Advanced Materials & Manufacturing – Page 284

A Comparative Study of Nanofluids Exchanging Heat with a Thermal Energy Reservoir

Parise J.A.R., Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, BR

A comparative study of nanofluids exchanging heat with a thermal energy reservoir Parise, J.A.R. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro parise@puc-rio.br For their enhanced thermal conductivity and heat transfer characteristics, considerable attention has been [...]

Nanostructured TiO2 for Photovoltaic Hydrogen Production

Patel M., Imperial College London, UK

Theoretical and experimental methods are adopted in order to gain further understanding of photocatalytic water splitting over the semiconductor TiO2. Periodic density functional theory calculations are used to study the adsorption of water on the [...]

Tailoring Electron Diffusion in Electrospun Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Jose R., Archana P.S., Le Viet A., Naveen Kumar. M.M. Yusoff E., Ramakrishna S., Universiti Malaysia Pahang, MY

Polymeric solutions containing precursors of wide bandgap metal oxide semiconductors were electrospun either directly on a transparent conducting glass substrate or on other sample collectors to prepare their films. These films produced randomly oriented continuous [...]

Nanomaterials for Clean & Sustainable Technology

Generation of clean energy by applying parametric resonance to quantum nonlocality clocking

Berkovich S.Y., The George Washington University, US

A novel principle for generation of clean and abundant energy is presented [1]. The required ability to move matter comes from a new source: clocking mechanism of: Universe’s nonlocality. The phenomenon of nonlocality – instantaneous [...]

Dynamic Model Refinement for Buoyant Energy Storage Technology

Thornbrue T.B., Ghorbani R., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

As the use of renewable electricity grows, energy storage is becoming a better solution to grid destabilization challenges associated with resource intermittency. With cost being a key barrier to widespread adoption, buoyant energy storage technology [...]

Study of the factors effect on the power storage and generation of a nano-biomimetic membrane electrode-assembling (NBMEA) for battery/fuel cell dual applications

Chen E.T., Ngatchou C., Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US

An unmet need has been identified: a high power and high energy density system that is environmentally safe and economically affordable is in urgent need. E. Chen’s group recently reported an innovative approach: using an [...]

Adsorption-Enhanced Compressed Air Energy Storage

Havel T.F., Energy Compression Inc., US

Adsorption-Enhanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (AE-CAES) uses nano-porous materials to adsorb air. The use of an adsorbent changes the effective equation of state for air, so that it becomes possible to operate the system at [...]

The Design, Installation, and Maintenance of a Village-Sized Solar Power System in Uganda

Osende B.M., Abraham J.P., Mowry G.S., University of St. Thomas, US

A microscale solar power project was completed to provide electricity to a small, remote village in Uganda. The system electrified 50 homes, one school, and one pharmacy with a very low cost. The success of [...]

Increased Bandwidth of Mechanical Harvester

Ahmed Seddik B., Despesse G., Defay E., CEA/Leti-Campus, FR

Mechanical energy harvesters ensure an important electromechanical coupling when their natural frequency matches the input frequency. Nevertheless, in many situations the driving frequency is not known or it might change over time. In that case, [...]