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Drop-in power cords that improve battery performance.
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Wireless Power, Electrical Engineering
Nimbus Engineering is enabling wireless power technology to take the next s...
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Higher Education
Columbia Engineering, based in New York City, is one of the top engineering...
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used for this purpose. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a thermal trap that can absorb concentrated sunlight and deliver heat at over thousand degrees Celsius.
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A new study finds that factory and warehouse rooftops offer a big untapped opportunity to help disadvantaged communities bridge the solar energy divide.
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With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
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Marcus Foston takes a detailed look at lignin disassembly on path to replace petroleum with renewables
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Many consider geothermal to be an around-the-clock clean energy resource, but according to a Princeton-led study in collaboration with startup Fervo Energy, operating new geothermal plants flexibly could provide the best value for the grid.
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An international collaboration between EPFL and the University of Glasgow has led to an advanced machine-learning algorithm to effectively detect concealed manufacturing defects in wind turbine composite blades – before turbines are put into service.
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Various production approaches in research and industry – comparative study explores paths to mass production
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Governments around the world and companies in all industries and businesses are coming together to engage in efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. Every conceivable multifaceted decarbonization measure is being taken.
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As the world looks to phase out fossil fuels in favor of cleaner, renewable energy sources, more effort is being put into improving existing renewable technologies and creating devices that can harness renewable energy sources in new ways.
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EPFL physicists propose a novel way to create photoconductive circuits, where the circuit is directly patterned onto a glass surface with femtosecond laser light. The new technology may one day be useful for harvesting energy, while remaining transparent to light and using a single material.
The findings could help engineers methodically find the best molecules to increase the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, rather than relying on time-consuming trial and error.
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Batteries have limitations like slow charging, limited lifespan, and restricted power output. This is where supercapacitors, also known as ultracapacitors or electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), step in.
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The work demonstrates control over key properties leading to better performance.
Organic Photovoltaics (OPV are a 3rd Gen PV technology with unique attribute. The key to their success is in Roll-to-Roll (R2R) processing. Here you will learn about the advantages and challenges of R2R manufacturing in OPVs and printed electronics
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Artificial intelligence methods show researchers the way to improved manufacturing processes for highly efficient solar cells - a blueprint for other research fields
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