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Acquisition of PulseForge Photonic Curing Tool

The Center of Microelectronics of Provence, part of Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France, is pleased to announce it has acquired a PulseForge 3200 photonic curing tool from NovaCentrix as part of an ongoing collaboration with NovaCentrix (Austin, Texas), and CERADROP (Limoge, France).

First graphene-based additive for lithium-ion batteries

Cabot Corp has announced the launch of LITX™ G700, the company's first graphene-based additive for high energy density lithium-ion battery applications.

Activated graphene breaks record for low temperature storage of energy

Researchers have recently engineered a supercapacitor system that can operate efficiently at very low temperatures

Air Force supports study on nanopaper for electronics, aircraft

Like ordinary paper, nanopaper is made of wood pulp, but reconstructed at the nanoscale to enhance its properties.

Torqeedo wins innovation award at Miami Boat Show

Torqeedo's new 80 hp motor, Deep Blue, received the Innovation Award at the Miami International Boat Show February 14.

Highlights from the Electronic Display Conference, Nuremberg - Part 2

IDTechEx Research recently attended and presented at this event. The following are highlights from three companies - PolyIC, Atmel and Canatu - who presented on transparent conductive film (TCF) technology.

Ubiquity or obsolescence: how is E Ink's success story going to end?

Looking back at last year, it looks like 2012 was a tipping point for the e-reader market. Kindles and the likes were overshadowed by new models of tablet computers, resulting in a shift in consumer spending towards the tablets. But e-readers are still hugely popular, not least because of their long battery life and their low price. Since the holiday season, the must-have new feature has been the frontlight that enables reading in the dark, such as in the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. But take a closer look at this new generation of e-readers and you will find something striking: all of them use the same E Ink Pearl display, a technology that was released more than two years ago.

INTRASME Electric Vehicle Opportunity Workshop

IDTechEx is delighted to host the first INTRASME Electric Vehicle Opportunity Workshop 2013 which will now be a free session for a full day.

Researchers strain to improve electrical material and it's worth it

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have devised a method of making ferroelectric thin films with twice the strain, resulting in exceptional performance.

Nano beads on a string could advance battery technology

Chemists and materials scientists have designed a tiny silicon structure for batteries that can last through more charging cycles than previous designs did.

Rechargable battery can stretch, twist and bend

A stretchable lithium-ion battery - a flexible device capable of powering innovative stretchable electronics.

Electric aircraft transforming the whole industry

Electric aircraft are an idea whose time has come. Electrically propelled manned aircraft are selling profitably today in small numbers. They take the form of pure electric fixed wing microlights and motorised hang gliders. At the other extreme, airliners that have electric nosewheels have arrived making them electric vehicles when on the ground, hugely reducing noise and air pollution and making them independent of tugs. Yet that is only the beginning and the story is now rapidly unfolding across the whole industry.

Highlights from the Electronic Display Conference, Nuremberg - Part 1

IDTechEx Research attended and presented at the Electronic Display Conference, in Nuremberg this week. Read more about the highlights.

Wireless charging of electric buses to be trialled in Germany

Regional operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) will carry out a pilot project to wirelessly recharge Electric buses while passengers get on and off the vehicles at bus stops along the inner city route 63 in Mannheim, Germany.

A new way of harvesting energy from the sun

Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than many of the semiconductors used in conventional methods.

Thin Film Electronics

A company that is creating smart label solutions based on printed electronics.

Graphene could lead to faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles

An agreement will allow Vorbeck to bring lithium batteries incorporating Vor-x graphene technology to market for use in consumer portable electronic and medical devices, tools and electric vehicles.

Ready-to-scale fuel cell production line in Japan

SMILE FC System Corporation, a joint venture between Intelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor Corporation has successfully established a ready-to-scale production plant for its fuel cell systems in Yokohama, Japan.

Nanoscale antennas boost solar energy harvesting

A novel fabrication technique developed could provide the breakthrough technology scientists have been looking for to vastly improve today's solar energy systems.

Volkswagen's XL1 the most fuel-efficient production car in the world

Volkswagen claim that the XL1 is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a European combined fuel consumption rating of 261 mpg.