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New nanotech may provide power storage in cables, clothes

Imagine being able to carry all the juice you needed to power your MP3 player, smartphone and electric car in the fabric of your jacket? Sounds like science fiction, but it may become a reality thanks to breakthrough technology.

Printed sensor for the rapid test of bovine tuberculosis

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) are working with CompanDX Ltd, Public Health England and Sapient Sensors Limited to develop a portable testing device which would be capable of detecting bovine tuberculosis in cattle in just a matter of minutes.

Highlights from a printed electronics conference

IDTechEx recently attended a Printed Electronics conference in Germany. IDTechEx analysts attended talks from a wide variety of companies. Here we include very brief highlights/summaries of the important points.

New nano technology could store and conduct energy on the same wire

So far electrical cables are used only to transmit electricity. However, nanotechnology scientist and Professor Jayan Thomas and his Ph.D. student Zenan Yu have developed a way to both transmit and store electricity in a single lightweight copper wire.

Creeping nanocrystals behind lithium-ion battery degradation

Batteries do not age gracefully. The lithium ions that power portable electronics cause lingering structural damage with each cycle of charge and discharge, making devices from smartphones to tablets tick toward zero faster and faster over time.

Flexible, transparent thin film transistors for flexible screens

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory reported the creation of the world's thinnest flexible, see-through 2-D thin film transistors. These transistors are just 10 atomic layers thick—that's about how much your fingernails grow per second.

Muehlbauer

Mühlbauer Group was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Germany. The company provides equipment for labels and cards and later moved into supplying equipment for the semiconductor business around smart cards, e-passports and RFID. In 2014 it has launched RFID products that bridge the company from RFID into printed electronics.

Supercapacitors Leap Ahead: Electric Vehicles, Graphene & Printing

Consider three supercapacitor riddles as we reveal how the supercapacitor industry is in good health in 2014 with added potential. What takes a lot of space and no space? What has a rival that is a partner? What do fuel cells need next?

Novel laser system mimics sunlight to test solar cell efficiency

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based instrument that generates artificial sunlight to help test solar cell properties and find ways to boost their efficiency.

Supercapacitors on batteries: More than meets the eye

It is now commonplace for supercapacitors to be placed across lithium-ion batteries. Indeed, in some applications, the battery is now omitted and the supercapacitor does the job on its own as with some hybrid and pure electric bus traction systems and power tools.

Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronics

Wearable computers or devices have been hailed as the next generation of mobile electronic gadgets, from smart watches to smart glasses to smart pacemakers.

Battery made of iron could improve economics of solar and wind power

A startup called Enervault recently unveiled battery technology that could increase the amount of renewable energy utilities can use.

Industry's first non-ITO film-based 42

Cima NanoTech, a smart nanomaterials company specializing in high performance transparent conductive films, has announced the industry's first ultra responsive, non-ITO film-based, 42-inch projected capacitive multi-touch module for large format touch applications.

Molten air batteries could extend driving range of EVs

Researchers at the George Washington University think they have developed a novel solution to extend the range of electric vehicles - and they're calling it the "molten air battery."

Improving a new breed of solar cells

A new record has been set for the most efficient quantum-dot cells — a type of solar cell that is seen as especially promising because of its inherently low cost, versatility, and light weight.

Toyota's diamond-like semiconductor wafer boosts hybrid mileage

Toyota is using one of the hardest materials in nature after diamonds to develop a semiconductor it hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of its hybrids, such as the Prius, by as much at 10 percent.

Power suits: wearable fabric generates electricity from the sun

Imagine wearing clothes that can generate electricity from the sun's rays. What is more, imagine this electricity could power medical, athletic and other personal electronic devices.

Graphene could reduce weight of batteries for electric vehicles

Graphene - the world's thinnest material isolated at The University of Manchester - could make batteries light, durable and suitable for high capacity energy storage from renewable generation.

Henkel makes strategic equity investment in Vitriflex, Inc

The Electronics Group of Henkel has announced that it has made a strategic equity investment in and signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Vitriflex, Inc.

Wearable technology for animals - a $2.6bn market worth watching

Wearable technology for humans is all the rage. As "the next big thing", it involves head-on clashes between some of the largest companies on the planet. Those interested in such technologies would therefore be wise to take a look at wearable technology for animals.