It took EPFL researchers only three minutes to detect and locate a short circuit triggered intentionally in the power grid serving Fribourg Canton. The researchers, using a computer and a single sensor, spotted it by "going ...
Engineering
Jul 10, 2017
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From mobile phones to electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries are ubiquitous in today's society. However these devices have been known to fail, sometimes in spectacular fashion, as seen recently in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 12, 2017
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On Saturday, September 17th, the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) stated that it would be delaying the launch of the crewed spacecraft Soyuz MS-02. The rocket was scheduled to launch on Friday, September 23rd, and would be ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2016
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have succeeded in an experiment where they get an artificial atom to survive ten times longer than normal by positioning the atom in front of a mirror. The findings were recently ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 13, 2015
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Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.7 million trucks to fix problems with air bags and welds in the steering system.
Business
Sep 10, 2015
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British aviation investigators reported Wednesday that a 2013 fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner started in a battery for the plane's emergency locator transmitter—a finding that triggered recommendations to improve safety ...
Engineering
Aug 19, 2015
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NASA says the robotic arm on the Curiosity rover is moving again after a short circuit temporarily halted its work on Mars.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2015
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The Curiosity rover has temporarily stopped work on Mars while NASA engineers investigate a short circuit.
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2015
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Siemens develops superconducting fault current limiters for limiting short-circuit currents in the grid. Superconductors show zero resistance below the critical temperature and below the critical current. They are thus more ...
Engineering
Feb 19, 2015
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Ukraine on Sunday shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant for the second time in a month due to an apparent electrical malfunction.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 28, 2014
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