By compressing simple molecule solids with hydrogen, the researchers create a new material that achieves superconductivity at room temperature. (Image credit: University of Rochester) Researchers from the University of Rochester have created a ...
Researchers have developed a new process that converts plastic waste into hydrogen and carbon nanotubes. This could be used worldwide in an effort to reduce plastic pollution on land and in oceans, lakes, and rivers. (Image Credit: Antoine GIRET/Unsp...
This circuit could be used to provide limitless, low-voltage, clean power for small devices or sensors. (Image Credit: University of Arkansas) Physicists at the University of Arkansas have developed a circuit that utilizes graphene to produce un...
NuScale has received a final safety evaluation report for its small modular reactor. The reactor is capable of shutting itself off automatically in case of an emergency. (Image Credit: NuScale Power) According to a statement, NuScale received a ...
NDB states that its proof-of-concept battery can outlast lithium-ion batteries and won’t need to ever be recharged since it acts like a self-charging generator. It can last anywhere from 10 to 28,000 years. (Image Credit: NDB) Wouldn’t it be ama...
The new pumped-hydro design leverages water to add more solar and wind power onto the grid. (Image Credit: NREL) In a collaborative effort with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other firms, Obermeyer Hydro Inc. designed a new ...
This patent can help solve thermal runaway issues in EV batteries. The mitigation solution involves combining a lithium-ion battery with a metal-air one to prevent it from catching fire. (Image Credit: USTPO) Other than increasing energy density...
This liquid metal battery could replace lithium-ion batteries to provide power to hospitals, manufacturing facilities or a subdivision of several hundred homes. (Image Credit: MIT) The problem with intermittency in non-fossil fuel electricity ge...
An image taken by a scanning electron microscope reveals a single-crystal gold nanowire on a thermal oxide substrate. (Image Credit: Natelson Research at GroupRice University) Utilizing an advanced optical detection system, researchers at Rice Unive...
There are affordable switch mode DC converters available.One that you see often is this Benq 12 V to 5V converter.I can find info on all components, except the inductor. And I don't have an inductance meter.There are several other ways to measure ind...
When I saw Michael's post on a power supply for the Archeology Resistivity Meter that's being designed here in the community, I remembered I have a switch mode transformator in my scrap parts box.It's there since forever. I unsoldered it ...
There is a not so surprising trend to replace lead-acid batteries used in all kind of systems or devices with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). When checking lead-acid batteries in these devices or systems by service technicians then often a battery test...
QuantumScape says it has developed a new battery technology that could be utilized in EVs by 2025, and it has more advantages over lithium-ion. (Image Credit: QuantumScape) QuantumScape, a 10-year old startup based in California, says it has res...
The other day I posted something in this group about how temperature affects a battery measurement because I wanted to find out how much that impact actually is. There was great feedback regarding this post in the comments (thank you very much for th...
The orange-tinted solar panels could be utilized in the future, allowing farmers to generate electricity while producing vegetables. (Image Credit: University of Cambridge) In the future, farmers could grow their crops indoors underneath tinted...
Painting a blade black can dramatically reduce the number of birds killed by wind turbines by up to 70%. (Image Credit: May et al. ./Ecology and Evolution/Wiley Online Library) The number of birds killed by wind turbines per year could be drasti...
Northvolt’s factory, which is under construction, is set to be complete next year. The company is aiming to (Image Credit: Northvolt) European battery makers are getting ready to take advantage of huge “green” stimulus packages unveiled s...
To create the material, the thin film is deposited via a pulsed-laser deposition process in the chamber. The bright plume represents the laser hitting the target and depositing the material. (Image Credit: Lane Martin, Berkeley Lab) Even though ...
A widely used and very popular battery tester in the maintenance sector is HIOKI's handheld BT3554. In less than three seconds it precisely measures the battery resistance at 1000 Hz as well as the battery voltage and it lets you make pass / fail...
A research team has developed a method to turn common red bricks into an energy storage solution. (Image credit: University of Washington) The growth of solar panels and wind turbine energy solutions may be great for renewable energy, but it pos...
The researchers successfully demonstrated the new zinc-air battery in the scorpion and worm toy robots. (Image Credit: University of Michigan) Current stand-alone batteries are inefficient, too large, add significant mass to any robot design, an...
Epishine is about to launch this interesting light energy harvesting (LEH) kit and has provided some early samples for evaluation. UnboxingHere is an unboxing showing what might be expected in the kit:www.youtube.com/watch LEH Kit FeaturesB...
Researchers could make the conversion from solar energy to hydrogen fuel more efficient by using the machinery of photosynthesis. (Image Credit: Clay Banks, Unsplash) Scientists from the Israel Institute of Technology have achieved record effici...
I'm selected for the STM32H7B3I-DK - DISCOVERY KIT road test.I'm working on a touch screen GUI for my electronic load.In this post I'm trying a mock interface - see how I can switch between screensThank you fellow roadtester jomoenginer for sen...
I received a preview of a light harvesting kit from Epishine and element14. Check my intro here.In this post, I'm checking the behaviour when you provide backup coin cell. players.brightcove.net/.../index.html The setup is identical to the ...
