Tag: Engineering
Microwave radiation shown to be an efficient means of silicon annealing for manufacturing solar cells
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make them easier to recycle. During the fabrication of solar panels,…
Researchers develop capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring
Functional model of capsule. Credit: SIAT In radiotherapy, precision in targeting tumor tissue while minimizing damage to healthy tissue is crucial. Monitoring the dose of radiation delivered and absorbed in…
Using drones and lasers, researchers pinpoint greenhouse gas leaks
The retroflector mounted onto the drone. Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Princeton University As evidence mounts that gas drilling and sewer systems leak far more greenhouse gases than previously believed, a team…
A scalable strategy to synthesize purer and highly performing single-crystal cathodes
Planetary centrifugal deagglomeration for single-crystalline cathode synthesis. Credit: Yoon et al. (Nature Energy, 2023). Energy engineers and material scientists are continuously trying to create safe battery technologies that exhibit higher…
