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Toyota launches fuel cell car in the US

The supercapacitor industry closed last year (2013) with a continued double-digit growth. According to Maxwell Technologies' executives, China has been the main source of growth. New announcements confirm what IDTechEx has stated in recent years: the supercapacitor and the battery industry are the same.

Breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications

An engineer has made a breakthrough in rechargeable battery applications.

World's most demanding electric bus route

Baroness Kramer, the UK's Minister of State for Transport, has officially launched an all-electric bus route that will test whether electric buses can perform on a par with their diesel counterparts in a real-world operational environment.

Engineers create light-activated 'curtains'

Forget remote-controlled curtains. A new development by researchers could lead to curtains and other materials that move in response to light, no batteries needed.

$24.9 million to put more zero-emission buses into service

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the availability of $24.9 million through its brand new Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) that will put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in communities nationwide.

Tracing paper boost for solar cells

A piece of transparent paper made from wood-based cellulose fibres is an unlikely addition to a solar cell that actually increases its efficiency.

A gel that is clearly revolutionary

Researchers are determined to manufacture stretchable biomedical devices that interface directly with organs such as the skin, heart and brain.

From a carpet of nanorods to thin film solar cell absorber in seconds

Research have discovered a novel solid state reaction which lets kesterite grains grow within a few seconds and at relatively low temperatures.

Electrical current sensors harvest wasted electromagnetic energy

The chip can be placed on any sensing point of interest such as electrical cables, conductors, junctions, bus bars, etc. to detect electrical currents.

Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation is the global leader in supplying activated and black carbon to a range of applications. Cabot is also developing its strategy regarding graphene and is positioning itself at the graphene intermediary level without committing to a specific graphene production method.

Atomic-scale catalysts may produce cheap hydrogen

Researchers have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. The work opens a new door for the production of cheap hydrogen.

Formula One derived energy storage technology

A project to install flywheel energy storage technology in two remote Scottish island communities to help stabilise their power grids, improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions from non-renewable power sources.

Kateeva expands operation in Korea

Kateeva has announced an expansion of its Korea operation, marking a substantial investment in the world's leading display manufacturing region.

End User Perspectives on Printed Electronics in Retail and Healthcare

DTechEx regularly interviews end users to help our clients understand the user needs and requirements from emerging technologies. The main trends and conclusions from our recent interviews with consumer goods companies totaling sales of more than $1 trillion a year are described in this article.

Mobile phone indoor positioning systems create $10bn market

This article shares some of the research in the IDTechEx Research report IDTechEx report "Mobile Phone Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) and Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) 2014-2024".

Implant harvests heartbeat power

A flexible piezoelectric implant that harnesses energy from the body's natural motions has been developed by researchers in the US and China.

Electric drive vehicles have little impact on U.S. pollutant emissions

A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that even a sharp increase in the use of electric drive passenger vehicles (EDVs) by 2050 would not significantly reduce emissions of high-profile air pollutants carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides.

CrayoNano AS

CrayoNano is an early-stage spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). They work on commercialising III-V nanowires grown using molecular beam epitaxy (and recently MOCVD) on graphene.

IDTechEx research shows rapid growth in the electric aircraft industry

IDTechEx research shows the electric aircraft industry is now growing rapidly with the military and industrial/commercial sectors increasing share to 67% and 27% of the 2024 value market.

Thinfilm acquires Kovio Technology

Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced that it has completed acquisition of Kovio technology, intellectual property, and manufacturing assets, and has opened the Thinfilm NFC Innovation Center in the heart of Silicon Valley.