Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Wearable thermoelectric generator

A team of researchers have proposed a glass fabric-based thermoelectric generator that is extremely light and flexible and produces electricity from the heat of the human body.

Fingers produce electricity with new nanogenerator

A research team has developed has developed the biotemplated design of a flexible piezoelectric energy harvesting nano generator.

Core technology for lithium air secondary battery developed

The core technology for lithium air secondary battery, the next generation high capacity battery, has been finally developed.

KAIST unveils foldable micro electric car

A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed a foldable, compact electric vehicle that can be utilized either as a personal car or part of the public transit system to connect major transportation routes within a city.

Electric buses provide transport and are recharged from the road

The Online Electric Vehicle is an electric vehicle that can be charged while stationary or driving, thus removing the need to stop at a charging station.

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.

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.

Big future for titanium compounds in the new electronics and electrics

This article shares some of the research carried out for a new IDTechEx report requested by several of the world's largest chemical companies.

$18.5 million grant to develop self-powered health devices

Penn State, North Carolina State University, the University of Virginia and Florida International University will collaborate on a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it.

Ultra elastic electrode material developed

KAIST research team succeeded in developing the next generation flexible and elastic electrode material crucial in the development of flexible displays, wearable computers etc.

Development of a high performance flexible solid state battery

The technological advance of thin and light flexible display has encouraged the development of flexible batteries with a high power density and thermal stability.

Flexible nanogenerator technology

A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team has successfully developed the foundation technology that will enable the fabrication of a low cost, large area nanogenerator.

Northwestern researchers create Rubber-Band Electronics

Scientists foresee a time when medical monitoring devices are integrated seamlessly into the human body, able to track a patient's vital signs and transmit them to his doctors.

Power generation based on piezoelectric nanocomposite materials

Professor Lee's research team has developed a nanocomposite-based nanogenerator that successfully overcomes the critical restrictions existed in previous nanogenerators and builds a simple, low-cost, and large-scale self-powered energy system.

Why Toyota has pulled ahead in e-mobility

In this article, we share some of the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, Electric Vehicle Industry Profitability 2012 - Where, Why, What Next -vehicles & components, hybrid & pure electric, land, water, air, winning strategies, forecasts.

Thin film transistor technology is moving fast

IDTechEx summarises the latest work on thin film transistors.

EV event uniquely reflecting the new realities

We have entered 2012 with an electric vehicle scene that is very different from that which was envisaged not long ago. There are now six key enabling technologies not three and vehicle makers increasingly make some of them, so suppliers increasingly have to compete with their largest potential customers. Precious metals in EV components are being removed remarkably rapidly.

OLEV technology to demonstrate Electronic Roadway in McAllen, Texas

McAllen project will demonstrate a zero emission green transportation solution, the effective use of enroute-charging technology to create an effective electronic roadway, as well as the cost-effective conversion of diesel buses to electric vehicles.

Wireless electric trams begin full operations

Three wireless electric trams have replaced the old diesel-powered carts used by passengers for transportation within the Seoul Grand Park, an amusement park located south of Seoul.