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Cobalt redox couple boosts thermoelectric cells

Scientists in Australia have improved a technology that recycles waste heat into useable energy by using ionic liquids containing cobalt redox couples as the electrolytes in thermoelectric cells.

Dow Corning Joins imec to Advance 3D IC Semiconductor Packaging

Dow Corning has announced that it is among the newest member organizations to join imec, a leading research center for the advancement of nano-electronics.

World's largest nationwide of EV fast-charging stations

ABB has been selected by Fastned to supply chargers to more than 200 electric vehicle fast-charging stations in the Netherlands, bringing an EV fast charger within 50 kilometers of all of the country's 16.7 million inhabitants

Synkera Technologies Inc

Synkera was initially founded as an R&D and incubator company in nanotechnology, with a majority of the revenues coming from contracts under the SBIR program (Small Business Innovation Research). In recent years, the company has observed increased interest in their sensor technology and is now focusing on developing gas sensors for smartphones and mobile devices.

Swiss Investor is acquiring Nanosolar GmbH

Nanosolar GmbH has announced that a Swiss Investor has signed an agreement to acquire Nanosolar GmbH, the highly automated ISO certified module factory of Nanosolar situated in Luckenwalde in Germany.

SmartKem Wins Technical Development Materials Award at IDTechEx Asia

SmartKem Limited, the developer of high performance, organic semiconductor materials for flexible electronics, has announced that its SmartKem® p-FLEX™ product has won the Technical Development Materials Award for the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia event, taking place in Tokyo, Japan on the 9th-10th July.

New record efficiency for dye solar cells

This independently certified efficiency result eclipses all previous certified public records and is now the official world-record for Dye Solar Cell technology performance.

Scientists spy on lithium ions

To wring more power out of lithium ion batteries, scientists are experimenting with different materials and designs. Michigan Technological University has developed a device that allows researchers to eavesdrop on individual lithium ions - and potentially develop the next generation of batteries.

SAGE Electrochromics

SAGE Electrochromics is an electrochromic glass manufacturer. The company was bought recently by Saint Gobain Group, a global leader in glass manufacturing and retailing. The company invested $135 million in a manufacturing plant in 2013.

Solidscape

This profile details the strategy employed by Solidscape, a Stratasys company, and the target markets the company is focused on. It unique technology offering is described and analysed in the context of global market trends for 3D printing. The company faces a number of immediate threats from competitors however and these are presented.

Organic image sensors from NikkoIA

IDTechEx visited Grenoble recently, which has a particularly large concentration of companies working on organic, printed and/or flexible electronics in France.

Electric vehicles with high power not just a dream

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed a new method to massively synthesize enhanced yet affordable materials for supercapacitors - developing an electric vehicle with high power will become a realization not just a dream.

Printed Electronics Asia 2013, Tokyo, Japan impressions and Awards

Some of the highlights at this year's Printed Electronics event, organized by IDTechEx in Tokyo, Japan, are discussed in this article, focusing on the keynotes on the first day of the conference, which was attended by approximately 250 people.

OLYMP project aims to make OLED as efficient as LED

An association of German companies have grouped together as part of the OLYMP (Organic Light emitting sYstems based on energy and cost-efficient Materials and Processes), project to improve the efficiency and service life of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).

Renault & Nissan sold 100,000 EVs

According to a Reuters report, Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer of Renault and Nissan announced at a recent conference in France that both companies sold 100,000 electric vehicles last month.

Mesoporous graphene nano-balls as enhanced supercapacitor material

Korean Researchers have developed a new method to massively synthesize enhanced yet affordable materials for supercapacitors.

Solar powered plane completes across America mission

Solar Impulse has successfully landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport setting a new milestone in the history of aviation: for the first time a plane capable of flying day and night powered exclusively by solar energy has crossed the USA from the West to the East Coasts without using a single drop of fuel.

Bringing color to solar façades

With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colorful creations.

Innovators partner to develop wireless vehicle charging technology

The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the S.C. Technology Aviation Center (SCTAC) have contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to support a three-year program to develop and test wireless charging systems for electrical vehicles.

Printed sensors: an overview

There is an increasingly greater need for a wide choice of sensors to make objects smarter, safer and more responsive. Printing is the natural way to process wet inks and pastes, and it is therefore no surprise that printing has been used to make sensors for years. But there are new materials appearing, taking advantage of the progress that have been enabled by printed electronics. The article gives an overview of what is currently happening in the field of printed sensors. In particular, we will overview main trends in commercialising printed glucose sensors, force and pressure sensors, image and light sensors, gas sensors and temperature sensors. We will highlight key companies commercialising each printed sensor type.