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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'Origami lens' slims high resolution cameras

“Our imager is about seven times more powerful than a conventional lens of the same depth,” said Eric Tremblay, the first author on an Applied Optics paper…

EU-funding for research of pro-environmental fuel cells

The project focuses on materials, components and systems required for efficient, reliable and cost effective large scale SOFC power plants. Systems design,…

Carnegie Mellon engineers devise new process to improve energy efficiency of ethanol production

Carnegie Mellon University Chemical Engineers have devised a new process that can improve the efficiency of ethanol production, a major component in making…

Bioenergy education takes off in Europe

Masters and PhD courses in bioenergy have been introduced at a lightning pace over the last five years. A 2005 study by Bioenergy NoE found that 55 out of the…

Hydrogen-powered lawnmowers?

In a breakthrough that could make fuel cells practical for such small machines as lawnmowers and chainsaws, researchers have developed a new mechanism to…

Gasoline from plastic packs

This is one of unique examples how the scientists can use a material initially made of petroleum to get if not oil per se again but the product of petroleum…

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