ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2008) — Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This device, the size of a speck of dust, might ... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2008) — With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent. ... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) — Want more power and longer battery life for that cell phone, laptop, and digital music player? "Flower power" may be the solution. Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic performance than co... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) — Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around 25% of the UK's total carbon emission... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2008) — Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment. The Maha Fluid Power Research Center is part of the Engineering Research Center ... More...

ScienceDaily (Aug. 18, 2008) — Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors. The tasks involved are distributed between the three Fraunhofer... More...

ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2008) — A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows. The paper&... More...

Simplo Technology chairman Raymond Sung has confirmed that the company has received urgent orders for 400,000 battery modules from Dell after the US computer giant announced a recall of about 4.1 million Dell-branded notebook-use lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony due to fire risk... More...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2007) — Engineering physics researchers are devising a unique "blanket" that will enable them to squeeze as much electricity as possible from nuclear-powered batteries the size of a grain of coarse salt. "It looks like we'll have an effe... More...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2007) — The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including gas sensors able to detect pollution faster and more efficiently than conventional devices. "We can target diatoms of a certai... More...

ScienceDaily (Aug. 11, 2008) — Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists at CNRS (1) , working in collaboration with a team from CEA-Liten (2) , have shed light on this paradox. ... More...

Dell Inc.'s recall Tuesday of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries at risk of fire raised the specter of the average person unwittingly toting an arsenal of potentially lethal incendiary devices including cellphones, personal digital assistants and portable music players. Rest assured, the risk of... More...

ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2008) — If you thought all smoke alarms were equally effective, think again.  According to a recent study by researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) and the University of Washington in Seattle, photoelectric smoke alarms... More...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2008) — Mobile phones, notebook computers, iPods—the boom in portable computing and communications devices is dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power. These batteries offer the highest energy density, allow laptops to function for u... More...

ScienceDaily (July 4, 2007) — North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the common capacitor. High performance capacitors would enable hybrid ... More...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2007) — A car wastes energy almost continuously. Whether it is running in first, second, or a higher gear, there is only one position of the accelerator that guarantees optimal performance. Accelerating a little less or a little bit more can cause considerable loss of... More...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 20, 2008) — Scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in collaboration with the Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS), Germany have completed the first ever series of flights by autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Antarctica. This is the first time tha... More...

ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2006) — On 15 September, flight controllers at ESA's Space Operations Centre watched tensely as 'Rumba', No. 1 in the four-spacecraft Cluster fleet, was switched into a low-power, deep hibernation mode. The aim was to survive a challenging eclipse. The strategy was ... More...

ScienceDaily (Aug. 15, 2007) — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. The paper energy storage device project was supported by the New York State Office of Science, Techno... More...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2008) — A public-private effort to develop technologies for more fuel-efficient automobiles and to investigate the feasibility of hydrogen-based vehicles has made significant progress in most research areas, says a new report from the National Research Council. Whil... More...