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Wearable thermoelectric energy harvesting device

Perpetua Power Source Technologies, Inc. (Perpetua) has announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and demonstrate a wearable thermoelectric generator solution that is capable of powering wireless sensors by harvesting available energy from body heat.

Spray-on glass - the world's most versatile new technology?

It's not just Hollywood stars hitting the cream carpet. A new coating of invisible glass sprayed on your cream carpet could make that French Beaujolais easy to clean with just water.

Cambrios announces issuance of an inlicensed patent

Cambrios Technologies Corporation announced today that an important patent has issued covering commercially relevant methods of manufacturing metal nanostructures. U.S. Patent number 7,585,349 assigned to the University of Washington and covering an invention made by Younan Xia and Yougang Sun was licensed exclusively to Cambrios in its specific field of use.

Electric Vehicles - Second Time Lucky

From 1880 to 1920 there was a boom in electric cars before a shakeout all but eliminated them until they crept back as golf cars seventy years later, a modest niche of the automotive market. Now we see ...

The FDC and PETEC become associate members to collaborate on OTFTs

The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University today announced that the Printable Electronics Technology Center (PETEC) has become an Associate Member to collaborate on high-performing organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) for flexible display applications. PETEC joins the FDC with a goal of better understanding the process requirements for OTFT backplane fabrication for both reflective and emissive displays.

SWeNT introduces CNT Inks based on V2VTM Ink Technology

Southwest Nano Technologies introduces carbon nanotube ink technology for commercial, high volume, printed electronics applications.

Aerotech's PRO Series

Aerotech PRO Series hard-cover, side-sealed linear stages for smooth, accurate motion at an attractive price.

Bayer MaterialScience opens world's largest carbon nanotube facility

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity of 200 metric tons.

Solar RFID tracks bike usage

The Dero ZAP is a solar powered, wifi connected, radio frequency identification system (RFID) that records the number of times a commuter arrives by bike, then transmits the data via wifi to a central website that administrators can access to create reports for payroll.

Heliatek fill key position with an industry experienced specialist

2nd important replacement with experience in the industry at Heliatek

Key milestone for graphene wafers

Graphene wafers 100mm in diameter have been produced by Researchers in the Electro-Optics Center (EOC) Materials Division at Penn State, making them the largest diameter commercially available for silicon carbide wafers.

Energy harvesting rubber sheets

Power-generating rubber films developed by Princeton University engineers could harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers, mobile phones and other electronic devices.

Kovio and Nissan Chemical Ramp Up Production of Silicon Ink

Kovio and Nissan Chemical have announced a joint collaboration to scale up production of Kovio's silicon ink. In addition, Nissan Chemical is now working with leading display manufacturers to explore the use of high-performance and low-cost printed silicon electronics to manufacture TFT backplanes for displays.

SID low power displays & touch screen technologies conference - day 2

Dr Harry Zervos, IDTechEx's Technology Analyst concludes his observations at the 2nd day of the SID conference focusing on touch panels and overlays.

SID low power displays & touch screen technologies conference - day 1

Power saving for displays is becoming more and more interesting as efforts continue in all industries to lower power consumption together with producing energy from sustainable sources. Displays have been known to be hungry for power, with some technologies known to be much less "green" than others (e.g. plasma displays).

Energy harvesting soccer ball

A group of four students in an engineering sciences class at Harvard University have come up with the idea for sOccket - the energy harvesting soccer ball. SOccket is a fun, portable energy-harvesting power source in the form of a soccer ball.

Electric vehicles - seeing the big picture

Energy harvesting is being widely considered and used for electric vehicles. The burgeoning electric vehicle EV industry cannot be understood by simply looking at cars. The complete market value is, and will remain, about double the market for cars.

The new generation of liquid crystal displays

A new generation of flat panel displays is being developed which may ultimately supersede Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs).

Radio opaque screen printable ink

The new radio opaque ink can be used for adhesive skin patches and other topical devices that are attached during X-Ray, CAT or MRI scan to highlight a target area.

Electric Vehicles - Seeing the Big Picture

The burgeoning electric vehicle EV industry cannot be understood by simply looking at cars. The complete market value is, and will remain, about double the market for cars. The leaders such as Toyota, Honda and Nissan make electric vehicles for many applicational sectors.