HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Selective Solar Absorber Takes the Heat
An off-the-shelf silicon wafer has been modified to withstand temperatures approaching 535° C (995° F) without losing stability or performance.
Wrapping Sponges in Graphene Nanoribbons Allows for Joule Heating to Help Clean up Oil Spills
A team of researchers with the University of Science and Technology of China has found a way to make sponges used to clean up oil spills in the ocean work better when soaking up heavy crude oil.
Boeing’s Deep Space Gateway Concept Unveiled
Boeing revealed its concepts for a deep space gateway and transport system that could serve as a platform to send humans into deep space, near the moon and beyond.
Seaweed: From Superfood to Superconductor
Seaweed, the edible algae with a long history in some Asian cuisines, and which has also become part of the Western foodie culture, could turn out to be an essential ingredient in another trend: the development of more sustainable ways to power our devices.
Operating New York’s Electric Grid: Part 1
Part of a tapestry of entities responsible for the reliable operation of North America's electric grid, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the state’s competitive electricity markets and ensures the lights stay on for the state's nearly 20 million residents.
LED-Based Device Predicts Radiation Skin Damage
An imaging device might gauge the severity and type of skin damage caused by radiation therapy administered to breast cancer patients.
‘Glass’ Battery is Fast-Charging and Noncombustible
A safe, low-cost, rechargeable battery with high energy density and long cycle life could substitute for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
Next-Gen Batteries Could Power Microsatellites
The small footprint of a new solid-state battery prototype could benefit NASA’s operation of microsatellites such as CubeSats..
Finland Powers Up the Bat(tery)cave
A lithium-ion battery said to be the biggest in the Nordic countries was installed in conjunction with a biomass-fired power plant in Finland.
Stretching the Boundaries of Neural Implants
Implantable fibers have been an enormous boon to brain research, allowing scientists to stimulate specific targets in the brain and monitor electrical responses. But similar studies in the nerves of the spinal cord, which might ultimately lead to treatments to alleviate spinal cord injuries, have been more difficult to carry out. That's because the spine flexes and stretches as the body moves, and the relatively stiff, brittle fibers used today could damage the delicate spinal cord tissue.
Equipment Tailored for Supercritical Concentrating Solar Power
Supercritical carbon dioxide power cycle technology is being advanced to improve the economics and performance of concentrating solar power systems.
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.
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.
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.
Lower Temps Yield Printable Solar Cells
A low-temperature process removes a key barrier to the manufacture of low-cost perovskite solar cells.
E-Gloves to Protect Workers from Dangerous Vibration Levels
Gloves embedded with tiny sensors are being developed by Nottingham Trent University to help protect construction workers from exposure to vibration.
Reusable Carbon Nanotubes Could be the Water Filter of the Future
A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Gas-fueled SOFC Powers Electric ATV
The durability and performance of a 1,000 W tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was demonstrated in an electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
Flexible Electronic Devices with Roll-to-Roll Overmolding Technology
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has, for the first time, performed all manufacturing stages for a flexible in-molded LED foil with a roll-to-roll process.
A Big Leap Toward Tinier Lines
For the last few decades, microchip manufacturers have been on a quest to find ways to make the patterns of wires and components in their microchips ever smaller, in order to fit more of them onto a single chip and thus continue the relentless progress toward faster and more powerful computers.