News tagged with engine efficiency
Researchers develop technique to keep cool high-power semiconductor devices used in wireless applications, electric cars
A group of researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a technique to keep cool a semiconductor material used in everything from traffic lights to electric cars.
May 08, 2012 |
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Free apps drain smartphone energy on 'advertising modules'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user's geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Single-atom transistor is 'perfect'
In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.
Feb 19, 2012 |
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Commercial 'green' solar cells may be possible: researchers
Developing solar energy that is low-cost, lightweight, and energy efficient has proven to be one of the greatest challenges the science world faces today. Although current plastic solar cells are low in cost and easy to produce, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers. The technology could also potentially be used in larger displays to make ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Antonov creates a 3-speed transmission for electric cars
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are a surprising number of designs out there for electric cars. Most of the design innovations are about creating a more efficient design. While this has meant, for the most part, that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 05, 2011 |
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F1 gearing up for new 'green' and 'cool' future
Formula One is preparing itself for a period of progressive change towards greater fuel efficiency, clearer 'green' credentials and much bigger popularity with car makers and racing fans.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Five myths about diesel engines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diesel engines, long confined to trucks and ships, are garnering more interest for their fuel efficiency and reduced carbon dioxide emissions, relative to gasoline engines. Argonne mechanical ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2011 |
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DeltaWing concept car to race at Le Mans
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Le Mans endurance race is a 24-hour competition that features cars that typically have an engine that comes in at over five liters. One team, known as the Project 56 group, has created ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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S-DLE Center to boost durability, lifetime of solar power plants
Case Western Reserve University and industry are teaming up to dramatically improve the productive lifetime of solar energy technologies, energy-efficient lighting, roofing, building exteriors and more.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 27, 2011 |
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Split-cycle engine now more efficient than traditional combustion engine (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Split-cycle engines have been around for some time but until now have never matched the fuel efficiency of traditional internal combustion engines. That is about to change, with the latest ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Jet engine too hot? Schedule an MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a medical imaging technology used to image organs and soft tissues, may hold the key to improving the efficiency of jet engines, according to Lt. Colonel Michael Benson, a Ph.D. student in ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Software for efficient computing in the age of nanoscale devices
As semiconductor manufacturers build ever smaller components, circuits and chips at the nano scale become less reliable and more expensive to produce. The variability in their behavior from device to device and over their ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 19, 2010 |
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NTU's solar car wins Solar Grand Prize at the inaugural Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2010
A total of 81 teams from 10 countries gathered at the Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8-10 July 2010 to compete at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2010, the first time it is held in Asia.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Ethanol-fueled racecars outrun conventional speedsters
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of automotive researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory and industry have shown that a fuel-injected racing car engine fueled by E-85, an ethanol-based fuel, outperforms the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 07, 2010 |
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