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Energy harvesting - a weird business

There are now an enormous number of universities and research centers developing energy harvesting, meaning the capability to make small electronic devices self sufficient, often for decades. Their work does not necessarily reflect the market potential, however.

More on printed electronics in Hong Kong

Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx continues his report from Hong Kong on just a few examples of printed electronics and energy harvesting developments in this vibrant city.

Flexible printed LCDs part two

Bistable flexible LCDs may be an advance on flexible electrophoretic displays for e-books, e-labels and other applications.

Harvesting energy from moving vehicles

MotionPower energy harvesting device is a first-of-its-kind, novel, modular, mechanical system, engineered to use the energy wasted by moving cars and light vehicles in order to generate electricity.

Odersun AG appoints new CFO

Odersun AG is a developer and manufacturer of silicon free thin-film solar cells, modules and applications that convert sunlight into electricity.

Flexible printed LCDs part one

Several companies have now made experimental samples of flexible LCD displays and, although most have serious limitations as yet, they may provide a way forward.

National Physical Laboratory seek input for pre-standards activities

NPL, offers Printed Electronics World readers to participate in a short on-line survey, where you will be able to give your opinions on the priority areas for organic and plastic electronics.

Trident Industrial Inkjet chooses ImageXpert's JetXpert system

ImageXpert's JetXpert system combines state of the art, proprietary strobing technology with customized optics and powerful ImageXpert software to provide a flexible platform for analyzing the performance of any print head through drop-in-flight analysis and visualization.

Batteries, supercapacitors, alternative storage for portable devices

IDTechEx has published a new report on the energy storage for portable devices that will be needed for a huge number of existing and new applications.

Printed and thin film electronics in Hong Kong

Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx meets a few of the people working on printed electronics and allied matters at the historic University of Hong Kong.

RF harvesting from ambient sources

Researchers at Intel, Seattle, have demonstrated harvesting RF power from a TV transmission tower to power a commercially available thermometer/hygrometer with LCD display.

Pollution challenges for photovoltaics

The annual report of Linde, the global leader in gases, is just out. It reveals what a fine job the company is doing to solve the challenging gas problems of conventional thin film solar cells as we await scale up of printed alternatives that do not have these problems.

Printed harvesting in Hong Kong

Dr Peter Harrop of IDTechEx reports from Hong Kong on just a few examples of printed electronics and energy harvesting developments in this vibrant city.

The latest on printed RFID from PolyIC

Printed RFID tags have been one of the most important drivers of the new electronics.

First use of printed radio chips realized in public field tests

Researchers performed tests on printed radio chips, produced from polymer circuits on thin, flexible polyester foil, for the first time in electronic ticketing and security.

Highlights on International Summit on OPV Stability

Dr Harry Zervos, IDTechEx reports on the highlights of the second International Summit on OPV Stability held on April 21-22, 2009 in Amsterdam.

Microbial fuel cell powered by blood

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada have created a fuel cell that can be powered by human blood.

Dai Nippon Printing creates luminescent poster

Dai Nippon Printing has created a "luminescent poster" to promote the Japanese Major League Baseball team Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

Fund raising in printed electronics

In recent studies IDTechEx found that about 2,250 organisations are involved in developing printed electronics, double the number from two years ago.

Energy harvesting - which technology wins

Energy harvesting is popularly defined as converting ambient power to electricity to make small devices self-sufficient, often for decades. Even hundreds of years of life is in prospect.