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Tech Xplore / Researchers develop highly efficient and stable photoelectrode for water splitting using organic semiconductors
A team of researchers, led by Professor Ji-Hyun Jang from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has achieved a significant breakthrough in photoelectrode development.
Tech Xplore / Eco-friendly conductive ink promises to revolutionize the production of soft stretchable electronic circuits
Researchers at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC) and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a water-based conductive ink tailored for producing flexible electronic circuits.
Tech Xplore / New material offers more durable, sustainable multi-level non-volatile phase change memory
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the development of non-volatile phase change memory—a type of electronic memory that can store data even when the power is turned off—in a material that has never displayed the ...
Tech Xplore / Pumping liquids in pulses like the heart reduces friction and energy consumption, shows study
Pumping liquids may seem like a solved problem but optimizing the process is still an area of active research. Any pumping application—from industrial scales to heating systems at home—would benefit from a reduction in ...
Tech Xplore / Chemists develop more efficient battery designed for storing energy from wind or solar farms
Jimmy Jiang envisions a future where every house is powered by renewable energy stored in batteries—perhaps even those he and his students are designing today.
Tech Xplore / Oil-capturing technology offers 10x improvement cleaning up hazardous spills
To combat the extreme environmental toll of major oil spills, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a technology that could significantly improve cleanup capabilities compared with current methods.
Tech Xplore / Targeted stiffening yields more efficient soft robot arms
The current crop of AI robots has made giant leaps when it comes to tiny activities.
Tech Xplore / Linking two solar technologies is a win-win for efficiency and stability
While conventional silicon-based solar cells have had an unmistakable impact on the buildout of renewable energy resources around the world, additional performance improvements have become increasingly difficult to make as ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop an energy-efficient wireless power and information transfer system
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoTs) refers to a technology that combines wireless sensors, controllers, and mobile communication technologies to make every aspect of industrial production processes intelligent and efficient. ...
Tech Xplore / Scammers can abuse security flaws in email forwarding to impersonate high-profile domains
Sending an email with a forged address is easier than previously thought, due to flaws in the process that allows email forwarding, according to a research team led by computer scientists at the University of California San ...
Tech Xplore / Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities
If the region surrounding Chicago—North America's largest freight hub—shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives ...
Tech Xplore / Using water to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Water could play a crucial role in reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Johns Hopkins engineers.