Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Polarisation Technology Enhances Tripwire Detection Systems

The project aims to identify the best means of optical detection and ultimately to help develop a reliable, portable system which can rapidly detect tripwires…

Power and Electrical Engineering

The original nanoworkout — Helping carbon nanotubes get into shape

Theoretical studies show that carbon nanotubes, if packed closely enough together, should be able to outperform copper as an electrical conductor. But because…

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Hydrogen Breakthrough: Practical Storage for Carbon-Free Cars

UK scientists have developed a compound of the element lithium which may make it practical to store enough hydrogen on-board fuel-cell-powered cars to enable…

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Sugar-to-Hydrogen Tech: A Path to Fuel Independence

Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Georgia propose using polysaccharides, or sugary carbohydrates, from…

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Powered by sound — revolutionary stove could help reduce poverty

The £2m SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity) project brings together experts from across the world to develop a wood-powered generator…

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Duolog Technologies tapes out IEEE 802.15.4 …

Duolog Technologies today announced the tape-out of a 0.13um IEEE 802.15.4/Zigbee radio test chip as part of their 802.15.4 transceiver development program….

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New 'layered-layered' materials for rechargeable lithium batteries

The technology is based on a new material for the positive electrode that is comprised of a unique nano-crystalline, layered-composite structure.Argonne’s…

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Solar-Powered Mobility: Innovative Scooters Recharge Effortlessly

The project began when a company that manufactures secure storage sheds for the scooters approached the university about integrating solar power to recharge…

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BIOCOUP: Innovating Renewable Energy in Refineries

It aims at responding to the increasing demand of biofuels with a new innovative processing route. Over the next 5 years, the European consortium will try to…

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University Launches £1M High-Tech Test Facility for Innovation

It complements the existing Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) and will develop and evaluate ultra-compact and intelligent electrical networks for…

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Advancing Security: Terahertz Imaging Breaks New Ground

Terahertz (THz) radiation, or far-infrared light, is potentially very useful for security applications, as it can penetrate clothing and other materials to…

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Low-Energy LED Lighting Project: Brightening the Future

Researchers at The University of Manchester have joined forces with Dialight Lumidrives – founded by a successful former student – to develop powerful low-cost…

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New Materials for Making “Spintronic” Devices

An interdisciplinary group of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory has devised methods to make a new class of…

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UJI Joins European Project for Firefighter Robot Innovation

The project, which goes under the name of Guardians, will last three years and has a budget of 2,715,000 euros. In addition to the Universitat Jaume I team,…

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Solving the Ethanol Challenge: Supercomputers Tackle Cellulose

To help unlock the cellulose bottleneck, a team of scientists has conducted molecular simulations at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), based at UC San…

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The house will be heated by waves

Apparently, the idea of using sea wave energy is almost as old as the world. If romanticts prefer to fall into a reverie on the shore near sea waves and/or to…

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