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Schwarzenegger to sign order boosting clean power
(AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to sign an executive order requiring California utilities to get a third of their energy come from renewable sources by 2020.
Researchers Using Parallel Processing Computing Could Save Thousands By Using An Xbox
A new study has demonstrated that researchers trying to model a range of processes could use the power and capabilities of a particular XBox chip as a much cheaper alternative...
Small electronic nose detects toxins
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- University of Illinois scientists say they are developing a postage stamp-sized electronic sensor that can detect and identify poisonous gases and toxins.
Tunneling From A Deeper Source
Quantum Effects: Electrons penetrate energy barriers from lower orbitals than realized.
Under Observation -- Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age
(PhysOrg.com) -- Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method....
Opinion: Solar power from space: moving beyond science fiction
For more than 40 years scientists have dreamed of collecting the sun’s energy in space and beaming it back to Earth. Though considered impractical in the past, this dream could...
Hot And Cold Moves Of Cyanide And Water: Temperature Determines Which Molecule Rocks Out
Scientists have long known that molecules dance about as the temperature rises, but now researchers know the exact steps that water takes with a certain molecule. Results with small, electrically...
How Photon Echoes Can Be Used To Create A Quantum Memory Device
A new way of storing and 'echoing' pulses of light has been discovered by a team from Australia, allowing bursts of laser to work as a flexible optical memory and...
High-res view of zinc transport protein
How much difference can a tenth of a nanometre make? When it comes to figuring out how proteins work, an improvement in resolution of that miniscule amount can mean the...
When nano may not be nano
The same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human health...
Looking deeply into polymer solar cells
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Ulm have made the first high-resolution 3D images of the inside of a polymer solar cell. This gives them...
New sensor array can detect toxic fumes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- University of Illinois researchers say they have developed a sensor array that represents an inexpensive and simple way to detect toxic industrial chemicals.
Nanotech safety: Smaller particles may be riskier
CHICAGO (Reuters) - In determining the safety of improbably small materials known as nanoparticles, special properties associated with some of the very smallest particles may be the key, scientists said...
Photographing flexible electronics
Photography has provided the inspiration for a fast, room temperature route to produce flexible electronic components
Physicist to advise UK on energy and climate change
David MacKay describes current debate as a 'Punch and Judy show'
Atomic agency rescues 'dirty bomb' material
Radioactive cobalt cleared from Lebanese lab.
Relativistic hydrogen inside a Casimir cavity appears to have a fractional quantum state from an external perspective
On August 12th 2009 Rowan University announced validation of excess heat generated by off the shelf chemicals in a recipe provided by Black Light Power. Rowan had previously validated even...
SRI to present hydrogen fuel safety research results at 2009 International Conference
SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today it will present new research identifying methods for designing safer structures in the future for hydrogen fueled vehicles, at...
Insta-Dimming, Bullet-Resistant Windows for VIP Cars
The U.S. Department of Defense wants electronic windows that resist heat, glare, and bullets A good bullet-resistant ride can do the trick for most VIPs, leaving aside physics-defying assassins and impossible curving bullets....
Winds of change
Wind farms can be self-sustaining, concluded two Northeastern finance professors in a recent journal article. A few measures to increase productivity and decrease equipment costs could reduce the current dependence...
Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just...
Nanotubes Could Enable Self-Repairing Electronic Circuits
Researchers develop nanotubes that can help circuits repair critical breaks Many people know the familiar wince when a cell phone or laptop hits the floor. But electronic devices of the future may self-repair...
8 signs you’re an energy-hogging jerk
No matter whether you're a tree-hugging environmentalist stressed or a coal king, wasting energy in these economically sensitive times makes you look like a jerk.
Geothermal heating, cooling for new Charlottetown hotel
A new hotel in downtown Charlottetown is tapping into the earth to handle a large portion of its energy needs.
Scientists: Collider will produce results
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The Large Hadron Collider will not become a "white elephant," despite having operated just one week in the year since its debut, scientists...
Broadband invisibility in the microwave range
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the series Star Trek, Klingons and Romulans have spaceships outfitted with cloaking devices that hide their presence from sight, as well as from the sensors of their...
IAEA removes dangerous radioactive sources from Lebanon
An IAEA mission to get powerful radioactive sources out of Lebanon was completed 30 August 2009, after a plane carrying the high-activity cargo safely touched down in Russia, where the...
Just heat and heal
New polymer system based on weak, reversible bonds can heal itself when heated