“The ugly truth is that 58 percent of the energy generated in the United States is wasted as heat,” said Yue Wu, a Purdue University assistant professor of…
In fact, these KTH scientists are the first to reach speeds similar to those is nature’s own photosynthesis, which is also a world record. The research…
David Appia, Chairman and CEO of the Invest in France Agency (IFA), states, “France offers a world-class platform for foreign industrial players who wish to…
An air sampler the size of an ear plug is expected to cheaply and easily collect atmospheric samples to improve computer climate models.“We now have an…
Ayomi Perera, a doctoral student in chemistry, Sri Lanka, is working under Stefan Bossmann, professor of chemistry, to improve dye-sensitized solar cells. The…
This organic transistor is robust under high temperature medical sterilization processes. The high thermal stability of the gate layer was confirmed by a…
Explosive diffusion of broadband services such as FTTH and smartphones are expected to lead to network traffic 200 times increase and the total power consumed…
For more than 50 years, pacemakers have set the rhythm for many hearts. The engineering of microelectronic implants has since advanced by leaps and bounds:…
Listening to the radio is a favorite German pastime. Every day, more than 60 million people turn their radios on, especially while driving, and studies show…
Today, electrical energy generated by various methods is still difficult to store efficiently. Chemical batteries, hydraulic pumping and water splitting suffer…
Researchers at Saarland University together with associates in Bologna and Naples have developed a robotic hand that can accomplish both tasks with ease and…
The company recently completed testing of a 35-foot scale prototype of the Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) at the Loring Commerce Center in Limestone,…
Miniaturized pressure sensors are widely used in mechanical and biomedical applications, for example, in gauging fuel pressure in cars or in monitoring blood…
The overall performance of modern computers and communications networks is dependent on the speed of electronic components, such as transistors and optical…
Most turbines are designed to produce maximum allowable power once winds reach a certain speed, called the rated speed. In winds above or below the rated…
But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells, which are typically placed flat on a rooftop or other surface, or sometimes…