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5 days ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
Scientists in China have announced the creation of pure-red perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) that are the brightest and most efficient ever made. The breakthrough, achieved by a team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), solves a critical flaw that has previously limited the performance of these highly promising materials.
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6 days ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
The Ontario government in Canada has given the green light for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to commence construction on the first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in the G7 at its Darlington nuclear site. This pioneering BWRX-300 reactor is projected to generate 300 megawatts (MW) of clean, reliable electricity, enough to power the equivalent of 300,000 homes.
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6 days ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
Global technology leader Lenovo has signaled a major strategic shift by unveiling its first humanoid robot, LeXiang No.1, at the company’s Tech World 2025 conference in Shanghai. Positioning the robot as a future “silicon employee,” Lenovo’s move underscores its accelerating push into the fields of embodied intelligence and artificial intelligence. The introduction of LeXiang No.1 highlights Lenovo’s ambition to evolve beyond its traditional hardware focus.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
This landmark research marks a modern-day fulfillment of the ancient alchemists’ quest for chrysopoeia, albeit on a fleeting, subatomic scale. “Transforming the base metal lead into the precious metal gold was a dream of medieval alchemists,” remarked the research team in a press release.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
A new industry report is challenging prevailing narratives around electric vehicle (EV) battery longevity and EOL (End Of Life) processes. Autocraft EV Solutions, an EV battery testing and remanufacturing firm, has released interesting findings, which indicate that most EV battery packs can be restored to over 90% of their original health by replacing an average of just 1.1 modules.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
The Transparent Smart Radiation Device (TSRD) dynamically manages extreme temperature fluctuations in space. (Representational image)koto_feja/iStockA revolutionary “smart” coating, which has been designed to act like an intelligent sunshield for spacecraft solar panels, is advancing from theoretical design to critical real-world testing. “The extreme thermal environment of outer space poses a formidable challenge for spacecraft.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
US-based fusion energy start-up Alpha Ring has unveiled its innovative Fusion AI Data Centre, which aims to connect fusion research laboratories worldwide through a cloud-based infrastructure. Launched at the Monaco Clean Fusion Forum, this centralized platform can facilitate unprecedented data sharing and remote experimentation capabilities.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
The researchers conducted the experiment using the powerful Omega-60 laser. University of Rochester Researchers in the US have revealed that heat does not flow as expected between different materials when they are in a super-hot, ultra-dense state known as high-energy-density plasma.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
World's first next-generation betavoltaic cell promises decades of stable, high-efficiency power without recharging. (Representational image)shkyo30/iStockA research team at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea, has achieved a 56,000-fold increase in electron mobility by developing a novel betavoltaic cell that integrates a perovskite absorber layer with a radioactive isotope electrode.
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1 week ago | 
interestingengineering.com | Aman Tripathi
The performance of the perovskite solar cell improved with the addition of an ionic salt. NRELA new study by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has indicated a substantial improvement in the stability and performance of perovskite solar cells by replacing the conventional fullerene layer with an ionic salt.
