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Conversion Efficiency Record for 6-inch HBC Solar Cell
Sharp Corporation reports the world's highest full-size conversion efficiency of 25.09 percent using a 6-inch-size silicon solar cell.
Dendrite Mitigating Silicone Anode in Lithium Batteries Found to Improve Safety and Extend Life
Arizona State University (ASU) and Rice University researchers have developed a way to stop dendrites from forming in high energy density lithium metal batteries.
10 Big Data Sites Free to Use and Peruse
For those who are geared toward science and engineering, here’s a brief list of data sources easily accessed from a smartphone, computer or tablet.
Pothole Detection Using Embedded Self-powered Wireless Sensors
Reporting potholes on roadways to the proper authorities may no longer be the responsibility of drivers if a joint project involving University at Buffalo computer scientists and researchers from China's Chang'an University comes to pass.
Watch: Electric Vehicle Batteries to Light Up Japanese Town
An initiative to give used Nissan Leaf batteries a second life as energy storage banks for off-grid lights is being launched.
Low-cost Method Textures Multicrystalline Silicon Wafers
The new wet-chemical technique can supplant available texturing methods which are expensive or result in lower cell efficiencies.
Watch: Goodbye to a Great Physicist, Pipe-Crawling Robots, and Seeing Through the Fog
Farewell to Stephen Hawking; autonomous robots will help inspect nuclear facilities; a fog-piercing system will help autonomous vehicles navigate.
Suzlon Manufactures India's Longest Wind Turbine Blade of 63 Meters
The rotor blade for the new S128 series of wind turbines incorporates advanced aerodynamics and carbon fiber technology.
MIT Announces a Working, Pilot Commercial Nuclear Fusion Reactor is 15 Years Away
This week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with MIT’s spinoff Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced the development of a new design for a fusion reactor that can be ready in just 15 years. This is an outstanding development given that scientists have been struggling for many decades without success to build a working fusion reactor.
The World's First Formic Acid-based Fuel Cell
The world’s first integrated power supply unit can produce electricity from formic acid, using a fuel cell in an energy-efficient and sustainable way.
Cheaper 3D-printed Model Allows Medical Students to Practice Procedures
An inexpensive 3D-printed model of blood vessels has been found to be just as effective for medical students as the much more expensive models that are currently used.
Watch: Eight Solar and Energy Storage Market Trends to Keep an Eye On
IHS has created a list of eight trends that will have the most effect on the solar market in 2018. Read these trends here!
National Nuclear Power Profiles for 2017
Nuclear power now supplies about 11 percent of the world’s electricity, with 12 countries using nuclear power for at least 30 percent of their national electricity generation.
Amazon Purchases Could Soon Be Dropping from the Sky
The sky will soon be raining online purchases if Amazon has its way. The online retail giant is considering a delivery scheme where drones would drop off delivery packages from as high as 25 feet above instead of flying down and dropping packages at ground level.
NASA Spurs Tech Research and Development with Small Business Awards
Projects awarded include an active flow control system, neuromorphic computer chips, a radioisotope power conversion system and a pulsed plasma spacecraft thruster.
Untreated Biogas Being Tested as Primary Fuel
Untreated biogas is now being tested by Scania Engines of Sweden in a 16-liter V8 designed for low-pressure compressed natural gas for power generation.
Solar/TENG Combo Produces Power, Rain or Shine
The silicon solar cell/triboelectric nanogenerator device generates power from both raindrops and sunlight.
Modular Energy Storage System Unlocks Value
GE’s Reservoir Solution is a flexible and modular energy storage system for AC- or DC-coupled systems. The innovative and standardized architecture is designed for energy, power and renewable applications.
Proving the Potential of Rechargeable Proton Batteries
The technology is environmentally friendly and has the potential to store more energy than currently available lithium ion batteries.
The Race to Deploy Devastating Hypersonic Railguns Heats Up
The long-range, high-velocity power of the electromagnetic railgun amplifies the combat capabilities of whichever military that wields it. Recently, China became the first nation to mount one of these advanced weapons on a warship, as U.S. railgun development languishes due to shifting budget priorities.