인텔의 Research Day
2009/07/06 16:43
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Cool Eco-Innovations Highlighted at Intel's Research Day
by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California
Allison Woodruff talks to Intel Labs VP Andrew Chien about how individuals and communities will be able to contributing to help the environment with the new personal mobile device prototype which senses and collects air quality data. Photo via Intel
Last week Intel held a Research Day in Mountain View, California where all the latest projects were on display, including those specifically designed with the environment in mind. Check out some of the ideas that could lead to some exciting advances in green technology.
Intel has worked diligently to keep a focus on the environment. Not only do they work to innovate in all areas of computer technology, but they also encourage the next generation of thinkers to get techy, and push the IT industry to green up as well. Part of that eco-focus is shown off in the innovations at Research Day. Here are a few that are especially appealing:
Common Sense: Individuals and Communities Contributing to Help the Environment The rise of social networking and the ubiquity of mobile devices offer unique opportunities to create new usage models and drive innovative new services. Intel researchers are exploring how mobile devices can be extended to include environmental sensors so that large amounts of data can be collected and shared by everyday users throughout the world. This new data could influence environmental policy and regulations as well as enable significant new scientific and medical research. This demo showcases Intel’s new prototype personal mobile device that everyday users can carry to collect air quality data and a Website that allows users to visualize and discuss environmental data.
Organic Photovoltaics for Low-cost Renewable Energy
Future generation organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology holds the promise of ultra low-cost renewable energy because of its potential for high-speed manufacturing in roll-to-roll printing production. OPV’s are also light-weight, thin, and flexible for ubiquitous use. However, current capabilities are limited to < 1 cm² sizes due to the critical dependence on nanoscale morphology of the organic material. To solve the manufacturability problem, hard templates are introduced into the OPV device structure to scaffold the organic inks. The templates can be produced in high volumes and work well as a mold for the organic ink solutions.
Wireless Resonant Energy Link
The goal of the WREL project is to cut the last cord---the power cord. Building on principles proposed by MIT physicists in 2006, the WREL team recently lit a 60W lightbulb at a range of several feet and very high efficiency---around 70%. So how does it work? A singer can shatter a glass by singing at its natural frequency, at which it absorbs energy efficiently. WREL's efficient energy transfer is based on a similar principle. In the case of WREL, a coil of wire with a natural frequency around 10MHz takes the place of the glass, and a similar coil takes the place of the singer. The next milestone for the WREL project is to build a rectifying circuit that can convert the RF power to DC power---without upsetting the carefully tuned pair of coils. The lightbulb in the existing demonstration is powered by the high frequency (10MHz) signal. To power a laptop or charge a battery, we will need DC power, not a 10MHz AC signal.
by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California
Allison Woodruff talks to Intel Labs VP Andrew Chien about how individuals and communities will be able to contributing to help the environment with the new personal mobile device prototype which senses and collects air quality data. Photo via Intel
Last week Intel held a Research Day in Mountain View, California where all the latest projects were on display, including those specifically designed with the environment in mind. Check out some of the ideas that could lead to some exciting advances in green technology.
Intel has worked diligently to keep a focus on the environment. Not only do they work to innovate in all areas of computer technology, but they also encourage the next generation of thinkers to get techy, and push the IT industry to green up as well. Part of that eco-focus is shown off in the innovations at Research Day. Here are a few that are especially appealing:
Common Sense: Individuals and Communities Contributing to Help the Environment The rise of social networking and the ubiquity of mobile devices offer unique opportunities to create new usage models and drive innovative new services. Intel researchers are exploring how mobile devices can be extended to include environmental sensors so that large amounts of data can be collected and shared by everyday users throughout the world. This new data could influence environmental policy and regulations as well as enable significant new scientific and medical research. This demo showcases Intel’s new prototype personal mobile device that everyday users can carry to collect air quality data and a Website that allows users to visualize and discuss environmental data.
Organic Photovoltaics for Low-cost Renewable Energy
Future generation organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology holds the promise of ultra low-cost renewable energy because of its potential for high-speed manufacturing in roll-to-roll printing production. OPV’s are also light-weight, thin, and flexible for ubiquitous use. However, current capabilities are limited to < 1 cm² sizes due to the critical dependence on nanoscale morphology of the organic material. To solve the manufacturability problem, hard templates are introduced into the OPV device structure to scaffold the organic inks. The templates can be produced in high volumes and work well as a mold for the organic ink solutions.
Wireless Resonant Energy Link
The goal of the WREL project is to cut the last cord---the power cord. Building on principles proposed by MIT physicists in 2006, the WREL team recently lit a 60W lightbulb at a range of several feet and very high efficiency---around 70%. So how does it work? A singer can shatter a glass by singing at its natural frequency, at which it absorbs energy efficiently. WREL's efficient energy transfer is based on a similar principle. In the case of WREL, a coil of wire with a natural frequency around 10MHz takes the place of the glass, and a similar coil takes the place of the singer. The next milestone for the WREL project is to build a rectifying circuit that can convert the RF power to DC power---without upsetting the carefully tuned pair of coils. The lightbulb in the existing demonstration is powered by the high frequency (10MHz) signal. To power a laptop or charge a battery, we will need DC power, not a 10MHz AC signal.
인텔의 Research Day 전시회에서 환경을 염두에 둔 최신 테크놀로지가 소개되었습니다. 데이터를 수집하고 모든 사용자들과 공유할 수 있는 친환경 센서로 확장될 수 있는 모바일 디바이스가 대표적인 프로젝트입니다. 수집된 새로운 데이터는 환경 정책이나 규제 뿐만 아니라 과학, 의학 등의 연구에 참조될 것입니다. 매일 공기 퀄리티 데이터를 수집하여 웹사이트에서 데이터를 공유할 수 있으며 이를 바탕으로 토론도 이루어집니다. 그리고 저가의 유기 광전지 재생에너지도 소개되었습니다. roll-to-roll printing 공법으로 빠른 속도로 제조하며 초저가로 생산이 가능합니다. 또한 무선 에너지 전달법도 소개되었습니다. 이 녀석은 흥미로운 토픽인데 가수가 소리를 지르면 유리컵을 깨뜨릴 수 있는 원리를 차용하였습니다. 밑에 링크를 보시면 다른 블로거님들이 자세하게 설명해주셨네요. 신선한 아이디어라 생각하는데 에너지 전달 효율을 높이는 것이 관건일 것 같습니다.
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