Portable sensors powered by waste heat
31 March, 2020Scientists have revealed how the thermoelectric effect, or converting temperature differences into electricity, can be optimally used to power small, flexible devices.
Remote charging for implantable medical devices
23 March, 2020Researchers have detailed the use of soft and flexible materials to ultrasonically charge bioelectronic implants, reducing the need for surgical treatment.
Safety feature to stop lithium batteries catching on fire
19 March, 2020Researchers made a tweak to the part of the battery called the separator, so that it slows down the flow of energy (and thus heat) that builds up inside the battery when it short circuits.
Organic molecules could enable more sustainable batteries
18 March, 2020Organic electrode materials are considered to be extremely promising materials for sustainable batteries with high power capabilities.
Wearable medical sensors set for a major sensitivity boost
09 March, 2020Russian researchers have described a way to increase the sensitivity of biological detectors (biosensors) to the point where they can be used in mobile and wearable devices.
Additive boosts efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells
06 March, 2020Inverted perovskite solar cells can now achieve efficiencies close to that of their more conventional counterparts.
Self-charging battery developed
03 March, 2020Researchers have developed a new type of battery that combines negative capacitance and negative resistance within the same cell, allowing the cell to self-charge without losing energy.
Waste heat could be used to power electronics
19 February, 2020Japanese researchers have developed an energy-harvesting device that can convert environmental waste heat (such as that lost from the human body) into electricity.
Cybernet antimicrobial medical computer
14 February, 2020 | Supplied by: Cybernet Asia Co.,Ltd.Cybernet's medical-grade computers have always featured a housing with antimicrobial properties baked directly into the resin and now offer a fully antimicrobial touch glass as well, so the entire device is 100% protected against the formation of bacteria.
Tandem solar cell efficiency closes in on 30%
10 February, 2020Researchers have developed a solar cell, made of the semiconductors perovskite and silicon, that converts 29.15% of the incident light into electrical energy — believed to be a world record.
Delta Amplon RT series UPS
07 February, 2020 | Supplied by: Delta Electronics Industrial AutomationThe Delta Amplon RT 1–20 kVA UPS range is a power solution for mission-critical ICT environments.
Potassium-ion batteries could be made safer
03 February, 2020Scientists have developed a nonflammable electrolyte for potassium and potassium-ion batteries, for applications in next-generation energy-storage systems beyond lithium technology.
Longer running lithium–air batteries
15 January, 2020Researchers are improving the performance of lithium–air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that can use oxygen to run longer before they need to recharge.
Lithium-sulfur batteries developed Down Under
09 January, 2020 | Supplied by: Monash UniversityAustralian researchers are on the brink of commercialising what is claimed to be the world's most efficient lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery.
Carrier multiplication could boost solar cell efficiency
11 December, 2019The findings have the potential to boost the photovoltaics and photodetector fields, and could improve the efficiency of solar cells to up to 46%.
