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Tech Xplore / Engineers achieve record-breaking performance in zinc-air batteries
Monash engineers have unveiled a breakthrough catalyst that could supercharge next-generation batteries, offering more power, longer life and lower costs.
Tech Xplore / Cathode overcomes key challenges in water electrolysis for clean energy
A new kind of cathode that is more resistant to power fluctuations can render (sea)water electrolysis more sustainable, cost-effective, and more suited for coupling with intermittent renewable energy in real-world applications, ...
Tech Xplore / Cardboard and earth combine to create low-carbon alternative to concrete
Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete's carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. The research is published in the journal Structures.
Tech Xplore / Researchers pioneer advances to make next-generation lithium batteries safer
Battery technology researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently published studies that address some of the biggest challenges in the field.
Tech Xplore / Enabling an electric future, engineers create electrode-agnostic electrolyte
In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficient, energy-dense battery that could supplant today's ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. ...
Tech Xplore / Predictive AI could prevent crowd crush disasters
To prevent crowd crush incidents like the Itaewon tragedy, it's crucial to go beyond simply counting people and to instead have a technology that can detect the real-inflow and movement patterns of crowds. A KAIST research ...
Tech Xplore / When every second counts: How AI can speed up disaster response decisions
In an unfolding disaster situation, quick decisions need to be made on how to respond and where to direct resources, to preserve life and aid recovery efforts. With the rapid development of AI, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ...
Tech Xplore / First experimental proof of multiscale coupling in plasma has implications for fusion energy
Microscopic turbulence in plasma can trigger macroscopic structural changes. In complex physical systems, such cross-scale interactions—between different spatial and temporal scales—are known as multiscale coupling. To ...
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed fuel cells could reshape sustainable aerospace applications
A team of researchers at DTU may have cracked one of the toughest nuts in sustainable energy: how to make fuel cells light and powerful enough for aerospace applications.
Tech Xplore / Compact phononic circuits guide sound at gigahertz frequencies for chip-scale devices
Phononic circuits are emerging devices that can manipulate sound waves (i.e., phonons) in ways that resemble how electronic circuits control the flow of electrons. Instead of relying on wires, transistors and other common ...
Tech Xplore / Bird-like robot with novel wing system achieves self-takeoff and low-speed flight
In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly engineered mechanism made to drive bat-style morphing wings capable of flight. While this bio-inspired ...
Tech Xplore / Clever device drastically reduces the vibration from rotating parts
An EPFL Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering has developed a device that significantly dampens the flow-induced vibration caused by rotating parts, such as those in boat propellers, turbines and hydraulic pumps. His device ...
