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Tesla arrives in New Zealand
Electric carmaker Tesla is taking orders from New Zealand customers now, with plans to open stores to support the vehicles sold here. You can currently order the Model S and Model X vehicles in New Zealand from their website with the first vehicles expected to arrive in late May 2017. Auckland will get the company’s …..
Read moreSuperconductors to replace batteries?
Semiconductors that are as thin as an atom are no longer the stuff of science fiction. A new two-dimensional material could revolutionize electronics, say researchers. A two-dimensional material developed by Bayreuth physicist Prof. Dr. Axel Enders together with international partners could revolutionize electronics. Semiconductors that are as thin as an atom are no longer the …..
Read morePrintable solar cells just got a little closer
A U of T Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of a relatively new class of solar devices called perovskite solar cells. This alternative solar technology could lead to low-cost, printable …..
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