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Solar power for Kindle

Amazon Kindle owners can now harness the power of the sun to illuminate and charge their e-readers, using the new SolarKindle Lighted Cover, which was unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

21st century VW Beetle - E-Bugster

The name "E-Bugster" is a combination of "E" for electric, "Bug," the American nickname for the Beetle, and "speedster," which typically describes an open-top two-seater. The E-Bugster concept sports the typical speedster profile of shallow windows and a dramatically cut-down windshield.

Graphene rips follow rules

Research from Rice University and the University of California at Berkeley may give science and industry a new way to manipulate graphene, the wonder material expected to play a role in advanced electronic, mechanical and thermal applications.

2012: Pushing forward with innovation in energy harvesting

2011 turned out to be a very interesting year for energy harvesting, full of scientific advances, technology breakthroughs and new product developments. IDTechEx predicts that the trend is set to continue, with further developments expected in 2012, along with expansion of commercialization efforts which will push energy harvesting adoption forward.

Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries

A123 Systems to supply advanced lithium ion battery packs for extended-range electric trucks

Printed Electronics Europe Exhibition Space Expanded by 41%

IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Europe 2012 event in Berlin, Germany on April 3-4, will be the largest gathering of end users discussing their needs and experiences with the technology. The event matches technology providers with adopters.

Magnesium-ion battery funding

Pellion Technologies, an MIT spin-out company, will develop inexpensive high-energy-density rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries with the potential to disrupt current energy storage technologies for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.

Solar Powered Kindle

Amazon Kindle owners can now harness the power of the sun to illuminate and charge their e-readers, using the new SolarKindle Lighted Cover, which was unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Wave power harvesting devices tested

Eco Wave Power has completed the construction and testing phase of its first sea wave energy generation models the "Wave Clapper", and the "Power Wing".

Improvement of the electrical conductivity of organic semiconductors

By packing molecules closer together, chemical engineers at Stanford have dramatically improved the electrical conductivity of organic semiconductors. The advance could herald flexible electronics, more efficient solar panels, and perhaps even better television screens.

The Battery500 Project

A century ago, more automobiles were powered by electricity than by gasoline. But the need for longer travel ranges, the availability of a more affordable fuel source and a reliable power infrastructure soon turned internal combustion engines into the predominant means of motor transportation.

EnOcean Alliance members demonstrate advances

This year marks a milestone in the history of the Alliance since there will be three "world's first" product announcements made at AHR.

New idea for harnessing wind power

Through incorporating Invelox, a technology exclusive to SheerWind, wind speed is increased to improve power output and efficiency.

Novacentrix

Supplies photonic curing equipment for conductive ink in addition to copper and silver based inks

OLEV technology to demonstrate Electronic Roadway in McAllen, Texas

McAllen project will demonstrate a zero emission green transportation solution, the effective use of enroute-charging technology to create an effective electronic roadway, as well as the cost-effective conversion of diesel buses to electric vehicles.

Layer of gold nanodots could improve organic solar cell efficiency

A layer of gold nanodots on the surface of indium-tin oxide (ITO) coated glass may improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells, according to new research published in the journal, Gold Bulletin.

A giant step toward the birth of lightweight flexible superconducting

New research by the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) could enable development of new thread-like and cloth-like superconducting materials called Flexible, lightweight superconductors.

Graphene can behave like a piezoelectric material

Engineers at the University of Houston have used quantum mechanical calculations to show that by creating holes of a specific pattern in a sheet of graphene, they can make graphene behave like a piezoelectric material.

Battery powered by paper

At Eco Products 2011 in Tokyo, Sony demonstrated a battery which runs on shredded paper and produces water as waste.

Tanaka exclusively supply ruthenium dye for dye-sensitized solar cells

Tanaka Precious Metals begin supplying ruthenium dye compounds for dye-sensitised solar cells (DSC).