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MIT shock absorber increases fuel economy
A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than...
Carbon Nanotube Avalanche Process Nearly Doubles Current
By pushing carbon nanotubes close to their breaking point, researchers have demonstrated a remarkable increase in the current-carrying capacity of the nanotubes, well beyond what was previously thought possible.
Nanocables may improve lithium batteries
HOUSTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created hybrid carbon nanotube metal oxide arrays as electrode material to improve the performance of lithium batteries.
"Big Bang" Machine's Restart Delayed Again
Latest postponement puts the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest particle accelerator, back on line a year after an electrical malfunction forced its shutdown.
NASA Mission Meets the Carbon Dioxide Measurement Challenge
The challenge: very precisely measure carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere all over the world, especially near Earth's surface.
New technique boosts protein NMR imaging speeds
Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, or SSNMR, is a valuable tool to image and analyze the chemical makeup of proteins and other biomolecules. But the imaging process is time-consuming and requires...
Cancer diagnosis: Now in 3-D
University of Washington researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualise cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early...
A Cool Use for Recycled Glass
Bits of repurposed glass, in jewel-like nuggets, provide a decorative accent in the yard.
IMEC develops low-cost low-power 60GHz solutions in digital 45nm CMOS
At this week`s International Solid State Circuits Conference, IMEC presents a 60GHz front-end receive chain, phase-locked loop and power amplifier in 45nm digital CMOS technology. These building blocks pave...
Semantic web promises a smarter electricity grid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dispersed wind farms and solar panels on people`s homes are posing new challenges for managing power grids that were designed when all electricity was generated in centralised plants....
Nanocomposite material provides photonic switching
(PhysOrg.com) -- Integrated photonic devices represent the wave of future technology. These devices will be extremely small, making use of photons on the nanoscale, and (hopefully) be very efficient in...
Scientists develop revolutionary microchip that uses 30 times less energy
Leaving your mobile phone charger at home when you go for a two week long vacation may just be the norm one day as scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU)...
AMD's Phenom II Takes On Intel's Core 2 Processors
(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD has added two new Phenom II desktop chips to their product line. The Phenom II Dragon line desktop processors use AMD's new 45-nanometer technology and consists both...
New Coal Dewatering Technology Turns Sludge to Powder
The ultrafine coal particles that are the residue of the coal cleaning process have been discarded into hundreds of impoundments. Now, a dewatering technology developed at Virginia Tech has succeeded...
Physicist's vision for helping world's poor: self-adjusting eyeglasses
Joshua Silver, a lifelong tinkerer, was fiddling around one day with a cheap, water-filled lens he'd built as an optics experiment when he noticed something interesting.
TMS 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Features Leaders from the Aluminum Industry
Issues related to the economy, energy, and sustainability will be discussed by aluminum industry leaders during a special program of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 138th Annual Meeting...
New Material Derived From Graphene May Have Many Applications In Future Electronics
Researchers have produced a ground-breaking new material, graphane, which has been derived from graphene. Graphene, which was discovered in 2004, is a one-atom-thick crystal with unusual highly conductive properties, which...
Test balloon breaks endurance record
NASA's pumpkin-shaped balloon stays aloft for more than 42 days.
Designer melds tech, fashion in crafty electronics
(AP) -- With her carefully styled blond hair, expertly applied makeup and fashionable blue dress, nothing about Alison Lewis even hints at the word "nerd" at a Manhattan party...
Mo. patent fight shows perils of 'tech transfer'
(AP) -- Mere months ago, the University of Missouri routinely touted chemical engineering professor Galen Suppes for his innovative research into renewable energy.
First Crystal Structure Of An Intermediate Particle In Virus Assembly Created
Scientists been able to produce the first crystal structure of a virus particle caught in the midst of assembling its impenetrable outer protein coat.
Turning Cooking Oil Into Fuel for the County
A yearlong experiment of mixing vegetable oil with diesel to fuel vehicles has proven successful and economical.
Super-resolution Microscopy Takes On Third Dimension
The shapes of some of the tiniest cellular structures are coming into focus as scientists have developed an imaging technology that produces the best three-dimensional resolution ever seen with an...
Call for rural energy guarantee
A call is made for more to be done to help Scottish communities benefit from energy efficiency measures.
Meet TED - The Intellectual Mardi Gras
Daniel Sieberg previews this year's TED or the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference held in Long Beach, California.
Bank of New Zealand reduces carbon footprint with Red Hat on the mainframe
Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and IBM announced that Bank of New Zealand, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group, has deployed Red...
Cuba to keep Internet limits after fiber optic cable
Cuba will continue to limit Internet access even after a fiber optic cable linking the island with Venezuela comes online in 2010, a top official said.
Nanoscopic Static Electricity Generates Chiral Patterns
Engineers have recently shown how electrostatic interactions -- commonly known as static electricity -- alone can give rise to helical shapes. The group has constructed a mathematical model that can...