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Report on advanced energy storage highlights big changes in five years

A report covering the analysis of over 40,000 patents granted in the last five years in the field of energy storage technologies for electric vehicles - meaning e-mobility - shows that two Japanese players - Panasonic and Toyota now dominate the scene closely followed by two Korean firms - Samsung SDI and LG Chemical.

New report on advanced energy storage technologies

A report covering the analysis of over 40,000 patents granted in the last five years in the field of energy storage technologies for electric vehicles - meaning e-mobility - shows that two Japanese players - Panasonic and Toyota now dominate the scene closely followed by two Korean firms - Samsung SDI and LG Chemical.

AeroVironment Global Observer experiences mishap during testing

AeroVironment Global Observer Experiences Mishap During Extended Duration Flight Testing. No injuries or damage to other property reported during envelope expansion flight testing. Investigation Board will be convened to probe cause and provide details of mishap.

Solar plane contract for Newcastle University

The Newcastle team has secured a major contract with the UK's QinetiQ to help create the US-based Boeing 'SolarEagle'.

City Labs welcomes Dr Larry Olsen to its in-house research team

City Labs, Inc, the pioneering innovator of long-life (20+ years) NanoTritium™ batteries for microelectronics, welcomes Larry C. Olsen, Ph.D. and seminal pioneer of betavoltaic technology, to its in-house research team.

Police and security electric vehicles

Larger companies are producing a range of police, homeland security and military electric vehicles.

Micro hybrid diesel autos will realize fuel savings of up to 15%

Micro hybrid diesel autos will realize fuel savings of up to 15 percent in city driving.

Department of Energy announces closing of $529 million loan to Fisker

Manufacturing at shuttered Delaware GM plant expected to create over 2,000 jobs

New nanocatalyst improves fuel cell technology

Long hampered by high manufacturing costs and durability issues, fuel cell technology could overcome those obstacles and take a significant step towards mainstream adoption thanks to a finding by a Texas A&M University chemical engineering professor.

DOE closes a $529 Million loan to Fisker Automotive

The Department of Energy has closed a $528.7 million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).

Growth of electric vehicles

Integrating emerging business models and new value chains

Electric Vehicles - China vs Japan

The Western media debate at length the transformation of the Western automotive industry. However, the real battle of the titans is taking place in East Asia. It concerns electric vehicles, both hybrid and pure electric, and a much bigger picture, because these manufacturers ...

Edible RFID

Electronic tattoos applied to animals and meat employ FDA approved dyes that can be read with microwaves at a distance.

The rise and rise of AeroVironment

AeroVironment Inc., is a producer of energy efficient electric systems. For example it has carried out major projects for the US Military including unmanned solar powered aircraft that stay aloft for long periods.

CdTe Solar Cells - Can First Solar do anything wrong?

Although the world is in the midst of a severe economic crisis, the photovoltaics industry is still growing.

Hot RFID topics revealed at RFID Smart Labels USA

What a difference a year makes. RFID progress from highlights at the IDTechEx RFID Smart Labels USA event.

Boom in RFID Will be Reflected in Europe's Leading Conference

As the $5 billion RFID market moves strongly to over $25 billion in ten years, advances are on a broad front. This year, the IDTechEx RFID Europe conference in Cambridge UK 18-19 September is growing and widening its scope to reflect this booming industry. RFID is an enabling technology that provides safety, security, cost reduction, increased sales, reduced crime and much more. In this article the author, Dr. Peter Harrop looks at some recent examples.