Former US Oil Worker Invents 3D-Printed Battery, Nails $7.1 Million in Seed Funding
The US startup Material has developed a 3D printed battery that eliminates the “dead space” created by conventional energy storage systems.
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Heavy Metal Meets High Tides With 3D Printer
New Tool Lets Researchers and Partners Cut Prototyping Costs, Wait Times, and Design Barriers for Ocean Energy Technologies and More By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy When it comes to marine energy, metal is metal. “Compared to plastic, metal components can withstand five to 10 times as much force,” said Paul Murdy, a mechanical … [continued]
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.
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.
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.
Image: Fig. 5 from "Sustainable 3D printing by reversible salting-out effects with aqueous salt solutions" (cropped)
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]
ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a Caribbean underwater view with a coral reef being printed by a large 3d printer
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]
ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a Caribbean underwater view with a coral reef being printed by a large 3d printer
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 working on an orbiting quantum antenna that could play a part in the race to develop space solar technology.
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.
