Improving solar cells’ back-contact is goal of $3.5 million DOE project
Before cadmium telluride solar cells can corner the market, they require further improvement in their performanceCredit: Jim Sites/Colorado State University ...
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Scientists transform a BBQ lighter into a high-tech lab device
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator ...
Ultrasound can make stronger 3D-printed alloys
Credit: RMIT University Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3D printing. A ...
University startups championing UK innovation at the world’s largest tech show
Tech entrepreneurs from the University of Southampton will unveil pioneering research based tech products in prosthetics design, cybersecurity and quantum ...
Sustainable supply of minerals and metals key to a low-carbon energy future
Credit: University of Sussex. The global low-carbon revolution could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are ...
Ten not-to-be-missed PPPL stories from 2019 — plus a triple bonus!
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Arms control robots, a new national facility, and accelerating the drive to ...
A fast and inexpensive device to capture and identify viruses
Credit: Terrones Lab/Penn State A device to quickly capture and identify various strains of virus has been developed, according to ...
Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%
Credit: EPFL / François Maréchal In Europe, transport is responsible for nearly 30% of the total CO2 emissions, of which ...
Alex Nagy named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow
Credit: Willl Brown Alex Nagy, an engineer who for four decades has been working on ways to heat and fuel ...
New liquid metal wearable pressure sensor created for health monitoring applications
Credit: KAIST Soft pressure sensors have received significant research attention in a variety of fields, including soft robotics, electronic skin, ...
Honey, I shrunk Michelangelo’s David
Credit: Giorgio Ercolano, Exaddon There he is, standing upon his pedestal: David by Michelangelo. A world-?famous statue that nearly every ...
Using robots to inspect sewer pipes
Pinpoint technology turns pipe replacement from 'amputation into microsurgery'Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at ...
UTA developing better bridge inspections
UTA using non-contact testing to help TxDOT detect, plan for needed bridge repairsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington The ...
Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
Polymer thermal regulator transforms from conductor to insulator and back againCredit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Polymers are used ...
FSU researchers use engineering, computing and forestry to understand prescribed burns
Credit: Mark Wallheiser / FAMU-FSU College of Engineering TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the effort to mitigate destructive wildfires, wildland managers ...
Institute of Railway Research to receive Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The announcement was made at a special reception held at St James's PalaceCredit: University of Huddersfield A TEAM of researchers ...
The First International Project Marathon for studets of SPbPU and TU Graz
Six international teams took part in the innovative international projectCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University The final forum was ...
Composite to replace cast iron in harsh maritime environments
Inside the giant engines in the world's largest ships are huge heat exchangers made of cast iron; for the first ...
State of shock: 200-year-old law about gas mixtures called into question
Credit: University of New Mexico According to a new study led by a team from The University of New Mexico, ...
Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design
Credit: Virginia Tech The motivations for using biology as inspiration to engineering vary based on the project, but for Ling ...
