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Device for Producing Electricity from the Coldness of the Universe

The apparent downside of solar panels is that they require sunlight to produce electricity.

8 May 2019

Fluorescence Probe Reveals Distribution of Active Lithium Species in Lithium Batteries

Compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries, batteries containing metallic lithium anodes deliver better efficiency due to their higher capacity.

25 Apr 2019

Efforts to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer and Boost their Industrial Use

There is a good chance a lithium-ion battery is present in a person’s pocket, driving their mobile phone or e-cig. If there is a laptop computer in the backpack, it undoubtedly works on a lithium-ion battery.

22 Apr 2019

Thermodynamics Enables Cooling Without Using External Energy

Physicists at the University of Zurich (UZH) have created a remarkably simple device that permits heat to flow momentarily from a cold to a warm object without the need for an external power supply.

22 Apr 2019

Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Negative Capacitance in Perovskite Solar Cells

Perovskite solar cells are on the threshold of outcompeting existing thin-film solar cells, and seem to symbolize an ideal solar cell: extremely efficient and economical—if there was not the problem of a weak long-term stability, which continues to be a challenge.

8 Apr 2019

The Heat is on… Grainger & Worrall Launches White Paper on Thermal Efficiency and its Role in Driving Innovation in Engine Castings

Complex machined castings specialist Grainger & Worrall has launched a white paper detailing how the need for greater thermal efficiency in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is driving even greater innovation in the field of high-precision engine casting.

From Grainger & Worrall 20 Mar 2019

Powering Devices — with a Desk Lamp?

Batteries power most of our devices, and even some cars. But researchers now report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces a step toward running electronic devices in homes and offices on the light coming from lamps scattered around the room.

14 Mar 2019

Convert’s Cable Assemblies Used by MIT to Power Engines on Life Support Vessels

Cable assemblies supplied by Convert Ltd – the UK’s leading manufacturer of cable looms and harnesses – are being used to power engines on life support vessels serving the waters surrounding the UK and Ireland. Over the past 18 months, Convert has delivered a total of 15 port and starboard cable assemblies to Marine and Industrial Transmissions Ltd (MIT) - the UK’s leading supplier of marine transmissions and driveline systems which includes world-class engine manufacturers amongst its customers.

From Convert Ltd. 7 Mar 2019

Researchers Develop a Method to Produce Inexpensive, Next-Generation Catalysts

In the next three decades, the use of wind and solar power ought to be increased two-fold to meet the need for clean energy across the globe.

6 Mar 2019

Bosch Enhances Popular GB162 Light Commercial Boiler

Bosch Commercial and Industrial has made a series of enhancements to its popular GB162 light commercial gas boiler, for improved installation, servicing and operation.

From Bosch Commercial and Industrial 5 Mar 2019

Energy News

Device for Producing Electricity from the Coldness of the Universe

Fluorescence Probe Reveals Distribution of Active Lithium Species in Lithium Batteries

Efforts to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer and Boost their Industrial Use

Thermodynamics Enables Cooling Without Using External Energy

Researchers Solve Mystery Behind Negative Capacitance in Perovskite Solar Cells

The Heat is on… Grainger & Worrall Launches White Paper on Thermal Efficiency and its Role in Driving Innovation in Engine Castings

Powering Devices — with a Desk Lamp?

Convert’s Cable Assemblies Used by MIT to Power Engines on Life Support Vessels

Researchers Develop a Method to Produce Inexpensive, Next-Generation Catalysts

Bosch Enhances Popular GB162 Light Commercial Boiler

The Benefits of LED Curing Adhesives

The Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Research and Future Trends

Benefits of Using 3D Laser Confocal Microscopes for Surface Metrology

IGAsorp: Gravimetric Vapor Sorption Analyzer

Using Process Analytical Technology for the Production of Polymers

All-Inclusive Handheld Raman - TacticID®-1064

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Using Proteins to Create Biodegradable Materials

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1 High-Capacity Batteries Made from Organic Materials Without Using Lithium

2 Semiconducting Polymer Donor Materials Boost Photon Harvesting in Organic Solar Cells

3 British Airways to Trial the Use of 3D Printed Parts

4 New Henkel Solutions Enable Greater Cost-Efficiency and Sustainability in Aluminum Anodizing

5 Productivity in Materials Science Increased by 384 Times as a Result of Automation

6 The Benefits of 3D Printing to the Space Industry

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