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Toyota and Uber collaborate on automated vehicles

Toyota and Uber have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale.

Photovoltaic facades: are they feasible?

There are several flavours of technology today jostling to make the dream of electricity-generating windows a reality.

Artificial island in the North Sea for a wind farm

TenneT has developed a vision for building a large European electricity system in the North Sea, based on a 'hub and spoke' principle. The TenneT vision seeks to make CO2 reduction targets feasible and affordable. Central to the vision is the building of an island in the middle of the North Sea.

Underwater robots to tame lionfish population

The non-profit, RSE: Robots in Service of the Environment, has announced the Guardian LF1, an affordable unmanned undersea robot designed to control the population of invasive lionfish in the Atlantic.

Sarcos Robotics secures investment from Caterpillar, GE and Microsoft

Sarcos Robotics announced it has secured funding from a group of top-tier strategic investors including Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures, and Microsoft Corporation. Additionally, Cottonwood Technology Fund and two other private investment firms.

Wearable tech flying high in aerospace industry

Commercial, regional and defence aircraft operators will be able to reduce aircraft down-time and maintenance costs, thanks to new wearable technology that can remotely connect technicians with aviation experts from around the world.

Boeing Dreamliner: Implications for electric vehicles

IDTechEx analysts have ten years of experience of the lithium-ion traction battery business and in this article they comment on the implications for electric vehicles land, water and air of these Dreamliner batteries that are not for traction, apparently misbehaving.

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, former Nokia CEO, joins Enfucell

Enfucell is a leading developer and manufacturer of SoftBattery®, a thin, flexible and environmentally friendly power source.

New technology forum focuses on polymer films for photovoltaic, solar

A New Technology Forum at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2011 conference will explore plastics innovations with potential to advance the state of the art in thin-film photovoltaic systems and reflective films for solar concentrator applications, it was announced by SPE.

EnOcean named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company

EnOcean has announced it has been named in the prestigious 2010 Global Cleantech 100—produced by the Cleantech Group, providers of leading global market research, events and advisory services for the cleantech industry.

Enfucell & SoftBattery featured by Reader's Digest around the globe

Enfucell & SoftBattery featured by Reader's Digest around the globe

Enfucell gets new capital and new shareholders

Enfucell, a Finnish company recognized for its achievements in developing its SoftBattery® technology, has received a 600.000 eur capital injection from its existing and new owners, including Vera Venture and Varma, who have both invested in the company previously.

Marko Hanhikorpi appointed as new CEO of Enfucell

The board of Enfucell has appointed Mr. Marko Hanhikorpi, M. Sc. (Chem. Eng.), eMBA, as new CEO commencing August 12, 2009.

The race is on to commercialize a full-color electronic reader

The race is on to make a full-color electronic reader a reality with a recent entry from researchers at the University of Cincinnati who have collaborated with Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics.

Vitex Systems appoints Chyi-Shan Suen President and COO

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider for thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, today announced that it has appointed Chyi-Shan Suen President and Chief Operating Officer.