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Record Efficiency for n-Type Multicrystalline Si Solar Cell
A 21.9% conversion efficiency was posted for an n-type high-performance multicrystalline silicon solar cell.
Limited Options for HFC Replacements
A four-year study sought nonflammable, low-global warming potential alternatives to HFCs for small air-conditioning systems.
Device Predicts Hemorrhagic Shock
New monitoring technology can be used in battlefield and hospital settings to detect when a patient is going into hemorrhagic shock.
Cat to Close Two Manufacturing Plants
The company said it would lay off employees in 2017 because of an anticipated decline in demand for its earth-moving products.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant Sale to Exelon Is Completed
The nuclear power plant entered service in 1975 and has one General Electric boiling water reactor. The $110 million purchase price is equivalent to $131 a kilowatt.
A Solution for Wastewater Treatment Plant Stink
Identifying various odors, which run the gamut from burnt matches to rotten eggs to fecal matter, is a challenge at wastewater treatment plants.
Ophir Optronics Has Launched BeamCheck,™ a New Beam Profiling System
Ophir Optronics has announced BeamCheck™, a new beam profiling system that ensures accurate laser performance in selective laser sintering (SLS), selective laser melting (SLM) and other additive manufacturing applications.
New Line of Optical Domes for CCTV Cameras From Knight Optical
Knight Optical has launched a range of stock optical domes for the protective housing of CCTV camera systems.
All Springs Are Not Equal®
Smalley’s wave springs are unique flat wire compression springs that replace traditional coil springs in load-bearing applications.
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Liquid Polymer Solidifies into a Ceramic
Composed of silicon, boron, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen, the material offers scope for ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades and 3-D printed ceramics.
How Does Solar Energy Work? PV Basics
Solar power is expected to be the fastest growing renewable energy source, with total utility-scale capacity increasing by 44% from the end of 2016 to 31 GW at the end of 2018.
Epilog G2 – An Air-cooled, Pulsed Fiber Laser for Laser Marking Applications
Epilog Laser has announced the addition of the G2, an air-cooled, pulsed fiber laser system, to its line of cutting and marking systems..
Affordable Energy Storage with Power-to-Gas Technology?
A California campus microgrid could increase the portion of renewable energy it uses from 3.5% to 35% by implementing a power-to-gas strategy.
PolyU Develops Accurate Contactless 3-D Fingerprint Identification System
The minutiae features from the fingerprint ridges — such as ridge ending and bifurcation — are universally considered to be the most reliable of fingerprint details, ensuring that each fingerprint is unique.
Michigan Food Banks to Distribute LED Bulbs
Consumers Energy says that Michigan homes and businesses have saved over $1 billion on their energy bills since 2009 through energy efficiency programs.
Fewer Malfunctions and Lower Costs Thanks to Smarter Maintenance Model
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a mathematical model for improving the maintenance schedule for trains, rails, aircraft, self-driving cars, robots and nuclear power plants.
LNG Export Terminal Ready for First Shipment
Commissioning has been completed and Cheniere Partners' EPC partner Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. is turning over control of Train 3 to Cheniere Partners.
New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices Could Herald a New Era of Electronics
A new technique to produce the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications could pave the way for a future golden age of electronics.
The Poor Condition of U.S. Bridges
The most recent National Bridge Inventory indicates that more than 55,000 bridges in the nation are structurally deficient.