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NCSU’s New Breed of 50kW EV Chargers Weigh Only 220lbs

Ally Munda — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:35:59 +0000

The electric car market is about to get a major upgrade – researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new breed of fast chargers for electric vehicles boasting greater power efficiency and a exponentially more minute size. The new technology is called a medium voltage fast charger (MVFC). The charger is at least […]

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Research Says Electric Vehicles Don’t Reduce Emissions?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:17:08 +0000

Fuzzy math is hard at work in North Carolina State University, specifically the engineering department, which released the results of a study that basically says that electric vehicles don’t reduce emissions. It’s widely accepted that electric vehicles, in themselves, generate no emissions. Still, the energy they expend must come from somewhere. The electricity that charges […]

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Copper-Graphene Alloy Cools Electronics Better, Improves Efficiency

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:41:57 +0000

A new copper-graphene composite has been found to be the best solution so far for cooling electronic devices. It’s known that, once they pass a temperature threshold, electronics don’t behave efficiently, and that is the #1 reason for them eating more power than they should. The material developed at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is […]

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