Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Discover the Unique Features of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

The organic light-emitting diode, in short OLED, is characterized by specific features, which distinguishes it significantly from other light sources.

Power and Electrical Engineering

Ant Behavior Insights for Enhanced Electronics Design

Ant colonies are known for their efficiency in finding the best route to food sources. So Hsiao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Tracking Heat-Driven Decay in Electric Vehicle Batteries

Scientists specializing in nanotechnology continue to hunt for the perfect molecular recipe for a battery that drives down price, increases durability, and…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UW Leads Ice Drilling Innovations in Greenland and Antarctica

Less well known are the state's big-league ice drillers — specialists who design huge drills and use them to drill deep into ice in Greenland and Antarctica,…

Power and Electrical Engineering

'Nanomotor lithography' answers call for affordable, simpler device manufacturing

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego recently invented a new method of lithography in which nanoscale robots swim over the surface of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Global Hydropower Boom: New Database for Sustainable Energy

A new database has been developed to support decision making on sustainable modes of electricity production. It is presented today at the international…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Energy-Efficient 3D Display Tech Unveiled by Researchers

At first glance, the static, greyscale display created by a group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China might not catch…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Garnet Ceramics: A Breakthrough for High-Energy Lithium Batteries

The ORNL-led team used scanning transmission electron microscopy to take an atomic-level look at a cubic garnet material called LLZO. The researchers found the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electricity Access in India: Minimal Impact on Carbon Emissions

Improving household electricity access in India over the last 30 years contributed only marginally to the nation’s total carbon emissions growth during that…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Energy-Saving Flat Panel Lights Using Carbon Nanotubes

Even as the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has enshrined light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the single most significant and disruptive energy-efficient lighting…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Smart Alternatives to Energy Guzzlers in Electric Cars

The government hopes that by 2020 there will be 20 million electric cars on Germany's roads. However, to make electric vehicles attractive to large parts of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stanford scientists create a 'smart' lithium-ion battery that warns of fire hazard

The new technology is designed for conventional lithium-ion batteries now used in billions of cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices, as well as a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Solid Nanoparticles: Discover Their Liquid-Like Behavior

A surprising phenomenon has been found in metal nanoparticles: They appear, from the outside, to be liquid droplets, wobbling and readily changing shape, while…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fluorescent Molecules Boost LED Speed by 1,000 Times

Duke University researchers have made fluorescent molecules emit photons of light 1,000 times faster than normal — setting a speed record and making an…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Electrically Conductive Plastics Boost Battery and Solar Tech

Researchers have established the solid-state electrical properties of one such polymer, called PTMA, which is about 10 times more electrically conductive than…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UW Fusion Reactor Concept Offers Lower-Cost Energy Solution

Perhaps the biggest roadblock to adopting fusion energy is that the economics haven't penciled out. Fusion power designs aren't cheap enough to outperform…

Feedback