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Supercapacitors record breaking performance for self-powered wearables

The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies develops and employs nano-enabled energy harvesting, energy storage, nanodevices and sensors to create innovative battery-free, body-powered, and wearable health monitoring systems.

A partnership to secure and protect the emerging Internet of Things

National Science Foundation and Intel Corporation team to improve the security and privacy of computing systems that interact with the physical world using a new cooperative research model.

Report on EV Roadmap8 Portland Oregon 28-29 July

This event of a few hundred people and twenty or so exhibitors had a good range of coverage from many choices of EV test drive to sitting in on focus groups of people minded to buy an EV.

Report on EV Roadmap 8 Portland Oregon 28-29 July Day One

Summary of the first day of the EV Roadmap 8 event taking place in Portland, Oregon

Unlocking the energy stored in plant cell walls

By virtue of their chloroplasts, plants are superb harvesters of solar energy. They use it to build leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, and roots. We harvest a small percentage of that energy in the form of food and a smaller amount in the form of wood for heating.

Boosting confidence in new manufacturing technologies

DARPA's Open Manufacturing program seeks to build and demonste rapid qualification technologies that comprehensively capture, analyze and control variability in the manufacturing process to predict the properties of resulting products.

Aircraft heat exchanger to be manufactured using 3D printing

3D Systems has announced its role in a $1.3 million contract to design, build and test a cutting-edge aircraft heat exchanger to be manufactured using 3D printing.

How to make continuous rolls of graphene

All the possible uses for graphene face the same big hurdle: the need for a scalable and cost-effective method for continuous manufacturing of graphene films.

Student self-regulated learning via wearable tech

How wearable and accessible technologies, such as the Apple Watch, can support students' self-regulated learning to lead to greater academic success.

Imperfect graphene opens door to better fuel cells

Researchers have discovered that if the graphene naturally has a few tiny holes in it, you have a proton-selective membrane that could lead to improved fuel cells.

Wearable computers no longer just for the Jetsons

Association for Computing Machinery hosts expert on wearable tech.

Low-grade waste heat regenerates ammonia battery

An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries.

Low-grade waste heat regenerates ammonia battery

An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to engineers.

Insect-inspired robotic platform in Army exercise

Army researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park.

Research shows how giant clams harness the sun

Evolution in extreme environments has produced life forms with amazing abilities and traits.

Rethinking the basic science of graphene synthesis

A new route to making graphene has been discovered that could make the 21st century's wonder material easier to ramp up to industrial scale.

Scientists shed light on organic photovoltaic characteristics

Scientists have developed a method that allows the prediction of the current density-voltage curve of a photovoltaic device.

What's in store? The future of batteries to be revealed

A current major topic of conversation within the advanced battery and electric vehicle industry is the future of battery technology and chemistries in the context of energy density, safety and cost.

GMZ Energy announces Scott Rackey as Vice President

GMZ Energy has announced the appointment of Scott Rackey as Vice President of Business Development.