Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

SkySweeper Robot Simplifies Affordable Power Line Inspections

Made of off-the-shelf electronics and plastic parts printed on an inexpensive 3D printer, the SkySweeper prototype could be scaled up for less than $1,000,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Key Factors for Wireless Power Transfer

What happens to a resonant wireless power transfer system in the presence of complex electromagnetic environments, such as metal plates? A team of researchers…

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Figuring Out Flow Dynamics

Turbulence is all around us—in the patterns that natural gas makes as it swirls through a transcontinental pipeline or in the drag that occurs as a plane soars…

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Energy Efficiency Innovations in Discount Supermarkets

Customers entering the energy-efficient pilot supermarket will first notice the unusual amount of daylight in the sales area. Behind the scenes, there are many…

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Vegetable Oil Transformer Connects Ultra-High Voltages in Karlsruhe

In the future, the device will link the 380-kV ultra-high voltage level with the 110-kV grid in the Bruchsal-Kändelweg substation plant near Karlsruhe,…

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Off-grid sterilization with Rice U.’s ‘solar steam’

Rice University nanotechnology researchers have unveiled a solar-powered sterilization system that could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack…

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Electronics: Graphene makes a magnetic switch

Researchers in Singapore have designed an electronic switch that responds to changes in a magnetic field. The device relies on graphene, a strong and flexible…

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SWiFT Commissioned to Study Wind Farm Optimization

The event featured speakers from the DOE’s Wind Program, Vestas Wind Systems, Sandia and Texas Tech.“The Energy Department’s wind testing facilities, including…

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A Nano-Tool for Designing the Next Big Battery

“You might get seven or eight hours out of your iPhone on one charge, maybe a day,” says Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, an associate professor of mechanical…

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World's Largest Offshore Wind Power Plant Opened

The plant has a capacity of 630 megawatts (MW). It will supply 500,000 British households with clean electricity. The power plant will reduce annual CO2…

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Continuous Testing Starts for LESSY Energy Storage System

Evonik Industries, STEAG, and other project partners today put a lithium electricity storage system (LESSY) into operation at STEAG’s Fenne power plant in…

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Innovation on the move

Motion sensing is fast becoming a ‘must-have’ function in consumer electronics today. For instance, motion-sensing capability is incorporated into digital…

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New cheaper, more durable catalyst for electric vehicles

This research work was published on June 25, in the journal Nature Communications.The research team developed an inexpensive and scalable bio-inspired…

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Discovering Superconductors: New Insights on Unique Materials

This phenomenon can only be found in certain materials under specific low-temperature and high-pressure conditions. Research to create superconductors at…

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Breakthrough Gelatin Prevents Battery Electrolyte Leaks

*Konnnyaku: a thermo-irreversible gelatin which is used in Japanese food, maintains its gelatin physical statue at high temperatures. A research team at Ulsan…

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Power for Seaports May Be the Next Job for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Hydrogen fuel cells are already powering mobile lighting systems, forklifts, emergency backup systems and light-duty trucks, among other applications. Now,…

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