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Cheap New Metal Catalyst Can Split Hydrogen Gas From Water at a Fraction of the Cost
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, but it can be difficult and costly to get at the raw gaseous stuff, at least in the kind of commercial volumes that...
Mudslide disrupts Georgian gas supplies
TBILISI, Georgia, April 30 (UPI) -- Landslides because of heavy regional rains forced Georgia to suspend transit of natural gas from Russia, officials said.
Water to make power, power to purify water: Engineer aims to limit waste
Research for many water scientists involves a frustrating paradox: Water purification requires prodigious amounts of electricity, while utilities guzzle huge volumes of water to generate electricity.
Physicist finds colder isn't always slower as electron emissions increase at temps down to -452 F
Working with highly sensitive photomultipliers, nuclear physicists have identified new attributes to a phenomenon called cryogenic electron emission.
New Study Helps Explain Behavior of Tiny 'Artificial Muscles'
Using neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, a team of university researchers working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have resolved a 10-year-old question about an exotic...
Seeing Moire in Graphene
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Georgia Tech have demonstrated that atomic scale moire patterns, an interference pattern that appears when two or more grids...
NIST develops 'dimmer switch' for superconducting quantum computing
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the first 'dimmer switch' for a superconducting circuit linking a quantum bit (qubit) and a quantum bus -...
It's electrifying
Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a new tool for controlling ultracold gases and ultracold chemistry: electric fields...
Acellular dermal matrix and short bowel syndrome
Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is a dermal biomaterial in which all of the cellular elements have been removed. The biologic properties of ADM, including its ability to support tissue regeneration...
NIST, Maryland researchers COMMAND a better class of liposomes
Pop a bubble while washing the dishes and you're likely to release a few drops of water trapped when the soapy sphere formed. A few years ago, researchers at the...
Nanodots breakthrough may lead to 'a library on one chip'
A researcher at North Carolina State University has developed a computer chip that can store an unprecedented amount of data - enough to hold an entire library's worth of information...
Turkey's interest in renewable energy
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 28 (UPI) -- Istanbul Chamber of Commerce head Murat Yalcintas says that Turkey should enter the renewable energy equipment manufacturing sector.
U.S. Electrical Grid Undergoes Massive Transition to Connect to Renewables
The U.S. electrical grid is the largest interconnected machine on Earth: 200,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 5.5 million miles of local distribution lines, linking thousands of...
Rising Fuel Costs Could Help Make Electric Planes a Reality
Passenger airliners could one day fly using electric or hybrid propulsion.
The Light Of Reason
The Light Of Reason The greatest tool ever invented by kings and dictators was propaganda. Disinformation can help to win wars. In WW2 the German naval codes were broken at Bletchley. ...
Researchers study feasibility of giant deep-ocean wind turbines
With a three-year, $300,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is studying the feasibility of placing large wind turbines on deep-ocean platforms. The...
Building a Better Biofuel: A New Carbon-Neutral Approach Turns Carbohydrates into Hydrocarbons
When Randy Cortright of the University of Wisconsin found an aromatic fluid floating in his beaker that smelled just like gasoline, he thought he had a problem. After all, the...
MIT honors rainwater system inventor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 28 (UPI) -- B.P Agrawal of Sustainable Innovations Corp. Wednesday won the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability.
Lensless imaging of whole biological cells with soft X-rays
A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used x-ray diffraction microscopy to...
Fiber-optic speeds achieved over copper lines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, has demonstrated industry record broadband download speeds of up to 300 Megabits per second using two traditional twisted pair copper telephone lines. The...
New phenomenon found in internal waves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Internal waves -- huge but nearly invisible ripples that occur in the oceans, the atmosphere and stars -- can play an important role in climate change and other...
Toying with the laws of physics: Elizabeth Streb's latest dance performance
The last time I slammed into a wall, it hurt. I'm not too fond of falling off three-story buildings, either. The laws of physics can be so unforgiving.
Toshiba Launches 32-Bit Microcontroller For Analog Circuit Control In Industrial And Appliance Applications
Toshiba today announced availability of a new 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), the TMPM380. The TMPM380 MCU was specifically designed for the digital control of high-current circuits commonly found in industrial or...
Sri Lanka seeks cheaper oil and energy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 27 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's government is attempting to lower its fuel import bill by negotiating long-term agreements with producers and eliminating intermediaries.
Nokia previews N8 smartphone
Nokia has upped the ante in the smartphone war by previewing its new N8 model, the same day Research In Motion introduced its new BlackBerry operating system.
Qatar to build power plants in Syria
DOHA, Qatar, April 27 (UPI) -- The Qatar Electricity and Water Company, in conjunction with Syrian Qatari Holding, will construct two power plants in Syria.
Britain to aid Pakistan's energy sector
LAHORE, Pakistan, April 27 (UPI) -- Britain's Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan Peter Tibber has discussed Pakistani energy needs with Punjab's Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
RIM touts new BlackBerry operating system
Research In Motion offered a glimpse of its new BlackBerry operating system at the company's annual showcase in Orlando, Fla.