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2012-01-18
Fimecc’s DEMAPP results: Friction losses cause a major share of fuel consumption

No less than one third of a car’s fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can reduce friction by anything from 10% to 80% in various components of a car, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in USA. It should thus be possible to reduce car’s fuel consumption and emissions by 18% within the next 5 to 10 years and up to 61% within 15 to 25 years.

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2012-01-16
CTOs battling recession: Pekka Koponen’s Column in Kauppalehti 16.1.2012

A company’s CTO is often the least known member of its board, but their significance is growing strongly. Global competition is inescapable, and new products must reach the market and begin delivering sales fast.

The CTO has an important year ahead. Projects will be under examination from the  CFO, but they must justify their actions firmly and clearly, and communicate within the company and externally to shareholders, customers and partners.

Original version in Finnish.

 

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2011-12-12
Innovation funding creates an obligation to communicate - Pekka Koponen's column in Kauppalehti

The looming threat of a recession increases the importance of R&D funding, both directly from Tekes and by other means such as tax incentives. Recipients of such funding also have an obligation to communicate to taxpayers about how it is being used, even before specific results are achieved.When the message is clear, new and bold, the media writes. Also positively.

Innovaatiorahoitus velvoittaa viestimään

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2011-10-03
Unexpected value of patents - Pekka Koponen's column in Kauppalehti (in Finnish)

Pekka Koponen, Spinverse CEO, writes about the value of patents. This column was originally published in Kauppalehti on the 3rd of October 2011.

Nokia oppi patentoimaan 90-luvun alussa - kantapään kautta.  Kumisaapasfirma oli sivubisneksissään luonut USAn markkinoille kilpailukykyisen puhelimen.  Markkinajohtaja Motorola ei katsonut tulokasta hyvällä vaan haastoi Nokian oikeuteen.  Nokia hävisi jutun ja joutui maksamaan korvaukset ja vetäytymään markkinalta määräajaksi.

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2011-09-28
Novel solar thermal collectors combining materials technology, energy efficiency and architecture

Aurubis Finland Oy (former Luvata Pori Rolled Products) has developed a novel solution for energy efficient buildings. Their Nordic Solar concept now demonstrated in full scale in the Pori swimming hall opened September 24th, 2011 comprises solar thermal collectors embedded directly within the prepatinated copper façade elements.

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2011-05-23
Beneq and Glaston selling technology for photovoltaics manufacturing

Beneq has developed an online deposition method for transparent conductive oxide (TCO) coatings on large-area flat glass to achieve a cost-effective coating process for photovoltaics. The high conductivity of the TCO layer is critical for effective current collection and transparency to minimize light losses. Now the developed process based on Beneq’s proprietary nAERO® aerosol technique has been fully integrated with the high-quality heat treatment line for flat glass CHF Pro™ by their strategic partner Glaston.

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2011-05-10
Tartu Postimees: “Soome ekspert: Pingutage uuenduste nimel” - Spinverse Expert calls for a strive for renewal

Estonian University of Life Sciences is looking for a timber product interface

Estonian Agricultural University lecturer Regino Kask in the Department of Forest Industry promised that the department tries to focus more on implementing research in the olive-growing parcel and taking into consideration the timber business aspect.

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2011-03-24
Savo-Solar has developed a high-performance solar-thermal collector

Savo-Solar’s SOLARCO development project done within the Tekes Functional Materials Programme has resulted in high-performance and high temperature resistant absorption coatings which are key enablers for novel solar-thermal collectors.

Their achievement is based on focused application-driven materials development and the company’s solid know-how on coating technologies, combined with innovative product and creation of new business, says Dr. Markku Heino, Spinverse, the Coordinator of the Functional Materials Programme.

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2011-03-01
Finland to be part of Russia's modernisation - Pekka Koponen's column in Kauppalehti (in Finnish)

Pekka Koponen, Spinverse’s Managing Director, outlines the possibilities that Russia once again offers for Finnish companies. The long period of silence following the collapse of the Soviet Union – which also plunged the Finnish technology industry into a major crisis – is at an end. The column was originally published in Kauppalehti on 28th February 2011.

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2011-01-12
The smartest technology transfer in history - Pekka Koponen's column in Kauppalehti (in Finnish)

Spinverse's Managing director Pekka Koponen describes how the USA, Japan and China radically changed the structure of their economies by investing in industry and by acquiring expertise from abroad. The column was originally published in Kauppalehti on 3 January 2011.

Maailmanhistorian ovelin teknologiansiirto

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