Microfluidic electric pumps built. microfluidic electric pumps built. Researchers at the Philips Research Laboratory in Eindhoven, Netherlands have found a way to build tiny electrical pumps into microfluidic devices, increasing the speed of fluid movement significantly. Researchers at the Philips Research Laboratory in Eindhoven, Netherlands have found a way to build tiny electrical pumps into microfluidic devices, increasing the speed of fluid movement significantly. Efforts to control micro-flows using thermal gradients and centrifugal force have been far less useful than the new electrical pumps that require no current flow or moving parts....

Electric cars still popular in California. electric cars still popular in california. Despite ominous warnings about increasing costs and ongoing electrical power shortages in California, dealers report that electric cars are still in demand. Despite ominous warnings about increasing costs and ongoing electrical power shortages in California, dealers report that electric cars are still in demand. Electric car dealerships continued doing business even while rolling blackouts hit the state....

Uncle Sam Wants 500 Electrical Engineers. uncle sam wants 500 electrical engineers. According to a story on EETimes.com , the PTO is working to get more tecchies involved in the patent office and plans to hire as many as 500 electrical engineers during the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Basic qualifications for high-tech patent examiners include a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and U.S. citizenship. ...

Nation's energy grid could power almost 185 million electric cars. doe hybrid 185million. First, the cars have to be plug-in hybrid electrics which are not commonly available today. In many areas, especially in the Pacific West, daytime electrical supplies are quite low. Indeed, it was just a few years ago that California experienced rolling blackouts from an electricity shortage. Hybrid plug-in vehicles would increase the average home’s electrical usage by about 30 to 40 percent, according to the DOE, but this would be offset with lower off-peak prices and the building of more efficient power plants....

Nanogenerator produces electricity from ultrasonic waves. nanogenerator ultrasonic wave electricity. Scientists at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a nano-scale generating that could provide electricity to microscopic machines by harvesting different types of energy from their environment.. According to Zhong Lin Wang, professor at Georgia Tech, the generator can convert mechanical energy from environmental sources such as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow into continuous direct-current electricity. Moved by mechanical energy such as waves or vibration, the nanowires periodically contact the tips, transferring their electrical charges. That does not sound much, but the electricity generated would be enough to power bio-sensors, environmental monitors and even nanoscale robots, Wang said....

Scientists convert processor heat back to electricity. scientists convert proc heat. The sound is then converted into electricity by using "piezoelectric" devices that are squeezed in response to pressure, including sound waves, and change that pressure into electrical current. Only about 20% of the sound energy is lost when pressure is converted to electricity, Symko said. So, how efficient is the conversion of waste heat into electricity overall Within two years, the physicist believes that the devices could be used as an alternative to solar cells for converting sunlight into electricity and as a new way to generate electricity from heat that now is released from nuclear power plant cooling towers....

Lodestone exhibits electric phase-switching ability at -250F. At around -250F it switches to an electrical insulator. This property was discovered about 60 years ago, but what was not known until recently was that if you apply a sufficiently large voltage across the -250F magnetite, it phase switches back to an electrical conductor. The team does not understand why the magnetite changes electrical properties at around -250F....

According to Engadget, a GEM Electric Vehicle burnt to the ground yesterday on the UC Riverside campus. Riverside (CA) – According to Engadget, a GEM Electric Vehicle burnt to the ground yesterday on the UC Riverside campus. While we still don’t know if this fire was accidental or a practice run by employees, several other GEM electric vehicles have accidentally caught fire in the past several years....

Man gives wife lethal electric shock during sex. Lesson 1: Do not use electrical equipment to get help your wife get her jollies.. Lesson 1 : Do not use electrical equipment to get help your wife get her jollies. He had put electrical over her mouth during the jolts....