Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

New SunCatcher Power System Debuts at Solar Thermal Facility

“The four new dishes are the next-generation model of the original SunCatcher system. Six first-generation SunCatchers built over the past several years at the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Single Molecules as Electric Conductors: New Insights Unveiled

An international research team with participation of the Graz University of Technology has shown that molecules containing an odd number of electrons are much…

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Quadriplegics Operate Wheelchairs Using Tongue Drive System

“This clinical trial has validated that the Tongue Drive system is intuitive and quite simple for individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries to use,”…

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Siemens Launches Advanced Oxidation System for TOC Reduction

This proprietary advanced oxidation process, referred to as the VANOX POU system, will consistently reduce TOC to 0.5 parts per billion (ppb) and can treat…

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Printable Batteries: A New Era of Convenient Power Solutions

Now where is that piece of paper again with the TAN numbers? In the future you can spare yourself the search for the number. Simply touch your EC card and a…

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Professor's Invention Lands First-Place Award, Could Save Million of Gallons of Fuel Every Day

Dr. Charles Perry’s newest patent, which is pending, potentially could save America 120 million gallons of fuel daily.The invention has several names – wheel…

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Efficient generation of power from finely chopped material

The new biomass heating and power station of the Zweckverband Restmüllheizkraftwerk Böblingen (RBB) in the German Land of Baden-Württemberg has now started…

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Boosting Efficiency: Cheaper Lens Systems for Solar Cells

This concentrator technology enables expensive semi-conductor material to be replaced with cheaper lens systems, and greater efficiency to be achieved. In his…

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New Method Monitors Refrigerant Levels in Auto Air Conditioners

The new “virtual refrigerant charge sensor” is particularly practical for automotive air conditioners, which tend to leak refrigerant more than other types of…

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New Superlens Breaks Boundaries in Ultrasound Technology

The team, led by Nicholas X. Fang, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at Illinois, successfully focused ultrasound waves through a flat…

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Germany's Green-Energy Gap

For two decades, Germany has stood at the forefront of the green-energy movement. For example, Germans have decided to phase out nuclear energy.They also hope…

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Valpo Solar Team Conducts Experiments in Europe

Led by Dr. Robert Palumbo, one of the world’s leading solar energy researchers, Valpo’s team of engineering students will conduct a second round of experiments…

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New Method Unveils Ferroelectric Materials’ Potential

The key to the finding, published in Science, involves a method to measure intrinsic conducting properties of ferroelectric materials, which for decades have…

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Sky-High Potential: Wind Power Innovations in New York

A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude…

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New Material Enables Lossless Electron Flow in Electronics

Recently-predicted and much-sought, the material allows electrons on its surface to travel with no loss of energy at room temperatures and can be fabricated…

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Flexible Solar Strips Illuminate Campus Bus Shelter

The researchers are also hoping that the prototype will help boost efforts to commercialize the new technology. The bus shelter is located on the west side of…

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