Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

UNIST team reports a new family of non-precious high performance metal catalysts

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), and Brookhaven National Laboratory,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UCLA Engineers Create Stretchable, Foldable Transparent OLED Display

Researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a transparent, elastic organic light-emitting device, or OLED,…

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Stanford scientists publish theory, formula to improve 'plastic' semiconductors

Anyone who's stuffed a smart phone in their back pocket would appreciate the convenience of electronic devices that could bend. Flexible electronics could…

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Boosting Efficiency: New Processes in Solar Cell Production

The recently published BINE-Projektinfo brochure “Development of high-efficiency solar cells and modules” (10/2013) describes processes that make photovoltaic…

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Tofu-like crystalline catalysts for producing clean energy

Professor Jian-Ren Shen is recognized for his pioneering research on clarifying the fundamental reaction mechanism that governs photosynthetic water splitting,…

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Detecting Energy Losses with Drone Image Processing Technology

The technology uses an image processing system that works with aerial photographs taken by a camera drone. The system software uses the data from the cameras…

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New Kind of Ultraviolet LED could Lead to Portable, Low-Cost Devices

Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED under development at The Ohio State University could lead to more portable…

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Innovative Human-Machine Cooperation: Insights from Robo-Mate

The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO is partner in the Robo-Mate project, starting in September 2013. Together with 11 European partners…

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Engineers Make Golden Breakthrough to Improve Electronic Devices

Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead professor of chemical engineering, and his research team have studied a new three-atom-thick material — molybdenum disulfide…

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Device Detects Biodiesel Contamination: A UT Innovation

In 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways plane was arriving in Hong Kong when the engine control thrusts seized up and it was forced to make a hard landing—injuring…

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Maximizing Electricity Sales from Combined Heat and Power Plants

Combined heat and power (CHP) plants can also base their electricity generation on the fluctuating market prices. This means that the plants are oriented in…

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Clay Innovations Boost High-Temperature Supercapacitors

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to Rice University…

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Breakthrough Technique Makes Electronics Smaller and Better

An international group of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Argonne National Laboratory and Seoul National University have discovered a…

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Penn Develops Computer Model That Will Help Design Flexible Touchscreens

However, the cost and the physical limitations of the material these conductors are usually made of are hampering progress toward flexible touchscreen devices….

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Innovative Weather-Resistant Solar Film for Building Integrations

Such solar cells would allow those parts of a building that have been unused up to now to be exploited for the generation of electrical energy – including…

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LED innovation to bring a brighter future

LED light bulbs can be brighter and more energy efficient than ever, thanks to a high performance LED driver newly developed by researchers from the Department…

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