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Ikea puts solar energy panels on 3 Ont. stores
Ikea is putting solar panels on the roofs of three of its Ontario locations in what is believed to be the largest solar rooftop installation by a Canadian retailer.
Physicists break color barrier for sending, receiving photons
Scientists have invented a method to change the color of single photons in a fiber optic cable. The laser-tweaked feat could be a quantum step forward for transferring and receiving...
Student builds solar motorcycle, launches club to push more electric vehicle breakthroughs
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University student who created a solar-powered motorcycle is launching a club to help likeminded students expand environmentally friendly transportation options.
Crystal cantilever lifts objects 600 times its own weight (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- For a long time, scientists have been trying to transform the collective movements of tiny molecules into useful mechanical work. With this goal in mind, a team of...
Rapidly rotating graphene is fastest-spinning macroscopic object ever
(PhysOrg.com) -- At 60 million rotations per minute, a two-dimensional sheet of graphene has become the fastest-spinning trapped macroscopic object ever. Graphene is known for its large strength, and it's...
A new way to view atomic motion of proteins
A cheetah lies still in the grass. Finally, a gazelle comes into view. The cheetah plunges forward, reaches sixty-five miles per hour in three seconds, and has the hapless gazelle...
Wildlife rules delay wind farm plans
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- New guidance for the development of renewable energy means a waiver regarding wind energy projects in Oregon isn't desired, an Oregon utility company...
PG&E wants safety benchmarks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Benchmarks for safety and testing for pipeline operators should be considered by regulatory authorities, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. told U.S. lawmakers. ...
Popular Mechanics award given to artificial retina team
The team that helped to develop the Argus II retinal implant, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been recognized with a Popular Mechanics 2010 Breakthrough Award.
New Sensor Nanotechnology Developed by Stony Brook University Researchers Simplifies Disease Detection
Low-cost, non-invasive nanomedicine tool monitors signaling gas in exhaled breath.
NIST 'Vision Science Facility' Aims for Lighting Revolution
A new lab at NIST is helping to bring these tiny but brilliant devices into your home, to help save both energy costs and the environment.
Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'Nano-LEDs'
While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at NIST discovered an unexpected bonus -- a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar to that from...
NIST Clock Experiment Demonstrates That Your Head is Older Than Your Feet
Scientists have long known that time passes faster at higher elevations, an effect of relativity that has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earth's surface and a high-flying rocket....
Printable solar cells within reach?
Victorian researchers have welcomed a $5 million grant from the State Government to help commercialise their revolutionary technology that uses printable light-sensitive ink to convert sunlight into energy, potentially opening...
One-dimensional window on superconductivity, magnetism
A Rice University-led team of physicists is reporting the first success in a three-year effort to build a precision simulator for superconductors using a grid of intersecting laser beams and...
Fuel Economy for Heavy Trucks
Anticipation of the federal government's first-ever rules on fuel economy for heavy trucks are stimulating some new thinking about technology and about saving money.
Statoil bullish on Angolan reserves
STAVANGER, Norway, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A new oil discovery off the coast of Angola shows the "prolific" basin has a prosperous future, executives at Norwegian energy company Statoil...
Interview: Solving polymer problems
David Haddleton talks to Russell Johnson about polymers, problems and the little details
Scientists move objects across meter-scale distances using only light (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 40 years, scientists have been using the radiation pressure of light to move and manipulate small objects in space. But until now, the movements have...
Cocaine stored in alcohol: Testing techniques from outside the bottle unveiled
In two landmark studies published today in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis (DTA), UK and Swiss research teams reveal two techniques proven to identify dissolved cocaine in bottles of...
Multicore may not be so scary: Linux will keep up with addition of more processing units
Computer chips have stopped getting faster. To keep improving chips` performance, manufacturers have turned to adding more "cores," or processing units, to each chip. In principle, a chip with two...
Nanospheres made of aromatic amino acids: The most rigid organic nanostructures to date
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic nanostructures are key elements of nanotechnology because these building blocks can be made with tailored chemical properties. Their disadvantage has been that their mechanical properties have so...
S. Africa looks to solar, nuclear power
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- South Africa, subject to electricity rationing and rolling blackouts, says it will invest in a solar power farm to meet increasing...
Response: Stephen Hawking has not yet disproved God's role in creation
The existence of the universe cannot be explained by science aloneAccording to your report, Stephen Hawking claims that God is redundant in explaining the origins of the universe, stating that "the big bang,...
Gold rush on the Gulf: Researchers clamor for cash
(AP) -- Once a backwater in the world of oceanographic research, the Gulf of Mexico has suddenly become the site of a scientific gold rush, all because of the...
Peugeot, Mitsubishi team up on electric vehicle project
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors said Wednesday they had signed an agreement to develop light commercial electric vehicles.
New invention saves energy, health, climate
A new Danish invention could cut energy use in buildings by 25 percent by creating a better indoor climate. The "CleanAir" invention was recently patented by a researcher in atmospheric...
Electric Car Therapy Could Cut U.S. Oil Addiction
Replacing 30 percent of all U.S. vehicles with electric versions would provide the single best way to cut U.S. reliance on foreign oil and slash emissions.