Volvo's flywheel technology shows promise

Renault has applied the state-of-the-art kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) used in its Formula One drivelines to the pint-sized Twizy electric car to create a new zero-emission concept whose claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time matches that of ...

The Hänel EcoDrive fully automatic, height-optimised storage system uses the compact Mitsubishi Electric FR-A741 frequency inverter with integrated energy recovery function. In order to increase energy efficiency, the installation can be expanded ...

Dialog Semiconductor has launched what it claims is the industry's lowest power Bluetooth system-on-chip. The SmartBond DA14580 is the first Bluetooth Smart solution to break the 4mA current barrier for wireless transmission and reception says ...

(Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ABSTRACT Recent research suggests that high levels of ambient near-surface atmospheric turbulence are often associated with rapid and sometimes erratic wildland fire spread ...

Lockheed Martin today announced that it has successfully demonstrated the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. The prototype laser system has destroyed eight small-caliber rocket ...

-0400 Around the world, engineers and architects are rethinking the current design of architectural and environmental infrastructure, in favor of regenerative systems that are capable of harnessing wasted energy and resources and redistributing them ...

Bakersfield Californian, The (CA) Text size: AA May 05--TEHACHAPI -- Depending on how well it works, a test project in the heart of Kern County's renewable energy region may be the next best thing to 24-hour-a-day sunlight or a breeze that never ...

Like survival systems found in nature — from a wasp's venom to a berry's poison — Kelley Eggert's ceramic sculptures radiate lethal authority. The Houston artist's arthropodic forms and ferocious flora, on view in a group show through May 4 at ...

Maxwell Technologies Inc. is supplying ultracapacitors for an energy-saving braking energy recuperation system that American Maglev Technology (AMT) is installing on light rail vehicles operated by the Portland, Ore.-based Tri-County Metropolitan ...