Electricity

Electricity

A concentrated solar power system designed with its own fuel backup

Engineers are building a 1 megawatt concentrated solar plant in India that can switch directly to combustion fuels when sunlight drops. Developed by the US startup 247Solar, the invention replaces conventional turbine combustors with a heat exchanger, allowing the same generation machinery to run on solar heat or backup fuels without constructing a separate power station.

Letizia Giugliano

Electricity

Sodium-Ion Batteries Without Active Cooling Aim to Cut Grid Costs

Energy startup Peak Energy announced on October 23 that it raised $108 million in a Series B round led by GM Ventures to scale sodium-ion battery platforms. Designed specifically for stationary power grids and data centers, the system removes active cooling equipment to lower deployment costs. The effort builds on a joint technical initiative with General Motors to deploy cell chemistries tailored for stationary utility networks.

Letizia Giugliano

Electricity

Altermagnetism Discovery Earns 2026 Europhysics Prize

Physicists have identified altermagnetism as a third distinct category of collinear magnetism, challenging an understanding that stood for over a century. The breakthrough, which represents a foundational scientific innovation, earned researchers from Germany and the Czech Republic the prestigious 2026 Europhysics Prize. By uniting traits of ferromagnets and antiferromagnets, the finding provides a novel mechanism for spintronic devices and next-generation computing technologies.

Giovanni Sapere

Electricity

New short circuit detector will save electric motors

The invention is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction and promises to quickly save the bobbins of electric motors from sudden and short circuited failures Electric machines will occupy an increasingly large share of the market in the coming years. One aspect to take into account is…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Electricity

Thanks to a new patent, Apple Glasses will be graduated

Filed by the giant from Cupertino a patent that will make Apple Glass adaptable to different defects of vision, allowing you to wear them without additional lenses or contact lenses Apple Glass is one of the most anticipated products on the market in recent years. For some time now, there has been…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca