Hardware
New KAUST Tandem Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency World Record
Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller
The dynamic duo of silicon and perovskite continue their rampage through the solar cell industry. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed a new silicon/perovskite tandem solar cell with a record-breaking efficiency.
PTN Exclusive Interview With "Nano-Diamond Battery" One Of The Most Amazing And Transformative Energy Startups We Have Ever Seen.
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
By taking Radioisotopes, locking them into a sealed nanostructure, and transforming the radioactive decay into electrical energy, this amazing start-up is building an abundant power source for a very wide range of use cases.
Rolls-Royce To Build Nuclear Reactor For Future Moon Base By 2029
Posted in Hardware, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
The goal now is to build an actual reactor that could one day provide a Moon base with the power needed for communications, life-support, and science experiments, among other applications.
A Small Patch Can Turn Quiet Or Silent Words Of A Stroke Patient Into Dialogue
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 26th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
Previously there haven't been many practical technological solutions to issues faced by stoke patients, but a new device developed in China could soon alleviate the literal and figurative pains of shouting to be heard.
Electronic Bandage Speeds Wound Healing And Dissolves Into Body After Use
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 26th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller
Scientists are creating a new affordable, flexible electronic covering that not only speeds and wirelessly monitors healing but performs a disappearing act by being harmlessly absorbed into the body when its job is done.