Innovations

Photonics

Study Paves the Way for New Photocatalysts Materials

ELE Times Research Desk - April 23, 2021

Photocatalysts are useful materials, with a myriad of environmental and energy applications, including air purification, water treatment, self-cleaning surfaces, pollution-fighting paints and coatings, hydrogen...

Battery and Energy Storage

Novel Approach to Revive Dead Lithium from Batteries

ELE Times Research Desk - April 23, 2021

Li-ion batteries and other emerging lithium-based battery technologies are currently used to power a wide range of devices, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, and cameras....

Industry

IEEFA: Finance needs to be at the centre of India’s ‘net zero’ discussion

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

With U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s visit to India a rumour of a potential net zero announcement by India is doing the rounds. A...

Innovations

Electrifying Cement with Nanocarbon Black

ELE Times Report - April 22, 2021

Since its invention several millennia ago, concrete has become instrumental to the advancement of civilization, finding use in countless construction applications—from bridges to buildings....

Here is How Electric Cars will make Roads Safer

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

Electric cars have the potential to help in our fight against climate disaster. For example, if all cars in the UK were electric, the...

Renewable Energy

Perovskites Solar Cells Exceed 25% Power-Conversion Efficiency

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

Perovskites are hybrid compounds that can be made from metal halides and organic constituents. Their attractive structural and electronic properties have placed them at...

Automation and Robotics

Pepper the Robot Talks to Itself to Improve its Interactions with People

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of...

AR and VR

Researchers’ VR Walking Simulator Feels Surprisingly Close to the Real Thing

ELE Times Research Desk - April 22, 2021

Despite virtual reality (VR) technology being more affordable than ever, developers have yet to achieve a sense of full immersion in a digital world....

3D Printing

L&T Construction Makes India’s First 3D Printed Two-Storey Building

ELE Times Research Desk - April 21, 2021

Claimed to be India’s first, the structure near Chennai complies with Indian building codes. L&T developed the printable concrete mix in-house, based on locally...

Industry

ALEX-R5 LTE-M module receives Industrial IoT Product of the Year Award

ELE Times Research Desk - April 21, 2021

u-blox (SIX: UBXN), a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, has announced that its ALEX-R5 LTE-M module with IoT...

Automation and Robotics

Multi-Robot Systems gets a New Path Planning Approach

ELE Times Bureau - April 21, 2021

Multi-robot systems have recently been used to tackle a variety of real-world problems, for instance, helping human users to monitor environments and access secluded...

Battery and Energy Storage