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On the crest of wave energy
The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the...
Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems
Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers...
JQI researchers create entangled photons from quantum dots
To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement - the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are...
Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure
A recent experiment at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbours in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's...
'No muss, no fuss' miniaturised analysis for complex samples developed
The goal of an integrated, miniaturised laboratory analysis system, also known as a 'lab-on-a-chip,' is simple: sample in, answer out. However, researchers wanting to use these microfluidic devices to analyse...
Zap! Light used to paralyze tiny creatures
Set your ultraviolet rays to stun. Researchers have now developed a molecular on-off switch that can paralyze animals when they are exposed to ultraviolet beams. Light...
Observers wary of 'truce' between Intel, AMD
Can Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Silicon Valley's version of the long-squabbling Hatfields and McCoys, really get along?
Developing "Green" Tires That Boost Mileage and Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help...
Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote energy efficiency
India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with ageing and...
Bioreactor for Bone Tissue Engineering Wins Professor Venture Fair
John Fisher, associate professor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, won the Best Inventor Pitch at the 2009 Bioscience Research and Technology Review Day with a tissue engineering bioreactor system...
The Theory of Everything, Physics
Some Thoughts on the composition of the Universe By Vincent Langfield January 17, 2001 Update June 18, 2001
Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability
(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security,...
Just use less: Energy savings to be big part of nation`s energy future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030.
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
(PhysOrg.com) -- There's one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn't shine at night, the wind doesn`t always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate....
Tests loom for record solar plane
A prototype of a plane set to go around the world on solar power will have the chocks pulled away for the first time this week.
Green technology lights the way
A new, government-sponsored, awards scheme is helping to showcase the UK's innovation in science and green technologyDesigning traffic lights to be more energy efficient may not seem the hardest thing to do. Change...
Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy
The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers...
Engineering functional structures with single atoms and molecules
The performance of modern electronics increases steadily on a fast pace thanks to the ongoing miniaturization of the utilized components. However, severe problems arise due to quantum-mechanical phenomena when conventional...
Boeing: UAVs downed with laser beams
SEATTLE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Mobile lasers mounted on trailers shot down several small unmanned aerial vehicles, U.S. aerospace company Boeing says.
Boosting the amount of energy obtained from water
The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki...
Crashing the size barrier
Like surfers on monster waves, electrons can ride waves of plasma to very high energies in a very short distance. Scientists have proven that plasma acceleration works. Now they're developing...
NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.
Computer pioneer Sir Maurice Wilkes: vision and vacuum tubes
Sir Maurice Wilkes, 96, one of the pioneers of British computing, strolls through the history the he helped createWalk round the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park and sooner or later you'll...
Muon collider gains momentum
Fermilab pins hopes on untested technology in race to stay at the cutting edge of physics.
Mesmerizing, Isn't It?
This is what goes on behind the scenes whenever you open your mouth to speak. The image was captured at 50 frames per second over 20 seconds with a...
GEN reports on enhancing the applications of qPCR
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and rapid expansion as a result of advances such as instrumentation that pushes capacity to 1,536 wells and...
Tiny chip could diagnose disease
A simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by researchers.
Purdue facility to test aircraft engines
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A new federally funded facility now under construction at Purdue University will be used to test aircraft engines and develop new aviation...