Energy & Green Tech
Chemists at the University of Waterloo have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries and could help enable communities to shift away from traditional power plants ...
Aug 26, 2016
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Energy & Green Tech
An unexpected discovery has led to a rechargeable battery that's as inexpensive as conventional car batteries, but has a much higher energy density. The new battery could become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Engineering
Metal oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs), which are built by depositing thin films of an active metal oxide-based semiconducting material on a supporting substrate, have become widely used over the past few years, particularly ...
Engineering
A team of engineers and doctors at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have designed a unique 3D-printed light-sensing medical device that is placed directly on the skin and gives real-time feedback to correlate light ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin, can be flexible, and are easy to make. However, the efficiency of these cells is still much below that ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Engineering
The zinc smelting industry is facing new challenges in meeting China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality targets. To address these challenges, researchers from Central South University in China have developed a control method ...
Sep 29, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A research team led by Dr. Jung-dae Kwon from the Department of Energy & Electronic Materials at the Korea Institute of Materials Science has succeeded in realizing the world's first transparent thin-film solar cell on a ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The bipartisan infrastructure bill recently signed into law by President Joe Biden includes a requirement for automakers to install driver monitoring systems that detect intoxicated or impaired drivers. Current systems rely ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Batteries do the heavy lifting to store excess solar energy on power grids for use after sundown, but to operate, they also rely on pricey elements like platinum.
May 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The smartphone era is only just over a decade old, but the pocket-sized computers at the heart of that societal transformation are only really possible because of another technology: lithium-ion batteries.
Jul 15, 2019
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