Battling corrosion to keep solar panels humming
Researchers are studying corrosion to help industry develop longer-lasting photovoltaic panels and increase reliability.
View ArticleHow Open-Source Robotics Hardware Is Accelerating Research and Innovation
Open hardware systems could make robots more affordable and easier to build
View ArticleNew radar scanner tests wind turbine blades for defects
Thanks to the innovative radar scanner, defects in the material composition of the wind turbine blades can now be detected with far greater accuracy and visualized in a cross-sectional view, thereby...
View ArticleLight can improve perovskite solar cell performance
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Publishing in Nature, EPFL scientists show how light affects perovskite film formation in solar cells, which is a critical factor in using them for...
View ArticleFlexible, organic and biodegradable: Researchers develop new wave of electronics
A new semiconductor is as flexible as skin and easily degradable, report scientists. It could have diverse medical and environmental applications, without adding to the mounting pile of global...
View ArticleWhy Hardware Engineers Have to Think Like Cybercriminals and Why Engineers...
Scott Borg, director of the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, says hardware design engineers hold the future of cybersecurity in their hands
View ArticleExploring underground with a colliding drone
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano last weekend helped to explore the caverns under Sicily using a drone that deliberately bumped into its surroundings in order to build a map.
View ArticleAI Designers Find Inspiration in Rat Brains
Reverse engineering 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue could lead to better artificial neural networks
View ArticleResearchers Invent New Method for Non-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation
MIT scientists selectively excite neurons deep in the brain without implanting electrodes
View ArticleA novel approach to star trails
How did Christian Sasse create this image? Read on … Article by Christian Sasse, originally published at his blog, The Cosmic Clock. Used with permission. Star trail photography has gained popularity...
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