Power and Electrical Engineering

This topic covers issues related to energy generation, conversion, transportation and consumption and how the industry is addressing the challenge of energy efficiency in general.

innovations-report provides in-depth and informative reports and articles on subjects ranging from wind energy, fuel cell technology, solar energy, geothermal energy, petroleum, gas, nuclear engineering, alternative energy and energy efficiency to fusion, hydrogen and superconductor technologies.

A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots

Most soft robots are actuated by rigid, noisy pumps that push fluids into the machines' moving parts. Because they are connected to these bulky pumps by tubes,…

Vehicle Emissions: New sensor technology to improve air quality in cities

Today, air pollution is one of the biggest challenges facing European cities. As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission…

Ready to recycle?

Crunching, the serrated metal roller eats its way into the battery modules, crushes the plastic frames, slits the silver foils of the lithium polymer packs,…

Graphite intercalation compounds may offer keys to prolonging battery life

The beginning of this project dates back to 2012-2013, when team leader Ayrat Dimiev was working at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, with Professor James…

Antineutrino detection could help remotely monitor nuclear reactors

The technique, which could be used with existing pressurized water reactors as well as future designs expected to require less frequent refueling, could…

Recovering color images from scattered light

ngineers at Duke University have developed a method for extracting a color image from a single exposure of light scattered through a mostly opaque material….

Page
1 135 136 137 138 139 617