Engineering News

A 3.275 megawatt, 40,000 solar panel research facility is being built on the University of Queensland in Australia. This center will be the largest solar photovoltaic research facility in the Southern Hemisphere.

University of Sheffield scientists developed a way to produce perovskite solar cells using a spray-paint process. This process could lead to a reduction in the cost of solar electricity.

Engineers at the University of Washington developed a communication system that uses RF signals to power battery-free wireless devices through existing Wi-Fi infrastructures. This new system could propel the future of Internet of Things.

A new engine developed by NASA could lead to a breakthrough in the future of space exploration. The engine defined as a microwave thruster system operates using concentrated microwaves that bounce in a small, enclosed vessel. No other source of fuel is required.