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***** E Ink and AUO enter into strategic partnership to develop large-size color e-paper displays *****

TU Dresden: Organic thin-film sensors for light-source analysis and anti-counterfeiting applications

Tuesday 06 September 2022
Products

In a recent publication in the scientific journal “Advanced Materials”, a team of physicists and chemists from TU Dresden presents an organic thin-film sensor that describes a completely new way of identifying the wavelength of light and achieves a spectral resolution below one nanometre. As integrated components, the thin-film sensors could eliminate the need for external spectrometers in the future. A patent application has already been filed for the novel technology.

Sono Motors to premiere several commercial vehicles with solar solutions at IAA Transportation

Monday 05 September 2022
Exhibitions / Events

Sono Motors GmbH (Munich, Germany), the company pioneering solar-powered mobility, will participate for the first time as an exhibitor at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover. From 19 - 25 September, the solar mobility OEM will present its proprietary solar technology as well as several solar integrated prototypes of commercial vehicles to a broad public.

Heliatek and Looop announce exclusive partnership to market and install award-winning organic solar films in Japan

Friday 02 September 2022
Companies / Markets

Heliatek GmbH (Dresden, Germany), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of organic solar films, and Looop Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), an energy service provider focusing on renewable energy, have signed an exclusive partnership to market, deliver, and install Heliatek products throughout Japan.

NextGen Nano: Researchers make greenhouse energy breakthrough

Thursday 01 September 2022
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A team of researchers at North Carolina State University, working with organic photovoltaic cell (OPV) company NextGen Nano (London, UK), has demonstrated how adding semi-transparent organic solar cells (OSCs) to greenhouses allows growers to generate electricity and simultaneously cultivate lettuce, reducing greenhouse energy demands. The results will lay the groundwork for power generation in sustainable greenhouse cultivation.

E Ink is awarded the world’s first ePaper module carbon footprint verification

Wednesday 31 August 2022
Companies / Markets

E Ink (Billerica, Massachusetts), the originator, pioneer, and global commercial leader in digital paper technology, recently announced that the carbon footprint of their 6.8 inch ePaper module for eReaders and their 2.9 inch ePaper module for electronic shelf labels (ESL) have been verified by the British Standards Institution (BSI), as being in compliance with the ISO 14067:2018 standard. The carbon footprint of every 6.8 inch ePaper module is 3.30 kg CO2; every 2.9 inch ePaper module is 0.59 kg CO2e.