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Using Waste Heat from Automobile Exhaust
June 10, 2011 — With the completion of a successful prototype, engineers have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the world today -- the waste of half or more of the ... > full story -
New Way to Make Lighter, Stronger Steel -- In a Flash
June 9, 2011 — A Detroit entrepreneur surprised university engineers recently when he invented a heat-treatment that makes steel 7 percent stronger than any steel on record -- in less than 10 seconds. In fact, the ... > full story -
Why Animals Don't Have Infrared Vision: Source of the Visual System's 'False Alarms' Discovered
June 9, 2011 — On rare occasion, the light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the eye misfire and signal to the brain as if they have captured photons, when in reality they haven't. For years this phenomenon remained a ... > full story -
New Driving Force for Chemical Reactions
June 9, 2011 — Chemists have shown for the first time that a mechanism called tunneling control may drive chemical reactions in directions unexpected from traditional ... > full story -
Can Evolution Outpace Climate Change? Tiny Seashore Animal Suggests Not
June 8, 2011 — Animals and plants may not be able to evolve their way out of the threat posed by climate change, according to a new study of a tiny seashore ... > full story -
Aircraft Systems in the Environmental Chamber
June 8, 2011 — How can air transport be made more environmentally compatible, economical and sustainable? A flight test facility in Germany is soon to be expanded with the installation of a thermal test bench for ... > full story -
New Method to Make Sodium Ion-Based Battery Cells Could Lead to Better, Cheaper Batteries for the Electrical Grid
June 7, 2011 — By adding the right amount of heat, researchers have developed a method that improves the electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of sodium ion rechargeable batteries, which could be a cheaper ... > full story -
Air Quality Worsened by Paved Surfaces: Widespread Urban Development Alters Weather Patterns
June 7, 2011 — New research focusing on the Houston area suggests that widespread urban development alters wind patterns in a way that can make it easier for pollutants to build up during warm summer weather ... > full story -
Neutron Analysis Explains Dynamics Behind Best Thermoelectric Materials
June 6, 2011 — Neutron analysis of thermoelectric materials could spur the development of a broader range of products with the capability to transform heat to ... > full story -
Climate Scientists Forecast Permanently Hotter Summers
June 6, 2011 — The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations ... > full story
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