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Video: Modeling software supports utility-scale energy storage
The web-based platform evaluates the financial value of adding energy storage to utility projects.
Nuclear accident code updated to better assess risks
The code supports Level-3 probabilistic risk assessments and determines hypothetical land contamination levels and doses to individuals.
Dual robot drone flies and dives
Typically, ecologists rely on boats to reach and monitor aquatic areas. However, deploying MEDUSA for such tasks could help to eliminate the risk to humans sent into potentially rough aquatic environments.
Team creates rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces
Reusable up to 50 times, the light-sensitive, rewritable system is being eyed for daily transport tickets, sensor technology, data storage and information boards, for example.
Hermetic Solutions DiaCool™ materials offer superior thermal management for the next generation of higher power density
Higher power density systems require more advanced techniques and materials to dissipate potentially higher heat loads that left unchecked may compromise electronic system performance or reduce system lifetimes.
How does UV radiation affect conductors?
While UV radiation is invisible to the human eye its lethal effect on the electric grid cannot be ignored or left unattended. DayCor® reveals, displays and pinpoints UV radiation.
Optimize solar system siting with SaaS
Developers now have a tool to quickly assess thousands of potential sites in early project stages.
Drought expected to cut hydropower output in California
Extended drought conditions could halve summer electricity generation from hydropower in California.
Study: New pipelines attract more trash, more sea life
Using footage collected by remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used for pipeline inspection, scientists determined that the abundance of sea-floor animals increased significantly thanks to shelter offered by the new pipeline and the organic matter it traps for the animals to feed on.
Watch how this enzyme makes fast work of plastic waste
Developed with the aid of machine learning, the enzyme proved superior at quickly breaking down PET plastics in the desired temperature and pH ranges.
DARPA advances critical element recovery from e-waste
University teams will test platforms for extracting up to seven low-volume fraction critical elements that are not targeted in current electronic waste (e-waste) recovery systems.
Video: Ethics app helps researchers align their moral compass
The app is intended to stimulate awareness of and invite critical discussion about integrity and professionalism in research.
Team develops hydrogen peroxide e-bandages for wound-healing
The electro-chemical bandages, otherwise known as e-bandages, produce hydrogen peroxide, according to its developers, which is commonly used to treat wounds.
Building robust HMIs for rugged and harsh applications
Boyd is at the forefront of the solutions that ruggedized HMIs, thanks to its expertise and ability to convert resilient materials into nearly endless shapes, sizes and form factors.
Analytical method pegs marine microplastics
The hybrid method can help render microplastics research more standardized and accessible.
The environmental impacts of wind energy
Often considered more ecologically sound than other power generation options, wind energy can exert some adverse environmental impacts.
DARPA-funded gel-film pulls water from air
To improve access to drinking water in arid regions characterized by water scarcity and that rely on groundwater in the absence of freshwater sources, the researchers developed the low-cost gel film.
Fundamentals of synchronous motors
Just because synchronous motors typically run at synchronous speeds, it doesn’t mean it is impossible to control their speeds to meet different application needs.
Pinpointing a particle accelerator inside a solar flare
The latest discoveries were made viable by observations of an X-class solar flare in 2017 by NJIT's Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA) radio telescope.
Micrometeoroids no match for James Webb Space Telescope
The craft was struck sometime between May 23 and May 25 by a larger than expected micrometeoroid.