Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Supersized Solar Cells: New Module Six Times Larger

The breakthrough shows that the technology works at a larger scale, not just in the lab, which is crucial for encouraging industry to take it up.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Smartphone System Tests for Lead in Drinking Water

The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now researchers at the University of…

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Patented nanostructure for solar cells: Rough optics, smooth surface

“It is not enough simply to bring more light into the cell,” says Christiane Becker. Such surface structures can even ultimately reduce the efficiency by…

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With Gallium Nitride for a Powerful 5G Cellular Network – EU project “5G GaN2” started

To date, primary humans communicate via the wireless radio network. In the cellular network of the fifth generation (5G), however, also cars, devices and…

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Thin Insulating Layers for Sensors in Hydrogen Tech

Electric autmobiles have experienced a real boom in recent years. Due to an increasing change in thinking favoring environmentally friendlier behavior in…

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OLED Integration in Textiles: Bright, Functional Fashion

The versatile OLEDs can not only light in color, they can also be designed in any shape and even transparent or dimmable. Applied on wafer-thin foils, they are…

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AI-Driven Heating Control: Boost Efficiency and Save Energy

The system gathers data on the thermal building dynamics, the change in heating demand due to the solar radiation incident on the building envelope, and the…

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IMTS: Real-Time Terahertz Layer Thickness Measurement

Terahertz radiation was already a major topic a good ten years ago, in connection with body scanners for inspecting passengers during airport security…

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UCLA’s Dual-Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record

The device is made by spraying a thin layer of perovskite — an inexpensive compound of lead and iodine that has been shown to be very efficient at capturing…

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IHP Technology Approved for Space Flights: A Major Milestone

With the listing of IHP – Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics on the European Preferred Parts List (EPPL), an important development period at the…

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Power-to-Gas Innovation at Energiepark Mainz Shows Promise

Power-to-Gas plant at Energiepark Mainz with positive interim results

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Bacteria-Powered Paper Battery Unveiled at ACS Meeting

The researchers will present their results today at the 256th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS, the world's largest…

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It’s All in the Mix: Jülich Researchers are Developing Fast-Charging Solid-State Batteries

The low current is considered one of the biggest hurdles in the development of solid-state batteries. It is the reason why the batteries take a relatively long…

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Controlling Spin Current: Magnetic Fields and Temperature Innovation

The transition from light bulbs to LEDs has drastically cut the amount of electricity we use for lighting. Most of the electricity consumed by incandescent…

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Biodegradable Paper-Based Biobatteries: A Sustainable Future

The batteries of the future may be made out of paper. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable,…

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Electron Beam Patterning Enhances High-Resolution OLED Displays

The average smartphone user looks at a display about 88 times a day, not counting viewing smaller smart watches or other displays. Displays of all kinds have…

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