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Smart sensors monitor health of record-breaking expedition team

Telemetry technology is being used to monitor the health status of a team of explorers and scientists involved in a record-breaking expedition across the Antarctic.

AeroVironment receives $46.2m order for UAS and digital retrofit kits

AeroVironment announced that it received an order valued at $46,226,984 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises 123 new digital Raven® small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages as well as 186 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Kinetic button battery

A new Japanese vibration battery, which is similar in size to a pencil tip, is able to generate power from small vibrations.

Printed lighting by PureLux

A new material that could enable a special kind of mouldable plastic to create solid-state lighting has been developed by PureLux.

Air rotor system produces energy from wind

The MARS is a patented high altitude lighter-than-air tethered device that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, efficiently generating clean renewable electrical energy.

BYD and the HACLA launch electric vehicle testing program

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and BYD Motors Inc. have announced the launch of a break-through electric vehicle fleet.

Nothing small about Nano-Terra raising $17.2m - cbl

Nano-Terra Inc. has raised $17.23 million from a $23.62 mixed offering from six investors, according to an SEC filing.

New electric demo car developed by Valeo and BAIC

Valeo and BAIC (Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation) presented to the Beijing Governor recently an electric demo car equipped with a complete Valeo electric powertrain system.

Monothermal aims to utilise energy from ambient heat

The invention can be said to be similar to photoelectric cells (solar panels) that motivate electrons by exploiting photons (light), except that the Monothermal motivates electrons via infrared radiation, and any molecular activity that produces heat, without a non-differential heated environment.

Graphene-based supercapacitor with ultra-high energy density

Angstron Materials Inc, has invented a graphene-based supercapacitor with ultra high energy density, a feature that permits storage of a significant amount of energy.

Development of hybrid technology for BRP's Can-Am Spyder roadster

Université de Sherbrooke (CTA) receives $11.3 million in financial support to develop hybrid engine technology for BRP's Can-Am Spyder roadster - The only electric hybrid roadster development project in the world.

New organic batteries

Electron switch between molecules points way to new high-powered organic batteries

Newly discovered phase helps further thermoelectrics

Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in response to changes in temperature.

Engineers make artificial skin out of nanowires

UC Berkeley have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term "thin-skinned."

Students' energy harvesting designs

What's on your Christmas list? Solar-powered music in your motorcycle helmet, a radio frequency-controlled food dish for Fido or a high-performance ski built with nano-materials in the core and solar panels on the tops to power your electronic devices while skiing?

UCLA Engineers transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

UCLA Engineers create new transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

Elusive spintronics single chip for processing and memory

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have shown that a magnetically polarised current can be manipulated by electric fields.

Clothing to harness renewable energy

Silvr Lining, a California based fashion company, has created the Go Collection of clothing with integrated solar power supplies suitable for charging personal communication devices.

Presentation highlights from future of ev's - part two

Presentation highlights from Future of Electric Vehicles, San Jose, California, December 2010, Pt 2

Low cost hybrid thermoelectrics

Although climate-controlled car seats don't spring to mind when you think of energy efficiency, the latest technology underpinning this luxury automobile feature is based on thermoelectrics—materials that convert electricity directly into heating or cooling.