TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Production environment becomes european pioneer

Despite heavy competition from major companies and other operators in Europe, PEA (Printed Electronics Arena) Manufacturing, the test environment for the production of Printed electronics in Norrköping, has been designated European "pilot line demonstrator" and will serve as a model for future development.

High temperature piezoelectric materials

A spin-out company from the University of Leeds is set to transform industry's ability to electronically monitor and interact with extreme environments.

Battery with liquid electrodes can be recharged or refilled

A new kind of battery stores energy in what researchers are calling "rechargeable fuel"—electrodes in liquid form. The result can be either recharged like a conventional battery or replaced by pumping in new fuel like gasoline.

Light-induced degradation in amorphous silicon thin film solar cells

Researchers have taken a leap forward towards a deeper understanding of an undesired effect in thin film solar cells based on amorphous silicon - one that has puzzled the scientific community for the last 40 years.

Smart Glass Forum at Energy Harvesting Europe, 1-2 April 2014, Berlin

Smart glass is a portfolio of new technologies which are based on new achievements in material science, demands on energy efficiency and comfort and smart building automation requirements and are reaching a new momentum.

Group NanoXplore Inc.

The profile is focused on Group NanoXplore, a company that is active in producing graphene, based on a unique technology.

BDNT and ABB to roll out world's largest EV fast charger network

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced a strategic collaboration today with Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT) to supply direct current fast chargers over the next six years for DENZA.

Global recognition for a novel form of artificial graphene

A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a technological revolution. "Artificial graphene" should lead to faster, smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of all kinds, including higher performance photovoltaic cells, lasers or LED lighting.

E-paper displays in consumer electronics

Consumer electronic devices are evolving fast and there is a constant need for display technologies with new features. This week we look at e-paper (reflective) display technologies and assess their strengths in the consumer electronics market.

Boulder Ionics announces exclusive licence agreement with CSIRO

Boulder Ionics Corp., developer and producer of high-performance electrolytes and electrochemical-grade ionic liquids for advanced energy storage devices, today announced that it has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency, to develop and commercialize the use of pyrrolidinium-based ionic liquids in electrolytes for lithium-ion and advanced chemistry batteries.

T+ink files suit against TouchBase Technologies, Inc

Touchpac Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of T+ink, Inc., the worldwide leader in "thinking" conductive ink, has filed a lawsuit against Boston-based TouchBase Technologies, Inc. for patent infringement.

Pomegranate-inspired design solves problems for lithium-ion batteries

An electrode designed like a pomegranate - with silicon nanoparticles clustered like seeds in a tough carbon rind - overcomes several remaining obstacles to using silicon for a new generation of lithium-ion batteries, say its inventors.

Researchers make breakthrough in battery technology

Researchers at the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI), University of Limerick have made a significant breakthrough in the area of rechargeable battery technology.

Graphene for printed electronics

Graphene, the ultrathin, ultraconductive, flexible material that everyone is talking about, is maturing just in time for its use in the printed electronics industry.

BASF

This profile focuses on the activities of BASF New Business in the space for organic materials for optoelectronic applications

Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology

The motion of animals could power small devices that allow biologists to collect information about behavior that eludes them under the limitations of current technology.

Energy harvesting network 2014

The UK's Energy Harvesting Network will be holding its annual one-day dissemination event on 12th March 2014 at Hamilton House, London.

IDTechEx launches Market Intelligence Portal for electric vehicles

IDTechEx has launched a new browser-based Electric Vehicle Market Intelligence Portal which provides companies with real-time global analysis of the total electric vehicles market for land, water and air.

CPI manufactures flexible OLED lighting demonstrators

The Centre for Process Innovation has produced a range of flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode demonstrators.

Off-the-shelf materials lead to self-healing polymers

Look out, super glue and paint thinner. Thanks to new dynamic materials developed at the University of Illinois, removable paint and self-healing plastics soon could be household products.