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Defects in Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead to Improved Charge and Energy Storage Systems
Most people would like to be
able to charge their cell
phones and other personal
electronics quickly and not
too often. A recent
... > full story
Flax and Yellow Flowers Can Produce Bioethanol
Surplus biomass from the
production of flax sheaves,
and generated from Brassica
carinata, a yellow-flowered
plant related to those which
engulf fields in spring, can
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Harnessing Waste Heat from Laptop Computers, Cell Phones May Double Battery Time
New research points the way
to a technology that might
make it possible to harvest
much of the wasted heat
produced by everything from
... > full story
Engineering Functional Structures With Single Atoms and Molecules
The performance of modern
electronics increases
steadily on a fast pace
thanks to the ongoing
miniaturization of the
utilized components.
... > full story
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Customizing Electric Cars for Cost-Effective Urban Commuting
November 18, 2009 — Researchers have launched a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, conversion and operations. The new research project, ChargeCar, will explore how electric vehicles can be ... > full story -
Entangled Photons Created from Quantum Dots
November 18, 2009 — To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement -- the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded ... > full story -
Exotic Electric Properties of Graphene Confirmed
November 18, 2009 — First, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene: a remarkably ... > full story -
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Glimpsing a Greener Future: Computer Model Foresees Effects of Alternative Transportation Fuels
November 17, 2009 — It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor. Look into Shane Stephens-Romero's crystal ball -- a computer ... > full story -
Algae Turned Into High-Temperature Hydrogen Source
November 16, 2009 — In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, ... > full story -
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Green Heating and Cooling Technology Turns Carbon from Eco-Villain to Hero
November 14, 2009 — Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers have now devised a novel way to miniaturize a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely ... > full story -
High-Performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality
November 12, 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 -
How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into Power Systems
November 12, 2009 — Some countries already get a substantial share of their electricity consumption from wind power: Denmark 20%, Spain and Portugal 11%, Ireland 9%, and Germany 7%. Power systems have to cope with ... > full story -
Overcoming Barriers For Organic Electronics
November 11, 2009 — Electronic devices can't work well unless all of the transistors, or switches, within them allow electrical current to flow easily when they are turned on. Engineers have now determined why some ... > full story -
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Harvesting Energy From Nature's Motions
November 9, 2009 — By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday ... > full story
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