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Universal Display & Fraunhofer agreement for white OLED lighting

OLED lighting has the potential to lower global energy demands and lessen the environmental impacts associated with lighting.

Low-cost carbon fiber composites for next generation EVs

Ford and Dow team up to bring low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber composites to next-generation vehicles.

40% boost to battery life

3M has a new battery innovation that could enable gadgets to run for 40 percent longer once charged.

Solar energy harvesting innovation

Once again the question arises: What can new technologies bring to the table and how can they compete?

Impressions from Printed Electronics Europe 2012

The presentations with a focus on thin film photovoltaics covered topics relevant to both organic and inorganic technologies but also discussed the importance of incumbent technologies.

Liquid-like materials could pave way for new thermoelectric devices

In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity and vice versa—researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the potential to be even more efficient than traditional thermoelectrics.

BASF signs licensing agreement to acquire LFP technology

BASF, through its global Battery Materials business unit, today announced that it has signed a long-term licensing agreement to acquire global rights for the production and sale of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery materials technology from LiFePO4+C Licensing AG, Muttenz, Switzerland.

'Invisible wires' for transporting electricity

Scientists have successfully collected and transported electricity using a virtually 'invisible' conductive wiring system.

New Energy Tech's SolarWindow fabricates largest organic PV device

New Energy Technologies, Inc and US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory fabricate institute's largest-ever organic photovoltaic device.

Technique for fabricating piezoelectric ferroelectric nanostructures

Researchers have developed a "soft template infiltration" technique for fabricating free-standing piezoelectrically active ferroelectric nanotubes and other nanostructures from PZT - a material that is attractive because of its large piezoelectric response.

Tandem polymer solar cells that sets the record for energy-conversion

In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential.

Tandem polymer solar cells set record for energy-conversion

In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential.

Odyne work trucks and the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Programme

Odyne Systems, LLC, a Waukesha, Wisconsin based leader in hybrid systems for medium and heavy duty trucks, has delivered seven trucks featuring the Odyne advanced plug-in hybrid propulsion system to utilities and municipalities throughout Wisconsin.

Liquid batteries could level the load

New results from an ongoing research program at MIT show a promising technology that could provide that long-sought way of leveling the load — at far lower cost and with greater longevity than previous methods.

Researchers examine batteries from the inside

Researchers at Cambridge University, Stony Brook University, and New York University have developed methodology, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to look inside a battery without destroying it.

Particle-free silver ink prints small, high-performance electronics

Reactive silver ink is airbrushed onto a thin, stretchy plastic film to make a flexible silver electrode.

Lumiotec & Universal Display license agreement for OLED lighting

Under the license agreement, Universal Display grants Lumiotec license rights under various patents and associated know-how owned or controlled by Universal Display for Lumiotec to manufacture and sell certain OLED products for lighting applications.

New idea for harnessing wind power

Through incorporating Invelox, a technology exclusive to SheerWind, wind speed is increased to improve power output and efficiency.

The Battery500 Project

A century ago, more automobiles were powered by electricity than by gasoline. But the need for longer travel ranges, the availability of a more affordable fuel source and a reliable power infrastructure soon turned internal combustion engines into the predominant means of motor transportation.

N.E. Chemcat Corp. licenses Brookhaven Lab's electrocatalyst for EVs

N.E. Chemcat Corporation Licenses Brookhaven Lab's Electrocatalyst Technology for Fuel Cells in Electric Vehicles.