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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A new concept for low-cost batteries

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. As the world builds out ever larger installations of wind and solar power…

Scientists fine-tune “tweezers of sound” for contactless manipulation of objects

Adaptive control helps realize more stable lifting of particles from surfaces. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have successfully enhanced technology to lift small particles using sound waves. Their “acoustic tweezers”…

Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production

Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea. The researchers, from the University of…

Making green hydrogen technologies industrially viable

German-New Zealand project on water electrolysis. The production of “green hydrogen” by electrolysis from renewable electricity is a key technology in the energy transition. One unsolved problem so far has…

Understanding how rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries work

Study debunks accepted assumptions of charging mechanism in rechargeable aqueous zinc-manganese battery cells. While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for…

New technology can help combat climate crisis

Scientists have created a novel technology that can help to tackle climate change and address the global energy crisis. Northumbria University’s Dr Shafeer Kalathil is among a team of esteemed…

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