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Solar retinal implants may restore sight to the blind
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21 May 2012

Solar retinal implants may restore sight to the blind

Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who h...
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G24 Innovations Energy Harvesting Device wins 2012 IDTechEx award
Press Release  |  18 May 2012  |  Europe/WorldWide
G24 Innovations (G24i), the manufacturer of next-generation Dye Sensitized Photo Electric Cells, has been awarded the prestigious IDTechEx prize for the 2012 Best Technical Development of an Energy Harvesting Device at the Energy Harvesting and Stora...
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Multiple harvesting for unmanned military boats
18 May 2012  |  United States
Villanova University and Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc., in the USA have been developing the powertrain and harvesting for an unmanned surface boat using funding from the US Office of Naval Research. In a publication in 2012, it referred to the work a...
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Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards
17 May 2012  |  Europe/WorldWide
On Tuesday the 15th of May in Berlin, Germany, IDTechEx recognised innovation once more with the Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards, in a ceremony that took place on the first day of the IDTechEx conference...
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Scientists generate electricity from viruses
16 May 2012  |  United States
Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to reality. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Labora...
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Waste energy scavenging in vehicles
15 May 2012  |  United States
At the recent Electric Vehicles Symposium, Wattshock exhibited their regenerative suspension retrofit shock. This component generates electricity from previously wasted kinetic energy in vehicles. Wattshock works by exploiting the vehicle's weight ...
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SolarPrint to enable next generation self powered wireless sensors
Press Release  |  14 May 2012  |  Ireland
SolarPrint Limited a leading developer of high performance indoor energy harvesting technology today announced that it is to showcase the world's first self powered wireless CO2, Temperature and Humidity sensor using SolarPrint's Dye Sensitised Solar...
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Black solar cells have lowest reflectance for silicon solar cells
14 May 2012  |  United States
Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc using simple liquid bath processes, have created a black surface on a silicon wafer with an average reflectance in the visible and near-infrared region of the solar spectrum of 0.3%, making it the "blackest<&>q...
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Creating energy and light from air
11 May 2012  |  United Kingdom
Researchers from the University of Leeds are studying how to make electricity from electrodes coated in bacteria, and other living cells, using light or hydrogen as the fuel. The aim of the research long-term is to develop more efficient biofuel ce...
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Wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting and standardization
10 May 2012  |  Europe/WorldWide
In April this year, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ratified a new standard - ISO/IEC 14543-3-10 - for wireless applications with ultra-low power consumption. The standard is optimized for energy harvesting solutions and, therefor...
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