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Wetting a battery's appetite for renewable energy storage

A new electrode enables sodium-beta batteries to last longer, helps streamline their manufacturing process and reduces the risk of accidental fire.

3D printed flight-critical aerospace components go into production

GE Aviation, the world's largest manufacturer of jet engines, announced this month that they are investing $50 million to create a 3D printing production facility in Auburn, Alabama.

Developments from DuPont, NPL and Agfa

After a recent printed electronics event the summary below details exciting progress from three presenting companies - DuPont, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and AGFA.

Generating electricity from humidity

Last year, MIT researchers discovered that when water droplets spontaneously jump away from superhydrophobic surfaces during condensation, they can gain electric charge in the process. Now, the same team has demonstrated that this process can generate small amounts of electricity that might be used to power electronic devices.

New catalyst paves the way for eco-friendly fuel

Researchers have developed a platinum-yttrium catalyst which is stable and even more active than the existing platinum catalysts. This paves the way for cheaper fuel cells.

Assessing The Metal Oxide Thin Film Transistor Backplane Technology

The display industry continues to rapidly change and seek new markets. Long term trends are still prevalent and shape global activity.

Innovative rechargeable battery

Researchers have developed a new rechargeable battery system operating on a redox reaction between oxide and peroxide in the cathode.

Improving lithium-ion batteries

It is now clear that progress with batteries that are candidates to replace lithium-ion batteries is so slow that they will rule the roost for the coming decade.

Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

This article primarily investigates the hybrid and pure electric powertrains and electrics being used or considered for UAVs and the new missions made possible by electrification. UAVs survey military threats but also the melting ice caps and natural disasters. They can carry ordnance but also drop aid and locate disaster survivors and lost climbers and trekkers. Little wonder then that new electric UAVs are announced frequently these days.

Self cooling solar cells last longer and have more power

By adding a specially patterned layer of silica glass to the surface of ordinary solar cells, a team of researchers has found a way to let solar cells cool themselves by shepherding away unwanted thermal radiation.

Next supercapacitor advances will transform electric vehicles

IDTechEx Research's brand new report, "Functional Materials for Supercapacitors / Ultracapacitors / EDLC 2015-2025", forecasts that the functional materials for supercapacitors market will reach $5 billion before 2025.

Graphene and related materials promise cheap, flexible printed cameras

Dr Felice Torrisi, University Lecturer in Graphene Technology, has been awarded a Young International Researchers' Fellowship from the National Science Foundation of China to look at how graphene and two-dimensional materials could enable printed and flexible eyes.

Spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam

A new material structure generates steam by soaking up the sun.

The future of e-mobility to be revealed in Munich

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Forum 2014, taking place on September 17 - 18 at Angelo Hotel Munich Westpark will be hosting the top speakers from leading car, bus and truck manufacturing companies, the electric power industry, regional authorities, as well as research technological institutes and universities, to answer critical questions, such as battery development, EV infrastructure development or incentives, policies and strategies.

Materials for approaching multi-billion dollar supercapacitor market

Functional materials for supercapacitors will be a $5 billion market before 2025.

Toward ultimate light efficiency on the cheap

Researchers have taken a major stride toward perfectly efficient lighting that is also relatively inexpensive and simple to make.

Compact vibration harvester power supply with highest efficiency

OMRON and Holst Centre/imec have unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds' highest efficiency.

BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership

The BMW Group and Samsung SDI plan to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility.

Fly inspires battery free hearing aid

Other researchers have built fly-inspired hearing devices, but the UT Austin engineers are the first to apply piezoelectric materials. These materials turn mechanical pressure into electric signals, or voltage, and allow the device to operate with very little power.

Battery companies to build highest energy density lithium battery

Joint Venture to produce a new line of safe ultra-high performance lithium ion batteries for consumer electronic devices, power tools, and electric vehicles (EVs).