News articles tagged with 'efficiency'
Nanoparticles improve solar collection efficiency
— 6 Apr 2011 18:19 | TechnologyUsing minute graphite particles 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, mechanical engineers at Arizona State University hope to boost the efficiency - and profitability…
Stanford researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells
— 20 Feb 2011 16:18 | TechnologyThe sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but…
Breakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity
— 19 Jan 2011 18:02 | EnvironmentResearchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such as…
Syracuse University researchers contribute new ideas to enhance efficiency of wind turbines
— 3 Jan 2011 18:38 | TechnologyOne issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself - specifically, its changeability. While the aerodynamic performance of a wind…
Computer scientists leverage dark silicon to improve smartphone battery life
— 2 Sep 2010 16:19 | TechnologyA new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of 'dark silicon' - the underused transistors…
Fuel-efficiency formula needs cars wired with better brainpower, less vroom
— 1 Sep 2010 09:20 | TechnologyA University of Michigan researcher says it's possible to triple fuel economy in gasoline-powered cars by 2035, but it'll mean getting our automotive kicks from smart electronic technology…
Tecnalia participates in creation of glass that optimises use of solar energy
— 26 Aug 2010 09:16 | TechnologyThe Construction Unit at Tecnalia (in conjunction with the University of Cantabria) has taken part in the Sunglass project, the aim of which is to develop a new building product. This…
Robot climbs walls
— 5 Aug 2010 08:49 | TechnologyWielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ('rocker') scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds…
New inexpensive solar cell design
— 4 Aug 2010 08:43 | TechnologyOne of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada…
New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production
— 3 Aug 2010 14:06 | TechnologyStanford engineers have figured out how to simultaneously use the light and heat of the sun to generate electricity in a way that could make solar power production more than twice as…