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The team is led by Alexander Balandin, University of California Presidential Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding chair of the materials science and engineering program at UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering. Other members of the team are Roger Lake, a UC Riverside professor, Alexander Khitun, a UC Riverside research professor, and Tina Salguero, an assistant professor at

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Mining the moon to meet our energy needs may sound like the plot from a sci-fi movie, but China is considering doing exactly that. Helium 3 is an extremely valuable isotope that could be used in clean fusion plants to generate energy – and it’s available in vast quantities on the moon. Some scientists say that the moon is so

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The LTC3124 from Linear Technology Corporation is a dual-phase, 3MHz, current-mode, synchronous boost DC/DC converter with output disconnect and inrush current limiting. Dual-phase operation significantly reduces peak inductor and capacitor ripple currents, minimizing component size while delivering lower output ripple versus an equivalent single-phase device. Its internal 2.5 A per phase capable switches together deliver 5 A of switch current.

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International Rectifier Corp. today announced the expansion of the power block family of devices with the introduction of the IRFHE4250D FastIRFET™ dual power MOSFET that reduces power losses by more than 5% at 25A compared to best-in-class conventional power block devices. The new 25V device is targeted at 12V-input dc-dc synchronous buck applications including advanced telecom and netcom equipment, servers,

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If you happen to notice a cigarette butt in a gutter, don’t be too quick to scorn it as disgusting and useless. Well, yes, it’s still disgusting, but a team of South Korean scientists says it’s no longer useless. In fact, they’ve used the butts to create a material that could store energy in superconductors for use in all manner

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Japan’s Panasonic Corp. says it will help finance Tesla Motor Inc.’s $5 billion battery plant in the United States. And at least one major investment firm reportedly believes the batteries produced at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” won’t just be powering electric cars. Panasonic, which already supplies batteries for Tesla vehicles, said July 31 in a joint statement with Tesla that it would

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For the past few years, grid giants including Siemens, GE, Alstom, Toshiba and Schneider Electric have been working on demand response management systems — technology platforms to integrate smart grid technologies with energy assets on the customer side of the meter. In general, they’ve taken grid-focused, utility-centric approaches to this challenge, as befits their roles as suppliers to the utility

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The Tesla Roadster was the first model of Tesla Motors. It helped to pave the way for the success to the next model, the Tesla Model S. The Roadster was more than impressive specifications, it was a statement about how electric cars can be appealing, powerful, and functional. Built from 2008 until 2011, they were and are able to cover

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Texas Instruments is advancing the infotainment and user driving experience in the automobile with seven new high-performance power management, Super Speed USB and logic products. TI today introduced a new power management integrated circuit to enhance infotainment systems. TI also introduced the industry’s first USB 3.0 devices and a free-positioning Qi wireless power transmitter for automobiles that enable a more

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For IoT Microchip Technology is combining long-range RF devices from Semtech with its PIC microcontrollers. The likely applications will include metering, security, and industrial-automation. Microchip is addressing teh IoT market with certified wireless modules, sensors and eXtreme Low Power PIC microcontrollers. Semtech says its LoRa RF devices reduce the need for repeaters and has data capacity for IoT networks. For

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