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Military thermoelectrics

Thermoelectric energy harvesting is used in many military applications. In addition, it is used in the related area of generating energy on space vehicles in deep space where thermoelectric are ineffective, this being done by converting the heat of a radioactive material - the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator RTG.

Electronic skins for mobile devices that change color and design

Mobile phones that change color and design to match your shirt, hat or skirt could soon be the latest fashion accessory with the recent advancements in Electronic Skins.

IDTechEx observe the latest at Berlin's Thin Film Solar Summit

Dr Harry Zervos, technology analyst with IDTechEx attended the Thin Film Solar Summit on the 19th and 20th of May, in Berlin which was mainly dominated by First Solar's achievements towards lowering their manufacturing costs to under 1 dollar.

Air-fuelled battery

Scientists have created a new battery fuelled by air - with the potential for 10 times the storage capacity of conventional cells. This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.

Liquavista raises €5 Million in series C funding

Liquavista, the developer of break-through display manufacturing technologies, today announced the closing of its Series C funding round of €5 million euro.

Prime View International agree to buy E Ink for $215 million

Prime View International ("PVI"), a small and medium display provider and the world's highest volume supplier of ePaper display modules, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink Corporation, the leader in electronic paper display materials and intellectual property for approximately $215 million.

Shakeout of organic transistor developers

Following on from the shakeout in OLED developers, IDTechEx sees the same thing happening now in Organic FETs.

Conductive ink for medical electrode applications

Creative Materials, Inc., works in close collaboration with the medical industry to develop specific products for medical delivery applications.

Solar powered airplane

The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has demonstrated continuous flight using only solar energy during a solar powered flight of more than 27 hours over 874.4 km, the equivalent of a Zürich-London trip.

Contactless Cards and Payments - The Impact of Regulation and Risk

Join industry experts at SMi's leading conference Contactless Cards and Payments - The Impact of Regulation and Risk

Seiko Epson in OLED breakthrough

Seiko Epson Corporation has developed inkjet technology that represents a major breakthrough in realising 37-inch and larger full-HD OLED TVs by resolving the uneven layering that had previously been an issue with the inkjet method.

New solar wafer factory

SolarWorld AG will be celebrating the topping-out ceremony of its new production facility for solar silicon wafers in Freiberg's Industrial Estate East with the Prime Minister of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, and many guests from the region and from local industry.

White OLEDs - the next generation light source

White organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have the potential of much higher efficiencies than classical lighting sources.

Update from Infinite Power Solutions

In March 2009 Energy Harvesting Journal covered the breaking news that Infinite Power Solutions had completed building their volume manufacturing facility. IDTechEx recently met with Infinite Power Solutions and brings you an update.

Thermoelectric ambient energy harvester

Thermoelectric generators directly convert waste heat into electricity. The Perpetua Power Puck is the first to use a thermoelectric semiconductor on a flexible substrate .

University receives £6 million funding for Metamaterials

EPSRC, the UK Government's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences has announced a new six-year program on nanostructured photonic metamaterials, to be established at the University of Southampton in England.

Nanotechnology based plastic electronics for Swine flu detection

An emerging technology investment and operating company announced that it is commercialising a new form of nanotechnology based infectious disease detection system with the capability to distinguish between different flu strains within seconds.

Energy harvesting from zinc oxide nanowires

Professor Zhong Lin Wang has demonstrated energy harvesters based on Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanowires.

Wireless body area networks

At a conference this week in San Jose, CA, attended by IDTechEx, Didier Sagan from Zarlink Semiconductor discussed developments and needs for wireless body area networks (WBAN).

Europe's first conference covers full energy harvesting value chain

In less than two weeks IDTechEx's inaugural Energy Harvesting & Storage event will take place in Cambridge, UK.