Electronics & Semiconductors
Our electrical infrastructure has remained largely unchanged since World War II, but advances in technology—specifically materials—opened doors we never would have thought possible in the past. These advances have set ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In recent years, engineers have been developing a wide range of new battery technologies and solutions. One of these are redox flow batteries, devices that can store electrochemical energy by converting chemical energy into ...
Engineering
Ceramics are resilient to heat and extreme environments, but they are fragile and crack easily. Recently, in a study published in Science Advances, researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a self-healing mechanism ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Engineering
Will it be possible to design materials that are unfazed by extreme temperatures in the near future?
Apr 15, 2021
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Engineering
3-D printing is securing an exciting foothold in space exploration. A NASA spacecraft will include 3-D printed parts—these are for NASA's Orion mission. The spacecraft will eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond.
Energy & Green Tech
Lithium ion batteries are a bit famous for their poor cold-weather performance, and that has consequences for some of their most important applications—everything from starting an electric car in a Wisconsin winter to flying ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Linnaeus University have developed a more environmentally friendly way of retrieving cobalt from used lithium-ion batteries. With a liquid solvent made of readily available substances, derived from urine and ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Engineering
Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones, data centers, cars and airplanes, become less efficient and degrade more quickly in extreme heat. ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Around the world, energy systems are increasingly impacted by the effects of a changing climate. Energy systems, especially the electric-power system, are vulnerable to natural stressors such as wildfires, severe storms, ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Robotics
A new autonomous robot developed by engineers at NASA and tested in Antarctica by a team of researchers, including an engineer from The University of Western Australia, is destined for a trip into outer space and could, in ...
Apr 3, 2020
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