The costs of energy-storage systems are dropping too fast for inefficient players to hide. The winners in this market will be those that aggressively pursue and achieve operational improvements.Energy-storage companies, get ready. Even with continued declines in storage-system costs, the decade ahead could be more difficult than you think. The outlook should be encouraging in certain respects....

These carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors could have radical repercussions in the electric vehicle world, boosting power, range and efficiency.Combining the unique strengths of lithium batteries with crazy-fast charging, carbon ultra-capacitors could save a ton of weight and add significant range and power to electric vehicles, according to Nawa Technologies. Based outside Marseilles, this fascina...

It’s happening faster than expected. It’s finally happening: Next year, people around the world will spend more time online than they do watching TV, according to new data from measurement company Zenith.In 2019, people are expected to spend an average of 170.6 minutes each day on online activities like watching videos on YouTube, sharing photos on Facebook and shopping on Amazon. They’ll sp...

The location of our DNA inside a cell's nucleus can determine how effectively the cell functions.Science is often a piecemeal process, with each small, new discovery adding another insight into the mysterious mechanisms behind how our bodies work. A new finding from the University of Virginia School of Medicine adds another piece to the puzzle of how cells in our body degrade with age. The pote...

Asian-American consumers are on the cutting edge of everything digital. Their preferences, habits and adoption of devices are indicative of a larger U.S. trend that is seeing consumers turn to their devices for their favorite content.By studying the unique consumer preferences of Asian-American consumers, marketers and advertisers can gain insight into reaching other consumers, while also conti...

Breathing is one of the most integral elements of working out, whether you’re executing your morning yoga routine, training for a marathon, or just getting back into shape. Trending smart wearables feature high-tech heart rate sensors, accelerometers, and altimeters. However, many of them lack the important element of breathing analysis. In response, the team at Zansors has developed an innova...

Thousands of wallets are buried in a glass box to raise awareness of mobile payments in Shanghai, China. Wandering the streets of Shanghai to admire the architecture, the head of one of the largest U.S. consumer banks recently found himself surrounded by a gaggle of teenagers.Entranced by their phones, they hardly made way for the banker. The teens were messaging, shopping and sending money bac...

Nowhere is safe from the demands of work. The easiest way to avoid working in your car? Just don't. Find a balance, "forget" your laptop at home, unionize, whatever it takes.Trying to open a laptop in a car is about as easy as opening a laptop in one of those reduced-size economy class airplane seats, but Ford thinks it can fix that.The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently publish...

Most retail marketers (71%) have some sort of location strategy to drive foot traffic and trigger location-based mobile advertising, according to a study by Blis, researcher WBR Insights and Future Stores. - Those who have this type of strategy report a greater lift in store visits and overall conversions through the location-based strategies like retargeting, proximity tools like geofencing an...