News tagged with storage efficiency

New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy

A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Clemson engineers to create model underground energy-storage facility

With a new twist on an old idea, two Clemson University environmental engineers are developing ways to store "waste" energy underground to cut heating and cooling costs and reduce carbon emissions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Long-distance quantum communication gets closer as physicists increase light storage efficiency by an order of magnitude

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new demonstration of reversible light storage, physicists have achieved storage efficiencies of more than a magnitude greater than those offered by previous techniques. The new method could be useful ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (25) | comments 10 | with audio podcast feature

Seagate Ships Industry's First 2TB 6Gb/s SAS Enterprise Drive

Seagate is now shipping its 3.5-inch Constellation ES drive, the industry's first 2TB enterprise-class drives featuring 6Gb SAS, to customers worldwide.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SSDs the size of a postage stamp coming soon

(PhysOrg.com) -- One-terabyte (TB) solid state drives (SSDs) are expected to be released in a couple of years, and they will be about the size of the average postage stamp.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (39) | comments 18 | with audio podcast weblog

Toshiba Introduces 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Toshiba Corporation today introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin and light mobile PCs and portable external ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Hydrogen Storage Gets New Hope from Rechargeable 'Chemical Fuel Tank'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for "recycling" hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (18) | comments 19