Briefs: Materials
Side-Mounted Solar Modules Enhance Energy Sustainability
Briefs: Energy
Next-Generation Computer Chip Has Two Heads
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Supercapacitor Based on Manganese Oxide
Articles: Energy
Products of Tomorrow: January 2021
Briefs: Energy
Solid-State Technology Enables Smaller, Safer Batteries
NASA Spinoff: Energy
Water-Powered Engines Offer Satellite Mobility
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Generating Renewable Hydrogen Fuel from the Sea
Briefs: Automotive
Lithium Metal Battery Allows Cold Charging
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Processor Power and Energy Efficiency
Briefs: Energy
Circuit Generates Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Energy-Harvesting Device Turns Wi-Fi Signals into Usable Power
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
Better Predicting Terminal Enclosure Temperature to Improve Heater Reliability
One of the most common failures in electric process heaters used in various industrial applications involves electrical terminations and not the heating elements....
INSIDER: Energy
Advanced Solar Panels Extract More Energy from Sunlight
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers working to maximize solar panel efficiency said layering advanced materials atop traditional silicon is a promising path to eke...
INSIDER: Design
New Technique Extends Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries
Electric vehicles (EVs) hold great promise for our energy-efficient, sustainable future but among their limitations is the lack of a long-lasting, high energy density battery...
INSIDER: Energy
Fast Calculation Dials in Better Batteries
A simpler and more efficient way to predict performance will lead to better batteries, according to Rice University engineers. That their method is 100,000 times faster than existing modeling...
INSIDER: Materials
Clean, Limitless Power from Graphene
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Manufacturing/Robotics/Automation Category Winner — RadiBond
Articles: Energy
2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Sustainable Technologies/Future Energy Category Winner — Flash Graphene
Briefs: Energy
High-Efficiency Megawatt Motor
Briefs: Communications
Terahertz Receiver for 6G Wireless Communications
Application Briefs: Aerospace
Wave Energy Modeling for Safer Space Travel
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Indoor Light Someday Power Our Smart Devices?
Our lead INSIDER story today looks at “perovskite-inspired” materials that can absorb indoor light at higher efficiencies than ever before.
News: Transportation
Thin Layer Protects Battery and Allows Cold Charging
Researchers in the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Penn State University are searching for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles. They...
News: Materials
New Composite Material Revs Up Pursuit of Advanced EVs
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a...
News: Energy
New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance of EVs
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Their electrolyte...
Upcoming Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Watch Live at 11 am ET: The 2020 Create the Future Contest Awards
For the first time, the winners of the Create the Future Design Contest will be announced live! Join us for this special one-hour presentation as we honor our 2020 Grand Prize...
INSIDER: Energy
Turning Streetwear into Solar Concentrators
Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich succeeded in developing a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can even be applied to textiles. This opens up numerous possibilities...
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Blog: Unmanned Systems

Experts Weigh In: How Will a Robotic Future Impact Nature?
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar...
Videos: Motion Control

Test System Could Enable Reduced Helicopter Vibration
Podcasts: Materials

Videos: Automotive
New Lithium Metal Batteries ‘Build Themselves’
Blog: Transportation

CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
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Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Reducing the Cost of Quality in Automotive BiW
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Electric-Vehicle Transmission Development Priorities
Upcoming Webinars: Medical
The Critical Role of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors in Medical...
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Zinc Die Casting Concepts to Achieve Precision, Performance, and...
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
Radar Measurements: Triggering, Analysis, and Generation
Upcoming Webinars: Materials
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar Atmosphere
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Combining Electronic, Photonic Chips Enables Super-Fast Quantum Light Detection
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motion Solutions for Electric Expansion Valves
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Special Section: The Winners of the 2020 'Create the Future' Design Contest
Briefs: Energy

Solid-State Technology Enables Smaller, Safer Batteries
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Double-Vacuum-Bag Process for Making Resin-Matrix Composites