Energy & Green Tech
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels—which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one—and single-axis tracking technology that tilts the panels so they can follow the sun are the most cost ...
Jun 03, 2020
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Engineering
More than three-quarters of Alaskan communities have no access to highways or roads. In these remote regions, small aircraft are a town's bus, ambulance, and food delivery—the only means of getting people and things in ...
Jan 07, 2020
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Automotive
Researchers at Argonne are developing the deep learning framework MaLTESE (Machine Learning Tool for Engine Simulations and Experiments) to meet ever-increasing demands to deliver better engine performance, fuel economy and ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
It was only ten years ago that metal-halide perovskites were discovered to be photovoltaic materials. Today, perovskite solar cells are almost as efficient as the best conventional silicon ones, and there is much hope that ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A protective layer of epoxy resin helps prevent the leakage of pollutants from perovskite solar cells (PSCs), according to scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). Adding ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A Boston-based startup is setting out to show the use of phones for better weather forecasting.
May 02, 2019 weblog
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Engineering
A drone for serving military needs—to resupply fast-moving ground forces—has been developed and has been put through a number of tests.
Mar 29, 2019 weblog
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark studying the effects of climate change on weather-dependent electricity systems have found a silver lining in Earth's otherwise fraught future outlook. Temperatures may climb and ...
Mar 06, 2019
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Engineering
It's dark on the backroad as a motorist speeds toward the intersection. Up ahead, the stop sign blends with the night and in seconds a deadly crash occurs. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than half ...
Mar 06, 2019
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Engineering
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Duy Tan University (DTU) have been collaborating on a project aimed at improving the communication systems of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Their research was awarded ...
Sep 17, 2018 feature
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