Electric motors are very efficient compared to gasoline or diesel engines, but it seems like there is still room for improvement. One promising company working … Yasa More efficient electric motorRead more
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Peterborough Lift Lock
It took 84 years to finish the Trent-Severn waterway that connects Lake Ontario to Lake Huron; it may have made sense in 1833 when it … Peterborough Lift LockRead more
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Air-cooled condenser
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (“DLR”), a German government research agency, presented a study in 2007 comparing a particular dry cooling technology, the … Air-cooled condenserRead more
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First Superconductor Power Cable
American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced at Hannover Fair 2009 that LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable) has ordered approximately 80,000 meters … First Superconductor Power CableRead more
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Making cheaper LED bulbs
UK materials scientists have discovered a cheaper way to produce LED bulbs, which are three times as efficient as fluorescent lamps. Gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs … Making cheaper LED bulbsRead more
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Regenerative shock absorber for EV
Electric Truck, LLC (ET) has exclusively optioned commercial rights to a technology from Tufts University that can recharge the batteries of any hybrid electric and … Regenerative shock absorber for EVRead more
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Charging EVs in 10 minutes by PosiCharge
As the leading supplier of fast charge systems for industrial electric vehicles (EVs), AV has applied its unmatched battery and charge system expertise to improve … Charging EVs in 10 minutes by PosiChargeRead more
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No-soap washing machine
Korean designers Jung Hyun Cho and Bo Ram have designed a washing machine that needs just a minute to give you nice clean clothes. What’s … No-soap washing machineRead more
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Nanotube Structures for Electric Motors
Researchers from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, have found that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators … Nanotube Structures for Electric MotorsRead more
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Faster charging for lithium batteries
Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge have found a way to get a common lithium compound to release … Faster charging for lithium batteriesRead more