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Chemists cook up three atom-thick electronic sheets

Making thin films out of semiconducting materials is analogous to how ice grows on a windowpane: When the conditions are just right, the semiconductor grows in flat crystals that slowly fuse together, eventually forming a continuous film.

Lighted clothing that flashes to beat of music will hit runway

Fiber science and physics students have teamed to create fashionable "smart" garments with vivid, luminescent panels that pulse to music.

Beating bird wings generate electricity for data collector

A technology that generates electricity from the beating wings of birds, bats or even moths could produce enough power to run a device that collects data - such as location, migration habits or vital physiological statistics - used by biologists.

Maternity clothing tracks mother's vitals

Chic maternity wear that wirelessly monitors the mother's health.

Improving electric vehicle sales

In 2011, an important national priority was declared: Put 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.

The graphene industry finds new market opportunities in California

The 5th IDTechEx conference and tradeshow on graphene and 2D materials- Graphene and 2D Materials LIVE! - has become the annual meeting place for the global graphene industry in California.

Major end-users at Graphene and 2D Materials LIVE

IDTechEx is organizing its fifth business-focused conference and tradeshow on graphene and 2D materials in Santa Clara, CA on November 19 & 20. Graphene and 2D Materials LIVE! covers the latest technology developments, applications, commercialization progress and end user requirements for these and related materials such as carbon nanotubes.

FlexEl LLC

FlexEl was founded in 2008 and is based in Maryland. It works with partner companies to create, design, develop, license and/or manufacture novel flexible electronics and power management systems.

To bolster lithium battery life, add a little salt

Engineers have achieved a breakthrough in the race for safer, longer-lasting batteries to power the world's automobiles, cell phones, computers and autonomous robots.

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.

Wearable technology and sensors changing the world

The conference Samsung Future Technology Needs, London 16/6/14 consisted of about 50 people. Primarily,

Scientists make less flammable batteries

The Boeing Dreamliner's battery troubles last year highlighted the potential dangers of lithium-ion technology, but a safer alternative is emerging.

Mesoporous carbons for more kick

A porous carbon electrode developed by researchers presents a platform to significantly improve a battery's kick and decrease charging times.

AZ Electronic Materials & Axium Nanofibers LLC sponsor joint research

AZ Electronic Materials, a leading global producer of high quality, high-purity specialty chemical materials used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, flat panel displays and LEDs, and Axium Nanofibers LLC, a material science company headquartered in Austin, TX commercializing a novel class of nanomaterials for a broad range of applications including energy storage, announce that they have initiated co-sponsored research at Cornell University with the goal of developing materials based upon AZ's graphene nano-ribbons (GNRs) and silicon-based materials to address applications in energy storage devices and other fields.

Funding to develop energy storage technologies

$1.4 million has been awarded to six companies working on new technologies in battery and energy storage.

Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology

The motion of animals could power small devices that allow biologists to collect information about behavior that eludes them under the limitations of current technology.

Hardware is key for future mobile phones

In this article we share some of the findings in the new IDTechEx report "Future Mobile Phone/Cell Phone Technology and Functions 2014-2024".

Cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life - it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

Shattering records: thinnest glass in Guinness book

At just a molecule thick, it's a new record: The world's thinnest sheet of glass, a serendipitous discovery is recorded for posterity in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Imperfect graphene renders 'electrical highways'

Just an atom thick, 200 times stronger than steel and a near-perfect conductor, graphene's future in electronics is all but certain.