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RFID Market in 2012 - up 17% from 2011

The latest RFID market research from IDTechEx finds that in 2012 the value of the entire RFID market will be $7.67 billion, up from $6.51 billion in 2011. This includes tags, readers and software/services for RFID cards, labels, fobs and all other form factors.

Protean Electric to produce in-wheel electric drive systems in China

Protean Electric, the global leader in the development and commercialization of in-wheel electric drive systems, has received $84 million in new funding from GSR Ventures, New Times Group, Oak Investment Partners and the city of Liyang, Jiangsu Province, China. This capital will be used to bring Protean's breakthrough electric drive technology to production by establishing manufacturing facilities in Liyang.

Pedestrians to power walkway to London 2012 Olympic park

A pioneering walkway leading to the Olympic Park will be lit round-the-clock by the footsteps of a million spectators during the London 2012 Games.

Nanodevice builds electricity from tiny pieces

A team of scientists at the National Physical Laboratory and University of Cambridge has made a significant advance in using nano-devices to create accurate electrical currents.

New solution processable 3D transparent conductive film

Heads up for electronics devices

All-electric aircraft from New York to Paris

Long-range electric aerospace company Flight of the Century announced their intentions to design, build, and fly an all-electric aircraft from New York to Paris along the same 3,600 mile historic route pioneered by Charles Lindbergh in 1927.

Cella Energy signs fuel source deal with NASA Kennedy Space Center

Cella Energy's American subsidiary has signed on with Kennedy to make its micro-bead technology practical enough to be used as a fuel in most kinds of machinery, cars and perhaps even spacesuits and portable electronics.

UK nanodevice builds electricity from tiny pieces

The device drives electrical current by manipulating individual electrons, one-by-one at very high speed.

Plastic power, harnessing friction between transparent surfaces

Researchers have discovered yet another way to harvest small amounts of electricity from motion in the world around us - this time by capturing the electrical charge produced when two different kinds of plastic materials rub against one another.

EV battery funding successes and hopes

US and European funding for electric vehicle batteries continues to trickle in but at a more modest scale than before.

Wireless sensors and energy harvesters in harsh environments

Energy harvesters and wireless sensors are not always deployed under "a walk in the park" operating environments. If anything, the most interesting applications for these technologies tend to be in sectors where conditions are harsh or devices are inaccessible once deployed.

EnOcean Alliance continues growth trend

With 50 percent growth in membership within one year, the EnOcean Alliance is currently undergoing the strongest growth period since its founding in 2008.

Imec's industrial-level silicon solar cells exceed 20% efficiency

Imec's proprietary PERC process maximizes the conversion efficiency of the cell through structure and material optimizations while maintaining cost effective device concepts and processing.

COMEDD now a new research institute of the Fraunhofer

The former department COMEDD (Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden) of the Fraunhofer IPMS has now reached the pre-stage to an independent institute of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft.

Chip harvests power from multiple sources

Researchers at MIT have taken a significant step toward battery-free monitoring systems — which could ultimately be used in biomedical devices, environmental sensors in remote locations and gauges in hard-to-reach spots, among other applications.

ITO alternatives to gain speed in the $2 billion TCF market

Today, only one type of film - Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) - is used for almost all transparent conductive films with a market size of over $2 billion this year.

London leads the way with hybrid bus technology

London's bus fleet is on track to be one of the greenest in Europe following the introduction of the 300th hybrid bus into its fleet.

Glassware absorbs energy to power small devices

Within each glass is a photovoltaic layer of dye Synthesized Solar Cell. This means that the properties of colour are being used to create an electrical current.

Unique, lightweight power source for unmanned systems

L2 Aerospace and Cella are developing plug and play hydrogen power solutions that use lightweight flexible polymer packaging that can be carried by dismounted soldiers or packaged into unmanned aerial vehicles UAV's. This significantly extends range and/or operating time.

Tighter stitching means better graphene, scientists say

The quality of this "stitching" -- the boundaries at which graphene crystals grow together and form sheets -- is just as important as the size of the crystals themselves, which scientists had previously thought held the key to making better graphene.