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Small in size, big on power

"A battery can deliver far more power than anybody ever thought. In recent decades, electronics have gotten small. The thinking parts of computers have gotten small. And the battery has lagged far behind. This is a microtechnology that could change all of that. Now the power source is as high-performance as the rest of it."

Highlights at Energy Harvesting & WSN 2013

Over 400 people attended this year's Energy Harvesting and WSN conference in Berlin, Germany, organised by IDTechEx. Attendance represented a spectacular growth of 25% over last year's event.

Revolutionary new device joins world of smart electronics

Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a new photoelectric device that is both flexible and transparent.

Novel heating system could improve electric car's range

Buyers considering an electric car must bear in mind that using battery-powered heating and air conditioning can decrease the car's range by a third or more. A heating and cooling system being developed by researchers at MIT almost eliminates the drain on the battery.

IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Europe 2013 Grows by Over 20%

Attendance at last week's Printed Electronics Europe 2013 event grew by over 20%. The highly successful conference and tradeshow, hosted by IDTechEx, covered the broad range of emerging materials and devices, including OLEDs, touch surfaces, TFTs, stretchable and textile electronics, energy generation and much more. Presentations, exhibitors and attendees covered the full supply chain from materials to their final application in verticals such as the media, consumer electronics, the internet of things and even vehicles.

Tiny injectable LEDs help neuroscientists study the brain

Researchers have developed ultrathin, flexible optoelectronic devices - including LEDs the size of individual neurons - that are lighting the way for neuroscientists in the field of optogenetics and beyond.

First car ferry powered by electric drive system

Together with the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand, Siemens has developed the world's first electrically powered car ferry. The 80-meter vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers.

Aircraft energy harvesting modules tested

An idea from EADS and Vienna University of Technology is taking off: in a joint project, Energy Harvester Modules suitable for aircrafts have been tested, which should supply sensor nodes with electrical power in the future.

IDTechEx Launch Subscription Services for Market Intelligence

IDTechEx, the leading Research and Events company covering emerging technologies, has launched new subscription offerings across its range of topics.

Memory effect now also found in lithium-ion batteries

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, together with colleagues from the Toyota Research Laboratories in Japan have discovered that a widely-used type of lithium-ion battery has a memory effect.

A new low cost tool for 3D circuit printing?

As a proof of concept the team have shown how the combination of heat and low intensity visible and UV light could in future be used as a precise, low cost tool for 3D printing of self-assembling, thin-film circuits on these films.

New graphene-like material with wide range of potential uses

Queen's University researchers have discovered a simple, cost-effective method for making new molecular materials similar to graphene, but with additional properties.

New technique to boost solar cell efficiency

The principle behind the barrier-busting technique has been known theoretically since the 1960s.

Enhanced fuel cell systems

A £2.8 million development project between Intelligent Energy, Dyson Technology, Ricardo and TRW Conekt, increased power density of Intelligent Energy's fuel cell engines by more than 30%.

Wireless mesh networks powered by solar energy harvesting

Sol Chip Ltd and Virtual Extension have announced the availability of high-performance Wireless Mesh Networks powered by Solar Energy Harvesting.

New wind harvesting invention

The unique design means it can be installed on the sides or tops of skyscrapers and large apartment buildings.

Lithium-ion batteries: Further GS Yuasa troubles

Toyo-keizai Online, Yomiuri-online and Livedoor Online News in Japan have recently reported in Japanese on further problems with the large lithium-ion batteries produced by GS Yuasa, the Japanese company involved in the grounding of the Boeing Dreamliner worldwide due to fires in its lithium-ion batteries but also supplying lithium-ion batteries to the International Space Station.

Domino-effect insolvencies in EVs

Most electric vehicle sectors are profitable and growing. Toyota has nearly half of the $63 billion global market for electric vehicles land, water and air, according to an IDTechEx analysis in the new report, Hybrid and Pure Electric Vehicles for Land, Water and Air 2013-2023: Forecasts, Technologies, Players.

100 sqcm OLED lighting tile with new highly transparent electrodes

Cambrios Technologies Corporation and Novaled have announced the successful creation of a metal grid free large area 100 cm2 (10 cm by 10 cm) OLED lighting tile, using Cambrios ClearOhm™ transparent electrodes.

IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensor Networks Awards 2013

The winners of the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensor Networks Awards were announced at the 5th annual conference and exhibition in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday the 17th of April during the keynote sessions.