News tagged with electricity technology

Power storage buffers fluctuating solar power

Siemens has developed an energy-storage system that can act as a buffer in electrical power grids. The aim is to provide a buffer against short-term fluctuations in output from renewable energy sources. Such ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two stopped light pulses interact with each other

(Phys.org) -- For the first time, physicists have experimentally demonstrated the interaction of two motionless light pulses. Because the stopped light pulses have a long interaction time, it increases the ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 8 | with audio podcast feature

Assembly errors quickly identified

If errors creep in during the assembly of components, costly post-processing is often the consequence. Automatic testing is difficult, especially where individual products are concerned. Now there is a new ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Beijing auto show to unveil cleaner cars

Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM research boosts long-range, air-powered electric battery project

(Phys.org) -- IBM announced that two industry leaders -- Asahi Kasei and Central Glass -- will join its Battery 500 Project team and collaborate on far-reaching research with the potential to accelerate the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 35 | with audio podcast

Research finds bright future for alternative energy with greener solar cells

(Phys.org) -- Even alternative energy technologies can sometimes be a little greener, according to a Kansas State University graduate student's research.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Clean energy could lead to scarce materials

As the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the supply of certain metals needed for key clean-energy technologies.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Fujitsu develops power saving system control technology for container data centers

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power conservation system control technology that reduces overall power consumption in container data centers by closely coordinating the operation ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Startup announces big breakthrough for electric vehicle batteries

For years, the electric vehicle industry has been eager to build a better electric car battery: one that extends range while having a longer overall life, is affordable, quick-charging and safe.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 53

New approach aims to slash cost of solar cells

Solar-powered electricity prices could soon approach those of power from coal or natural gas thanks to collaborative research with solar start-up Ampulse Corporation at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Reduction in US carbon emissions attributed to cheaper natural gas

In 2009, when the United States fell into economic recession, greenhouse gas emissions also fell, by 6.59 percent relative to 2008.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

New nanotechnology converts heat into power when it's needed most

Never get stranded with a dead cell phone again. A promising new technology called Power Felt, a thermoelectric device that converts body heat into an electrical current, soon could create enough juice to make another call ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Energy-recycling computer technology from UM goes global through AMD

An energy-recycling computer circuit born at the University of Michigan will enable a new generation of power efficient laptop PCs and servers.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Charging up the auto industry

This year's iconic North American International Auto Show featured a wave of new hybrid and electric cars that suggest the vehicles have truly come into their own. But what's the future for the technology needed to power ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technology platform for molecule-based electronics

Researchers at the Nano-Science Center at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new nano-technology platform for the development of molecule-based electronic components using the wonder material graphene. At the same ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0