On the back of US President Obama's latest strategic plan outlining his vision for high-speed rail in America comes an innovative public transportation concept of a high-speed train that runs on solar power.

NIST study a new measurement strategy for organic photovoltaics that reveals ways to control how they form

The world is putting over $50 million in government funding into electric cars and the Obama administration is also putting a large sum into the enabling technologies, particularly batteries.

NanoGram Corporation has announced the successful fabrication of the first thin film transistor (TFT) produced by ambient printed nanosilicon to reach a carrier mobility of 2.0 cm2/Vs.

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science may have found a low-cost solution processing method with the potential for large-scale production for CIGS solar cells

Anticipating future requirements for high-volume wafer adhesive and coating applications, DEK has enhanced the process capability of its award-winning DirEKt Coat™ technology by a factor of three.

Power Paper's new business model solidifies company standing as the leading developer of paper thin, flexible and environmentally safe, printable micro-electronic clean technology and patches.

The Portable Light Project is a non-profit research, design and engineering initiative that creates new ways to deliver renewable power and light to the developing world.

A team of scientists at US based company, BioSolar have developed a low cost bio-based material that could dramatically reduce the cost of photovoltaic cells.

Hybrid cars are a great success. In addition, pure electric cars are at last moving beyond the golf car and neighbourhood vehicle stage with serious volumes beginning to be sold.

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has developed a new structure for its organic electroluminescent (organic EL) devices, achieving approximately 40% in light output, representing the highest level in the world claim the company.

Flextech Alliance Awards contract to Etched in Time for linear plasma etch module. System specifically designed for plasma etching dielectric films required in flexible electronics fabrication.

Siemens has partnered with the Universities of Linz and Karlsruhe (TH) to produce organic photodiodes that are very sensitive to infrared radiation with wavelengths of more than one micrometer (µm).

New 256Jet-S printhead from Trident reduces costs and enhances efficiency of solar photovoltaic production processes. This product is first to be launched by Trident Solar, a new division dedicated exclusively to solar inkjet technologies.

An investment of £20m to the Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) in the North East of England could create up to 1500 jobs across the UK over the next four years in the printed electronics industry.

Electroluminate create an impressive stream of imaginative uses for printed ac and dc electroluminescent displays on polyester with sequentially emitting patterns up to a width of 3 meters and, with total coverage, up to 1.5 meters.

IDTechEx Chairman, Dr Peter Harrop examines the progress to full integration of printed electronics.

The closure of several printed electronics operations has now resulted in phoenix operations rising from the ashes.

A new report from Faraday is urging the printing and packaging industries to become more informed about the significance of plastic electronics for brand marketing and how this technology could add value for the FMCG consumer.

Graphene Innovator Vorbeck Materials receives $5.1 million in Series 2 financing