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Chemists discover key reaction mechanism behind sodium-oxygen battery

Chemists have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the so-called holy grail of electrochemical energy storage.

Investment of over € 7 million to build OLED centre in Korea

Merck has invested over € 7 million to establish the OLED Application Center in Poseung, Korea.

Collaboration to optimize inkjet printing for mass production of OLED

DuPont Displays and Kateeva have announced that they will join forces to develop optimized inks, equipment, and processes to further advance inkjet printing technology for Organic Light Emitting Diode display devices.

Smart clothes for personalized cooling and heating

Imagine a fabric that will keep your body at a comfortable temperature—regardless of how hot or cold it actually is.

Boosting confidence in new manufacturing technologies

DARPA's Open Manufacturing program seeks to build and demonste rapid qualification technologies that comprehensively capture, analyze and control variability in the manufacturing process to predict the properties of resulting products.

New 'designer carbon' boosts battery performance

Scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies.

Partnership will develop new lithium battery

MIRA Ltd has announced a collaborative agreement with Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu to develop a new centre of excellence for energy storage in Brazil.

Trees are source for high-capacity, soft batteries

A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers in Sweden and the US.

NPL VAMAS Organic and Printed Electronics Standardisation Report

NPL, in collaboration with the Versailles Project on Advanced Materials & Standards has prepared a report that details the current landscape of standardisation efforts in organic and printed electronics.

Beneq's breakthrough roll-to-roll ALD system

The UK-based Centre for Process Innovation is piloting Beneq's groundbreaking roll-to-roll ALD system.

FlexEnable announces breakthrough in manufacturability

FlexEnable is announcing a technology breakthrough for the manufacture of full colour, organic liquid crystal displays, making the manufacture of glass-free LCDs both practical and cost-effective for the first time.

Faradion

Faradion Limited is an early stage company (est. 2011) engaged in the development of low-cost, non-aqueous sodium-ion (Na ion) rechargeable batteries for automotive, utility and consumer sectors (grid energy storage).

Varibel Innovations

Varibel was established in 2003, based in Arnhem in the Netherlands. The company was formed as a way to commercialize technologies developed at TU Delft. Varibel purchased the key patents for 'hearing glasses' and the associated technology in 2003. They brought this product to market in 2006.

The direction of development in autonomous vehicle research

Autonomous vehicles uses a portfolio of sensors that is highly dependent on Lidar technology, given the high price of these sensors, researchers are looking how to reduce the reliance on this technology through enhancing the capabilities of cheaper sensor technologies.

Wearable technology in healthcare: characterizing the largest sector

This article presents a view of the current medical sensor landscape. With huge revenue potential and clear drivers, many companies from the electronics, textiles and manufacturing industries alike are interested. This article describes some of the business plans adopted to date.

Engineering phase changes in nanoparticle arrays

Scientists have just taken a big step toward the goal of engineering dynamic nanomaterials whose structure and associated properties can be switched on demand.

How to make continuous rolls of graphene

All the possible uses for graphene face the same big hurdle: the need for a scalable and cost-effective method for continuous manufacturing of graphene films.

Manufacturing facility to meet all-electric truck and bus demand

Motiv Power Systems has received $8.1 million in grant funding from the California Energy Commission to continue the commercialization of its award-winning All-Electric Powertrain, including a new manufacturing facility in Hayward, California.

Head injury awareness mouthguard

FITGuard, will help promote concussion awareness to youth athletes.

P&G, L'Oreal push 3D bioprinting from research to commercial products

Consumer goods giant, Procter & Gamble, has today announced they are pursuing 3D bioprinting.