Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Dresden’s OLED Innovation Outshines Fluorescent Tubes

White organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are a promising new technology to become the next generation light source. They have the potential of much higher…

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Bioelectricity promises more 'miles per acre' than ethanol

Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol. They…

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Home Energy Savings: The Impact of Shade on Efficiency

The first large-scale study of its kind, the research paper considers the effects of shade on 460 single-family homes in Sacramento during the summer of 2007…

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Large-Area Graphene on Copper: Boosting Computer Speed

Their work titled “Large-Area Synthesis of High-Quality and Uniform Graphene Films on Copper Foils” was published today online in Science Express in advance of…

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Optimize Electrostatic Precipitators with Mobile Testing Solutions

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division offers operators of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) a mobile installation for testing and optimizing the collecting…

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'Smart turbine blades' to improve wind power

The research by engineers at Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories is part of an effort to develop a smarter wind turbine structure.”The ultimate…

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World's fastest camera relies on an entirely new type of imaging

Now, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a novel, continuously running camera that captures images…

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Smart Charger Controller Eases Electric Vehicle Recharging

Electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget about them, knowing they'll get the cheapest electricity available and won't crash the grid – using a…

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A bright future with solar lanterns for India’s poor

Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country’s future energy…

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Self-Assembled Nanowires: The Future of Faster, Smaller Chips

In a paper to appear in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journal Electron Device Letters, U. of I. electrical and computer…

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UBC Researchers Innovate New Approach to Spintronic Circuits

Technique could provide an easier route to 'spintronic' circuitsIn the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have…

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New 'near-field' radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops

Our modern age has become accustomed to regular improvements in information technology, says Slava Rotkin, but these advances do not come without a cost.Take…

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Ancient Diatoms Inspire Breakthroughs in Solar Energy Technology

The secret: diatoms.These tiny, single-celled marine life forms have existed for at least 100 million years and are the basis for much of the life in the…

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MIT’s Virus Battery: Powering Cars and Devices Efficiently

The new virus-produced batteries have the same energy capacity and power performance as state-of-the-art rechargeable batteries being considered to power…

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Fraunhofer IESE Unveils Intelligent Energy Management Concept

Over the next few years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE will establish a future-oriented energy management concept with…

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New flat flexible speakers might even help you catch planes & trains

Lightweight and inexpensive to manufacture, the speakers are slim and flexible: they could be concealed inside ceiling tiles or car interiors, or printed with…

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