Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors. Researchers have discovered a rare rubidium (Rb)-containing oxide-ion conductor with exceptionally high conductivity. Identified through ...

What if your electronic devices could adapt on the fly to temperature, pressure, or impact? Thanks to a new breakthrough in ...

Arc faults are a leading factor in residential and commercial building fires. An arcing fault occurs when an electric current jumps between conductors, causing sparks. If left unnoticed, this ...

Nelson Mechanical gets called in by a homeowner who wants a high-end radiant system without ANY plastic components—is that ...

Researchers at Osaka University in Suita, Japan, have devised a novel way to improve the performance of electronic devices. The study, published in ACS Applied Electronic ...

This study presents the manufacturing and evaluation of a cellulose and rice husk-based insulation material, as a proposal for the reuse of materials considered as value-added waste, such as recycled ...

One facet of this re-vitalization project involves the random selection and evaluation of hardware components being replaced, such as conductor, insulators, line splices, connectors, and removed ...

The conductor-crawling robot has been designed to work with a variety of EPRI-developed radio-frequency sensors that can be placed along transmission lines to provide real-time assessment of ...

If you’ve had solid wall insulation fitted under the Energy Company Obligation 4 and Great British Insultation Schemes (GBIS) since 2022, it may be ‘substandard’, homeowners have been warned. As a ...

On the periodic table, semiconductors (also known as metalloids) crop up along a diagonal line between conductors and insulators. Noble gases such as helium and neon are poor conductors of ...