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New Model Provides Different Take on Planetary Accretion: Collapse May Take Place in 3-D Cold Dust Cloud
February 29, 2012 — The prevailing model for planetary accretion assumes that the solar system's planets formed in an extremely hot, two-dimensional disk of gas and dust, post-dating the sun. Scientists now propose a ... > full story -
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Developing Sustainable Power
February 28, 2012 — Scientists suggest that renewable energy is a viable option for electrical power in developing and emerging nations. Researchers point out that in most of these nations, the demand for energy far ... > full story -
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Human-Made Photosynthesis to Revolutionize Food and Energy Production
February 17, 2012 — Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of new research. It could see us one step closer to bottling the sun's energy or turbocharging plants to ... > full story -
Low-Carbon Technologies 'No Quick-Fix': May Not Lessen Global Warming Until Late This Century
February 16, 2012 — A drastic switch to low carbon-emitting technologies, such as wind and hydroelectric power, may not yield a reduction in global warming until the latter part of this century, new research suggests. ... > full storyMore: -
Engineers Create Tandem Polymer Solar Cells That Set Record for Energy-Conversion
February 13, 2012 — Researchers in California report that they have significantly enhanced polymer solar cells' performance by building a device with a new "tandem" structure that combines multiple cells with different ... > full story -
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New Battery Could Lead to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Energy
February 9, 2012 — Scientists have found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar ... > full story -
NASA Small Explorer Mission Celebrates 10 Years and 40,000 X-Ray Flares
February 9, 2012 — On February 5, 2002, NASA launched what was then called the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) into orbit. Renamed within months as the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager ... > full story -
New Tool for Analyzing Solar-Cell Materials
February 7, 2012 — An online tool called "Impurities to Efficiency" (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative manufacturing strategies to plug in descriptions of their planned materials and ... > full story -
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Biosolar Breakthrough Promises Cheap, Easy Green Electricity
February 2, 2012 — Scientists are turning the term "power plant" on its head. A team of researchers has developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive ... > full story -
Sun Delivered Curveball of Powerful Radiation at Earth
February 1, 2012 — A potent follow-up solar flare, which occurred Jan. 17, 2012, just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection seen in nearly a decade, delivered a powerful radiation punch to ... > full story
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