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Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. has announced the development and commercialization of a wireless string monitoring system for industrial solar power plants. This is a system for measuring and monitoring the status of power generation in each string, and is configured by a management unit, which is the base unit, and string sensor units, which are terminal units. The management units

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Chinese government’s efforts to promote electric and hybrid vehicles is started to pay off as production of these vehicles saw a huge surge during the first seven months of this year. According to recently released data by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, production of electric and hybrid vehicles rose 280% during January through July 2014 over the

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“We have made optical systems at the microscopic scale that amplify light and produce ultra-narrowband spectral output,” explained J. Gary Eden, a professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at Illinois. “These new optical amplifiers are well-suited for routing optical power on a chip containing both electronic and optical components. Hybrid optoplasmonic system showing the operation of amplification. “Their potential

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Sakti3, Inc. announced that it has produced a solid-state battery cell on fully-scalable equipment with over 1100 Watt hours per liter (Wh/l) in volumetric energy density. This translates to more than double the usage time in a wearable device like a smartwatch, from 3.5h to more than 9 h. It also translates to almost double the range in an EV

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Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has released the XC6129 series of voltage detectors with high accuracy, low supply current, and a delay function. These voltage detectors are designed for use in wearable devices and small portable devices. The XC6129 series devices have an accuracy of ±0.8% (Ta = 25 degrees C), a supply current of 0.42µA (VDF = 2.7V at detection), and

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Xinhua quoted Ni Guangnan of the Chinese Academy of Engineering saying that the OS will be first seen on desktop devices and later expanded to smartphones and other mobile devices. Ni’s comments were originally reported by the People’s Post and Telecommunications News, an official trade paper run by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). China’s ambition to develop

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The company recently demonstrated prototypes of existing models A6 TDI and RS 5 TDI equipped with the 48V technology. Both vehicles featured an electrically driven air intake ompressor which works independently of the engine rpm and thus offers “fundamental” improvements in terms of acceleration behaviour, the company says. Now a company spokesperson said the technology will enter series production within

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The tiles are thin, flexible and low cost and can be seamlessly joined together to offer design flexibility. The investment will support the delivery of the IKEA Group Sustainability Strategy, People & Planet Positive, which includes goals to enable customers to save energy and live more sustainably at home. “This technology opens up fantastic possibilities for innovative designs using energy

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The Tesla Model S has been declared “An Intergalatic Spaceboat Of Light And Wonder” by some of its biggest fans thanks not only to its electric drivetrain, but futuristic features as well including a highly functional phone app, which is about to update the Model S even more. Elektrek.co reports that a screenshot of the new v6.0 firmware update to

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Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers have found themselves in the proverbial-hot water over the last year, running afoul of recently implemented US trade regulations and policies and similar policies in a number of European countries. Backed by China’s massive manufacturing capabilities, export quantities have driven down home-grown manufacturing costs, forcing a number of countries to act to prop-up their

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