Schreiner ProTech: Automation project with industrial identification by Siemens


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Unique components should lend themselves to unique identification, allocation and tracking across their entire lifecycles for maintenance and other relevant purposes. Corporations like Siemens AG rely on RFID labels from Schreiner ProTech (Oberschleißheim, Germany) in automation projects of their customers in the automotive supplier industry.

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NREL: Researchers discover another way to sequester lead in perovskite solar cells


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Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have successfully prevented lead from escaping damaged perovskite solar cells. The research effort is their latest work in addressing concerns about potential lead toxicity.

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SPARTACUS: Smart sensors for future fast charging


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The SPARTACUS research project as part of the EU research initiative BATTERY 2030+ has now been running for around a year. The project has successfully mastered the first milestones and project goals. On the way to sensor-based optimisation of charging times, range and service life for lithium-ion batteries, the SPARTACUS project team has worked on a number of partial aspects over the past 12 months. Now the individual components can be combined into a complete system.

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Identiv delivers NFC-enabled smart packaging for OTACA Tequila


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Identiv, Inc. (Fremont, California) recently announced a collaboration with OTACA Tequila, expanding smart packaging innovations with near field communication (NFC)-enabled authentication, product provenance and transparency, customer loyalty, and brand awareness. Identiv’s high-class NFC transponders connect consumers and brands into an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem where consumer engagement is present in each digital touchpoint.

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E Ink Spectra 3100 enters the transportation and retail markets


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E Ink (Billerica, Massachusetts), a pioneer and global commercial leader in digital paper technology, recently announced that it has partnered with TPV Technology, the world's leading manufacturer of PC monitors and LCD TVs, to bring the first 25.3 inch E Ink Spectra 3100 display to the transportation and smart retail markets. In April 2021, the two companies launched a 7.3-inch eTable sign with E Ink Spectra 3100 technology and have now expanded their partnership with the 25.3-inch four-colour ePaper signage.

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