Scientists develop safer, more durable lithium-ion battery that can operate under extreme conditions (12/11/2017)
Lithium-ion batteries have become the energy storage method of choice for consumer electronics and military and aerospace systems alike. But potential safety hazards associated with the organic electrolytes that are used in Li-ion battery cells remain an ongoing concern.
New framework guarantees stability of microgrids that supply local power in developing countries (12/11/2017)
Today, more than 1.3 billion people are living without regular access to power, including more than 300 million in India and 600 million in sub-Saharan Africa. In these and other developing countries, access to a main power grid, particularly in rural regions, is remote and often unreliable.
When electronics, photonics meet on a standard chip (12/11/2017)
Electronics and light don't go well together on a standard 'CMOS' chip. Researchers have succeeded in introducing a light connection into the heart of a semiconductor chip. In this way, two circuits can communicate. Or: the worlds of electronics and photonics are connected.
Green roofs to reduce the effects of climate change (11/11/2017)
It would be necessary to have between 207 and 740 hectares of green roofs in a city like Seville (Spain), depending on the scenario that is contemplated, to reduce the effects of climate change in relation to the maximum temperature rises of between 1.5 and 6 ºC that are estimated by the end of the century. This would require between 11 and 40 percent of the buildings in the city.
A 'virtual wall' that improves wireless security and performance (11/11/2017)
An inexpensive device could finally solve the problem of improving wireless signal strength and security for indoor spaces with multiple rooms.
Flexible, stretchable photonic devices (10/11/2017)
Researchers have developed a way to make optically based microchips that can flex and bend like rubber and could be used for skin-mounted diagnostics or flexible strain sensors.
Startup to train robots like puppets (10/11/2017)
Robots today must be programmed by writing computer code, but imagine donning a VR headset and virtually guiding a robot through a task, like you would move the arms of a puppet, and then letting the robot take it from there.
New method developed to 3-D print fully functional electronic circuits (10/11/2017)
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3-D print fully functional electronic circuits.
New quantum materials offer novel route to 3-D electronic devices (09/11/2017)
Researchers have shown how the principles of general relativity open the door to novel electronic applications such as a three-dimensional electron lens and electronic invisibility devices.
Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects (09/11/2017)
Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of FDA-approved cancer drugs inside cancer cells in laboratory cultures.
