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Posted May 6, 2008:

• More Efficient Fuel Cells, Thanks To A New Catalyst
• Nanotube Production Leaps From Sooty Mess In Test Tube To Ready Formed Chemical Microsensors

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Hybrid Cars Are Harder To Hear: May Pose Greater Risks For Pedestrians

Posted April 28, 2008:

• Pricing Can Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Electric Generators
• Low-Carbon Electricity is Needed To Power Plug-in Hybrids

Posted April 26, 2008:

• First Transistor Using Nanotechnology Is 50 Times More Energy Efficient Than Current Models

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Shining Light On The Brain's Activity

Posted April 24, 2008:

• UK's Iconic 1930s Semi-detached House Goes Green

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Water Needed To Produce Various Types Of Energy
• Questioning Nuclear Power's Ability To Forestall Global Warming
• Platinum Nanocube Makes Hydrogen Fuel Cells Cheaper And More Efficient

Posted April 21, 2008:

• How Nanocluster Contaminants Increase Risk Of Spreading Through Groundwater
• Breakthrough In Nanotechnology By Uncovering Conductive Property Of Carbon-based Molecules
• Experiencing Virtual Products Prior To Product Development

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Chromium's Hidden Magnetic Talents Discovered

Posted April 17, 2008:

• Electric Solar Wind Sail Could Power Future Space Travel In Solar System

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Wireless EEG System Self-powered By Body Heat And Light

Posted April 15, 2008:

• Getting Wired For Terahertz Computing
• Where's The Glue? Scientists Find A Surprise When They Look For What Binds In Superconductivity
• Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
• Nuclear Power: Most Successful Fuel Performance Ever For US Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel

Posted April 14, 2008:

• More Safety For Cell Phone Batteries
• Berkeley Lab Examines State-level Renewables Portfolio Standards Policies

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Expert Foresees 10 More Years Of Research & Development To Make Solar Energy Competitive
• Electricity And Gas Consumption At A Glance

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Future Of Solar-powered Houses Is Clear: New Windows Could Halve Carbon Emissions

Posted April 9, 2008:

• Newly Discovered Fundamental State Of Matter, A Superinsulator, Has Been Created

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Herding Nano-particles Into Precise Lattices Could Be Basis For Improved Tissue Engineering
• Computer Memory In Artificial Atoms: Carbon Nantubes Can Rev Up Speed, Accuracy Of Data Storage
• Energy Research: Researchers Consider Future Challenges, Opportunities

Posted April 2, 2008:

• Flameless Combustion Could Allow Power Generation From Gas Without Pollution, Researchers Suggest

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Electric Shocks Boost Plants' Production Of Commercially Useful Chemicals

Posted March 31, 2008:

• Portable Hydrogen-generating Power System Could Lighten Soldiers Load
• Project To Help Power Developing Nations Underway

Posted March 30, 2008:

• Future Of Computing: Carbon Nanotubes And Superconductors To Replace The Silicon Chip

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Electrons Can Travel Over 100 Times Faster In Graphene Than In Silicon, Physicists Show

Posted March 24, 2008:

• Findings Could Improve Fuel Cell Efficiency
• Cheap New Solar Cells Made Much More Efficient

Posted March 21, 2008:

• New Family Of Superconductors Discovered
• Nano-breakthrough: Dramatic Increase In Thermoelectric Efficiency Heralds New Era In Heating, Cooling And Power Generation
• Clean-vehicle Research Initiative Making Progress: Midcourse shift in strategic plan needed

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Silent Tiny Cooling Systems Made For Laptop Computers, Other Devices
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Mark Robotic First For British Antarctic Survey

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Fake Diamonds Help Jet Engines Take The Heat

Posted March 17, 2008:

• New Tool To Monitor Nuclear Reactors Developed
• Solving The US Drug Price Crisis, Experts Propose Solution

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Hybrid Cars May Require Hundreds Of New Power Plants To Be Built, If Owners Charge Up During Peak Hours
• Two-Dimensional High-Temperature Superconductor Discovered

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