Engineering
Most people do not give the U.S. electric grid a second thought—we flip a switch, and the lights come on. Behind the scenes are thousands of power plants and utilities linked by millions of miles of transmission lines. ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Engineering
A research team has developed a mini-inductor based on amorphous alloys that can achieve both excellent flexibility and high inductance. The study is published in Advanced Functional Materials.
Apr 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
As a green, sustainable, and competitive technology relative to batteries and electrochemical capacitors and featuring a high charge storage capability, the dielectric capacitors excel in low cost, long cycle-life, and a ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A research team led by Professor Lee Ju-hyuck of DGIST in the Department of Energy Science & Engineering has successfully developed an energy harvesting device that enhances solar energy efficiency by removing and preventing ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
In a corner of Kelsey Hatzell's lab sits a small jar filled with a material that has an ability far beyond what its nondescript appearance would suggest: a way to capture and release carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A research team has published new research on edge-nitrogen doped porous carbon for energy-storage potassium-ion hybrid capacitors in Energy Material Advances.
Mar 6, 2024
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Hardware
Taking flight can be stressful—especially for a lithium-ion battery that powers a drone. Too much strain on these cells causes damage and shortens a device's overall lifespan. Research in ACS Energy Letters shows the potential ...
Mar 1, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Today's commercial solar panels can convert about 15% to 20% of the sunlight they absorb into electrical energy—but they could be much more efficient, according to researchers at Soochow University. The next generation ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In an article published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Brazilian researchers describe a strategy to enhance the efficiency and stability of solar cells made of perovskite, a semiconductor material produced in the ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar rays focused on concentrator photovoltaic cells using parabolic mirrors not only supply electricity, but also thermal energy for industrial processes, heating or cooling. Three technological innovations significantly ...
Feb 22, 2024
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