Lithium-air battery breakthrough
02 November, 2015Cambridge University scientists have developed a working laboratory demonstrator of a high-density lithium-oxygen battery that is more than 90% efficient and can be reportedly recharged more than 2000 times.
Samsung SDI opens EV battery plant in China
27 October, 2015Samsung SDI held a completion ceremony for its EV battery plant at Gaoxin Industrial District within Xi'an, Shaanxi Province of China.
Next-gen memory chips
27 October, 2015 by Ramin SkibbaStanford engineers have developed post-silicon materials and technologies that store more data per square inch and use a fraction of the energy of today's memory chips.
Redox-flow battery based on organic polymers and water
23 October, 2015German researchers have developed a new redox-flow battery based on organic polymers and water.
Vicor Corporation DCM DC-DC converters
19 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Vicor CorporationVicor Corporation has introduced chassis-mountable versions of its DCM family of isolated, regulated DC-DC converters. The converters provide high power density in a rugged package that offers enhanced versatility in converter mounting and cooling.
The road to longer lasting batteries
15 October, 2015Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are working on improving battery life by changing the electrolyte composition.
RECOM RAC02-SE/277 and RAC03-SE/277 series low-power AC/DC modules
01 October, 2015 | Supplied by: RECOM Asia Pte LtdRECOM has launched its latest generation of low-power AC/DC modules, the RAC02-SE/277 and RAC03-SE/277 series, with rated outputs of 2 and 3 W respectively. The modules can be used in an extended operating temperature range from -40 to +85°C.
Edible electronics
23 September, 2015Imagine a 'smart pill' that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release the appropriate drugs. We have the biological understanding to create such a device, but we're still searching for electronic materials, like batteries and circuits, that pose no risk if they get stuck in our bodies.
Converting the sun's heat and light into electricity
10 September, 2015South Korean scientists have developed a hybrid solar energy system that harnesses the full spectrum of the sun's radiation.
Charging lithium-ion batteries with solar cells
31 August, 2015Most solar cells fail to meet the power requirements needed to directly charge lithium-ion batteries used in today's all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Better solid-state batteries
21 August, 2015 by David L Chandler, MIT News OfficeResearchers at MIT and Samsung have developed a new approach to one of the three basic components of batteries, the electrolyte.
Microscopic rake doubles solar cell efficiency
17 August, 2015A new manufacturing technique could double the electricity output of inexpensive solar cells by using a microscopic rake when applying light-harvesting polymers.
Optical fibre laser for biomedical applications
10 August, 2015 by Francis Sedgemore*Researchers at Graphene Flagship have developed an optical fibre laser that emits pulses with durations equivalent to just a few wavelengths of the light used. The laser is suitable for use in ultrafast spectroscopy and in surgical lasers that avoid heat damage to living tissue.
SEMIKUBE SlimLine three-phase solar inverters
30 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Semikron DanfossThe SEMIKUBE SlimLine three-phase solar inverter features easy cabinet assembly, full system monitoring and environmental and electrical robustness. It is available in four different frames, covering a power range of 75-1000 kVA with a power density up to 7.8 kVA/L.
US Navy eyes graphene for ultimate power control
24 July, 2015The Office of Naval Research has awarded University at Buffalo engineers an $800,000 grant to develop narrow strips of graphene called nanoribbons that may someday revolutionise how power is controlled in ships.
