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- Multijunction Solar Cells Break Efficiency Records by Harvesting the Full Spectrum of Light Mon, 2 Jun 14, 10:00pmEngineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new type of solar cell that uses multiple junctions instead of single subcells to gather the full spectrum of light...
- Could Dissolvable Electronics be the Answer to E-Waste Pollution? Thu, 25 Jul 13, 1:29amAs technology rapidly progresses and consumers continue to hunger for the latest gadgets, an awful lot of out-dated cellphones and other e-waste is making its way into landfill...
- Scientists 3D Print a Tiny Lithium-Ion Battery the Size of a Grain of Sand Fri, 21 Jun 13, 7:19amAs technology advances, gadgets and gizmos are becoming smaller and smaller. From medical devices to bee-sized robots, developments in engineering have made for incredibly tiny electronics. To accommodate these diminutive...
- Scientists 3D Print a Lithium-Ion Battery the Size of a Grain of Sand Fri, 21 Jun 13, 2:00amAs technology advances, gadgets and gizmos are becoming smaller and smaller. From medical devices to bee-sized robots, developments in engineering have made for incredibly tiny electronics. To accommodate these diminutive...
- UC San Diego Develops a Firefighting Robot Capable of Creating 3D Images Fri, 14 Jun 13, 2:30amSummer is here, and for many parts of the western United States that means fire season has officially begun. Scores of firefighters have already been battling blazes across the country. First responders could soon have an...
- Cradle Turns iPhone into Incredible Biosensor that Detects Pathogens and Environmental Toxins Fri, 31 May 13, 9:59pmYou may have already suspected that your iPhone was capable of almost anything. Emailing, gaming, snapshots, video recording, satellite mapping-it certainly can accomplish an amazing number of tasks. Now, with just a little...
- New Tiny Lithium Ion Battery is 2,000x More Powerful and Can Charge 1,000x Faster Thu, 18 Apr 13, 3:30amWith lithium ion batteries, it used to be that you would have to choose between power and storage capacity. But researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have proven that it is possible to have the best...
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Affordable Re_Home is Prepped for Natural Disaster Recovery Wed, 5 Oct 11, 1:13amRead the rest of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Affordable Re_Home is Prepped for Natural Disaster Recovery Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", 2011 solar...
- SNEAK PEEK: 20 Stunning Energy-Efficient Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathlon! Wed, 14 Sep 11, 4:36amRead the rest of SNEAK PEEK: 20 Stunning Energy-Efficient Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathlon! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 4D home, Appalachian State university, CHIP home, e-cube, eco design,...