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Opportunities for organic solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells

The Printed Electronics and Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2013 events bring together leading players who are developing and commercializing the third-generation of photovoltaic technologies, including organic photovoltaics and dye-sensitised solar cells.

Hybrid tactical vehicle targets safety and fuel-efficiency

At the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Centre (TARDEC), final testing is beginning on the ULV vehicle platform with technologies to equip soldiers for missions across a full spectrum of mobility challenges while keeping occupants safe and using fuel efficiently.

Printed Electronics in Japan (part I)

From July through September 2013 we have visited 35 companies and interviewed many delegates at our Printed Electronics Asia event in Tokyo as well as reviewing the lectures and talking to the lecturers. This article shares some of the trends in Japanese printed electronics and allied subjects that have emerged. It is only a taster from the huge database of information acquired and interpreted by IDTechEx analysts. Over the years, the task has been made difficult by the Japanese predilection for changing company names and this cannot help their business activity.

KAIST unveils foldable micro electric car

A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed a foldable, compact electric vehicle that can be utilized either as a personal car or part of the public transit system to connect major transportation routes within a city.

Successful test production of graphene paper

American Graphite Technologies Inc has announced the successful production of test samples of a graphene paper product.

All eyes on Supercapacitors

Supercapacitors (ultracapacitors) are now center stage for designers of electronics and particularly power circuits. This is because they are improving faster than the batteries and electrolytic capacitors they increasingly replace. More subtly, they reduce the need for and danger from lithium-ion batteries. For example, when placed across a rechargeable battery, they protect it from fast charging and discharging and allow more of the energy in the battery to be utilised. Learn more ...

Armor invests €14 million in OPV

Armor is investing €14 million in a pilot OPV production line in La Chevrolière in western France in partnership with a French consortium.

SENSOREE Bio.Media Design Lab attends Printed Electronics Europe

During the conference, they'll be presenting an overview of their ResponsWear™ prototypes and plan to create the new market of Sensitive Technology Fashions at the Investor Summit.

Profiles of military electric vehicle suppliers

Suppliers and developers of electric vehicles for the US Military.

Smart Skin for Land, Sea and Air Vehicles

Cars that glow in the dark and have far more passenger space, aircraft and submarines that monitor their complete outer surface, military vehicles that destroy missiles that hit them. The common factor here is smart skin.

Dupont Chair & CEO: Addressing energy challenges

Dupont Chair & CEO: Addressing energy challenges will require delivering smarter, more efficient and sustainable solutions. Demand for Energy will Continue to Grow as World Population Increases, Kullman says at Detroit Economic Club.

Military electric vehicles: US hybrids - part two

Hybrid electric drive systems employ energy storage through high energy and power density batteries to supply vehicle systems and support the main engine at peak operation.

Project Oscar develops organic photovoltaics

OSCAR, short for 'Organic Solar Cells by ARmor', is a project carried out by a consortium of five companies, including Armor (initiator and project leader), INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire), LCPO (Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques), Plasto SAS and Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas