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Turning waste heat into power
What do a car engine, a power plant, a factory and a solar panel have in common? They all generate heat - a lot of which is wasted...
1992 Physics Nobel Prize Georges Charpak, 1924-2010
Georges Charpak, a French physicist and 1992 Nobel Prize winner, died yesterday. Of Polish origin, Charpak gave crucial contributions to experimental physics, in particular for his invention of the multiwire...
Most complete beer 'proteome' finding could lead to engineered brews
In an advance that may give brewers powerful new ability to engineer the flavor and aroma of beer — the world's favorite alcoholic beverage — scientists are publishing the most...
Recipes for Health: Stir-Fried Noodles With Tofu and Peppers
Throw together this noodle dish as an alternative to the traditional rice stir-fry.
Solar cells thinner than wavelengths of light hold huge power potential
In the smooth, white, bunny-suited clean-room world of silicon wafers and solar cells, it turns out that a little roughness may go a long way, perhaps all the way to...
Scotland calls for green investments
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Early investments in the green energy sector will help Scotland realize the full benefits of a clean-energy future, the Scottish government said. ...
Striding Towards a New Dawn for Electronics
Conductive polymers are plastic materials with high electrical conductivity that promise to revolutionize a wide range of products including TV displays, solar cells, and biomedical sensors. A team of...
Rain Or Shine, Researchers Find New Ways to Forecast Large Photovoltaic Power Plant Output
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a new system to monitor how clouds affect large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants.
Quarks 'swing' to the tones of random numbers
At the Large Hadron Collider at CERN protons crash into each other at incredibly high energies in order to 'smash' the protons and to study the elementary particles of nature...
A shot to the heart: Nanoneedle delivers quantum dots to cell nucleus
Getting an inside look at the centre of a cell can be as easy as a needle prick, thanks to University of Illinois researchers who have developed a tiny needle...
'Gold' fish thrive, cancers die
Rice University physicist Dmitri Lapotko has demonstrated that plasmonic nanobubbles, generated around gold nanoparticles with a laser pulse, can detect and destroy cancer cells in vivo by creating tiny, shiny...
Could air travel be linked to deaths on ground?
The atmosphere is full of natural and man-made chemicals, including emissions from fuel combustion and byproducts of living organisms. Many of these chemicals combine in the atmosphere to form tiny...
From the archive: 28 September 1964, SR-2 up in the air at last No hitches on maiden flight
Originally published in the Guardian on 28 September 1964BOSCOMBE DOWNThe TSR-2 lifted into her maiden flight at 3.28pm today, marking both an aeronautical achievement and this Government's last major political act. It remains...
Wallflowers become extroverts in a crowd
While it's long been said that two's company and three's a crowd, that's just how mesons like it. A recent experiment at DOE's Jefferson Lab demonstrates that these subatomic particles...
nanoLAMPS created for use as molecular probes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rohit Bhargava of the University of Illinois has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in...
Health and Safety in Particle Physics II | Jon Butterworth
After Lily's post on poor risk assessment in particle physics, I thought I should bring to your attention the risk of putting your hand in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - as...
Nanocatalyst is a gas
A new nanoparticle-based, tungsten oxide catalyst should help oil refineries make higher-octane gasoline through a production process that is more efficient and better for the environment.
To build or to buy: Electric vehicle fans can convert gas-guzzlers or head to the sales lot
Watch out Chevy Volt. A new ride nicknamed Sparks gets a charge out of cruising up and down Route 17 in Yorktown, Va., without ever stopping at a gas pump.
Gauging High-Speed Spin Inside a Lilliputian World
A modified microscope is making it possible to observe dynamic processes inside individual atoms on a time scale one million times faster than has previously been possible.
Nanotechnology promises better catalytic converter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Control over material properties would reduce the amount of platinum needed.
Vital Signs: Perceptions: When Speakerphone Is Less Distracting
Hearing half a conversation may be more distracting because it is less predictable than a dialogue, which is a series of complex but predictable patterns.
Showcase UAV demonstrates 'Flapless Flight'
(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel unmanned air vehicle (UAV) which showcases a wide range of new technologies has successfully demonstrated 'flapless flight' in the UK.
Electric cars hold greater promise for reducing emissions and lowering US oil imports
Electric cars hold greater promise for reducing emissions and lowering U.S. oil imports than a national renewable portfolio standard, according to research conducted by Rice University’s Baker...
Segway Company Owner Drives Segway Off a Cliff
The British owner of the Segway company died in a freak accident while using his off-road Segway.
SwRI-developed test rig performs well under wet gas condition
Engineers in Southwest Research Institute's (SwRI) Mechanical Engineering Division have successfully tested a two-stage centrifugal compressor for offshore production. A test loop designed and built at SwRI was used to...
New Simple CO2 Sensor
Analytical Techniques: Easy-to-read chemosensor requires little power and does not pick up signals from other gases.
UK 'needs domestic wind industry'
Offshore wind energy's high costs are largely down to importing materials, a report concludes - and boosting domestic capacity would bring costs down.
Getting to the bottom of fouling problems
Wax. Hydrates. Asphaltenes. Algal growths. Protein and mineral deposits: Fouling is major industrial problem. Researchers in Norway are testing solutions.