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Storage Power Plant on the Seabed
May 15, 2013 A group of scientists aims to store electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water ... > full story -
New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes: Adding Ionic Liquid to Nanotube Films Could Build Smaller Gadgets
May 14, 2013 Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics. They can potentially process information faster while using less energy. The challenge has been figuring ... > full story -
Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses
May 14, 2013 A truss design devised to help workers process space shuttles continues to find new uses as a space shuttle engineer-turned-entrepreneur adapts it to everything from a solar-powered electric ... > full story -
First Precise MEMS Output Measurement Technique Unveiled
May 14, 2013 The commercial application of MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical systems, will receive a major boost today following the presentation of a brand new way to accurately measure the power requirements ... > full story -
Physicists Light 'Magnetic Fire' to Reveal Energy's Path
May 13, 2013 Physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of ... > full story -
Solar Panels as Inexpensive as Paint?
May 13, 2013 Researchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what's available ... > full story -
Perfectly Doped Quantum Dots Yield 'Colors to Dye For'
May 10, 2013 This focuses on an ultra-precise method for doping the tiny semiconductors produces vivid ... > full story -
New Endurance Record for Small Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
May 10, 2013 Using liquid hydrogen fuel stored in a new NRL-developed cryogenic fuel storage tank, the flight shatters the previous 26-hour record set by the UAV in ... > full story -
'Power Plants': How to Harvest Electricity Directly from Plants
May 9, 2013 The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful ... > full story -
Spintronics Discovery: Scientists Find New 'Magic' in Magnetic Material
May 8, 2013 Researchers have reported a fundamental finding that will help advance the development of next-generation electronics called ... > full story
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