TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Daimler Mobility Services GmbH

Daimler Mobility Services is a subsidiary of Daimler financial services, this company is in charge of developing the car sharing scheme Car2Go that uses Daimler's Smart in its fuel and electric version.

Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery

Treating cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cell materials with cadmium-chloride improves their efficiency, but researchers have not fully understood why.

Lead out, tin in for cheap solar cell

Lead is not an essential component of a new kind of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell, new experiments show.

Siemens and BAIC to produce electric powertrain systems for NEVs

Siemens AG and Chinese car maker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) signed a joint venture at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition and outlined their plan to utilize Siemens' electric drive train components in a range of BAIC vehicles.

Internet of Things: Node potential of 10 billion yearly

The new IDTechEx report, "Internet of Things: Business Opportunities 2015-2025" is unique in being up-to-date and very thorough in examining the challenges not just the opportunities for this hyped subject.

Flexible battery, no lithium required

A Rice University laboratory has flexible, portable and wearable electronics in its sights with the creation of a thin film for energy storage.

Copper nanowires could become basis for new solar cells

By looking at a piece of material in cross section, researchers discovered how copper sprouts grass-like nanowires that could one day be made into solar cells.

Sinautec Automobile Technologies

Sinautec is a Chinese company developing electric buses. Interestingly they have developed a bus technology that uses only supercapacitors as energy storage device. This is possible only because they charge quickly the SC at each bus stop. This principle is known as opportunity charging which has been adopted by ABB as well in their TOSA charging system in Geneva.

Circuits and sensors direct from the printer

Printers are becoming more and more versatile. Now they can even print sensors and electronic components on 2D and 3D substrates. A new, robot-assisted production line allows the process to be automated.

Solving a mystery of thermoelectrics

Researchers say they have finally found a theoretical explanation for the differences, which could lead to the discovery of new, improved thermoelectric materials.

Holst Centre and NovaCentrix partner to advance photonic curing

Holst Centre and NovaCentrix have announced a partnership to advance the study and application of photonic curing technologies.

Volkswagen Group starts electro-mobility campaign in China

"The Volkswagen Group is once again assuming a pioneering role in China and launching the biggest initiative for e-mobility in China's automotive history", said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft at the Auto China motor show in Beijing.

Siemens drive technology for new Hyundai vessel

Siemens Drive Technologies has announced that it is supplying an integrated high-tech diesel-electric drive and power-generation propulsion solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) that's being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Toisa at the largest shipyard in the world in Ulsan, South Korea.

Flexible battery, no lithium required

Researchers have developed a flexible material with nanoporous nickel-fluoride electrodes layered around a solid electrolyte to deliver battery-like supercapacitor performance that combines the best qualities of a high-energy battery and a high-powered supercapacitor without the lithium found in commercial batteries today.

Researchers have recently advanced the field of solar cells

Malaysian and Taiwanese researchers make major advances in dye sensitized solar cells.

3D Printing- Application Assessment

Historically, 3D printing applications have been focused on prototyping in major industries such as aerospace and automotive since the 1990s. The main value chain was simple with the printer manufacturer acquiring parts and chemicals to build a turn-key solution including both the printer and all consumables for industrial users. This article highlights findings from the latest IDTechEx report on 3D Printing Applications

Kodak adds to transparent conductive films portfolio

Combined efforts by Eastman Kodak Company and Xymox Technologies, Inc. have yielded a new highly conductive film product - KODAK HCF-385 Film - for use in projected capacitive touch sensors found in home appliances, tooling and machine equipment, product packaging, signage, automotive displays and other interactive electronic devices.

Higher solar-cell efficiency with zinc-oxide coating

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have achieved the highest efficiency ever in a 9 millimeter-squared solar cell made of gallium arsenide.

£31m plan to demonstrate viability of hydrogen vehicles

A pioneering £31 million deal has been struck to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe.

Mobility Vehicles for the Disabled: Surprises

With an ageing population in developed countries, mobility for the disabled is a key electric vehicle category to follow. The biggest market is Europe, where scooters are favoured and the second biggest market is the USA where power chairs are favoured. Nowadays a mobility vehicle for the disabled is virtually always in the form of a seat on three to six wheels, which is made colourful, attractive and easy to operate.