A novel fabrication technique developed by UConn engineering professor Brian Willis could provide the breakthrough technology scientists have been looking for to vastly improve today’s solar energy systems. For years, scientists have studied the potential benefits of a new branch of solar energy technology that relies on incredibly small nanosized antenna arrays that are theoretically […]
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Manufacturing: Technologies for future smart factories
Research at The University of Nottingham that could help the UK manufacturing industry to remain competitive by evolving to meet future challenges is in line for a multi-million pound funding boost. The work being led by Professor Svetan Ratchev, Director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, has received two five-year research grants from the […]
Photos of the Day: Titanic II
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be […]
Titanic II to Be Built By Australian Billionaire
Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire, is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016. WSJ’s Dipti Kapadia reports. Read the full story here and see the photos here.
Photos of the Day: The Internet of Everything
In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, photo, a man stands up in front of a banner of Connected city at the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. So-called machine-to-machine technology is all the buzz at this year’s largest wireless trade show, and some analysts believe these types of […]
Wireless Connections Creep into Trash Bins as ‘Internet of Things’ Gains Momentum
A car that tells your insurance company how you’re driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your air conditioner when electricity gets more expensive. See the photos here. Welcome to the next phase of the wireless revolution. The first wave of wireless was […]
Power: Less is more for 2013
Power has come of age as a defining parameter in electronic systems. Whether maximizing battery life, keeping an enclosure cool, or passing large currents more efficiently, projects now start with power in mind. In 2013 we will see the continued migration of power technologies from research to commercial availability. Computing has been affected most notably […]
BP Executive to Resume Testimony
The first BP executive to testify at a federal trial over the nation’s worst oil spill will take the stand again Wednesday before a judge tasked with deciding whether the oil giant and other companies acted with gross negligence for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. BP executive Lamar McKay testified Tuesday, the […]
Tugs Towing Shell Drill Vessel to Dutch Harbor
A Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling vessel that ran aground on New Year’s Eve is on the move from near Kodiak Island in Alaska to Dutch Harbor. Shell spokesman Curtis Smith told The Associated Press in an email that the Kulluk left Kiliuda Bay on Tuesday afternoon. Three tugs are towing the barge in a […]
Verizon to test Ericsson’s TV over LTE
Telstra and Verizon are preparing to test a new broadcast TV system developed by Ericsson that operates over LTE networks. The approach is about as close to the traditional terrestrial broadcast model as you can get on LTE. Ericsson is making use of a recently developed branch of LTE technology that allows network operators to […]