How To Repurpose Your EV Cargo Rack For Solar Panels: Part 1
Rooftop solar panels can be installed on a variety of electric vehicles, adding miles to the battery, running electric tools and equipment, or providing power in emergencies.
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3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subsea Energy Storage Demonstration
A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure.
New 3D Printing Method Is Simple, Sustainable, & Reversible
Engineers at the UC San Diego have developed a 3D printing method that is incredibly simple and sustainable, using just a liquid polymer ink and a calcium chloride salt solution to print solid structures. And what’s even more incredible than the simplicity of the new 3D printing method is that … [continued]
Making Electric Motors More Efficient, Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets
A $2.6M project will fine tune an advanced manufacturing approach that opens doors to more power-dense and sustainable magnetic materials. Improving electric motor efficiency, reducing costs and ultimately making them without heavy rare-earth elements are the goals of a new $2.6 million project led by the University of Michigan. Today … [continued]
Sheer Scale & Complexity Of Reefs Makes Adaptation & Preservation Challenging
Recently I hosted Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, a US materials scientist who is leading a global research project on coral reef restoration, on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this is … [continued]
From Bones To Reefs: Pioneering Coral Conservation
Recently I hosted Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson, a US materials scientist who is leading a global research project on coral reef restoration on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this is … [continued]
The US Space Force Is Also Catching Space Solar Fever
The US Space Force is working on an orbiting quantum antenna that could play a part in the race to develop space solar technology.
Honda Joins Race for High Tech 3D-Printed Metal Car Parts
Honda is among those expecting big things from a new hyper-precise additive manufacturing process for 3D-printed metal car parts.
Researchers 3D-Print Moon Rover Wheel Prototype With NASA
For space exploration and habitation, 3D printers could eventually use local material from the moon or Mars as a feedstock.
Benefit Breakdown: 3D Printed vs. Wood Molds
ORNL’s 3D-printed polymer composite mold was used to produce precast concrete parts for a New York City building. Researchers conducted a techno-economic analysis that highlights the benefits over wood molds.
