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How to harvest electricity directly from plants

Researchers are developing a new technology that makes it possible to use plants to generate electricity.

Piezoelectric taxels convert motion to electronic signals

Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.

A giant leap to commercialization of polymer solar cell

Researchers have demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 8.92% which is the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs using metal nanoparticles.

Composite organic/inorganic thermoelectric more than sum of its parts

Researchers have discovered highly conductive polymer behavior occurring at a polymer/nanocrystal interface.

Terrafugia flying cars

A flying car capable of vertical take-off and landing is being developed by Massachusetts-based Company Terrafugia but delivery of the vehicle will take another decade. It can take off like a helicopter and fly like a plane as well as drive on roads like a car.

Nanotechnology for energy efficient power electronics for EVs

Researchers at Tyndall National Institute at UCC in Cork, Ireland are leading an international project in advanced nanoelectronics which is aimed at maintaining Europe's position as a world leader in innovative automotive power electronic systems for both conventional and electric cars.

Printed electronics in East Asia: change of direction

Variously called Printed, Flexible or Organic Electronics, it is one of the fastest growing technologies in the world. It is of vital interest to industries as diverse as consumer goods, healthcare, mobility, electronics, media and architecture.

Harvesting energy from chaos

Researchers have conducted groundbreaking work on wave propagation in complex systems.

DLA Headquarters experiments with electric vehicle for local travel

The Defense Logistics Agency continues to explore alternative fuel vehicles in its motor pool fleet.

New growth opportunities for electroactive polymers

IDTechEx Research finds that the electroactive polymer (EAP) market will be US$ 245 million in 2013.

Solar discovery sets new record for low-grade silicon

Solar engineers from UNSW have developed an innovative method to dramatically improve the quality of low-grade silicon, promising to significantly improve electrical efficiency and reduce the cost of solar panels.

Exciting physical phenomenon exploring new electronic devices

The energy can be used at will to change the transparency and reflectivity of fixtures and windows depending on environmental conditions, such as temperature and brightness.

Next generation of solar cells using one atom thick graphene material

Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed.

AKA to Supply Diesel-Electric Hybrid Power and Propulsion System

Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA) has been awarded the contract to supply a Diesel-Electric Power and Propulsion System for Bhagwan Marine's Dive Support Vessel (DSV) that will be constructed in Singapore.

The potential for marine energy

Marine energy - for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents - is the 'best of the best' amongst green energy sources.

World's first synthesis of thiophene nanosheets with 3.5nm thickness

Dr. Taichi Ikeda (Senior Researcher) of the NIMS Electronic Functional Materials Group, Polymer Materials Unit, in joint research with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany), developed the world's first supramolecular thiophene nanosheets, which is a 2-dimensional sheet-type organic material with a thickness of 3.5nm.

Might the automotive major lose out on the EV revolution?

Might the automotive major lose out on the electric vehicle revolution? This was the question asked at the INTRASME Electric Vehicle Opportunity Workshop in the ICC Berlin (19th April).

Solar Impulse to fly across America - day and night without fuel

Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar powered airplane, plans to depart from San Francisco today with Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit, to complete the first leg of its coast-to-coast flights across the USA. It is the first time that a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel, will attempt to fly across America.