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3D Printed House and Car Form Energy System
The structure aims to demonstrate the use of bidirectional wireless energy and high-performance materials.
Cotton Candy Machine Spins Artificial Capillary Networks
The method can produce channels ranging from 3-55 microns.
Thin Film Transistor with 10X Power
Researchers increased performance by designing a transistor architecture that takes advantage of bipolar action.
Method Can Aid in Tracing Illicit Nuclear Material
Investigators first determine what kind of reactor the material came from, then play a game of elimination.
Tidal Energy Array Advances for Northern Ireland Waters
The developers plan to submit a marine license application later in 2016.
Seaweed Gel Preserves Stem Cells for Use in Bandage
The ells are surrounded by an alginate gel that protects them from the environment.
Polymer Is Body Heat Activated to Shape-Shift
Key to creating the material was the ability to tune the trigger temperature.
Quality Standards for PV Modules Are Released
PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors, utilities and consumers have in solar panel safety and reliability.
Wind Farm Receives Final Go-Ahead
The 1,200 MW Hornsea project could be fully commissioned in 2020.
Carbon Capture Begins at Waste-to-Energy Plant
The technology uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb CO2.
Researchers Use Hybrid Technology to Create Biorenewable Nylon
The material has an extra double bond in its backbone which can be used to customize the material’s mechanical properties.
Drop-in Biofuel from Crop Residues
The drop-in gasoline blendstock for a 100,000 tpy plant, is expected to cost $0.69 per gallon.
Cleanup Systems Aim to Stem the Tide of Ocean Plastic Pollution
Without action, the seas could hold 1 pound of plastic for every 3 pounds of finfish by 2025.
French Law Could "Force" Reactor Closures
Energy transition law calls for reducing the country's reliance on nuclear power to 50 percent by 2025.
"Green" Propellant Could Fuel Rockets
The propellant is based on ammonium dinitramide, a high-energy salt.
Seawater Plume Transmits RF Waves, Receives Digital TV
The Mitsubishi-developed antenna is one of the first such device capable of receiving digital terrestrial broadcasts.
Exoskeleton Helps Paraplegics Walk Again
The Phoenix has two motors at the hips and electrically controlled tension settings.
Microwaved Nanotubes Come Up Clean
Treating the nanotubes in a household microwave burns off the amorphous carbon.
6-MW Wind Turbine Generator Shipped to Danish Site
Generator provides a power yield 15 percent higher than other same-generation wind turbines.
Equipment in Place to Build Ice Wall at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
The wall would eliminate the need for other physical barriers by turning the soil into a watertight barrier.