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Heliatek sets Organic Photovoltaic world record efficiency of 13.2%
Heliatek R&D teams reached a record conversion efficiency of 13.2% for an OPV multi-junction cell, setting a new world record for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity using organic photovoltaic cells. The measurement was independently confirmed by Fraunhofer CSP.
The 10th anniversary of Smart Systems Integration 2016
Top speakers from industry and science present their latest research results and developments during the two-day conference of Smart Systems Integration in Munich / Germany from 9th – 10th March 2016.
Bomb squad robot can see inside suitcases
Unattended bags are often cause for much concern, with railways and airports on high alert for abandoned luggage. This luggage proves a significant problem for the emergency services, who have to assume that they may contain explosive materials. Now, a remote-controlled robot is set to scan abandoned baggage in order to make this job easier.
Smart Systems Integration 2016 – Conference registration now open
Smart Systems Integration 2016 will take place at the Holiday Inn Munich – City Centre in Munich, Germany from 9th – 10th March 2016. SSI focuses on complex systems up to their components. The presented contents are user- and industry-oriented and show the research and development potential worldwide.
Next generation energy storage - kinetic recovery
In Germany the concept of energiewende (the country’s transition to an energy portfolio dominated by renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development), inherently includes smart energy use. However, there is not yet any storage system that could be used by industry to efficiently recover braking energy of the many machines in Germany.
40th anniversary productronica brings in 38000 visitors
Celebrating its 40thanniversary, productronica continued to attract good crowds with 38,000 visitors from nearly 80 countries. Visitors from Asia increased while travel issues affected some European countries.
productronica's innovation award winners named
The winners of the productronica innovation award were announced earlier this week on the first day of the show. An independent panel of judges selected the most innovative products and solutions from nearly 70 submissions
ams schedules 2016 multi-project wafer starts
The Full Service Foundry division of ams has announced its fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run, with an updated schedule for 2016. The prototyping service, which combines several designs from different customers onto a single wafer, offers significant cost advantages for foundry customers as the costs for wafers and masks are shared among a number of different shuttle participants.
Hardware, software solutions drive OTA test system
An Over-The-Air (OTA) wave field synthesis system for test and certification of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receivers was presented by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft at it’s IIS Facility for Over the Air Research and Testing (FORTE) in Ilmenau. The innovative and complex OTA test system is mainly based on Hardware and Software solutions from IZT, including powerful RF receivers and high performance signal generators.
Support program makes productronica more than a show
productronica's opening event, a CEO Roundtable, highlights one of the most urgent topics related to Industry 4.0 - cyber security in companies. Productronica will also focus on another aspect of Industry 4.0 with a special show titled Electronics.Production.Augmented. These and several other supporting events will make productronica 2015 more than just a show.