Engineers have developed a new type of hybrid solar energy converter, which uses energy from the Sun to create both electricity and steam. The device reportedly has high efficiency and runs at low ...

A thought that's occurred to just about every gearhead at some point or another: would it be possible to convert a gas-powered car to a hybrid? Whether you're doing it to save money on gas or to get ...

Somebody has just figured out a way to make a hybrid conversion kit that would likely cost no more than $1,000 USD – and yes, it’s designed for bikes over 125cc. The conversion kit was created in lieu ...

An off-the-shelf DC/DC converter from International Rectifier’s HiRel Group, the VHB2805S delivers up to 5 W to down-hole drilling tools used in oil exploration. This single-output, hermetically ...

A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different applications. It consists of a ...

Technology transference between high reliability and high volume markets brings benefits to both sectors, in terms of speed of manufacture and unit cost. There has been a shift in attitudes towards ...