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Engineers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through
In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper...
New Carbon Material Shows Promise of Storing Large Quantities of Renewable Electrical Energy
Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for...
Coating Improves Electrical Stimulation Therapy Used For Parkinson's, Depression, Chronic Pain
Researchers have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes.
Improving Our Ability To Peek Inside Molecules
It's not easy to see a single molecule inside a living cell. Nevertheless, researchers are developing a new technique that will enable them to create detailed high-resolution images, giving scientists...
New Clues To Oxygen At The Origin Of The Solar System
Oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth, accounting for almost half the planet's mass. Of its three stable isotopes, oxygen 16 makes up 99.762 percent of oxygen on Earth,...
Earth Structure: Lowermost Mantle Has Materials With Unexpected Properties
Materials deep inside Earth have unexpected atomic properties that might force earth scientists to revise their models of Earth's internal processes. Recreating in the lab materials they believe exist in...
X-ray pulse seen in biggest holes
Scientists find what they say is a missing link between the behaviour of the smallest and biggest black holes
Feature: Glorious mud - a gold mine
Many don't know that for a new i-phone or state of the art flat screen to work, earth's atomic elements are needed. Resembling a lot of old mud to some,...
Engineers Work To Clean And Improve Engine Performance
Iowa State University's Song-Charng Kong and his students are working to reduce emissions in diesel engines, develop a computer model of a gasoline engine and optimize new engine technologies. The...
Turning Bacteria into Plastic Factories
Escherichia coli (E. coli) can give you a severe case of food poisoning or, with a little genetic engineering, a useful plastic. Scientists at San Diego–based Genomatica, Inc., have announced...
NASA Eyes Nuclear Power for Moon Base
Nuclear power offers advantages for a long-term stay on the moon.
Push is on to recycle tossed-aside cell phones
Pity that old cell phone languishing in a drawer. It's missing out on a fascinating afterlife. Most discarded phones in the U.S. are simply forgotten amid household clutter. A smaller...
Cases: In a Place of Dying, Slight Shadows of Life
Alzheimer’s closed in on a wife early, grindingly taking over more than half of our years together.
Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels
The loans, offered to to property owners who install rooftop solar-power systems, would be paid off over 20 years as part of the owners’ property-tax bills.
Physicists urge U.S. to prioritize energy efficiency
The U.S. can reduce its dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas emissions by making cars and buildings much more energy efficient, according to a study released Tuesday by a...
Lithium battery for many vehicles seen a ways off
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Illinois (Reuters) - Vast improvements are needed to extend the life and lower the cost of lithium batteries before they can efficiently power vehicles, a U.S. government...
All-electric vehicles no magic bullet: scientist
ARGONNE, Illinois (Reuters) - A future of all-electric cars coasting along streets and highways may be illusory, given that their range may be cut in half by aggressive drivers speeding...
New manufacturing process represents next step in flexible, liquid crystal display technology
Kent Displays Inc. (KDI), a Kent State University partner, yesterday took delivery of a roll-to-roll production line which enables the manufacture of flexible displays, representing a significant change in the...
A cautionary note in the use of carbon nanotubes as interconnects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Surrey`s Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon nanotubes...
Proton spin puzzle is investigated
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. government physicists said they've demonstrated more than half of the spin of a proton is the result of the movement...
12th Annual Asia Power & Energy Congress
Extra: Grand Hyatt Location: Singapore Start Date: 30 March 3 April 2009 End Date: 3 April 2009 Category: Mining, Oil, Gas
Flower-shaped Nanoparticles May Lead To Better Batteries For Portable Electronics
Want more power and longer battery life for that cell phone, laptop, and digital music player? "Flower power" may be the solution. Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with...
Pentagon offers $1M for best power vest
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department said Monday it has come up with 48 finalists for its $1 million competition to develop a power vest...
Alternative Renewable Bio-Fuel Sources: Camelina Sativa and Switchgrass
INEOS Enterprises of the UK has entered into a partnership agreement with Great Plains-The Camelina Company for the purpose of expanding their bio-diesel enterprises world-wide. Great Plains-The Camelina Company...
Global Shortages Of Radio Isotopes For Cancer Diagnosis May Be A Thing Of The Past
Thanks to a newly-developed technology, global shortages of radio isotopes for cancer diagnosis could be a thing of the past.
Tapping Power From Trash
Methane, an ozone-damaging greenhouse gas produced by landfills, is being captured and increasingly used to generate electricity and heat.
Greenhouse gas tech meeting to be held
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy says it will help host an international conference focusing on Greenhouse Gas Technology.
World's Smallest UWB Antenna Introduced
Virginia Tech researchers have developed an efficient compact ultra-wideband antenna (CUA) for a range of home, automotive, medical, and military applications. The antenna has achieved a near optimal performance for...