Twisting optical fiber creates a robust new pathway for light

Light powers everything from communications to sensing, yet even tiny imperfections can scatter it and weaken signals. To address this, a team led by the University of Bath—working with the University ...

Cooling without gases: Molecular design brings solid-state cooling closer to reality

Some solid materials can cool down or heat up when pressure is applied or released. This behavior enables cooling and heating ...

2G Engineering Introduces Intelligent Solid-State Relay for Extreme Subsea and High-Power DC Applications

The iSSR features an embedded oscilloscope mode, capable of capturing at least one second of current waveform data at a 100 kHz sample rate, enabling engineers to analyze startup behavior, fault ...

Donut Lab Solid-State Battery Claim Challenged After VTT Lab Findings

VTT testing says Donut Lab’s “solid-state” battery likely matches lithium-ion; energy density measured at 298 Wh/kg, claims ...
Electrek

Solid-state EV batteries hit a milestone in the US

Solid-state EV batteries, deemed the “holy grail” of battery tech, are moving from the lab to reality, even in the US. Factorial launches solid-state battery program in the US Factorial Energy has ...
Autoblog

Japanese Oil Giant Backs Toyota’s Solid-State EV Ambitions

View post: This 'Reliable' Portable Power Station Is Perfect for Power Outages, and It's 36% Off at Amazon Solid-state batteries promise higher energy density, faster charging, and increased safety ...
Science Daily

Silver just solved a major solid-state battery problem

Solid-state batteries could store more energy and charge faster than today’s batteries, but they tend to crack and fail over time. Stanford researchers found that a nanoscale silver treatment can ...
Geeky Gadgets

Solid-State Battery or Supercapacitor, Donut Lab’s Claims Don’t Add Up

What if the future of energy storage could be redefined in just five minutes? That’s the bold promise behind the world’s first solid-state battery unveiled by Donut Lab, a breakthrough that has ...
ECOticias.com

Goodbye lithium: this wireless solid-state battery doesn’t explode, charges quickly, and has forever changed the way I view chargers

How many batteries are sitting in your bag right now? A phone, wireless earbuds, maybe a laptop and a chunky power bank that lives in your backpack or carry on. For most of us, all that stored energy ...
optics.org

CEA demonstrates ‘dynamically-routed’ optical router for photonic interposers

The developers detailed their achievement in a conference paper “A 3.19pJ/bit Electro-Optical Router with 18ns Setup Frame-Level Routing and 1-6 Wavelength Flexible Link Capacity for Photonic ...
Swimming World

Speed Show: Multiple Arizona State 200 Freestyle Relays Sizzle in Dual-Meet Finale

As Arizona State dispatched rival Arizona in their latest dual-meet matchup, the Sun Devils punctuated the regular season with another show of impressive speed. In the meet-ending 200-yard freestyle ...