Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Enhanced Power Converter Protection for Wind Turbines

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…

Power and Electrical Engineering

MEMS Sensor Chip with Ultra-High Quality Diamond Cantilevers

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…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electric Heating: A Smart Solution to Cut CO2 Emissions

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…

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New Memory Chip Technology Saves Power and Boosts Speed

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…

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Stay Warm With High-Tech Heating Patches for Clothes

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…

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Unconventional Metals: Insights for High-Temperature Superconductors

The results may help explain how certain types of superconductors made from copper oxides are able to conduct electricity so efficiently. The research was…

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Enhancing Hydropower Efficiency With Drought Forecasting

Changing climatic conditions pose extra challenges for hydropower plant operators. As part of the National Research Programme “Energy Turnaround” (NRP 70),…

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Insecticide Contamination Threatens U.S. Surface Water Quality

Insecticides are applied in large volumes across the United States to protect agricultural crops from insect pests. As has been shown before through studies…

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Breakthrough in Fusion Energy: New Research Advances

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…

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15-meter roll-to-roll device is world’s longest OLED

Lyteus brings together leaders in OLED technology from across Europe to create a pilot production line and product development services for OLED products.

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New Technology Detects Ice Buildup on Aircraft in Flight

When flights take place during bad weather conditions, planes inevitably spend extended periods flying through the cloud layer.

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New Technique Makes Objects Invisible Using Materials Engineering

In recent years, invisibility has become an area of increasing research interest due to advances in materials engineering.

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Microchip Innovation: A Breakthrough in Laser-Driven Accelerators

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…

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Wendelstein 7-X Achieves Key Milestone in Plasma Experiments

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.

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Microchip Innovation: A Breakthrough in Laser-Driven Accelerators

Particle accelerators are usually large and costly, but that will soon change if researchers have their way. The Accelerator on a Chip International Program…

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Innovative Bipolar Batteries Boost Lithium-Ion Vehicle Range

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.

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