News tagged with thermal performance
Best for batteries: Not too hot, not too cold
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thermal management is crucial in the development of new car batteries; NREL's Large-Volume Calorimeter helps prepare for a surge in electric vehicles.
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May 16, 2011 |
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Physics team reports gains in thermoelectric performance for bulk semiconductor material
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston College, MIT, Clemson and Virginia have used nanotechnology to achieve a 60-90 percent increase in the thermoelectric figure of merit of p-type half-Heusler, a common bulk semiconductor ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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GOES-14 (O) moving into on-orbit storage around the Earth
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite named GOES-14, is being placed in on-orbit storage this month to await its call to duty.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Ariane 5 booster roars into life
An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe’s heavy launcher.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 28, 2012 |
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Forensics ferret out fire beetle secret
Black fire beetles of the genus Melanophila possess unusual infrared sensors. Researchers from the University of Bonn and from the Forschungszentrum Julich have concluded that the beetles' sensors might even ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Sensing the infrared: Researchers improve infrared detectors using single-walled carbon nanotubes
(Phys.org) -- Whether used in telescopes or optoelectronic communications, infrared detectors must be continuously cooled to avoid being overwhelmed by stray thermal radiation. Now, a team of researchers from ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Wild blue yonder: Engineers tackle challenges of hypersonic flight
(Phys.org) -- Aeronautical engineers believe hypersonic planes flying at seven to 15 times the speed of sound will someday change the face of air and space travel. That is, if they can master such flight's known unknowns.
May 16, 2012 |
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Web tool helps determine best energy storage options
(Phys.org) -- Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 14, 2012 |
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Performance boost for microchips
The semiconductor industry is faced with the challenge of supplying ever faster and more powerful chips. The Next-Generation Lithography with EUV radiation will help meeting that challenge. Fraunhofer researchers ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Neutron scattering charts moves of memory-shape alloys that change structure in response to environmental cues
(Phys.org) -- Shape-memory alloys (SMAs) are an engineer's dream, able to shape-shift spontaneously to accommodate changing operating conditions. A research team from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
May 09, 2012 |
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New vacuum calibration system: Better, faster, and cheaper
In the vacuum business, less is more—except when it comes to accuracy. Industries that depend on high-quality, carefully monitored vacuum for sensitive processes such as microchip fabrication, as well ...
May 09, 2012 |
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First instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope completed
After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter's moons, has been declared ready for delivery ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2012 |
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Freescale introduces 64-bit quad-core QorIQ P5040 processor for power-sensitive control plane applications
Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core. The new quad-core QorIQ P5040 and dual-core P5021 products feature ...
May 08, 2012 |
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