For IOT applications: A unique organic photovoltaic (OPV) solution that generates energy from light in our living spaces and eliminates the need for batteries.
New Printed Solar Cell Technology Turns Ambient Light Into Energy
Home security.
Smart speakers like Alexa.
Basically, any physical object that connects to the internet to collect and exchange data in real-time.
In 2016, the CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. Masayoshi Son forecasted that there would be a trillion connected devices globally and orbiting the Earth over the next two decades. The United Nations expects the volume of e-waste created worldwide to reach up to 52.2 million metric tons this year, with a significant portion being dead batteries.
With this in mind, French startup Dracula Technologies, exhibiting virtually at Computex, developed the inkjet-printed organic photovoltaic (organic solar cells, or OPV) technology.
Internet of Things devices are proliferating, making daily tasks more convenient for many people but that comes at cost. The United Nations expects the amount of e-waste created globally to reach 52.2 million metric tons this year, and a sizable portion of that are dead batteries. Dracula Technologies, a French startup that is currently exhibiting virtually […]