Power and Electrical Engineering
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Advance in light-based computing
…shows capabilities for future smart cameras. UCLA-developed experimental device demonstrates ability to reduce glare in images. Researchers developing the next generation of computing technology aim to bring some light to…
Nanocubes as interpreters
German-French project aims to manipulate tiny magnets with light. Spintronics is considered a seminal research field in physics. It promises faster electronic components, more delicate sensors, and new approaches for…
The building block for magnetoelectric spin-orbit logic
In a recent article published in Nature Communications an international team, led by researchers from the Nanodevices group at CIC nanoGUNE, suceeded in voltage-based magnetization switching and reading of magnetoelectric…
Novel UV broadband spectrometer revolutionizes air pollutant analysis
The laser-based technology developed at TU Graz enables the continual real-time analysis of air pollutants and their interaction with other gases and sunlight. Sunlight has a major influence on chemical…
New four-terminal tandem organic solar cell
…achieves 16,94% power conversion efficiency. Researchers at ICFO have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device…
Keeping power in the cycle
Tests confirm quality of purified graphite from used lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have become an integral part of everyday life. The number of used batteries is correspondingly high. They contain…