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Liquid-Like Materials May Pave Way for New Thermoelectric Devices
March 22, 2012 — In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials -- which convert heat into electricity and vice versa -- researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the ... > full story -
Far Higher Potential for Wind Energy in India Than Previously Estimated
March 21, 2012 — A new assessment of wind energy in India has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is far higher than the official estimates -- about 20 times and up to 30 times greater than ... > full story -
Engineers Enlist Weather Model to Optimize Offshore Wind Plan
March 20, 2012 — Using a sophisticated weather model, environmental engineers have defined optimal placement of a grid of four wind farms off the US East Coast. The model successfully balances production at times of ... > full story -
Better Organic Electronics: Researchers Show the Way Forward for Improving Organic and Molecular Electronic Devices
March 20, 2012 — Scientists have provided the first experimental determination of the pathways by which electrical charge is transported from molecule-to-molecule in an organic thin film. These results also show how ... > full story -
Enough Room to Safely Store at Least a Century’s Worth of U.S. Fossil Fuel Emissions, Study Shows
March 19, 2012 — A new study shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's coal-fired powerplants. ... > full story -
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Focus on Technology Overlooks Human Behavior When Addressing Climate Change
March 19, 2012 — Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says a sociologist. A shift in political and economic policies to is needed to embrace the concept that ... > full story -
Straintronics: Engineers Create Piezoelectric Graphene
March 16, 2012 — By depositing atoms on one side of a grid of the "miracle material" graphene, researchers ave engineered piezoelectricity into a nanoscale material for the first time. The implications could yield ... > full story -
Graphene Supercapacitor Holds Promise for Portable Electronics
March 15, 2012 — Researchers have used a standard LightScribe DVD optical drive to produce electrodes composed of an expanded network of graphene that shows excellent mechanical and electrical properties as well as ... > full story -
Implanted Biofuel Cell Operating in Living Snail
March 15, 2012 — Researchers have implanted a biofuel cell in a living snail. This is the first incidence of an implanted biofuel cell continuously operating in a snail and producing electrical power over a long ... > full storyMore: -
Researchers Create More Efficient Hydrogen Fuel Cells
March 15, 2012 — Hydrogen fuel cells, like those found in some "green" vehicles, have a lot of promise as an alternative fuel source, but making them practical on a large scale requires them to be more efficient and ... > full story
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