The U.S. Army's premier research laboratory received a patent Tuesday on new battery technology with military and civilian [...]
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- Dec 13, 2018US Army awarded patent on lithium battery electrode that fixes capacity fade
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- Dec 12, 2018Technologies to watch in 2019: Predictions for the engineering year ahead
Predictions for the engineering year ahead. Dr Michelle Oye “There’s a realisation with the ageing baby boomer population [...]
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- Dec 11, 2018We got a tour in Tesla's Gigafactory. It's big, loud and secretive
Big numbers are one way to appreciate Tesla’s gargantuan Nevada Gigafactory. Operating 24-hours per day in shifts, workers [...]
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- Dec 10, 20183D-printed lithium-ion batteries developed
Researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries, which are used in smartphones and laptops, in [...]
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- Dec 07, 2018Now that's Cool! Meet the E-Nose That Actually Sniffs
An electronic nose typically identifies odors by detecting the “fingerprint” of a chemical compound across an array of [...]
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- Dec 06, 2018Thermal nanotransistor can conduct heat away from electronic components
You’ve felt the heat before — the smartphone that warms while running a navigation app or the laptop that gets too hot for [...]
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- Dec 05, 2018People, It’s Time To Buy An EV!
Currently, electric vehicles (EVs) comprise nearly 2% of the automotive market in the US, and, because so many automakers are [...]
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- Dec 04, 2018Semiconductor Materials Offer Alternatives to Silicon
Researching the way to smaller and lighter-weight electronics.
Silicon is a good semiconducting material because it’s [...]
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- Dec 03, 2018Materials scientist creates fabric alternative to batteries for wearable devices
A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring is the lack of a lightweight, [...]
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- Nov 30, 2018Helping Marvel superheroes to breathe
Because Friday is Funday.
Marvel comics superheroes Ant-Man and the Wasp possess the ability to temporarily shrink down to [...]