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$30 Million in financing to meet demand for EV transit technology

Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra Inc. has raised more than $30 million in additional funding to accelerate further deployment of its industry-leading zero-emission EV transit technology.

First demonstration of a self-powered cardiac pacemaker

Researchers have developed a self-powered artificial cardiac pacemaker that is operated semi-permanently by a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator.

Aquarius USV high level design completed

Eco Marine Power has revealed details of its Aquarius Unmanned Surface Vessel and announced that it will begin work related to the construction of a prototype.

DC/DC converter with energy harvesting battery charger

Linear Technology announces the LTC3331, a complete energy harvesting solution that delivers up to 50mA of continuous output current to extend battery life when harvestable energy is available.

Pyramid scheme for brighter organic LEDs

Researchers are arranging PHOLEDs into a pyramid to improve efficiency of LEDs.

Supercapacitors can destroy the lithium-ion battery market

As tracked by market research company IDTechEx and further explained in the recently updated report Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024, supercapacitors are improving faster than lithium-ion batteries in most respects.

MaukCC

MaukCC are one of a new breed of equipment manufacturers offering hybrid CNC machines that include 3D printing capabilities.

Lessons from Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo June 2014, Amsterda

IDTechEx was present in the first Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo which took place in Amsterdam from the 24th to the 26th of June. Amsterdam's RAI Conference centre witnessed a more consolidated industry positioned to Electrification. Find in this article the main findings.

Printing Equipment for Printed Electronics

First was the significant investment from the materials community but now the equipment supply sector for printed electronics and allied topics has turned its attention to addressing the manufacturing need within printed electronics. Around 100 players are now involved in the equipment and consumable supply for printed electronics, growing rapidly. This article explores some of the trends and key players. Despite the intense focus on inkjet printing and high volume flexo and gravure printing, these printing types are mainly used in R&D and pilot production rather than manufacturing commercial products. Indeed, the majority of products that use printed functional inks are printed by screen printing. Coming second is coating - slot die coating - which is used in processes such as electrophoretic film manufacture and super capacitors and batteries.

Organic thin-film transistors through room-temperature printing

A research team succeeded in establishing a process to form organic thin-film transistors, conducting the entire printing process at room temperature under ambient atmospheric conditions.

TOSA buses power up for less

In Geneva, ABB Sécheron and its partners have just concluded a successful pilot operation of their electric bus system TOSA.

Organic solar cells reach manufacturing milestone

Scientists in Denmark have devised a rapid, scalable and industrially viable way to manufacture large sheets of flexible organic tandem solar cells.

Superelastic battery

Lithium ion batteries that can be stretched by 600% have been unveiled by scientists in China.

Ground breaking collaboration on graphene research

Strategic Energy Resources Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Graphitech Pty Ltd, has signed an agreement with Monash University to enable the advancement of its unique applications for the new wonder material Graphene.

Researchers develop fuel cells for increased airplane efficiency

Researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert fuels, such as jet fuel or gasoline, to electricity, providing a dramatically more energy-efficient way to create electric power for planes or cars.

ZMorph

ZMorph are one of a new breed of equipment manufacturers offering hybrid CNC machines that include 3D printing capabilities. In this case, print heads for laser engraving and cutting, paste extrusion and milling are also available.

Quantifying the Internet of Things Market

Analyst views of the Internet of Things (IoT) vary drastically depending on how one defines the topic. As a result, there is the potential for much hyping.

Move over silicon, there's a new circuit in town

This hybrid could take the place of silicon as the traditional transistor material used in electronic chips, since carbon nanotubes are more transparent, flexible, and can be processed at a lower cost.

Charging portable electronics in ten minutes

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional, silicon-decorated, cone-shaped carbon-nanotube cluster architecture for lithium ion battery anodes that could enable charging of portable electronics in 10 minutes, instead of hours.

New optical element sorts sunlight for solar cell efficiency

Electrical engineers have designed a thin layer made of a transparent plastic or glass that sorts and concentrates sunlight to boost the overall efficiency of solar cells by up to 50 percent.