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Powerful Laser Sheds Light On Fast Ignition And High Energy Density Physics
A new generation of
high-energy (>kJ) petawatt
(HEPW) lasers is being
constructed worldwide to
study high intensity laser
... > full story
Toward Home-brewed Electricity With 'Personalized Solar Energy'
New scientific discoveries
are moving society toward
the era of "personalized
solar energy," in which the
focus of electricity
... > full story
Hidden Solar Cells: 3-D System Based On Optical Fiber Could Provide New Options For Photovoltaics
Converting sunlight to
electricity might no longer
mean large panels of
photovoltaic cells atop flat
surfaces like roofs. ... > full story
Trident Laser Accelerates Protons To Record Energies
An international team of
physicists has succeeded in
using intense laser light to
accelerate protons to
energies never before
achieved. Using this
... > full story
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Report On US-China Collaboration On Carbon Capture And Sequestration
November 4, 2009 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Julio Friedmann, in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, the Asia Society Center and with partner Monitor Group, today released the report, "A ... > full story -
Discovery May Lead To Precision Engineering Of Superconducting Thin Films For Electronic Devices
November 2, 2009 — Using precision techniques for making superconducting thin films layer-by-layer, physicists have identified a single layer responsible for one such material's ability to become superconducting, i.e., ... > full story -
Blue Energy Seems Feasible And Offers Considerable Benefits
November 2, 2009 — Generating energy on a large scale by mixing salt and fresh water is both technically possible and practical. The worldwide potential for this clean form of energy – 'blue energy' – is ... > full story -
High-performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality
November 2, 2009 — In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and ... > full story -
Navy Researchers Apply Science To Fire Fighting
November 2, 2009 — Navy scientists are conducting research to insure that sailors and their ships can be protected from the deadly effects of ... > full story -
Upping The Power Triggers An Ordered Helical Plasma
November 2, 2009 — If you keep twisting a straight elastic string, at some moment it starts kinking in a wild way. Something similar occurs when one increases the electrical current flowing in a magnetized plasma ... > full story -
All-electric Spintronics Created
October 30, 2009 — Scientists have always attempted to develop spin transistors by incorporating local ferromagnets into device architectures. A far better and practical way to manipulate the orientation of an ... > full story -
New Technology May Cool The Laptop
October 30, 2009 — Does your laptop sometimes get so hot that it can almost be used to fry eggs? New technology may help cool it and give information technology a unique ... > full story -
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Harvesting Energy From Nature's Motions
October 30, 2009 — By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of ... > full story -
Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use
October 27, 2009 — A new report examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health -- that are not reflected in market prices ... > full story
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