Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

NASA Develops Carbon-Nanotube Mirrors for CubeSat Telescope

Led by Theodor Kostiuk, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the technology-development effort is aimed at giving the…

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New Record Set in Microwave Detection Technology

The record was made using a partially superconducting microwave detector. The discovery may lead to ultrasensitive cameras and accessories for the emerging…

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Boosting Battery Performance: Controlling Oxygen in Cathodes

The discovery sheds light on how changing the oxygen composition of lithium-rich cathode materials could improve battery performance, particularly in…

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Breakthrough in Printed Photovoltaic Technology Revealed

Organic solar cells are considered a competitive alternative to the standard silicon cells that are used in photovoltaics. They are incredibly thin, flexible…

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3-D Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell Achieves Continuous Flow Power

The paper-based MFC runs for five days and shows the production of current as a result of biofilm formation on anode. The system produces 1.3 μW of power and…

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Flexible OLED Applications Transform Display Technology

In contrast to point light sources like LEDs made of inorganic semiconductor crystals, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are light-emitting surfaces. Their…

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Advancing Artificial Photosynthesis: Harnessing Sunlight Energy

Green plants are able to temporarily store electric charges after the absorption of sunlight by using a so-called molecular charge accumulator. The two…

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World's first 1,000-processor chip

A microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable processors has been designed by a team at the University of California, Davis, Department of Electrical…

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Affordable Electronic Nose: The Future of Everyday Devices

Researchers at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) at UT Dallas are working to develop an affordable electronic nose that can be used in breath…

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New High-Efficiency Solar Thermal Absorbers Unveiled

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter are one step closer to developing a new generation of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. The…

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Versatile Infrared Oven Delivers Perfect Finishes for Kitchen Fronts

There is a wide range of surface finish requirements for cooker fronts in terms of design and surface properties. As well as the variety of colours and shapes…

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New Method Cuts Wood Boiler Emissions by 90%

New method for wood chip and wood log boilers

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Turning Waste Plastics Into Gas: A New Sustainable Method

New method utilises carbon-containing sorting residues and waste

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Specialty Light Sources Reduce Odor in Sugar Beet Production

Sugar plays an integral role in a healthy balanced diet and an active lifestyle. During the manufacturing process sugar beets pass through many stages…

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Improving Combustion Efficiency in Power Generation

In the United States, the use of natural gas for electricity generation continues to grow. The driving forces behind this development? A boom in domestic…

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Fast, Stretchy Circuits Transform Wearable Electronics

Now, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the world's fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits, an advance that could drive…

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