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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Solar energy: Charged for the future

Potential applications include cell phones, computers, automobiles, homes and office buildings. The American Chemical Society will address the progress and…

MIT uses sound to search for gas, oil

With the help of a new $580,000 US Department of Energy (DOE) grant, the earth scientists will use their skills at interpreting underground sound to seek out…

Mercury Rising! Offices to stay cool and save dollars

The new system, designed by Simon Shun, working under the supervision of Associate Professor N.A. Ahmed at the University of New South Wales, relies on solar…

Electronic life extension

Everyone knows the frustration of battery discharge: that sinking feeling when your notebook computer shuts down before you've saved that vital document or the…

Flying on Hydrogen: Georgia Tech Researchers Use Fuel Cells to Power Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The fuel-cell system that powers the 22-foot wingspan aircraft generates only 500 watts. “That raises a lot of eyebrows,” said Adam Broughton, a research…

Tiny ion pump sets new standard in cooling hot computer chips

The device, which uses an electrical charge to create a cooling air jet right at the surface of the chip, could be critical to advancing computer technology…

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