Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Trustee Donates to Launch Solar Energy Research Center at RPI

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to…

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Siemens and RWE Launch First Virtual Power Plant

On October 31, 2008, the first virtual power plant operated by Siemens Energy and RWE Energy came on line. In a first phase nine hydroelectric facilities…

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Self-Healing Photovoltaic Device Uses Liquid Crystals

A huge market is developing for small disposable electronic devices, ranging from security tags to point-of-care diagnostics. Many of these devices require a…

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Robotic Technology Inspired by Service Dogs for Enhanced Assistance

Service dogs, invaluable companions providing assistance to physically impaired individuals, are an elite and desired breed. Their presence in a home can make…

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Energy Innovations: DOE and ORNL Drive Industry Efficiency

The projects, ranging from a heat-free heat treatment for industrial steels to less expensive better welds for large oil and gas pipelines, will bring $7.5…

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UNSW Achieves Breakthrough in Silicon Solar Cell Technology

UNSW's ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has again asserted its leadership in solar cell technology by reporting the first silicon solar cell to achieve…

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EU and Industry Unite to Advance Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

On 14th October, the European Union and European Industry announce plans to make fuel cells and hydrogen one of Europe's leading new strategic energy…

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Polynet: Advancing Organic Electronics in EU Industry

Future industrial Exploitation needs a research cooperation base and a service base to foster transfer from science to industry within EU. Therefore…

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IMEC Unveils First Functional 3D Stacked Integrated Circuits

IMEC recently demonstrated the first functional 3D integrated circuits obtained by die-to-die stacking using 5µm Cu through-silicon vias (TSV). It will now…

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Feel the Light: Touch-Enabled OLED Innovation Explained

The OLED technology is the first real area light source technology in history. It overcomes traditional restrictions by point source lighting technologies…

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Engineered Superconducting Thin Films: Advancing Nanoscale Innovation

One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale — the realm…

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New Hydrogen Fuel Approach Promises Sustainable Energy Solutions

Fuel cells are the foundation of this technology which, if it becomes industrially viable, would represent the beginning of an energy revolution that would…

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Sustainable Electricity Supply: Costs Challenge Dutch Goals

The Dutch government’s ambitious environmental objectives for the electricity sector are only possible at a high price. This is one of the conclusions of…

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Transforming Industry with Advanced Superconductors

For this reason, this field of research has always generated enormous interest, and considerable resources are utilised on techniques that can transform these…

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Unlocking Energy Efficiency: Insights Into Thermoelectric Materials

– The new knowledge explains exactly why some thermoelectric materials can have the desired low thermal conductivity without degrading the electrical…

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Paleontologist Inspires Drone Design from Prehistoric Reptile

The drone, featuring a strange design of a rudder at the nose of the craft instead of the tail, would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban…

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