Editorial

• WIRED article calls 2017 the year battery life gets fixed

  In a recent WIRED article, David Pierce writes that 2017 will be the year that gadget makers, including smartphone or laptop manufacturers such as Asus, Huawei, HP, and Qualcomm will find a way to fix the problem of short battery life. details>>

• Energy Observer sails by creating hydrogen power from saltwater

  It was recently announced that Energy Observer, a multi-hull race boat that was converted into an emission-free, green boat equipped with solar panels, wind turbines, a kite sail, and a hydrogen fuel cell system will set sail this spring on a six-year journey around the world. details>>

• Samsung SDI announces longer range EV battery at auto show

  At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, South Korean battery-maker Samsung SDI announced a next-generation, high-energy density battery cell for electric vehicles. details>>

• Stanford using innovative means to cut dependence on fossil fuels

  Stanford University has made it a priority to cut its dependence on fossil fuels with an innovative energy system that relies on renewable resources and a first-of-its-kind campus heat recovery system. details>>

• JCESR expects to see improved lithium-sulfur battery by 2018

  The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) announced that it was on target to meet its five-year goal of creating better batteries for the electricity grid and for transportation. details>>

• Thermal management and bio-hybrid electronic systems

  In this month's Electronics Cooling Magazine, Dr. MP Divakar discusses the thermal management challenges and design issues that are the result of a movement towards the melding of biological systems with electrical ones. details>>

• Researchers find safer alternatives to liquid electrolytes in batteries

  Stanford University researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify 21 solid electrolytes that have the potential to replace volatile liquids and make safer lithium-ion batteries for a number of consumer electronic products. details>>

• Article praises the democratization of thermal management simulation tools

  In a recent article on EE Times Europe, Ajay B. Harish praised the creation of online engineering simulation software (computer-aided engineering or CAE) and its impact on making thermal management easier for engineers during the design phase. details>>

• Space could be the final frontier for air conditioning

  Researchers at Stanford University were featured in a recent New Scientist article highlighting the efforts to use outer space as a method for extreme cooling of a thermal emitter to 42.2 degrees C below the temperature of the ambient air. details>>

• Early reviews of the new Intel Kaby Lake Core i7 7700K

  In January, Intel is expected to release its seventh generation Core processors for desktop computers, named Kaby Lake, and several technology review websites have taken a look at early samples of the Core i7 6600K processor. details>>