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University attracts major graphene manufacturer to Manchester

The decision by Bluestone Global Tech to locate their European production plant at the home of graphene could attract a significant number of jobs to the city.

Two new features for electrophoretic displays?

IDTechEx's Technology Analyst, Dr Guillaume Chansin comments on recent news on electrophoretic displays.

Nissan develops second electric commercial vehicle

Nissan is in the final development phase of its second mass production pure electric vehicle, the e-NV200 compact van, scheduled for launch in 2014.

Flexible OLED from the roll

The joint OLED project R2Flex has been successfully finished now. As a result Fraunhofer COMEDD and Tridonic Dresden (formerly LEDON OLED Lighting) present a demonstrator of a desk luminaire with flexible OLED.

Smart supercapacitor shuts down when it overheats

Researchers in China have designed a smart supercapacitor that reversibly shuts down when it gets too hot.

Ford Motor Company

This profile examines the needs of the Ford Motor Company as an end-user of 3D printing based on interviews with the companies experts in both the USA and the UK.

Reebok International

This profile discusses uses and needs of Reebok in terms of its 3D printing related activities.

Printed Electronics in Japan (part I)

From July through September 2013 we have visited 35 companies and interviewed many delegates at our Printed Electronics Asia event in Tokyo as well as reviewing the lectures and talking to the lecturers. This article shares some of the trends in Japanese printed electronics and allied subjects that have emerged. It is only a taster from the huge database of information acquired and interpreted by IDTechEx analysts. Over the years, the task has been made difficult by the Japanese predilection for changing company names and this cannot help their business activity.

US DoT awards USD13.6m for fuel cell buses

The US Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $13.6 million in federal funding to advance the commercialization of American-made fuel cell buses for the transit industry.

Pocketbook and Plastic Logic develop the next PocketBook CoverReader

Next generations of CoverReader are planned to be developed for use with smartphone brands such as Samsung, HTC and Sony.

Solar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer

Drawing their inspiration from photosynthesis, dye-sensitized solar cells offer the promise of low-cost solar photovoltaics and - when coupled with catalysts - even the possibility of generating hydrogen and oxygen, just like plants.

Dealloying lithium alloys could advance lithium-ion batteries

Arizona State University have been experimenting with dealloying lithium-tin alloys, and seeing the potential for the nanostructures they are producing to spark advances in lithium-ion batteries.

Research of highly rugged and lightweight liquid crystal displays

Displays for smartphones or tablet-PCs should be highly ruggedized at little overall weight. For curved displays, that might play a role in advertising or the automotive sector, a certain flexibility of the display materials is mandatory.

Just add water: possible key to energy storage for electric vehicles

A water-based, flow battery capable of more than just traditional, stationary energy storage.

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Thermoelectric, Piezoelectrics and Other Generators

Smart fabric screen-printed electroluminescent watch display

The world's first screen-printed digital watch on fabric.

Key to high-temperature supercapacitors

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures.

A novel cathode material could lower fuel cell costs

Researchers may be able to lower fuel cell costs with a novel cathode material which has outstanding performance and robust reliability even at the intermediate temperature range.

Shedding new light on the 'electron highways' of organic solar cells

Sunlight absorbed by organic solar cells must first navigate a nanoscale gauntlet before becoming useable electricity.

Building Electronics on Paper - Workshop by the Flextech Alliance

IDTechEx analysts attended a workshop on paper electronics held at the Centre for Advancement of Printed Electronics. Some key points and highlighted are briefly summarised in this article.