HEADLINES ARCHIVE
A role for microwave ovens in sustainable development
Rapidly reducing prices could lead to a meaningful role for microwave oven technology in a transition to cleaner energy.
Video: The youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
The latest entrant into the Guinness Book of World Records was 12 years old when he demonstrated the merger of two deuterium atoms with a home-built fusor.
Checkerboard design ramps up solar cell performance
A grating line pattern increased the ability of a crystalline silicon cell to absorb light by 125%.
New tandem solar cell design reaches 25% efficiency
A precisely controlled fabrication process produces multilayered solar panels with the potential to be 1.5 times more efficient than traditional silicon panels.
The case for custom cables
A variety of standard off the shelf cables is available for equipment manufacturers, but most of these choices are not tailored for advanced, high-tech industrial use. The solution is custom-designed cables produced for the needs and application of new equipment design.
Great potential for floating solar panels to piggyback on hydropower systems
Pairing floating solar photovoltaic systems with hydroelectric power stations could boost global power generation capacity by up to 7.6 terawatts from the solar energy contribution alone.
MIT research advances compact nuclear fusion reactor design
Considerable progress is reported by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems in the development of SPARC, a next-generation fusion initiative launched in 2018.
October 8: Celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
The observance was launched in 2015 by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association to help raise awareness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and to celebrate how far the industry has come.
Video: General Motors to power electric vehicles with Ultium Drive
A new system of drive units and electric motors is being planned to propel the next generation of electric vehicles from General Motors.
Graphene nanoribbons could wire future carbon-based computers
The potential for carbon to displace silicon as the preferred material for integrated circuits appears brighter with the development of metallic graphene nanoribbons.
Machine tool wire in 22-gauge machine for industrial and commercial equipment
The 22 AWG wire offers a 3 A 600 V rating, which is needed for many types of terminal block connections that cannot accept larger wire.
Watch: Nanogenerator harvests low velocity wind energy
The triboelectric nanogenerator is designed to scavenge wind energy from breezes such as those created by a brisk walk.
Fundamentals of three-phase motor starters
Discover the operating principles of three-phase motor starters.
Video: Solutions simplify multiple cable installation
Divisible cable entry frames and splittable grommets accommodate the needs of the electrical industry in managing pre-terminated cables.
Distributed energy scores win in US wholesale markets
Aggregated distributed energy resources will soon compete alongside traditional power plants and other grid resources in wholesale markets.
Displacing industrial gas use with renewables plus thermal storage
A system designed to store renewable electricity as heat and release it on demand for industrial use is being advanced for commercial-scale deployment.
The HD technologies that empower high-voltage equipment aerial inspections
To ensure that aerial transmission lines and equipment operate reliably, utilities have moved away from antiquated reactive maintenance to condition-based and predictive maintenance strategies, which improve flexibility and cost control in their inspection techniques.
Graphene and nanotubes combine to improve energy harvesting devices
Addition of graphene oxide to peptide-based nanotubes improved both the current and voltage output of the resulting nanogenerators.
Report: The state of the nuclear power industry
Nuclear power output reached 2,657 TWh in 2019, enough to meet more than 10% of the world’s electricity demand.
Energy storage with a biomaterial-based supercapacitor
An environmentally sustainable supercapacitor design combines low-cost alkali lignin as an active carbon-based material and manganese dioxide nanoparticles to form lightweight and efficient electrodes.