Seven things you need to know about lithium-ion battery safety
Lithium-ion batteries are the most widespread portable energy storage solution—but there are growing concerns regarding their safety.
Mar 20, 2023
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Hardware
Scientists develop solid-state electrochemical thermal transistor
In modern electronics, a large amount of heat is produced as waste during usage—this is why devices such as laptops and mobile phones become warm during use, and require cooling solutions. In the last decade, the concept ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Proof-of-concept nanogenerator turns CO₂ into sustainable power
University of Queensland researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.
Apr 18, 2024
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Robotics
Insect cyborgs: Toward precision movement
Insect cyborgs may sound like science fiction, but they're a relatively new development that uses electrical stimuli to control the movement of insects. These hybrid insect computer robots, as they are scientifically called, ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New 'fabric' converts motion into electricity
Scientists at NTU Singapore have developed a stretchable and waterproof "fabric" that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
Jun 2, 2022
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Robotics
RoboBee powered by soft muscles
The sight of a RoboBee careening towards a wall or crashing into a glass box may have once triggered panic in the researchers in the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and ...
Nov 4, 2019
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Robotics
An autonomous system that can reach charge mobile robots without interrupting their missions
Researchers at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia have recently developed MobileCharger, an autonomous robotic system designed to charge other robots as they complete their missions. This system, presented ...
Hardware
New receiver chip blocks signal interference that slows mobile device performance and drains batteries
Imagine sitting in a packed stadium for a pivotal football game—tens of thousands of people are using mobile phones at the same time, perhaps video chatting with friends or posting photos on social media. The radio frequency ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New technology allows smartphones and wearable devices to share power (w/ Video)
(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers working at the University of Bristol in the U.K. has developed a new type of technology that could allow smartphones to trade power with wearable and other mobile devices. As noted in ...
Energy & Green Tech
A potential breakthrough for production of superior battery technology
Micro-supercapacitors could revolutionize the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Manufacturers of everything from smartphones to electric cars are therefore investing heavily ...
Feb 28, 2022
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