Chemists at Arizona State University in Tempe have created a tiny hydrogen-gas generator that they say can be developed into a compact fuel cell package that…
Potential applications include cell phones, computers, automobiles, homes and office buildings. The American Chemical Society will address the progress and…
With the help of a new $580,000 US Department of Energy (DOE) grant, the earth scientists will use their skills at interpreting underground sound to seek out…
The new system, designed by Simon Shun, working under the supervision of Associate Professor N.A. Ahmed at the University of New South Wales, relies on solar…
Everyone knows the frustration of battery discharge: that sinking feeling when your notebook computer shuts down before you've saved that vital document or the…
The fuel-cell system that powers the 22-foot wingspan aircraft generates only 500 watts. “That raises a lot of eyebrows,” said Adam Broughton, a research…
The device, which uses an electrical charge to create a cooling air jet right at the surface of the chip, could be critical to advancing computer technology…
Norwegian competence has long enjoyed a special position in other countries where the construction and use of a wide range of underground facilities are…
Working closely with teams at Shell International Exploration and Production, the MIT researchers have demonstrated the power of one of their procedures by…
“Ballbot” is a self-contained, battery-operated, omnidirectional robot that balances dynamically on a single urethane-coated metal sphere. It weighs 95 pounds…
Although the latest National Student Survey ranks Electronics at Kent as the best of its kind in the UK, the Department is still working hard to ensure that…
Working in labs that resemble machine shops, these engineers are taking small steps toward the holy grail of robotics – cooperative autonomy – making machines…
Now, in a project funded by the U.S. Army, two University of Florida engineers have designed, built and successfully tested a combined power-refrigeration…
This August in Monterey Bay, Calif., an entire fleet of undersea robots will for the first time work together without the aid of humans to make detailed and…
The technique might help develop a method for creating “vertically oriented” nanoelectronic devices, the electronic equivalent of a skyscraper, said Timothy S….
Some large installations – sports centre, hotels and large industry – already use systems capable of generating both electricity and refrigeration for air…
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