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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Kayaks adapted to test marine robotics

Working in labs that resemble machine shops, these engineers are taking small steps toward the holy grail of robotics – cooperative autonomy – making machines…

New system provides power, water, refrigeration from one source

Now, in a project funded by the U.S. Army, two University of Florida engineers have designed, built and successfully tested a combined power-refrigeration…

Underwater robots work together without human input

This August in Monterey Bay, Calif., an entire fleet of undersea robots will for the first time work together without the aid of humans to make detailed and…

Purdue engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'

The technique might help develop a method for creating “vertically oriented” nanoelectronic devices, the electronic equivalent of a skyscraper, said Timothy S….

More efficient and ecological system for the production of electricity, cold and heat

Some large installations – sports centre, hotels and large industry – already use systems capable of generating both electricity and refrigeration for air…

Sandia-developed device determines how well wind turbines operate

In West Texas, New Mexico, and other places around the world, wind turbines are used to generate electricity. But how can engineers determine their efficiency…

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