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'Grand PV Designs'
The'BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2016'reveals that PV solar energy generation has increased by 28.1% from 2014 to 2015, and states: 'Solar is scaling up rapidly, with capacity more than trebling over the past four years.'
'Green' electronic materials produced with synthetic biology
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report in the current issue of Small that they have genetically designed a strain of bacteria that spins out extremely thin and highly conductive wires made up of solely of non-toxic, natural amino acids. Researchers led by microbiologist Derek Lovely say the wires, which rival the thinnest wires known to man, are produced from renewable, inexpensive feedstocks and avoid the harsh chemical pro...
The reported cybersecurity risks in 3D printing
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly called 3D printing, is a $4 billion business set to quadruple by 2020. One day, manufacturers may print everything from cars to medicines, disrupting centuries-old production practices. The Federal Aviation Administration recently certified the first 3D-printed part for GE commercial jet engines, and companies like Ford Motor Company are using AM to build products and prototypes.
Future UAVs could be 'grown' in large-scale labs
Ahead of this years' Farnborough International Airshow, engineers and scientists at BAE Systems and the University of Glasgow outlined their thinking about military aircraft and how they might be designed and manufactured in the future.
E-paper displays; a myriad of exciting applications to improve personal, industrial and consumer processes
To most of us, the mention of an e-paper display will remind us of devices like Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. But it’s not just e-readers that use this display technology. There are applications across many sectors such as in retail, marketing and travel. According to research company Technavio, the global e-paper display market is predicted to experience a huge compound annual growth rate of 41% over the period 2016 to 2020.
VR 'Cave' uses cutting-edge technology
Nestled in a nondescript room in Wichita State's MESA Building is something known simply as "the Cave." It doesn't look like much – that is, until the lights are turned off and the 12 LED projectors are turned on. Suddenly you're immersed in a 3D, full-color VR experience from the floor up to the three surrounding walls. The Cave was created by a partnership between WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research, Dassault Systèmes an...
'Grand PV Designs'
The 'BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2016'reveals that PV solar energy generation has increased by 28.1% from 2014 to 2015, and states: 'Solar is scaling up rapidly, with capacity more than trebling over the past four years.'
Technology recharges smartphones with urine
The microbial fuel cell technology, which is also inside the 'Pee Power' urinals developed at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), now has the capacity to power up and recharge a smartphone. A world first, the improved system enables three hours of phone operation (outgoing call) for every six hours of charge time, with as little as 600ml (per charge) of urine.
Midlands manufacturer increases exports to offshore sector
Following a defiant statement from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) that the North Sea is ‘Open for Business,' one UK hydraulics manufacturer has completed a deal to manufacture and supply a unit of eight hydraulic safety blocks to be used on oil rigs in the area.
Large drone research project starts in Oklahoma
Nearly 100 researchers and students from four universities, including the University of Kentucky, converged in Stillwater, Oklahoma, recently to do what they do best—fly UAS, otherwise known as drone systems. The groups from UK, Oklahoma State University (OSU), the University of Oklahoma (OU) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln were conducting their first flight campaign for CLOUD MAP, the $6 million NSF-funded project focused on using drone...