30 Dec 2016

Wearable revolutionizes whale research, makes them partners in science
A sophisticated new type of "tag" on whales that can record data every second for hours, days and weeks at a time provides a view of whale behavior, biology and travels never before possible.
30 Dec 2016

Stability challenge in perovskite solar cell technology
Researchers are continuing to investigate different types of perovskite materials in order to find more efficient, cost-effective, and long lifespan perovskite material suitable for use.
30 Dec 2016

Business Center for European Companies Opens in Korea
The Gyeonggi-do Europe Business Center has been established in Korea to help European companies enter the Korean market.
30 Dec 2016

WiTricity working with GM to test wireless EV charging system
WiTricity announced it is working with General Motors to test an advanced wireless charging system prototype for electric vehicles.
30 Dec 2016

A robot learns its way around the lab
Unlike you or me, robots actually have to learn things like: chairs change positions from hour to hour, or that a book resting on a table is not part of the table.
30 Dec 2016

Live cell imaging using a smartphone
A recent study from Uppsala University shows how smartphones can be used to make movies of living cells, without the need for expensive equipment.
30 Dec 2016

Containerized mobile wind energy systems
By using a Twing, short for tethered wing, wind energy up to 300 meters above the ground can be efficiently harnessed.
29 Dec 2016

Flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering
Transparent conductors are one of the key elements of today's electronic and optoelectronic devices such as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, smart phones, etc.
29 Dec 2016

One step closer to reality: devices that convert heat into electricity
The same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in a form more suitable to industry.
28 Dec 2016

UK car preparing for solar challenge
Solar Team Great Britain, which is developing a solar race car and aims to be the first British team to win the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, has completed a data-collection mission to generate real-world-conditions information on the 3,022km race route from Darwin, Australia to Adelaide.
28 Dec 2016

Solar road unveiled in Normandy
Wattway is a solar panel system installed on the road's surface that captures solar energy to produce renewable energy.
28 Dec 2016

Self-healing, transparent, highly stretchable material
Scientists have developed a transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable conductive material that can be electrically activated to power artificial muscles and could be used to improve batteries, electronic devices, and robots.
28 Dec 2016

Towards damage resistant 3D printing materials
Scientists have discovered the secret behind the toughness of deer antlers and how they can resist breaking during fights.
27 Dec 2016

German solar car from mid-2017
The startup Sono Motors from Munich has collected over 300.000€ through a crowdfunding campaign in the summer of 2016.
27 Dec 2016

Advance in intense pulsed light sintering for electronics manufacture
Faster production of advanced, flexible electronics is among the potential benefits of a discovery by researchers.
27 Dec 2016

Astronauts to get help from snake robots
Researchers are looking into how a snake robot might carry out maintenance work on the International Space Station, study comets, and explore the possibility of living and working in lava tunnels on the Moon.
27 Dec 2016

Manufactured materials offer benefits to energy sector
A mechanical engineer imagines an energy sector enhanced by greater control over thermal radiation. To work toward this objective, he is designing and constructing a host of custom electromagnetic materials.
26 Dec 2016

New approach captures the energy of slow motion
A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy currently wasted due to its characteristic low frequency and use it to power next-generation electronic devices, according to a team of scientists and electrical engineers.
26 Dec 2016

Inauguration of 3D printed bridge
The 3D printed bridge was developed through parametric design, which allows users to optimize the distribution of materials and minimize the amount of waste by recycling the raw material during manufacture.
26 Dec 2016

Graphene able to transport huge currents on the nano scale
New experiments have shown that it is possible for extremely high currents to pass through graphene, a form of carbon. This allows imbalances in electric charge to be rapidly rectified.