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Blog: Power
Researcher Nina Mahmoudian is finding a new way for underwater robots to recharge and upload their data, and then go back out to continue exploring, without the need for human intervention.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Traditional spark plugs are replaced by an optical pumping source.
Briefs: Transportation
This battery would enable a 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredient.
Briefs: Aerospace
Taking a cue from birds and insects, the wing design helps drones fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.
Briefs: Energy
Perovskites could be the active ingredient that makes the next generation of low-cost, efficient, lightweight, and flexible solar cells.
Blog: Automotive
A new composite from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a new material that can be scaled for use in ultra-efficient, power-dense electric vehicle traction motors.
INSIDER: Materials
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed a novel, integrated approach to track energy-transporting ions within an ultra-thin...
INSIDER: Design
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, a team led by the...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Choosing the right battery will save trouble and expense in the long run.
Special Reports: Aerospace
Power Electronics - September 2020
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...Briefs: Motion Control
The robots could fly silently for covert operations and stay steady through turbulence.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
A remote forest fire detection and alarm system is powered by nothing but the movement of trees in the wind.
Products: Energy
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
A new system from Oak Ridge National Laboratory enables electric vehicles to be charged while on the road.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A “butter-like” interlayer material boosts current density and increases safety.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Drop-in replacements for lithium ion batteries would not pose a fire danger.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Lithium batteries made using this electrode type could be much safer than typical lithium metal-based batteries.
Briefs: Energy
Organic Lithium-Powered Batteries
These batteries are more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability, and storage capacity.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The NASA-funded nanoparticle lubricant also works in satellites and space vehicles.
Briefs: Energy
The technology could lead to production of fuels, building materials, and other products in a carbon-neutral way.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.
Briefs: Energy
These can replace rechargeable lithium-ion batteries commonly used in robotics, power tools, and grid-scale energy storage.
Briefs: Wearables
The patch could serve as a personal thermostat and save energy.
Briefs: Energy
A new design enables artificial photosynthesis to generate fuel that can power homes and vehicles.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will We Ever See Humidity Panels Alongside Solar Panels?
Our lead INSIDER story featured an experiment from Tel Aviv University that supports the idea of water vapor as an alternative energy source.
What do you think? Will We Ever See Humidity Panels Alongside Solar Panels?
Share your questions and comments.
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