New fuel cell harvests energy from microbes in soil to power sensors, communications
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.
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Northwestern University was established in 1851 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern University has over 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students with an endowment that exceeds $8 billion dollars. It is a private institution noted for its Feinberg School of Medicine, The Technological Institute, Ford Engineering Design Center and the Dearborn Observatory. In 2008, Northwestern opened a campus in Qatar. Northwestern University is most noted for its Institute for Complex Systems, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Materials Research Center, and the Center for Catalysts and Surface Science.
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.
Jan 15, 2024
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Taking inspiration from the human brain, researchers have developed a new synaptic transistor capable of higher-level thinking.
Dec 20, 2023
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Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emerging technology hit new records for efficiency.
Nov 18, 2023
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With Amazon aiming to make 10,000 deliveries with drones in Europe this year and Walmart planning to expand its drone delivery services to an additional 60,000 homes this year in the states, companies are investing more research ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Forget the cloud. Northwestern University engineers have developed a new nanoelectronic device that can perform accurate machine-learning classification tasks in the most energy-efficient manner yet. Using 100-fold less energy ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Even as the world slowly begins to decarbonize industrial processes, achieving lower concentrations of atmospheric carbon requires technologies that remove existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, rather than just preventing ...
Oct 3, 2023
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A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch.
Oct 2, 2023
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If the region surrounding Chicago—North America's largest freight hub—shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives ...
Sep 5, 2023
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There is a "silent hazard" lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.
Jul 12, 2023
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The molecules in our bodies are in constant communication. Some of these molecules provide a biochemical fingerprint that could indicate how a wound is healing, whether or not a cancer treatment is working or that a virus ...
Apr 1, 2023
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