Research conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has confirmed that corona discharges can degrade certain 115-kV and 138 kV polymer transmission line insulators and that it has ...

Researchers have developed a high-performance ultrathin polymeric insulator for field-effect transistors. The researchers used vaporized monomers to form polymeric films grown conformally on various ...

Conjugated polymers are the subject of intensive research and development, as they promise large area fabrication of semiconductor devices via low-temperature solution processing. With regard to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Polymers are ideal for energy storage for transportation due to their light weight, scalability, low-cost manufacturing, and high dielectric strength. Dielectrics are materials ...

Eaton's Cooper Power Systems division is providing durable switching on distribution circuits with its new easy-to-use type D-73P polymer disconnect switch. The new switch allows linemen to reduce ...

This is a schematic image to show how the initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) technique produces pV3D3 polymeric films: (i) introduction of vaporized monomers and initiators, (ii) activation of ...

Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition technique, the research team created an ultrathin polymeric insulating layer essential in realizing transistors with flexibility and low power consumption ...