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In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells. http://www.physorg.com/news178889850.html Chemistry Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:38:01 EST news178889850 Tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions will have major direct health benefits in addition to reducing the risk of climate change, especially in low-income countries, according to a series of six papers appearing today (Wed., Nov. 25) in the British journal The Lancet. http://www.physorg.com/news178370528.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:25:54 EST news178370528 (PhysOrg.com) -- That California and Texas still lead the United States in generating renewable energy probably is no surprise. But, NREL's 2009 State of the States report shows that several smaller states from Maine to Louisiana to Utah are closing the clean energy gap, confirming that every state has renewable energy potential. http://www.physorg.com/news178272077.html Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:01 EST news178272077 In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy. http://www.physorg.com/news178086936.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:04 EST news178086936 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Californian company, SolarReserve, is developing a solar power system that can store seven hours' worth of solar energy by focusing mirrors onto millions of gallons of molten salt, allowing the plant to provide electricity 24 hours a day. http://www.physorg.com/news176632405.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:34:37 EST news176632405 Generating energy on a large scale by mixing salt and fresh water is both technically possible and practical. The worldwide potential for this clean form of energy - 'blue energy' or 'blue electricity' - is enormous. However, it will be necessary to work actively on several essential technological developments and to invest heavily in large-scale trials. On 3 November, Jan Post hopes to obtain his doctorate on this subject from Wageningen University, The Netherlands. http://www.physorg.com/news176125611.html Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:02 EST news176125611 More older Americans are choosing to continue to work or are returning to the labor force. The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, University of Missouri researchers are examining the financial motivations of older working Americans. New results reveal that older workers spend less money on necessities, including housing and food, and health care than older non-workers. http://www.physorg.com/news175338491.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:50:01 EST news175338491 (PhysOrg.com) -- The trail to a new multiferroic started with the theories of a U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory scientist and ended with a multidisciplinary collaboration that created a material with potential impact on next generation electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news175279911.html Physics Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:08:32 EST news175279911 A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health -- that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. The report estimates dollar values for several major components of these costs. The damages the committee was able to quantify were an estimated $120 billion in the U.S. in 2005, a number that reflects primarily health damages from air pollution associated with electricity generation and motor vehicle transportation. The figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. http://www.physorg.com/news175174465.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:02 EST news175174465 (PhysOrg.com) -- Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. http://www.physorg.com/news174576543.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:46 EST news174576543 Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news173683670.html Technology Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:28:22 EST news173683670 An ambitious project was unveiled in Germany on Wednesday to install mini gas-fired power plants in people's basements and produce as much electricity as two nuclear reactors within a year. http://www.physorg.com/news171700298.html Technology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:32:11 EST news171700298 Demand for solar cells has been growing rapidly in Japan with a record generating capacity of 83,260 kilowatts shipped to the domestic market between April and June, up 82.5 percent from the same quarter last year, a private-sector survey showed Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news171654101.html Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:42:00 EST news171654101 (PhysOrg.com) -- A UCLA study has identified a way to turn off a key signaling pathway involved in physiological processes that can also stimulate the development of cancer and other diseases. The findings may lead to new treatments and targeted drugs using this approach. http://www.physorg.com/news167314425.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:30:01 EST news167314425 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will determine if their innovative approach can safely and economically extract and convert heat from vast untapped geothermal resources. http://www.physorg.com/news166969295.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:21:55 EST news166969295 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using solar panels, wind turbines, appliance monitoring, and on-site energy storage, General Electric has a plan to enable homeowners to cut their annual energy consumption (from the electric grid) to zero, in some cases, and at least minimize consumption in others. GE is piloting the technology this year, and hopes to commercialize the system by 2015. http://www.physorg.com/news166965770.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:23:15 EST news166965770 An NJIT architecture professor with an architecture student has designed a network of modular floating docks to harness clean energy for New York City. The proposal was featured this week in Metropolis magazine. http://www.physorg.com/news166809597.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:20:01 EST news166809597 A research report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution suggests that individuals prefer to be involved in a collective contribution to green electricity that involve everyone paying more, rather than having individual higher bills. http://www.physorg.com/news165739334.html Space & Earth Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:20:02 EST news165739334 Cuban bloggers are fighting a cyberwar with the government to give their own version of reality on the communist island, from hotels and using memory sticks and laptops obtained from abroad. http://www.physorg.com/news162216390.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 13:07:12 EST news162216390 America's power grid today resembles the country's canal system of the 19th Century. A marvel of engineering for its time, the canal system eventually could not keep pace with the growing demands of transcontinental transportation. http://www.physorg.com/news160942405.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 19:14:19 EST news160942405 (PhysOrg.com) -- By dissolving polystyrene packing peanuts in biodiesel, scientists have found that they can boost the power output of the fuel while getting rid of garbage at the same time. http://www.physorg.com/news160633641.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 05:28:46 EST news160633641 A team of scientists led by Dr. Timm Schroeder of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany, has proved the existence of hemogenic endothelial cells. The findings answer the question -- unsolved until now -- of how blood cells are generated during embryonic development and will enable scientists in the future to produce blood cells in the laboratory in a more target-specific manner. http://www.physorg.com/news157814476.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:21:49 EST news157814476 (PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny microbe can take electricity and directly convert carbon dioxide and water to methane, producing a portable energy source with a potentially neutral carbon footprint, according to a team of Penn State engineers. http://www.physorg.com/news157651388.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:05:23 EST news157651388 Japanese consumer electronics giants Toshiba and Sharp are in talks on a possible tie-up in the solar power generation field, the companies said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news157356003.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:55 EST news157356003 Engineers at the University of Liverpool claim that building estuary barrages in the North West could provide more than 5% of the UK's electricity. http://www.physorg.com/news157213230.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:34:16 EST news157213230 Illinois is the Prairie State and home to the Windy City. And sometimes, when standing out in that prairie and feeling the wind racing across the state, you begin to wonder if there is anything between here and Kansas that is slowing down the wind at all. With people thinking more and more about alternative energy sources, it appears sure that wind power would be a logical source of energy for Illinois. http://www.physorg.com/news156782104.html Technology Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:36:06 EST news156782104 Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones. http://www.physorg.com/news156105232.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:34:27 EST news156105232 Only 57 percent of Mexican-American students graduate from high school, and 11 percent receive college degrees, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher found that perceived educational barriers significantly predicted Mexican-American students' educational aspirations more than the influences of gender, generation level and parents' education level. Identifying what students perceive they need may assist school professionals and counselors in helping students develop skills and confidence needed to achieve their goals. http://www.physorg.com/news155395266.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:21:33 EST news155395266 Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it will release a home-use solar power generation system in April that can be installed on a wide range of roof shapes with various roof surface areas. http://www.physorg.com/news155313760.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:43:39 EST news155313760 One of the few bright spots in the dark days of the global economic downturn is the field of renewable energy. http://www.physorg.com/news154890734.html Technology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:57 EST news154890734