promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon

An exciting advance in solar cell technology developed at the University of Kansas has produced the world's most efficient photovoltaic cells made from nanocarbons, materials that have the potential to dramatically drop the costs of PV technology in the future.

Supercapacitors hailed as potential answer to greener public transport

In China, supercapacitor technology has been embraced so fervently over just the past four years that tens of thousands of supercap buses are now on the roads.

Graphene: the thickness of it

Graphene has long shown potential for use in electronics, but difficulties in producing the material to a high enough quality has so far prevented the commercialisation of graphene-based devices.

Tesla plans to raise USD195.7m under new stock offering

Tesla plans to raise USD195.7m from its follow-on offering of 6,925,740 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $28.25 per share.

Biocompatible electronics vanish when no longer needed

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Tufts University are the first to demonstrate "transient electronics" - which are electronics that gradually disappear on a specified schedule, whether it be a few days or six months.

Promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon

An exciting advance in solar cell technology has produced the world's most efficient photovoltaic cells made from nanocarbons, materials that have the potential to dramatically drop the costs of PV technology in the future.