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New EV Cell Technology: Samsung Investment Arm Places $17 million into Series E Round Funding For Seeo

Venture Beat - Paul Sawers

Batteries offer perhaps the greatest opportunity for innovation in the technology realm. Whoever figures out a way to pack a bigger punch into a smaller space will undoubtedly make a lot of money, which perhaps explains why Seeo is seeing so much interest from investors.

The Hayward, California-based company develops rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, and it has just announced the closure of a $17 million Series E round.

Charging Technology: Researchers find a way to double transfer efficiency of wireless charging

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon University have found that adding a magnetic resonance field enhancer (MRFE) – which can be as simple as a copper loop – to a wireless charging system can boost transfer efficiency

dramatically. The exact amount of increase is under review (current numbers don't make sense) but IEEE has also published a white paper on improved magnetic fields using additional antennas.

Brand Marketing: The E-Bike Shift: A Pragmatic Look at the Electric Bike Industry

There is a paradigm shift taking place in the electric bicycle industry, which in itself is an evolution taking place within the traditional human-powered bike community.

What became revitalized in the mid-1990s, the idea of motorized power supplements, continued to grow into 2004. According to Wikipedia, the terms e-Bike, pedal assist and pedelec became more common in 2001. Even back then there was the debate over the power threshold and more powerful versions were referred to as electric motorbikes, or “e-motorbike”.

Drive Technology: BMW i patent powers eBike. Innovative drive unit swing arm goes into production at the Pedelec factory HNF Heisenberg

The BMW i patent for the drive unit swing arm principle facilitates for the first time the integration of mid-motor, gears, and belt drive into an innovative suspension module, thereby dispensing with a belt tensioner.

The concept allows the drive train, which was previously firmly attached to the main frame, to float freely, eliminating the need for the conventional chain tensioner. This permits for the first time the combination of a rear suspension and the durable, maintenance-free carbon belt drive on full-suspension eBikes, resulting in outstanding propulsion and handling characteristics.

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