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Cambridge Nanotherm make the finals of the 2015 R&D 100 Awards

Cambridge Nanotherm has been named as a finalist in the R&D 100 Awards, otherwise known as the "Oscars of Invention".

Piezoelectric elastic energy harvesting arrives

Elastic piezoelectric generators are being developed with microwatts demonstrated and watts in prospect for large formats.

Charging an electric vehicle in five minutes in the future

The UFCEV (Ultrafast Charging of Electric Vehicles) station, developed by Empa, ETh Zurich, EPF Lausanne and Bern University of Applied Sciences, is said to charge an electric vehicle in just 5 minutes.

Boxfish shell inspires new materials for flexible electronics

Engineers describe how the structure of the boxfish could serve as inspiration for body armor, robots and even flexible electronics.

Students electrify NASA with future airplane designs

In response to a NASA challenge to design an all-electric propulsion general aviation airplane, five ideas out of the 20 submitted by U.S. universities wowed the judges.

PCB prototyping evolves with a new wave of electronics printers

A new wave of printers targeting printed circuit boards are enabling rapid, local prototyping while protecting company IP, finds IDTechEx Research.

Bristol Channel beckons for tidal energy scheme

Kepler Energy is bringing forward plans for a 30MW tidal energy fence that will be located in the Bristol Channel.

GE announces Predix Cloud

GE has announced plans to enter the cloud services market with Predix Cloud.

Adidas Group acquires Runtastic

The adidas Group and runtastic GmbH have announced that adidas AG has acquired all outstanding shares of runtastic GmbH. The transaction values Runtastic at an enterprise value of € 220 million.

Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix has developed a new eye-worn computer, the M100 smartglasses, one of the few products of this kind currently available for sale. This profile outlines their basic activities and future work in the space for eye-worn computers

Kronos International

Kronos is in the top 5 supplier of TiO2 worldwide. While the bulk of their production is for white pigments, they also make nano TiO2 for photocatalysis. Kronos is the only supplier offering a material that works under visible light (blue), making it more suitable for indoor photocatalysis.

New solar technology pays back energy investment faster

In the solar power research community, a new class of materials called perovskites is causing quite a buzz, as scientists search for technology that has a better "energy payback time" than the silicon-based solar panels currently dominating the market.

Superfast fluorescence sets new speed record

Researchers have developed an ultrafast light-emitting device that can flip on and off 90 billion times a second and could form the basis of optical computing.

Broad-based real-world trial of eMERGE project completed

After more than one million kilometres in two years - from May 2013 to June 2015 - the real-world trial of electric cars known as eMERGE has been completed.

Wearable device helps medics save lives in disasters

Cambridge Design Partnership has announced that it has developed the world's first wearable device designed to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response in disasters and battlefield situations.

Nokia agreement to sell mapping business to automotive industry

Nokia has announced an agreement to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services business to a consortium of leading automotive companies, comprising AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG.

Plans to develop 3D-printed graphene batteries

Longer-lasting batteries could be 3D printed from graphene ink to tackle rising demand for energy storage products in household devices or renewable energy systems.

Four marvels promised by high power energy harvesting

Free fuel for vehicles without them stopping. Replacement of millions of diesel electricity generators with something using free energy and totally clean. Buildings disconnecting from the grid in order to reduce costs and power cuts. 1.1 billion people without electricity will get it for little or no cost. Unbelievable? They are now the focus of serious development and demonstrations and the common factor is "high power energy harvesting (HPEH)".

Radically new energy harvesting in the form of magnetostriction

Energy harvesting is the creation of off-grid electricity where it is needed using ambient energy, from sunshine to vibration or temperature difference.

Graphene gets competition

Graphene, the only one atom thick carbon network, achieved overnight fame with the 2010 Nobel Prize. But now comes competition: Such layers can also be formed by black phosphorous.