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Grid helps tune tiny transistors
A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips.
MIT's proposed green power plant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have proposed a new type of natural-gas electric power plant that could provide electricity with zero...
Checklist for going solar
With the sun setting before 5 p.m., solar power may be the last thing on your mind these days. But declining panel prices ans a federal tax credit make now...
Lasers used to make first boron-nitride nanotube yarn
Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to stronger body armor,...
Blood Enzyme Could Help Realize Clean Coal
(PhysOrg.com) -- An enzyme in our blood that enables our lungs to exhale carbon dioxide could be the key to isolating carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants in order to...
Piebalgs pushes green energy technology
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Using less energy and advancing clean and renewable energy technology go a long way to addressing the issue of global warming, the EU energy...
Wind projects don't affect property values
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists say they've found a home's proximity to wind energy facilities has no pervasive or widespread adverse effect on property values.
Sinopec clinches deal for PNG LNG
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. entered into a 20-year agreement for supplies of liquefied natural gas from a project in...
Transneft unfazed by Druzhba rupture
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- An oil spill in western Russia caused by the rupture of a section of the Druzhba pipeline will not affect consumers, Russian pipeline monopoly...
China solar panel makers see boost from Copenhagen
In Trina Solar's brilliant white factory in eastern China, masked workers in lab coats turn silicon wafers into solar power cells capable of harnessing the sun's clean and limitless energy.
Stick and slide: Computer simulation advances understanding of molecular motors
A new study reveals how molecular motors that power important subcellular movements can generate cyclical motion. The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the Biophysical Journal,...
Synthetic magnetism achieved by optical methods
For the first time, physicists have used laser light to create 'synthetic magnetism,' an exotic condition in which neutral atoms suddenly begin to behave as if they were charged particles...
The hidden lives of proteins
An important Brandeis study appearing in the December 3 issue of Nature raises the curtain on the hidden lives of proteins at the atomic level. The study reports that for...
Combining nanotubes and antibodies for breast cancer 'search and destroy' missions
Single-walled nanotubes - cylinders of carbon about a nanometre in diameter - have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibres, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen...
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Breakfast briefing: LHC hit by power cut, while eBay takes the fight to Craigslist
• No sooner had the Large Hadron Collider officially become the world's most powerful particle accelerator than the project - already plagued by a series of technical issues - once again fell foul...
German utility opens wind farm in Wales
LLANDUDNO, Wales, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- German utility RWE, one of Europe's largest emitters of greenhouse gases, on Wednesday opened an offshore wind farm in Wales.
Suzaku spies treasure trove of intergalactic metal
Every cook knows the ingredients for making bread: flour, water, yeast, and time. But what chemical elements are in the recipe of our universe?
TGen team honored for best paper at scientific conference
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Dec. 2, 2009 -- A team of scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) won a $1,000 prize for best scientific paper presented at...
Louisiana Tech faculty, students making an 'impact' on atomic supercollider
Faculty and students from Louisiana Tech University are playing an important role in what has been described as "the most complex and comprehensive science project ever assembled on the planet."
Engineering professor creates mobile lab for testing bridges
(PhysOrg.com) -- Civil engineering students at the University of Rhode Island will soon take to the roadways to apply what they have learned in the classroom in real-world analyses of...
Eon and Gazprom in contract conflict
DUESSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- German energy firm Eon is rowing with Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom over a long-term gas contract.
Expert: Azeri gas cannot replace Russia's
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan could emerge as a possible alternative to Russia as a European gas supplier, though its stability as a gas transporter is unclear,...
World view: A tale of two sciences
An innovative approach to reducing toxic-chemical use scrambles to stay alive as big science prospers, says Daniel Sarewitz.
A light touch: Iron complexes as efficient catalysts for the light-driven extraction of hydrogen from water
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is a promising alternative energy carrier that can be efficiently converted into electrical energy in fuel cells. One hurdle to the introduction of sustainable hydrogen technology is...
New algorithms for computerized, large-scale surveillance
New technology should enable the Air Force to achieve advances in object and target detection technology by using sophisticated algebraic theories called groups, rings and fields.
Researchers Identify Key Molecules in Photosynthesis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemistry professor Harry Frank led an international group of researchers that identified the molecules in algae which direct the organisms to convert sunlight into oxygen. The findings may...
UK's smart meter scheme looks to save cash and current
Trials suggest the government's £8bn smart meter scheme could save UK energy customers £28 a year.