As the input from many renewable sources is rather volatile, depending on how much the wind blows or the sun shines, there’s a higher risk of local power…
Faster electronic device architectures are in the offing with the unveiling of the world’s first fully two-dimensional field-effect transistor (FET) by…
One approach to this problems deals with movement patterns that require less acceleration energy, as was reported in the latest issue of the magazine “Pictures…
The solution employs silicone oils, which have a lower enthalpy of vaporization than water, and is needed because waste heat produced in industrial plants or…
The key consideration for the layout and design of the new SPPA-T3000 user interface was to ensure that the operator can intuitively react reliably and…
Hydrogen is often touted as the fuel of the future. But because this gas is highly explosive, it must be stored and transported under pressure in specialized…
If Nina Mahmoudian has her way, the next generation of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) will have a much better chance of getting it right.
Imagine being able to carry all the juice you needed to power your MP3 player, smartphone and electric car in the fabric of your jacket?
The development of photovoltaics is far from over. The prices are dropping and their external appearance today ranges from textiles furnished with thin-film…
Electric school buses that feed the power grid could save school districts millions of dollars — and reduce children’s exposure to diesel fumes — based on…
From photosynthesis to respiration, the processes of light absorption and its transfer into energy represent elementary and essential reactions that occur in…
Commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy-efficiency controls, according to a…
“This new magnetic phase, which has never been observed before, could have significant implications for our understanding of unconventional…
The experimental study was performed in a large-scale Aerodynamics/Atmospheric Boundary Layer (AABL) Wind Tunnel available at Aerospace Engineering Department…
The long life of lithium ion batteries makes them the rechargeable of choice for everything from implantable medical devices to wearable consumer electronics….
This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy directly into a wide range of…