Browse the latest developments, applications, and technical briefs covering all types of energy storage systems, renewable energy storage methods, and energy accumulators.
'Direct Thermal Charging Cell' Turns Waste Heat into Power
A Breakthrough in Earthquake Forecasting: Floating Buoy Measures Seafloor...
"M-Blocks" Jump, Flip, Communicate, and Self-Assemble into Structures
Aluminum Joining Methods: Welding vs. Adhesives
3D-Printed Plastics with High Performance Electrical Circuits
A 2019 Tech Briefs story demonstrated a plastic-like, flexible nanongenerator that creates electricity from falling snow.
The widespread adoption of thermoelectric devices that can directly convert electricity into thermal energy for cooling and heating has been hindered, in part, by the lack of materials that are both inexpensive and highly efficient at room temperature. A new material was developed that...
Robert F. Shepherd is Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He is leading a team exploring the use of hydraulic fluids in soft robots to also serve as a source of energy.
A nanocomposite was developed that could be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage, and electric devices. The nanocomposite combines one-dimensional polymer nanofibers and two-dimensional boron nitride nano-sheets. The nanofibers reinforce the...
Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, with several major automakers announcing that their entire lineups will either be hybrid or all-electric by the 2020's. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we present this compendium of recent articles from the editors of...
Traditionally, electronics are cooled using a heat sink that transfers the heat generated by the electronic system into the air or a liquid coolant. For the heat sink to work, it has to be attached to the CPU or the graphics processor via a thermal interface material such as thermal paste. It...
Collaborative Robot Applications in the Automotive Industry
Update on Civil Certification of Multicore Processing Systems in...
Enhance Product Design and Dependability with Advanced Coating Technologies
Rapid, Selective Volatile Emissions Testing for Vehicles and Components
'Direct Thermal Charging Cell' Turns Waste Heat into Power
Exposing Cathodes to Light Decreases Charge Time in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Creating the Future: New Take on Welding Gun Bonds Plastic and Metal — In...
A Breakthrough in Earthquake Forecasting: Floating Buoy Measures Seafloor Motion
Making Hydrogen by Electrolysis of Methanol