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Are we on the verge of a worldwide battery crisis?
The worldwide battery market is currently undergoing something of a renaissance thanks to the growing demand for long-life, high power batteries across consumer electronics, industrial, military and the hybrid electric vehicles sectors. Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager, Accutronics, discusses the future of the battery market.
A new twist on airplane wing design
When the Wright brothers accomplished their first powered flight more than a century ago, they controlled the motion of their Flyer 1 aircraft using wires and pulleys that bent and twisted the wood-and-canvas wings. This system was quite different than the hinged flaps and ailerons on most aircraft ever since. But now, thanks to some high-tech wizardry developed by engineers at MIT and NASA, some aircraft may be returning to their roots, with a n...
Silicon Valley: Doctor Heal Thyself
Silicon Valley in California spawns the awesome giants that hold the future in their hands but they cannot solve their traffic problem. Airbus Helicopters from Europe has the Vahana project, creating an autonomous flying vehicle platform for individual passenger and cargo transport, mimicking car sharing, with flight tests in 2017. Reliable sense-and-avoid technology is still needed. Airbus predicts global demand of millions, meaning low costs. ...
Record for storing solar energy in hydrogen fuel
Solar energy has the potential to provide abundant power, but only if scientists solve two key issues: storing the energy for use at all hours, particularly at night, and making the technology more cost effective. Now an interdisciplinary team at Stanford has made significant strides toward solving the storage issue, demonstrating the most efficient means yet of storing electricity captured from sunlight in the form of chemical bonds.
Tomorrow’s hydraulic problems solved through innovation
Now renowned for rapid leaps in technology, industrial hydraulic engineering is rather a gradual progression that overcomes problems and incorporates evolving technologies as they arise. However, every challenge needs a champion and at the forefront of the product development process is a company that excels in delivering innovation.
Frontier technologies can transform lives of poorest
New technologies including drones, 3D printers and crowdsourcing could significantly improve the lives of the world’s poorest, says a new report launched by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Ten Frontier Technologies for International Development calls for strong leadership and collaboration between governments, the private sector, technical and academic experts if the full potential of these technologies are to be realised.
Drone measurements spot optimal wind farms
Wind energy is a key part of the global energy future, expanding rapidly throughout the world in onshore and offshore settings. But to be sustainable, large scale, multi-megawatt (multi-MW) wind farming's economic efficiencies need to be maximised and knowing where to place the turbines within the wind farm is a first step.Without proper and strategic placement of wind turbines, the low-speed wind behind turbines, called a wake, decreases the eff...
Engineered fluids for precision cleaning
3M has expanded its range of Novec Engineered Fluids with a new version designed for the more demanding types of metal cleaning applications. In common with other Novec Engineered Fluids, 3M says it has excellent health, safety and environmental properties in line with all current regulations, making it a safe and sustainable choice.
New facility highlights growth for torque tools specialist
Last week (21st October), Norbar Torque Tools officially opened the doors to its new 120,000ft2 facility in Banbury. The new space is more than twice the size of the company’s old premises. From the new site, Norbar will continue to produce torque solutions for a variety of global markets, including transportation, petrochemical and energy generation sectors.
Aerospace power core module with integrated FPGA
Microsemi announced its aerospace power core module (PCM) with an integrated field programmable gate array (FPGA) and hybrid power drive (HPD) stage. The PCM controls the electrical motors used in applications such as primary flight control actuation, landing gear systems and other systems. The device interfaces seamlessly with both aircraft power supplies and flight controllers, providing vital sensor feedback for health monitoring.