Engineering
A project team led by Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) presents the prototype of a flywheel storage system, FlyGrid, that can store electricity locally and deliver it using fast-charging technology.
Jun 15, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
An international group of researchers led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) recently launched a mobile app designed to make city regions more bikeable ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Robotics
The accelerated pace of robotics development has given us a veritable zoo filled with creatures sometimes indistinguishable from the real deal.
Engineering
In recent years, material scientists have been creating new materials with a variety of advantageous properties that could enhance the performance of different technologies and devices. This includes hydrogel-based fibers ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
In recent years, material scientists have been trying to develop soft and flexible fibers that could be used to create new electronics. These fibers could, for example, be used to create smart sensing clothes, energy solutions, ...
Engineering
Researchers from The University of Sydney have developed a biological growing process that uses mushrooms to turn organic waste into compostable products as a low-cost, sustainable solution to plastics.
May 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In a world that is slowly distancing itself from carbon-based energy, there has been a meteoric rise in the use of lithium-ion batteries as a next-generation energy storage solution. However, this has resulted in another ...
May 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Geothermal technology not only enables sustainable supply of electricity and heat, but also regional lithium extraction. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EnBW have produced a lithium-ion sieve ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Ongoing challenges in solar cell production may partly explain why non-renewable energy resources—such as coal, oil, and natural gas—have overshadowed current optoelectronic devices.
Apr 10, 2023
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Engineering
New technology is making it possible to control valves and locking devices without the need for any additional sensors. A metal piston, a tiny chip and small pulses of current—that's all that the drive systems specialists ...
Apr 5, 2023
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