Electrical Engineering and Electronics News
Smallest Piece Of Art Ever Printed Could Herald Ultra-Tiny Nanowires, Biosensors And Optic
Posted on September 12, 2007 at 11:06:56 pm
IBM researchers in collaboration with scientists from the ETH Zurich have demonstrated a new, efficient and precise technique to print at the nanoscale.
Halting High-Speed Pursuits
Posted on September 01, 2007 at 02:33:28 pm
Thanks in part to NASA research, law enforcement now has better "teeth" to take a bite out of crime.
Magnetic Refrigeration? Quiet, Environmentally Friendly, Not Quite Cool Enough Yet
Posted on August 29, 2007 at 11:17:43 pm
Forget about magnets on your fridge -- researchers are trying to make magnetic fields do the work of your fridge. The first milestone in magnetic cooling has been achieved.
Lithium Batteries For Hybrid Electric Cars
Posted on August 29, 2007 at 11:09:49 pm
Hybrid electric cars need much better batteries--and A123, a plucky Massachusetts startup, says it's got them.
Thin-layer Solar Cells May Bring Cheaper Green Power
Posted on August 24, 2007 at 10:39:43 pm
Scientists are researching new ways of harnessing the sun's rays which could eventually make it cheaper for people to use solar energy to power their homes.
Go Solar, Wind Or Geothermal If You Want Renewable Energy With Life-cycle Efficiency
Posted on August 18, 2007 at 06:51:27 pm
Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning" Researchers in Greece have carried out a life cyc
Toward Real-world Star Trek Tricoder Devices
Posted on August 16, 2007 at 12:23:20 am
So you drop by the store tonight and buy the latest model of a Star Trek tricoder-type device -- a handheld instrument for scanning alien environments -- and use it to check your home air for indoor pollutants. As farfetched as that idea may seem, such de
New Technology Has Dramatic Chip-cooling Potential For Future Computers
Posted on August 14, 2007 at 11:43:31 pm
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology using tiny "ionic wind engines" that might dramatically improve computer chip cooling, possibly addressing a looming threat to future advances in computers and electronics.
Researchers Turn Everyday Paper Into Resilient, Rechargeable Energy Storage Device
Posted on August 14, 2007 at 12:50:59 am
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.
Computers Expose the Physics of NASCAR
Posted on August 11, 2007 at 07:45:05 pm
omputer scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle developed a new way to simulate and display complex situations very quickly. The algorithm made its high-profile debut this summer when the ESPN sports network used it to show air flowing over














