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Electric car breaks 200 mph barrier to set new land speed record

An electric car built by Brigham Young University engineering students has once again set a world land speed record, this time besting the previous mark by nearly 50 mph.

Energy Harvesting: the way into more consumers' hands

Overall, the opportunity for energy harvesting will reach $2.6 Billion in the next decade according to IDTechEx research, with this year and next seemingly being key in starting the wave of increased product commercialization and volume growth.

Innovative touch display solutions with enhanced outdoor readability

Canatu has announced that it is partnering with Display Solution to collaborate on innovative and disruptive touchscreen technology.

A $300m market for thin and flexible batteries in 2024

Form factor is becoming a major driver shaping innovation and transforming the energy storage industry globally.

Mega cities require local electricity production

Local production of energy will be needed with building-integrated photovoltaics key to make cities at least partially self-sufficient with energy.

New low-cost texturing process for high efficiency PERC solar cells

imec and RENA present a novel isopropyl-alcohol (IPA)-free process for the texturing of Cz-Si wafers for high-efficiency silicon solar cell manufacturing at low cost.

Successful upscaling of OPV cells paves way for market introduction

imec presents a fullerene-free organic photovoltaic module of 160cm2 achieving a conversion efficiency above 5 percent, and a semi-transparent OPV module with an efficiency above 4.5 percent.

The Apple Watch is a sign that flexible displays are finally coming

The Apple Watch was officially announced earlier this month, with the promise that it will come with a flexible display. However, there is some confusion about what the term means and what the benefits are for consumers. Dr Guillaume Chansin, co-author of the IDTechEx report "OLED Display Forecasts 2014-2024: the rise of plastic and flexible displays" gives his view on flexible displays.

KYOCERA joins imec's industrial affiliation program

imec and Kyocera Corporation have announced that Kyocera has joined imec's industrial affiliation program to advance next-generation crystalline silicon solar cells.

Volvo launches the all-new electric hybrid

The Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid will be officially launched at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show which opens this week. Volvo has already signed contracts with several European cities for the first deliveries.

OLED lighting market- latest updates and market forecasts

Interest in OLED lighting is picking up again. This year LG Chem announced that it was cutting costs from 600 $/klm to $200/klm in an attempt to carve out a market for its OLED lighting panels in the face of stern competition from inorganic LED lighting.

Greater than 99% semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes

SouthWest NanoTechnologies has received an SBIR Phase 1 Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

X-ray imaging paves way for novel solar cell production

Scientists have developed a method that can reliably produce efficient tandem plastic solar cells of many metres in length.

Turning on the football pitch with kinetic energy

Pavegen installed 200 tiles into a local football pitch in Brazil. The kinetic-harvesting Pavegen tiles convert the energy from footsteps into electricity. It works day and night alongside solar panels to light the pitch and surrounding area for 10 hours a night on a fully-charged battery.

A more efficient, lightweight and low-cost organic solar cell

Researchers have developed a more efficient, easily processable and lightweight solar cell that can use virtually any metal for the electrode, effectively breaking the "electrode barrier."

Tesla CEO Musk sees fully autonomous car ready in five or six years

Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the technology to make a fully autonomous car will be ready in five or six years, and the result will be a vehicle far less likely to harm occupants and others on the road.

Former Broadcom executive joins MC10 as CEO & President

MC10 has announced that it has hired former Broadcom executive, Scott Pomerantz as its new Chief Executive Officer and President.

Electric Vehicle News from Hybrid & EV Forum Munich Day One 17 Sept.

The event Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Forum consisted a conference with about 70 delegates and a small display area for a few organisations. It was very pan European with delegates from the UK to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Russia and Romania but also further afield such as Japan, South Korea and the USA - professors, industrialists and developers. Here we give some details of the presentations that particularly caught our attention.

Smart material chin strap harvests energy from chewing

A chin strap that can harvest energy from jaw movements has been created by a group of researchers in Canada.

Highlights from Hybrid & EV Forum Munich 2014

The event Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Forum consisted a conference with about 70 delegates and a small display area for a few organisations. Here we give some details of the presentations that particularly caught our attention.