A brighter design emerges for low-cost, 'greener' LED light bulbs
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
The phase-out of traditional incandescent bulbs in the U.S. and elsewhere, as well as a growing interest in energy efficiency, has given LED lighting a sales boost.
However, that trend could be short-lived as key materials known as rare earth elements become more expensive. Scientists have now designed new materials for making household LED bulbs without using these ingredients.
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Energy Prices and Business Decision-Making in Canada
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Canada has abundant energy sources, from vast oil sands to ample hydroelectric capacity, offshore oil, natural gas, and coal. Given this energy-rich environment, Canada has relatively low energy prices and an energy-intensive industrial structure with the business sector accounting for about three-quarters of total energy demand.
However, energy prices are rising overall and Canadian busin ...
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A simple and versatile way to build 3-dimensional materials of the future
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Researchers in Japan have developed a novel yet simple technique, called "diffusion driven layer-by-layer assembly," to construct graphene into porous three-dimensional (3D) structures for applications in devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. Their study was recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
Graphene is essentially an ultra-thin sheet of carbon and possesses ...
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Researchers develop world's thinnest electric generator
New York NY (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Researchers from Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology report that they have made the first experimental observation of piezoelectricity and the piezotronic effect in an atomically thin material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), resulting in a unique electric generator and mechanosensation devices that are optically transparent, extremely light, and very bendable and stretchab ...
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Stem and Kyocera Launch Energy Storage For Commercial Users
Millbrae CA (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Stem has announced that it has teamed with Kyocera Solar to offer an integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solution for commercial power users.
The new solution automatically reduces demand on the electric utility grid, providing guarantees for significant energy savings now and against possible future tariffs - benefits reinforced by using high-performance Kyocera solar mo ...
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Trina Solar's Monocrystalline Honey Module Sets New World Record
Changzhou, China (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Trina Solar has announced that its high-efficiency Honey solar module has set a new world record for peak power output for P-type monocrystalline silicon PV modules, as independently certified by TUV Rheinland.
The module was developed in the Company's State Key Lab of PV Science and Technology and is composed of 60 156mm x 156mm high-efficiency Honey monocrystalline silicon cells.
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ORNL research reveals unique capabilities of 3-D printing
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Oct 20, 2014 -
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated an additive manufacturing method to control the structure and properties of metal components with precision unmatched by conventional manufacturing processes.
Ryan Dehoff, staff scientist and metal additive manufacturing lead at the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL, ...
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