Data centers use less energy than you think
If the world is using more and more data, then it must be using more and more energy, right? Not so, says a comprehensive new analysis.
Feb 27, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Future smart homes could be powered with electronics built on stones
What if you could power the smart thermostats, speakers and lights in your home with a kitchen countertop? Stones, such as marble and granite, are natural, eco-friendly materials that many people building or renovating houses ...
Jul 11, 2022
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High-energy-density capacitors with 2D nanomaterials could significantly enhance energy storage
In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from the University of Houston, Jackson State University ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Lithium-ion batteries: One size does not fit all in application or in assessment
Seeing is believing—or, rather, seeing can aid in understanding, especially when it comes to the mechanisms underpinning lithium-ion batteries. Despite near-ubiquitous use in cell phones, computers and more, the complex ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Electrospinning promises major improvements in wearable technology
Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized electronic devices worn directly on the human ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Digital microscale electrochemical energy storage devices
With the development of the internet of things and information technology, it can be foreseen that we will enter a digital, intelligent and fully connected world.
Dec 16, 2021
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Measuring photovoltaic performance indoors
As photovoltaic (PV) technology continues to progress, PV devices' applications in harvesting energy from indoor ambient light have become more realistic.
Aug 4, 2021
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Researchers increase storage, efficiency and durability of capacitors
Pacemakers, defibrillators, radar technology and electric vehicles all need electrical components called capacitors that can store and release a lot of energy in a matter of a few microseconds. Researchers at the University ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Engineering
Takes a licking and keeps on storing
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis made an energy storage device that can withstand a hammer striking it more than 40 times. The shatterproof supercapacitor is also nonflammable, unlike lithium-ion batteries. ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Research focuses on greener alternative to conventional batteries
A new battery technology could provide a cleaner and cheaper alternative to the toxic chemicals widely used in energy storage devices.
Jan 14, 2022
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