Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Self-Reconstructive Metal Wire: New Innovation in Nanotechnology

Professor Eiji Iwase (Faculty of Science and Engineering) and 1st year graduate student Tomoya Koshi (Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering)…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Using 'Fuzzy Logic' to Optimize Hybrid Solar/Battery Systems

How did fuzzy logic help a group of researchers in Tunisia and Algeria create an ideal photovoltaic system that obeys the supply-and-demand principle and its…

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Superconducting Material Reduces Short-Circuit Currents

Superconductors show zero resistance below the critical temperature and below the critical current. They are thus more energy efficient than conventional…

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Engineer Advances Biological Solar Power Designs

The new designs don’t make biological solar cells practical, yet. But they do take them out of the realm of “absurd” and place them squarely in the realm of…

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GE’s New Portable X-Ray Tube Enhances Inspection Efficiency

The new portable ERESCO 300 MF4-R X-ray tube brings inspection time reduction and geometric magnification to film based and digital radiography.

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Testing Wind Turbine Nacelles: From Design to Market Launch

The journey taken by wind turbines from their preliminary design to their market launch is long. Particularly in the final phase, prototypes have to undergo…

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Nano Antenna Boosts Spontaneous Light Emission at Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a nano-sized optical antenna that can greatly enhance the spontaneous emission of light from atoms, molecules and…

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Plasma Steriliser: Efficient Solution for Medical and Aerospace

Perfect fit for medical applications

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Renewable Energy Policies Boost Southern Wood Pellet Production

Karen Abt, research economist with the SRS Forest Economics and Policy unit is the lead author of the report. “Southern forests and some northern forests as…

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New Crystal Light Materials Boost Solar Power Efficiency

University of Toronto engineers study first single crystal perovskites for new applications Engineers have shone new light on an emerging family of…

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'Bulletproof' Battery: Kevlar Membrane for Safer, Thinner Lithium Rechargeables

The innovation is an advanced barrier between the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery.

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Enhancing Positioning Systems with Precision Learning Models

A mathematical model can improve the accuracy and repeatability of a positioning system by learning to anticipate tiny errors in its movements, show A*STAR…

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Boosting Cellular Coverage with Low-Cost Antennas

A concept that balances large-scale installations of low-cost and low-power antennas to boost cellular coverage in difficult environments will also provide…

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Optic Fiber System Measures Temperature in Extreme Environments

The system they have developed is able to measure the temperature of mechanical or cutting processes in areas where conventional techniques do not have access….

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Multifunctional Robots: Enhancing Daily Life and Work

Following the success of the personal computer (PC), our private and professional lives could soon be improved by personal robots (PR). These would function as…

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Perovskite-Silicon Solar Cells: Stanford Study Boosts Efficiency

The researchers describe their novel perovskite-silicon solar cell in this week's edition of the journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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