Meet the skyrmions—exotic quasiparticles could revolutionise computing
Unique physical properties of these "magic knots" might help to satisfy demand for IT power and storage using a fraction of the energy.
Unique physical properties of these "magic knots" might help to satisfy demand for IT power and storage using a fraction of the energy.
General Physics
Jun 18, 2018
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It's great in the lab, but will it actually work? That's the million-dollar question perpetually leveled at engineering researchers. For a family of layered nanomaterials, developed and studied at Drexel University—and ...
Nanomaterials
May 18, 2018
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The world is a big place, but it's gotten smaller with the advent of technologies that put people from across the globe in the palm of one's hand. And as the world has shrunk, it has also demanded that things happen ever ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2018
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Physicists and material scientists have succeeded in constructing a motor and an energy storage device from one single component. They used an elastic polymer fibre closed into a ring that was made to rotate on application ...
General Physics
May 4, 2018
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A KAIST research team has developed a new hybrid energy storage device that can be charged in less than a half-minute. It employs aqueous electrolytes instead of flammable organic solvents, so it is both environmentally friendly ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 1, 2018
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The lithium-ion batteries that commonly power mobile phones and laptops are ubiquitous and efficient. But they can occasionally explode—as evidenced in the batteries used by Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, which the company recalled ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 1, 2017
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A group of Drexel University researchers have created a fabric-like material electrode that could help make energy storage devices—batteries and supercapacitors—faster and less susceptible to leaks or disastrous meltdowns. ...
Materials Science
Sep 20, 2017
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Supercapacitors promise recharging of phones and other devices in seconds and minutes as opposed to hours for batteries. But current technologies are not usually flexible, have insufficient capacities, and for many their ...
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2017
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Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are advantageous energy storage devices due to their higher specific energy density, lower self-discharge, and lower memory effect. Among the components of batteries, electrode materials play a key ...
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2017
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Can you imagine fully charging your cell phone in just a few seconds? Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering can, and they took a big step toward making it a reality with their recent work unveiling of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 10, 2017
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