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Nanofiber sensor instantly detects diabetes or lung cancer in breath

Today's technological innovation enables smartphone users to diagnose serious diseases such as diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a small gadget, a nanofiber breathing sensor, mounted on the phones.

Harvesting thermal energy using nanodiamond receives grant

A project pursuing new approaches to harvesting thermal energy using nanodiamond at Bristol University has been awarded funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

1.2m stop-starts for a new generation of micro-mild hybrid vehicles

Raising the bar to 1.2 million stop-starts compares with typically 30,000 for a conventional starter motor and up to 300,000 for current generation stop-start systems - CPT is the first in the industry to set this new standard

Stratasys acquires MakerBot as VCs discover key to 3D printing money

Stratasys, global giant of industrial 3D printing, announced on Wednesday that it was to acquire MakerBot, the New York based privately held manufacturer of desktop 3D printers.

OLED Lighting Market- Forecasts and Analysis

In this article, we forecast the market growth for OLED lighting for a variety of market segmented including outdoor, office, and industrial, hospitality, shop, architectural and residential. For each market segment, we forecast market share, area and monetary value.

EADS, Siemens enter long-term research partnership

EADS and Siemens are entering a long-term research partnership to introduce new electric propulsion systems that could help airlines lower their fuel bills and drive environmental performance.

Smart sock provides fitness data

Every time you walk, run and exercise you are generating valuable data that, if properly analyzed, can produce meaningful views of your activity and the way you use your whole body.

$9 Million to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

In support of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the US Energy Department has announced up to $9 million in new funding to accelerate the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for use in vehicles, backup power systems, and hydrogen refueling components.

Printing microbatteries the size of a grain of sand

3D printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand.

Flexible energy harvesting: enabling new form factors in electronics

Flexible portable electronics, in order to retain their versatility would benefit from harvesters and batteries or supercapacitors on plastic substrates.

Quantum Materials' tetrapod quantum dots break Kasha's Rule

Since 1950, Kasha's Rule 1, a principle of photochemistry, held true that if a source of light excited a molecule enough, the molecule would fluoresce in a single color.

Catalyst could jumpstart e-cars, green energy

Scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based catalyst that could pave the way for reliable, economical next-generation batteries and alkaline fuel cells, providing for practical use of wind- and solar-powered electricity, as well as enhanced hybrid electric vehicles.

Webinar - 3D printing: An overview

IDTechEx, the leading market research firm covering printed electronics and emerging materials will explain some of its findings in this free webinar which includes data from the new IDTechEx report "3D Printing 2013-2025: Technologies, Markets, Players".

The electric vehicle business: new developments

IDTechEx find that pure electric car sales in 2013 will be 70,000 vehicles rising to 2 million in 2023, versus 2 million hybrid vehicles this year rising to 7.6 million in 2023.

Concentrator solar cell with world's highest conversion efficiency

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 43.5% using a concentrator triple-junction compound solar cell.

Second hybrid ferry launches on the Clyde

A cutting edge ferry, which is the second of two unique 'hybrid' vessels, has been launched on the Clyde at Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow.

Visualplanet

Visual Planet is a niche Cambridge-based company offering very large-sized transparent touch sensors. Their technology is based on a fine metal wire mesh concept, which enables low-cost but large-sized solutions. They key target markets are interactive digital signage and advertisement. A key selling point is their ability to customize the sensor layout and performance in this fragmented space.

Sleeping bag or shorts can charge mobile devices

Vodafone UK unveiled its Power Shorts and Recharge Sleeping Bag prior to the Isle of Wight Festival - two innovations that have the capability to harvest body heat and movement to boost the battery life of mobile devices at summer events.

Diamonds, nanotubes find common ground in graphene

What may be the ultimate heat sink is only possible because of yet another astounding capability of graphene.

Unzipped nanotubes unlock potential for batteries

Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes.