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.

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Precision control of movement in robots

When the arms of a robot move to pick up an egg or an electric lamp, the greatest precision possible is essential. To this end, advances in the science and…

New efficiency record for solar cells

This new world record is being presented on Wednesday 14 May at a major solar energy conference in San Diego, USA. The efficiency improvement is achieved by…

Student Invents Alternative to Silicon Chip

Huang, who comes from humble roots as the son of farmers in rural China, has invented a new transistor that uses a compound material known as gallium nitride…

Illumination made to measure

Light-emitting diodes are unbeatable in terms of energy efficiency. A one-watt LED delivers roughly the same optical output as a hundred-watt light bulb. If a…

Soldered lenses

When cameras and microscopes are placed in a vacuum, their functionality can be seriously impaired. This is because their lenses and prisms are normally fixed…

New technology for determining position with great precision

“These new position-sensitive detectors can be used to measure the position of an incident point of light on a surface. This is done with great precision and…

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