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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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Value in Concentrating Solar Power to Add to Electric Grid Calculated
May 7, 2013 — Researchers have quantified the significant value that concentrating solar power plants can add to an electric ... > full story -
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New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures Carbon Dioxide
May 7, 2013 — Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon ... > full story -
Improving Materials That Convert Heat to Electricity and Vice-Versa: Turning Waste Heat Into Electricity
May 5, 2013 — Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration without any liquid coolants, and new study has found a way to nearly double the efficiency of a ... > full story -
Researchers Estimate a Cost for Universal Access to Energy
May 2, 2013 — Universal access to modern energy could be achieved with an investment of between 65 and 86 billion US dollars a year up until 2030, new research has shown. The proposed investments are higher than ... > full story -
Robotic Insects Make First Controlled Flight
May 2, 2013 — In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leaped a few ... > full story -
Some 'Green' Hot Water Systems Fail to Deliver on Promises, Study Shows
May 1, 2013 — A new research paper reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as "green" actually use both more energy and water than their standard ... > full story
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