Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

NIST Develops Fast Test for Nanomanufacturing Quality Control

In order for new materials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene to play an increasingly important role in electronic devices, high-tech composites and other…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Infrared Technology Keeps Ships Running in Winter

Gas turbines are throttled if filters are iced up.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Cleaner Jet Engines: Innovations for a Greener Future

Since the 1980s, large aircraft engines have been required to meet emission limits that have been gradually tightened over time.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology Sets New Efficiency Records

The highest efficiencies for the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity are reached with concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, and the technology…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Optimizing Blade Bearings for Future Wind Turbines

In wind turbines in the 7-10 MW range, the wind drives blades of up to 80 m in length. Blade bearings, the interface between the hub and the blades, are the…

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Smart Energy Storage Innovations on Borkum Island

Following a successful first year, in 2016 the project NETfficient focuses on the start of the use case demonstrations and the development of an energy…

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Modernizing Heating Networks: Cost-Efficient Solutions in Duisburg

Experts design scenarios for Duisburg’s heating supply

Power and Electrical Engineering

Optimizing 2050 European Electricity Grid Scenarios with Software

Software optimises scenarios with the aim of minimising the overall costs

Power and Electrical Engineering

Engineering researchers use laser to 'weld' neurons

A research team based in the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering has developed a method of connecting neurons, using ultrashort laser pulses–a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Efficient Renewable Energy Use in Heating Networks

Lowering return temperatures and optimising customer systems

Power and Electrical Engineering

Harnessing Clean Energy From Water: The Future of Innovation

Developing clean and renewable sources of energy is one of the greatest challenges of our civilization. Artificial photosynthesis is one of the most promising…

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Pollen-Powered Anodes: Innovations in Energy Storage Solutions

“Our findings have demonstrated that renewable pollens could produce carbon architectures for anode applications in energy storage devices,” said Vilas Pol, an…

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Boosting Efficiency: Soft Switching Inverters at EMV Conference

Professor Manfred W. Gekeler will present his S3L and SS3L inverters and comparative measurement results (EMC, efficiency) at the EMV Conference, Europe's…

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JULABO's New Presto<sup>®</sup> W50 and W50t – High dynamic temperature control systems for laboratories and industrial applications

The new water-cooled PRESTO® models are available in two versions: the W50 and the W50T with increased heating capacity. Both models cover an extremely broad…

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Cooling With Metal Muscles: The Future of Refrigeration

The approach taken by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Andreas Schütze from Saarland University focuses on systems that use shape memory materials, also known as…

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Putting silicon 'sawdust' in a graphene cage boosts battery performance

Scientists have been trying for years to make a practical lithium-ion battery anode out of silicon, which could store 10 times more energy per charge than…

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