Energy Storage & Infrastructure

How 14 Microgrids Set Off a Chain Reaction in a Himalayan Village

IEEE Spectrum: Five years ago, the remote village of Lingshed in the Ladakh region of the northern Himalayas finally got electricity. A team of IEEE volunteers installed 14 solar-powered microgrids at the monastery and a nearby elementary school. The effort was…

UK firm Tevva unveils mass production electric truck

The Engineer: Electric truck pioneer Tevva has unveiled a 7.5-tonne electric truck intended for mass production in the UK. Engineered by a team led by Ken Scott, formerly engineering director at Bentley and Alexander Dennis, and styled by Dale Grewer, former…

Battery bends and stretches like a snake

E&T Magazine: Korean researchers have developed a safe, flexible and stretchable battery capable of smooth movement which mimics the motion of snake scales. The device could have a range of applications in soft robotics and wearable devices. A snake’s individual scales,…

One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

IEEE Spectrum: In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country’s readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. Just over a year ago, a group of American researchers released a report warning that China possessed the…