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New electrolyte rids batteries of short-circuiting fibres

A new electrolyte for lithium batteries eliminates dendrites while also enabling batteries to be highly efficient and carry a large amount of electric current.

Fabrisonic

Fabrisonic is a small technology-focussed business which has developed Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) technology. It uses sound waves to merge 150-200 micron layers of metal foil without melting. A succession of metal tapes is built into a three-dimensional shape, with periodic machining operations to create the detailed shape.

Velodyne LiDAR

Velodyne LiDAR is a division of Velodyne Acoustics Inc. It develops and commercialises a pioneering LiDAR sensor technology that has attracted a lot of attention in the automotive sector since it was adopted by Google for the development of their autonomous car.

2015 FLEXTECH Conference

March 5, 2015 - San Jose, Calif. - 2015FLEX, the Flexible & Printed Electronics Conference & Exhibition, successfully revealed the market pull for flexible electronics through keynote plenaries and focused technical sessions, while exhibits on the show floor attracted numerous end users. Held on February 23-26, 2015 - and for the first time at the Monterey, Calif. Conference Center - 580+ registrants saw first-hand demonstrations of end products, as well as new manufacturing tools and materials. The Flex Conference is sponsored annually by FlexTech Alliance.

How to prevent dendrite formation in batteries

Dendrites-deposits that form on electrode surfaces during the charging process-cause the batteries to short circuit, leading to serious safety hazards.

New technique could produce the ideal light-absorbing material

The electronic band gap is a fundamental material parameter required for controlling light harvesting, conversion, and transport technologies.

Bulletproof battery

New battery technology from the University of Michigan should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013.

Metamaterials and 3D printing lead to invisibility cloak

Researcher uses a 3-D printer to make metamaterials from metals, plastics and other substances.

Breakthrough could help extend life of batteries

Scientists are reporting a breakthrough in using very small technology to extend the battery life of some electronic devices.

Army researchers develop batteries that don't corrode

New, lighter batteries are under development for soldiers now, in-house, at the Army Research Laboratory.

FlexTech Alliance announces 3 new development agreements

FlexTech Alliance has announced the awarding of several development agreements in the field of flexible, printed electronics.

Soldiers of the future to self-generate power

A sharp rise in soldier-worn power capabilities has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number, variety and weight of batteries carried by warfighters in the field. This weight prompted researchers to begin developing and evaluating small, lightweight, efficient, on-the-move, portable, energy-harvesting and distribution systems that eliminate the need to carry extra batteries.

Atom-thick CCD could capture images

An atomically thin material may lead to the thinnest-ever imaging platform.

Thermoelectric harvesting: Great increase in interest in 2014

Thermoelectric harvesting will be on production hybrid electric on-road vehicles from 2018. It will be commonplace on hybrids in 2020 and almost entirely to charge the battery, or increasingly supercapacitor or supercabattery used for power.

Simple way to make material for energy storage, electronics

Researchers have created flexible, patterned sheets of multilayer graphene from a cheap polymer by burning it with a computer-controlled laser.

High-temperature thermoelectric generator for U.S. military

The successful demonstration of a 1,000W TEG designed for diesel engine exhaust heat recapture.

EEVC Belgium: Lessons from the first day

This two yearly event again had about 400 delegates. Once again it provided a forum for the huge number of European and global EV related organisations with overlapping agendas. Of the hundreds of millions of dollars they spend each year, too much goes on soft topics such as consumer attitudes to car models that will not be with us for long or how cars may form a meaningful part of a smart grid over ten years from now.

Operational wave energy project

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited is pleased to announce that the first of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia.

Insect-inspired robotic platform in Army exercise

Army researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park.