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Electric traction motors for EVs see 17.4% CAGR over next decade

All electric vehicles have at least one traction motor, so the market for electric vehicle traction motors is one of the largest markets for electric vehicle parts and a primary determinant of the performance and affordability of a given vehicle. Indeed, IDTechEx Research finds that in 2013 44.6 million electric motors will be needed for vehicles, rising to 147.7 million in 2023.

ESCATEC helps Azuri bring light and power to Africa

The Indigo™ unit has a solar panel, two LED lamps and control unit with a charging point for a mobile phone.

Elbit Systems

Elbit System is an international defense electronics company. They have diversified into energy storage technology through a comprehensive supercapacitor research program. They are focusing on aqueous electrolyte based supercapacitors, which are safer but with lower performance than organic electrolyte based supercapacitors. However based on improvements in electrode materials (such as carbon nanotubes) they are closing the performance gap. They are a company with high-level research capabilities.

IDTechEx announces Printed Electronics Europe 2014 on 1-2 April

"We very much like focus of IDTechEx on applications and markets. This is the way for Printed Electronics industry to move from R&D to volume business and convince investors and OEM companies to adopt these new and exciting technologies". ISORG, France

Maxwell Technologies strengthens

Maxwell Technologies tells us that they have just had their best quarter ever. They have now delivered over 600,000 Ultracapacitors for micro-hybrids - conventional vehicles that switch off the engine whenever they stop and start it again when the accelerator is depressed.

Large area small molecule and polymer OLED lighting demonstrators

Manufactured on CPI's OLED/OPV Prototyping Line, CPI have recently produced defect free OLED lighting demonstrators with emissive areas of greater than 250cm2.

High-efficiency zinc-air battery

Stanford University scientists have created an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with platinum and other costly catalysts.

Drayson Racing sets sights on EV land speed record

Drayson announced this week that it plans to make an attempt at an FIA electric land speed record within a month at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire. It will try to best the 175 mph (282 km/h) mark that was set back in 1974.

World's first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine

The us Energy Department recognized the nation's first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine prototype off the coast of Castine, Maine. Led by the University of Maine, this project represents the first concrete-composite floating platform wind turbine to be deployed in the world.

Invention allows clear photos in dim light

Cameras fitted with a new revolutionary sensor will soon be able to take clear and sharp photos in dim conditions, thanks to a new image sensor.

Korean researchers demonstrate new transparent, stretchable electrodes

UNIST scientists have combined graphene with silver nanowires to form a thin, transparent and stretchable electrode which overcome the weaknesses of each individual material, resulting in a new class of electrodes with widespread possible applications

Nano engineering boosts thermoelectric materials by 200 percent

By engineering a semiconducting material at the level of its individual atoms, a researcher, has boosted its ability to convert heat into power by 200 percent and its electrical conductivity by 43 percent.

JV to develop motor and transmission systems for hybrid & pure EVs

Continental has entered an agreement with Oerlikon to collaborate on the development and marketing of integrated motor and transmission systems for hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs), the two automotive suppliers said in a joint press release.

Aristotle University and AIXTRON collaborate in SMARTONICS Project

AIXTRON SE has announced that the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and AIXTRON will closely cooperate in the European SMARTONICS project started in January 2013.

Dyesol exceeds stringent PV durability test by 400 per cent

Australian "clean-tech" company and Dye Solar Cell industry leader, Dyesol Limited has announced its solar-enabling technology has exceeded a key international photovoltaic industry standard test for long-term durability by 400 per cent.

Colloidal Ink Co., Ltd

Colloidal Ink is a recently formed spin-out from Okayama University. IDTechEx awarded Colloidal Ink the best Technical Development Materials Award at its Printed Electronics Conference (Europe) 2013. Colloidal Ink has developed a patented and promising formulation technology which enables rapid sintering of conductive nano inks at room temperature. They have so far demonstrated their conductive paints using gold nanoparticles and are also developing nano silver in their pipeline. Their samples today are conductive paints and the formulation will have to be modified to create screen- or inkjet- printable inks. Colloidal Ink is now in the sample distribution mode.

OLED vs LED lighting: Is there room for OLED lighting?

IDTechEx Research finds that in its "most likely" forecasts scenario OLED lighting will become a $1.3 billion market in 2023 - equating to 1.3% of the market size of LED lighting at that time.

Cooperation established for new nanotechnologies

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co KG, and the research and technology provider rent a scientist GmbH have established a cooperation on the development and manufacture of Silver Nanowires.

Transparent, electrically conductive, flexible solar cells

Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing.