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Energy Harvesting and WSN & RTLS Award Winners Announced

This week the IDTechEx events Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) & RTLS took place in Denver, CO, USA. The event was attended by more than 290 attendees, with a brilliantly diverse spread of those through the value chain - from component suppliers to solution providers to many end users from different industries.

Low-cost conductive papers and nonwovens for disposable electronics

Inexpensive, easy-to-manufacture conductive papers, tissues, and nonwovens open new areas for resistively heated and disposable electronic consumer goods. The technology allows electric and electronic features previously too expensive for disposables to be built into consumer goods with low-cost, non-metallic materials, thus opening a wide new range of applications.

Centrotherm photovoltaics AG

Centrotherm photovoltaics AG, based in Blaubeuren in southwestern Germany, is one of the world's leading technology and service-providers for the manufacturing of solar silicon and solar cells.

Wireless power transfer technology

Sony Corporation has announced the development of a highly efficient wireless power transfer system that eliminates the use of power cables from electronic products such as television sets.

Thin films and nanotechnology for power

Printed electronics and electrics will be a $335 billion business in twenty years, just for devices primarily made by printing with electronic inks. IDTechEx gives a summary of the projections.

How to improve lithium traction batteries

Dependence on increasingly troublesome oil supplies and rapid degradation of the environment provide every reason why electric cars, whether hybrid or pure electric, should now be adopted rapidly.

Terepac partnership on low-cost flexible electronics packaging

Terepac Corporation and IMEC announced their collaboration on novel packaging technologies for flexible electronics.

CAP-XX to Speak on Bridging Power Gap at Energy Harvesting & Storage

On November 4, Pierre Mars, vice president of applications engineering for CAP-XX Ltd will present a technical paper on design strategies using a supercapacitor to overcome power limitations from energy-harvesting sources.

US$2.3bn market opportunity for off-grid mobile charging solutions

A new report from the GSMA, entitled Charging Choices, has revealed a US$2.3 billion* opportunity for mobile operators through the provision of off-grid charging solutions such as solar phones or external solar chargers in emerging markets.

World's largest solar research and demonstration facility in China

Applied Materials has taken an important step toward industrialization of the global solar industry with the recent opening of their state-of-the-art solar research and demonstration facility in Xian, China.

End User Requirements Aired at Inaugural Energy Harvesting Event

Next week more than 300 attendees will converge in Denver at two co-located events: Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS. These events bring together the whole ecosystem from adopters of the technology to those making wireless sensors, ultra low power electronics, energy harvesting and energy storage devices.

Flapping leaf generator for wind energy harvesting

Researchers at Cornell University have created an energy harvesting "piezo-tree" based on the fluttering of leaves where synthetic leaves are connected to a piezoelectric stem. The device is able to convert the energy in wind into electric power whilst remaining light, low-cost, and easily scaled.

Xerox launches silver ink

Xerox announces silver ink technology

QUE proReader by Plastic Logic to be sold in Barnes & Noble stores

Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble announced that QUE the first proReader designed for business professionals, will be sold through Barnes & Noble's nationwide network of stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com.

Liquavista's revolutionary displays set to transform eReader market

Liquavista launched its first technology platform LiquavistaBright, aimed at the booming eReader space.

Ascent Solar unveils FlexPowerTM Modules

Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, unveiled its FlexPowerTM line of products.

Masdar PV delivers first modules

At Masdar PV, the ramp-up of the new manufacturing facility in Ichtershausen is well underway: Meanwhile, almost 90 production employees manufacture thin-film modules of the newest generation in 2-shift operations.

Waste heat converted into light

HeatLight is a prototype device that converts waste heat into light. The device uses a thermoelectric Peltier generator that converts heat into electricity to charge up a battery, which then powers LEDs. The LEDs light up in response to a signal from a passive infra-red detector when it detects a person walking by.

Summaries from the AIMCAL and IPC events

Last week IDTechEx presented at two events in the US on printed electronics. Here we bring you the highlights of some of the discussions and presentations that took place.

Ascent Solar to supply solar modules to FTL Solar for NYSERDA project

Ascent Solar Technologies, will be providing modules to FTL Solar for their research and development contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).