What is driving the EV charging market? Published March 12th, 2023 Software is transforming the electric vehicle (EV) charging market, solving problems related to infrastructure, interoperability, equipment and maintenance cost, and e-fuelling. The adoption of EVs is expected to outperform all expectations and account for over 50% of US vehicle sales by 2030. According to…
5 ways office design can make you happier at work Published February 22nd, 2023 Office design can have a significant impact on our happiness and productivity at work, as brain science and design principles come together to create more engaging and enjoyable work environments. By using neuroaesthetics, a design approach that aims to improve the…
HoloLens 2 brings new immersive collaboration tools to industrial metaverse customers Published February 13th, 2023 Even with precise written instructions, some parts of the automotive assembly process still require a bit of art, says David Kleiner, who leads Toyota Motor North America’s Applied Technology Research Lab. Take hammering on a door edge guard. That’s the…
How can you earn money from your solar panels? Published January 26th, 2023 Homeowners with solar panels are making money by selling their unused energy – and you should too. Large energy suppliers in the UK are obliged to pay households for renewable energy they export to the National Grid, under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) scheme.…
Solid State batteries mean clearer and longer-lasting energy storage for solar Published January 6th, 2023 Yokohama National University scientists have teamed up with researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia to develop a positive electrode material for solid-state batteries that retains its volume after repeated charging cycles. The material, Li8/7Ti2/7V4/7O2, is a…
Perovskite-silicon solar cells break the 30% efficiency barrier Published December 8th, 2022 A collaborative effort led by EPFL’s Photovoltaics and Thin Film Electronics Laboratory in partnership with the famous innovation center, CSEM, have the efficiency record for tandem silicon-perovskite solar cells. This is significant as the researchers have surpassed the milestone of 30 percent for…