Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Putting Data Centers on a Low-Energy Diet

That’s the promise of research conducted by Binghamton University colleagues Kanad Ghose, a professor of computer science, and Bahgat Sammakia, a professor of…

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Wind Tunnel Success: Controllable Flap for Turbine Blades

Today’s wind turbine blades, which can measure more than 60 metres in length, are subjected to enormous loads, which means that a blade can flex as much as 4-6…

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SmartCoDe: Innovating Local Energy Management Solutions

edacentrum GmbH announced the launch of the European Union (EU)-funded Project SmartCoDe. The project's objective is to enable the intelligent management of…

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Waste Can Generate 7% of Spain’s Electricity Supply

Using waste to generate electricity has economic and environmental advantages. “It gives added value to waste, because it can be seen as a type of fuel with…

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Improving Energy Savings Metrics for Better Decisions

A Michigan State University professor says if the world is to make better decisions when it comes to developing new energy sources, it needs to have better…

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New Sensor Exploits Traditional Weakness of Nano Devices

Ultimately, researchers believe this new “sniffer” will achieve a detection level that approaches the theoretical limit, surpassing other state-of-the-art…

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Imec and Holst Centre Breakthrough: Battery-Less Radios

Today’s battery-operated wireless communication systems consume a lot of power at times when the radio does not have to transmit or receive data. This means…

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Dual-Gate Organic TFT RFID Circuit Sets Performance Record

Organic RFID tags are one of the drivers of flexible electronics research and development. Over the previous years, Holst Centre, imec and TNO, have been…

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Researchers Develop Technology to Make Energy-Efficient Lighting

At the core of RTI's breakthrough is an advanced nanofiber structure that provides exceptional lighting management. Nanofibers are materials with diameters and…

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Applied Electric Field Boosts Hydrogen Storage Efficiency

Many researchers have their sights set on hydrogen as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal that contain carbon,…

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New Simulation Tool Shortens Manufacturing Design Process

Shukla, a 2004 recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and a 2008 recipient of the Freidrich Wilhelm Bessel Award…

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Boosting Natural Gas Supplies with Methane Hydrate Innovation

Although a number of challenges require attention before commercial production can be realized, no technical challenges have been identified as insurmountable….

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Engineered Metamaterials Enable Remarkably Small Antennas

The novel antennas may be useful in ever-shrinking and proliferating wireless systems such as emergency communications devices, micro-sensors and portable…

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University of Colorado Students Launch NASA-Bound Satellite

A tiny communications satellite designed and built by University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates has been selected as one of three university research…

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Engineer Works to Develop Better Batteries for Energy Alternatives

Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering in Iowa State University's department of materials science and engineering and an associate of…

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Enhanced Water Flow Forecasts Lower Electricity Costs

One problem for hydroelectric power companies is that the great variations in the river flow and the lack of long-term forecasts make it difficult for power…

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