Aerogel To Improve Robotic Surgery
A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing.
University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral...
New approach to programming for green computing
Computers and electronic devices, ranging from smartphones to servers, consume a steadily growing amount of energy.
In recent years, computer scientists have developed an interest...
Greener lithium-ion batteries for electronic devices and electric vehicles
The proliferation of portable consumer electronics such as computers, cell phones and e-book readers combined with expected expanded production of hybrid and all-electric vehicles...
Suntech Power Uses Mono-Crystalline Silicon to Develop Solar Cells
Suntech Power is a Chinese company that developed efficient hybrid solar cells that reduce the cost of using solar power by 10 to 20...
How to bring sunlight into your home
The science of light and liquids has been intimately entwined since Léon Foucault discovered the speed of light in 1862, when he observed that...
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery the Key to Improve Energy Efficiency of Each Photovoltaic System
A study on the use of lithium-ion batteries about energy storage device in photovoltaic system is on the run at the Southampton University.
The research...
Steam turbine generator for a waste-to-energy plant in UK
Siemens Energy has received an order for a steam turbine generator to be used in a waste-to-energy plant equipped with combined power and heat...
Scientists to develop liquid-based hydrogen storage material
University of Oregon chemists have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature and is both air- and...
Wireless charging devices come closer
While the popularity of wireless devices has multiplied, so too have extension cords, wires and chargers around the home and office. Ultimate mobility has...
Nanocone – based solar cell with 80 percent conversion efficiency
With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power...