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Exclusive Interview: Aerospace Quality at Automotive Volumes to Power AI Racks

Exclusive Interview: Aerospace Quality at Automotive Volumes to Power AI Racks

Eaton VP Peter de Bock explains why 800 VDC and solid-state transformers matter for dense AI racks, and why those racks need aerospace-grade…


Robocharging for Robotaxis: Automated Wireless Power for Fleets

Robocharging for Robotaxis: Automated Wireless Power for Fleets

As competition in wireless electric vehicle charging heats up, one company is specifically targeting autonomous vehicles and fleets. How is it…


Scientists Push Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery To Over 300 Hours

Scientists Push Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery To Over 300 Hours

Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt used nickel ferrite on doped carbon nanohorns in a precious-metal-free zinc-air battery. It…


tech insights Oct 28, 2026 by Luke James
20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

20 MHz Magic: How a Slow Clock Delivers Sub-Meter Ranging Around Mars

Japan’s MMX mission relies on NEC’s LIDARX chip to achieve sub-meter ranging precision around Phobos with a 20 MHz clock, balancing space-grade…


Terra Fusion Tests Fusion With Magnetic Mirrors

Terra Fusion Tests Fusion With Magnetic Mirrors

Terra Fusion Energy is testing whether centrifugal-mirror fusion technology developed in a University of Maryland plasma experiment can scale up to…


Sun, Shade, and Energy: Six Flags Park Installs Solar Carports

Sun, Shade, and Energy: Six Flags Park Installs Solar Carports

The Magic Mountain theme park near Los Angeles has covered parking lots with solar canopies, bringing 12.37 MW of solar energy capacity online.


Pressurized Wind Tunnel Optimizes Wind Turbine Power Design

Pressurized Wind Tunnel Optimizes Wind Turbine Power Design

Researchers found that adjusting tip speed during yaw misalignment unlocks significant additional energy.


tech insights Oct 12, 2026 by Luke James
Ferrari Yacht Sails Smoothly on Renewable Energy and DC Power

Ferrari Yacht Sails Smoothly on Renewable Energy and DC Power

ABB and Ferrari are collaborating on an electric sailing yacht with an integrated DC microgrid.


Electrifying Trucks: Add-on Turns Diesel Semis into Hybrids

Electrifying Trucks: Add-on Turns Diesel Semis into Hybrids

The detachable electric dolly can reduce fuel consumption and emissions without requiring permanent drivetrain modifications.


Advancing Fusion, Space Power, and a Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor

Advancing Fusion, Space Power, and a Mile-Deep Nuclear Reactor

Fusion, underground reactors, and space nuclear systems move ahead in Wisconsin, Kansas, and orbit.


Q&A With Richard Qiu: Fast-Response Storage for AI Data Centers

Q&A With Richard Qiu: Fast-Response Storage for AI Data Centers

In this virtual interview, Richard Qiu, president of LiCAP Technologies, explains why fast-response energy storage and ultracapacitors matter in…


Thermal Management for Optical Modules in AI Data Centers: A Q&A With Dow’s Zou Lu

Thermal Management for Optical Modules in AI Data Centers: A Q&A With Dow’s Zou Lu

Next-gen thermal gels must balance 12 W/m·K conductivity with optical cleanliness and slump resistance to address severe power-density challenges…


Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Barge and Charge: Floating Nuclear Reactor Set for Long Beach

Bluecore Energy has installed a prototype water-cooled nuclear reactor on a barge for testing and evaluation, aiming to launch commercialized…


Australian Researchers Find Natural Hydrogen in the Rocks

Australian Researchers Find Natural Hydrogen in the Rocks

Researchers from Edith Cowan University have found a source of naturally occurring hydrogen gas in Australia’s iron ore formations.


Sticky Solution: Mussels Inspire Lithium-Metal Battery Electrolyte

Sticky Solution: Mussels Inspire Lithium-Metal Battery Electrolyte

Researchers developed a mussel-inspired solid electrolyte that suppresses dendrites and improves safety in lithium-metal batteries.


The LM3914: Turning a Voltage Into a Row of Lights

The LM3914: Turning a Voltage Into a Row of Lights

National Semiconductor reduced the analog bar-graph display to a single IC, a handful of LEDs, and one resistor. The level meter was never the same.


tech insights Sep 15, 2026 by Luke James
World’s Smallest Nation Goes All-In on Solar With Agrivoltaics

World’s Smallest Nation Goes All-In on Solar With Agrivoltaics

Vatican City has signed a deal to complete its transition to 100% solar energy while preserving local croplands through agrivoltaics.


High-Speed X-Ray Looks Inside Battery Cells During Testing

High-Speed X-Ray Looks Inside Battery Cells During Testing

Fraunhofer EMI’s one-of-a-kind system films thermal runaway inside large prismatic cells at up to 1,000 frames per second.


tech insights Sep 07, 2026 by Luke James
A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

A Peek Inside the Electronics on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s mirror may get the headlines, but its detector chips, photon-counting cameras, and downlink amplifier…


All-in-One Rooftop Device Delivers Power, Heat, and Cooling

All-in-One Rooftop Device Delivers Power, Heat, and Cooling

The stacked system passes sunlight through a transparent radiative cooler before concentrating it onto a small PV-thermal receiver.


tech insights Sep 03, 2026 by Luke James