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AVTA'S electric bus goes the distance

The Antelope Valley Transit Authority's new electric BYD bus is performing better than advertised.

Changing the shape and function of liquid metal

Gallium is one of the few metals that turns into a liquid at room temperature. When that happens, its surface oxidizes, forming a "skin" over the fluid, almost like a water balloon or a water bed. Years ago, scientists often thought the coating a nuisance. Today they consider it an opportunity.

Formula E course cars to be equipped with Qualcomm wireless charging

The all-electric FIA Formula E Championship has confirmed that its course cars for the inaugural season will be fitted with Qualcomm Halo™ wireless charging technology - an inductive charging system which allows the car's battery to be charged without the use of cables.

Copper shines as flexible conductor

A new way of working with copper nanowires and a PVA "nano glue" could be a game-changer.

A self-organizing thousand-robot swarm

The first thousand-robot flash mob has assembled at Harvard University.

A novel optical concentrator

Researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have developed a novel optical concentrator which, at a cost of just £1 each, can be used in windows to capture energy from the sun to generate electricity and ambient light within the home.

LG first to commercialize 4K OLED TV

LG Electronics has announced the start of sales of the world's first OLED TV with 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution.

Electric vehicles set for 2014 MPG Marathon

Electric vehicles will feature strongly in this year's MPG Marathon for the first time - but the drivers will have to plan their recharging points carefully if they want to finish first in their class.

Haydale announces marketing agreement with planarTECH LLC

Haydale has announced a major marketing agreement with planarTECH LLC to accelerate the commercial application of its conductive inks, graphene nanoplatelets, carbon nanotubes and other high performance nanomaterial systems.

Torqeedo GmbH

Founded in 2005, Torqeedo is a market leader in the fast growing electric outboard motor industry. As the pioneer in the area of high-tech electromobility on water the company has set many new standards with their motors in comparison to all other solutions. The company has deployed 45,000 electric propulsion systems in the market.

Internet of Things: big impediments, big needs

At the heart of the newly popular Internet of Things (IoT) is internet-enabled sensing nodes.

On-board chargers and DC-DC converters

On-board chargers and DC-DC converters use similar components to the inverters that are the main focus of this article and they face the same issues in the main, such as improving space, weight, cost and efficiency.

Graphene may be key to leap in supercapacitor performance

Graphene electrodes are one of the best prospects for enabling supercapacitors and superbatteries to take up to half of the lithium-ion battery market in 15 years - amounting to tens of billions of dollars yearly.

EC display - printed directly on paper or cardboard

A top-indicative electrochromic display (EC-display), which could be printed on every non-transparent substrate, fully printed and very cost efficient.

Heraeus shows 55 inch touch screen with conductive polymer inside

For the first time highly conductive Clevios™ PEDOT is used as an electrode in a large area Projective Capacitive Touch Screen.

Braking energy recuperation in Spanish rail system

Maxwell Technologies, Inc has announced that Win Inertia is using its ultracapacitors for a stationary wayside braking energy recuperation system at an electric rail system in Cerro Negro, Spain.

LG Display

LG Display is investing heavily in OLED technology. Having lost the initiative to Samsung in the production of small OLED panels, LGD is eager to stay ahead on large OLEDs, particularly in TV. In 2013, LG commercialized a 55" OLED TVs in several regions, despite the fact that the price was much higher than that of the equivalent LCD model. LG Display is now setting up a new fab for the mass production of OLED TVs.

Cynora

After a complete reorganization in 2008, CYNORA started the development of organic functional materials for OLEDs and OPV. CYNORA wants to increase the efficiency of fluorescence to a level comparable to phosphorescence. The company says that Singlet Harvesting does not require iridium. Instead, the chemistry is based on copper compounds.

IDTechEx reveals multi-billion dollar market for electric motorcycles

Savvy participants in the electric vehicles business see beyond the obvious e-bikes, e-cars and e-buses where little money is made. The other half of the value market is where most of the profits will be made and it is replete with new sub-markets coming from nowhere.

Organic photovoltaic cells of the future

Organic photovoltaic cells show tremendous promise as energy conversion devices, thanks to key attributes such as flexibility and low-cost production.