Electronics & Semiconductors
Researcher Lie Wang developed an intelligent gate driver for switch components in the power converter, significantly improving power converters' lifetime and reliability.
Mar 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Red hot sparks fly through the air as a worker in a heat-resistant suit pokes a long metal rod into a nickel smelter, coaxing the molten metal from a crucible at a processing facility on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Oct 2, 2023
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Business
It looks like the sun is continuing to shine on Tesla.
Feb 20, 2020
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Automotive
Toyota said Tuesday it will invest $13.6 billion into batteries for electric and hybrid cars by 2030, as the world's biggest automaker pushes to make its production carbon-neutral.
Sep 7, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
If electric vehicles are to achieve greater distances, it's not only a matter of optimizing their batteries. Instead, the entire power train has to be improved. A Fraunhofer team is therefore developing electronic control ...
May 3, 2021
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Automotive
New electric vehicles, several new small SUVs, a redesigned compact car, a plug-in version of Toyota's top-selling vehicle and a futuristic electric station wagon concept car from Volkswagen are among the new models on display ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries, which today power everything from the smartphones we carry in our pockets to the electric vehicles we drive, are projected to capture 80% of the rechargeable battery market in the coming years.
Dec 12, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The risk of blackouts is usually highest on very cold and sunny winter days when power demand for heating soars. However, this will change as the share of renewables in the electricity system increases, a new study by the ...
Sep 17, 2020
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Security
Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Business
Greenhouse gas reduction, new jobs, new investment opportunities: the benefits of decarbonizing the electricity sector—one of the most polluting—are obvious. However, a transition to lower-carbon electricity production ...
May 2, 2023
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