The work, which appears in the November 27, 2014, edition of Science Express, points to new avenues for producing single - site supported gold catalysts that could produce high - grade hydrogen for cleaner energy use in fuel -
cell powered devices, including vehicles.
Not exact matches
Whenever it's
powered on, your
cell phone or smart
device is sending out signals to figure out where it is, and as that is determined, the information can be shared with a variety of opt - in, or pay, services ranging from maps and the weather to entertainment guides and retail apps.
This rechargeable battery churns out charge even at — 70 ° Celsius, a temperature where the typical lithium - ion batteries that
power many of today's
cell phones, electric cars and other
devices don't work.
But even ordinary events such as a
power outage could cripple the
cell phone infrastructure, turning our primary emergency contact
devices into glowing paperweights.
Next steps include expanding the use of the technology to different applications, such as solar and fuel
cells; and using the battery to
power different kinds of electronic
devices.
And on a different technological track, hydrogen -
powered fuel -
cell cars —
powered by
devices Musk has publicly called «fools
cells» — are beginning to enter the market, led by Japanese automakers.
Marc Madou, a microengineering expert at the University of California, Irvine, and his colleagues are targeting their efforts at microbatteries, small
power cells used to juice
devices such as pacemakers, hearing aids, smart cards, and remote sensors.
Energy - converting
devices like fuel
cells being developed to
power some types of electric vehicles rely on platinum's catalytic properties to transform
«Stretchable biofuel
cells extract energy from sweat to
power wearable
devices.»
Using
power harvested from ambient light with a tiny solar
cell — roughly the size of a grain of rice — the
device was able to communicate with a base station that was 50 feet away.
The research team expects this fuel
cell may be suitable for portable electronic
devices such as smartphones, laptops, and drones that require high
power - density and quick on / off.
Compounds dubbed «redox mediators» then act like wires, transporting electric charge from these enzymes to electrodes that lead from the fuel
cell to whatever
device it is
powering.
The company has already supplied the U.S. military and outdoor enthusiasts with portable field chargers, largely for communication and other small electronic
devices powered by such
cells.
Today, his legacy is evident in everyday life, far outside the labs of physicists — from
cell phones and satellite communications to nuclear
power plants to medical scanning
devices.
Cell phones and portable electronic
devices might use less
power and last much longer on a charge.
From there, an unmanned
device called a climber, equipped with traction treads, will «zip» the ribbons together as it is
powered heavenward by lasers focused on solar
cells.
Most previous efforts at solar -
powered phones had the
cells on the back, meaning that the
device had to be facedown to get a charge and that the
cells, being external, could more easily be damaged.
As high
power density
devices, fuel
cells can convert chemical energy directly into electric
power very efficiently and environmentally friendly.
20 Zhong Lin Wang, co-inventor of the jacket, envisions a shirt that charges your
cell phone as you stroll, or an implanted
device for measuring blood pressure that's
powered by your own heartbeat.
Energy: Fuel
cells capable of
powering portable electronic
devices are finally heading towards the...
The technology uses a natural electrochemical gradient in inner ear
cells, which in the future could
power devices such as a hearing aid or brain implant.
One of those users is Dane Morgan, a professor of engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison who develops new materials for a wide range of applications, including highly active catalysts for fuel
cells, stable low - work function electron emitter cathodes for high -
powered microwave
devices, and efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally safe solar materials.
Today, these batteries are used to
power both small and large
devices, from
cell phones to hybrid - electric cars.
Next Steps: Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking biofuel
cells to
power small electronic
devices, according to senior author Thomas Squier.
In a solar
cell, the first step is for the energy of the light to knock electrons loose from the solar -
cell material (usually silicon); then, those electrons need to be funneled toward a collector, from which they can form a current that flows to charge a battery or
power a
device.
The electromagnetic fields we encounter daily come from every day things such as
power lines, radar and microwave towers, television and computer screens, motors, fluorescent lights, microwave ovens,
cell phones, electric blankets, house wiring and hundreds of other common electrical
devices.
Wife also makes her patients turn off their wifi routers at night, leave their
cell phones out of the bedroom and remove electrical
devices within a 12 foot radius of the bed (one's pillow should also not be near a
power outlet).
The UUV leverages GM fuel
cell technology common with the Colorado ZH2, demonstrating the flexibility to
power a range of mobile and stationary
devices.
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Apple has applied for two patents involving the use of hydrogen fuel
cells to
power portable computing
devices, such as laptops and tablets, according to AppleInsider.
Powering the
device will be 3150mAh
cells that HP claims will be able to keep things going for at least 8 hours.
Of course, the cables are slightly more expensive than the
power adapter, but they do offer another option for charging Kindles,
cell phones, or other
devices that use USB ports for re-charging.
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The main goals for the new standard is to create Bluetooth
devices that are using less
power and are capable of running from standard coin -
cell batteries like watches, small sensors, etc..
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Power focuses on A fuel
cell which is an electrochemical
device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity and heat.
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The use of this type of solar
cells in textiles could make wearable
devices and their
power source much more seamless and the ruggedness of the
cell could help it to find its way in even more applications that require a solar
cell to withstand the elements.
The hydrogen molecule is able to generate
power by passing through a
device such as a hydrogen fuel
cell.
A single
cell can produce enough electricity to
power a small
device, such as an emergency telephone, but larger arrays are required to
power a house or building.
All three electrodes connect to a single solar
cell that serves as the
device's
power source, and the electrical energy harvested by the solar
cell can be stored in one of two ways: electrochemically in the supercapacitor or chemically as hydrogen.
New battery technologies for storing solar and wind
power, or
powering electric cars, could also be used to increase the productivity of
cell phones, laptops, and other electronic
devices.
Each SkyPower Home solar system will have a solar panel, LED bulbs, USB charging capabilities for charging
cell phones and other handheld electronic
devices and a solar -
powered radio, and is designed to operate in extreme conditions.
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Solar
cells are everywhere these days, from household rooftops to handheld
devices,
powering up with the sun is popular.
The supercapacitor hydrogen fuel
cell hybrid could be used to store energy for
powering devices like computers and smartphones as well as give a boost to hydrogen
powered cars in the future.
Usually energy - generating
devices require a separate battery for storing energy, but for the first time, a single
power cell is capable of generating and storing energy at the same time.
The
device is said to be able to deliver up to 7000 lumens of warm natural sunlight, and the tracking motor is
powered by a few onboard solar
cells, so no additional energy inputs are needed.
«Long, fiber - based solar
cells give us the potential to do something we couldn't really do before: We can take the silicon fibers and weave them together into a fabric with a wide range of applications such as
power generation, battery charging, chemical sensing, and biomedical
devices,» said John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University and the lead researcher on the project.
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