ABSTRACTOptimal dispatch of battery energy storage on solar-dominant distribution grids requires accurate time-series characterization of net loads at all hours of the day and over multiple seasons to mitigate both peak loading and to help manage reverse power flow during periods of high solar production / low demand, such as sunny spring and fall days.
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Whether it is for analysis of food quality, food safety, or tissue-based diagnostics, isolating viable primary cells extracted from plant and animal tissues are essential for testing. Companies currently use manual means to dissociate tissues in order to extract these cells. A technician spends time preparing an organ by cutting the tissue with scissors. This is followed by 35 minute..
More InfoEvery spring, 2,200+ industry professionals and 335+ suppliers convene in Boston — home to the nation's highest number of medical device companies — for a two-day event focused on moving medtech design projects to the next stage of development.
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In the past year, Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation had the exciting opportunity to unite with the Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, and expand our core competencies into the realms of building technologies and grid integration of distributed energy resources.
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Have you ever been curious how a smart phone knows which way it is (or isn’t) oriented when taking pictures? Or how auto pilots in ships or aircraft keep the vessel upright? Or how rockets, and orbiting satellites are guided into space? Or how computers are so easily able to show the 1st down line on televised football games while the cameras are in motion? Devices called gyroscopes provide each..
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When approaching the construction of a single product, it's easy to take the time to use the finest materials, measure carefully, align pieces, and make necessary adjustments to provide the best result. Carpenters choose their preferred wood, work with the grain, and avoid machine jolting knots. Medical instruments are painstakingly honed and tested to ensure a tool that will perform reliably..
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Individual plant cells can reveal how certain plants thrive in a variety of environments. Studying plant cells in single cell formats promises richer, more detailed data sets than pooling all the information together. However, plant cells can be difficult to isolate without killing the cell. Roots and shoots are often tough and fibrous while leaves are typically broad and tender. Ripping apart..
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A reduced channel height in microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices enables a reduction in the required volume of sample and reagents. LOC devices are most often manufactured by microstructuring a planar substrate and subsequently sealing it with a cover film. However, shallow chip designs, made from polymers, are sensitive to channel deformation during the sealing of the microfluidic device...
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Wouldn’t it be great to walk into your neighborhood pharmacy and find out what was making you ill in the time it took you to buy some cough drops? Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices have the potential to revolutionize health care by translating complex diagnostic assays into user-friendly platforms. An additional advantage of LOC is a reduction in the required volume of sample and reagents. This..
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