Economic losses of around € 200 million per year arise in Germany alone due to repair costs and revenue losses resulting from failed power converters in wind…
A NIMS-led research group succeeded in developing a high-quality diamond cantilever with among the highest quality (Q) factor values at room temperature ever…
The dependence of renewable energy generation on the time of day and the seasons is one of the biggest challenges for the transition to a sustainable energy…
Millions of new memory cells could be part of a computer chip and provide that speed and energy savings, thanks to the discovery of a previously unobserved…
What if, instead of turning up the thermostat, you could warm up with high-tech, flexible patches sewn into your clothes – while significantly reducing your…
The results may help explain how certain types of superconductors made from copper oxides are able to conduct electricity so efficiently. The research was…
Changing climatic conditions pose extra challenges for hydropower plant operators. As part of the National Research Programme “Energy Turnaround” (NRP 70),…
Insecticides are applied in large volumes across the United States to protect agricultural crops from insect pests. As has been shown before through studies…
Harnessing nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and stars, to help meet earth's energy needs, is a step closer after researchers showed that using two types of…
Lyteus brings together leaders in OLED technology from across Europe to create a pilot production line and product development services for OLED products.
When flights take place during bad weather conditions, planes inevitably spend extended periods flying through the cloud layer.
In recent years, invisibility has become an area of increasing research interest due to advances in materials engineering.
Electrical engineers in the accelerator physics group at TU Darmstadt have developed a design for a laser-driven electron accelerator so small it could be…
During the course of the step-by-step upgrading of Wendelstein 7-X, the plasma vessel was fitted with inner cladding since September of last year.
Particle accelerators are usually large and costly, but that will soon change if researchers have their way. The Accelerator on a Chip International Program…
Thanks to their unique stacked layout, a higher storage capacity and, ultimately, a greater range of the vehicle are achieved using the same surface area.