News tagged with power flow
Achieving optimal efficiencies for nanoengines
(PhysOrg.com) -- "There's a lot of recent interest in understanding the functioning and optimal performance of small systems," Katja Lindenberg tells PhysOrg.com. Lindenberg is a scientist in the Department of Chemistry and Bi ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Enhancing the efficiency of wind turbines
A milestone in the history of renewable energy occurred in the year 2008 when more new wind-turbine power generation capacity was added in the U.S. than new coal-fired power generation. The costs of producing power with wind ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Engineer develops new approach for uncertainty estimation, wins award
Pavlos Vlachos, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, working with two engineers from Utah State University, has won the Lewis F. Moody Award for an outstanding original paper useful ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Solar power development in US Southwest could threaten wildlife
Government agencies are considering scores of applications to develop utility-scale solar power installations in the desert Southwest of the United States, but too little is known to judge their likely effects on wildlife, ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Scientist receives grant to develop hydrogen-powered, solar-inspired nano-battery
There's a big buzz today over future nanostructure devices performing specialized jobs in everything from electronics to medicine. But what's still needed are unconventional ways to power these tiny machines.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 23, 2010 |
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