 Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 298 vote(s)
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In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing ... | |
 Physicists Seek Answers to Quantum Correlations August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 118 vote(s)
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After performing multiple tests on two entangled photons, physicists have yet again found that the photons seem to be communicating faster than the speed of light - at least 100,000 times faster. The researchers ... | |
 Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 107 vote(s)
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High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. ... | |
Iran launches home-built satellite rocket August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. | |
No evidence to support 'organic is best' August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown ... | |
A 'New Dimension' at the LHC July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Later this year, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, will begin operating, sending beams of protons hurling around circular tracks ... | |
New computer simulations show how special the solar system is August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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Prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers, using recent data from the 300 exoplanets ... | |
 Evolution as Described by the Second Law of Thermodynamics August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 98 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Often, physics and biology appear as different worlds, from a scientist’s point of view. Each discipline has its own language and concepts, and physicists and biologists tend to look at the ... | |
First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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Photovoltaic cells, once so costly they could be used only to power million-dollar satellites, are today turning up even on humble parking meters. Now a brash Tempe, Ariz., company called First Solar plans to take the technology ... | |
 Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. | |
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ... | |
 CERN announces start-up date for Large Hadron Collider August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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CERN has today announced that the first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be made on 10 September. This news comes as the cool down phase of commissioning CERN's new particle ... | |
 Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest ... | |
NREL Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record at 40.8 Percent August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 96 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 percent of the light ... | |
 Many think God's intervention can revive the dying August 18, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors ... | |
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