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Video: Ride along in this solar-powered two-seater
The Squad is designed as a safe, stable two-seater car to provide solar-driven urban mobility.
Hibernating battery supports longer seasonal energy storage
The temperature-based battery effectively cuts off the self-charge function during the its idling period to realize long-term energy storage.
These cities lead the US in solar energy
The top nine U.S. cities for solar power combined have more solar installed than the entire country did 10 years ago.
Video: Titan to de-paint planes using robots, laser ablation
A new laser-based de-painting system from Titan Robotics is automating the potentially hazardous process of de-painting airplanes.
Creative DIY projects for old gaming consoles
Old game consoles can serve as the canvas for a variety of DIY electronics builds.
Video: Plants to be outfitted with wearables
Composed of a nickel-based electrode deposited in a squiggly pattern, the sensor was attached to the surface of soybean leaves in the lab where it wirelessly transmitted data to an app.
Testing solar cells for service in space
Guidelines have been devised to test the radiation-tolerating properties of perovskites intended for use in space.
Toolkit tackles solutions to energy storage-grid interconnection barriers
Solutions and resources are recommended for eight critical storage interconnection barriers to enable safer, more cost-effective and efficient grid integration of storage.
Video: Bringing junior wastewater engineers up to speed
An online software design tool can acquaint junior engineers with the design and operational requirements of their organizations.
Sourcing critical materials from marine crusts
Growing demand for new sources of germanium and gallium spurred researchers in Germany to explore deep sea mining as a supply solution.
Global Plastic Watch tool monitors plastic pollution from space using AI
The so-called “Global Plastic Watch” tool employs both satellite data technology and machine learning to devise a near-real-time, high-resolution map of plastic pollution.
Video: Scrubbing robot automates floor cleaning
The Cobi 18 is, according to its developer, a high performance scrubber capable of cleaning a variety of hard floors and its compact design enables it to clean even tight spaces.
What can you do with a 64-bit Raspberry Pi?
With Raspberry Pi's advanced capabilities and expanded features, this OS upgrade provides a significant performance boost, a 64-bit kernel and more.
Video: Autonomous boat collects harbor trash
Open Ocean Engineering’s Clearbot Neo autonomously navigates harbors, canals and rivers, collecting garbage.
Researchers discover risk of COVID-19 transmission much higher from air than surfaces
To make this determination, the researchers swabbed surfaces all over campus using swab kits and collected air samples using wetted wall cyclone bioaerosol samplers, which suck in large volumes of air using a pump and capture existing virus particles.
Equipment Health & Performance Optimization solution introduced by AWS
The Equipment Health & Performance Optimization solution reportedly offers users real-time visibility concerning equipment health and monitoring, thereby enabling equipment failure forecasts days or weeks in advance.
Watt's up? Engineers celebrate National Pun Day
Most engineers are in possession of a sense of humor and are eager to celebrate National Pun Day, May 15, as, well, only engineers can.
6 tips for at-home 3D printing
To get the most from the technology, it’s important to understand that 3D printing isn’t a magical process — it has critical limitations depending on the materials and processes involved.
Combined managed pressure drilling and riser system introduced by Oil State Industries
The MPD and RGH System incorporates managed pressure drilling and riser gas handling into a deepwater drilling riser to enable greater speed, economy, performance and safety.
An energy security strategy for the UK
Under the plan, 95% of electricity by 2030 could be low-carbon.