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Munich lab demonstrates diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions

German researchers demonstrate diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Just three months after the Euro 5 Norm for exhaust emissions went into force for all new car models, researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany) have demonstrated an engine that is ...





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New materials designed to deal with hypersonic and supersonic hot stuff (w/ Video)

New materials designed to deal with hypersonic and supersonic hot stuff (w/ Video)

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 6

University of Queensland researchers are testing new materials to withstand the extreme heat experienced by hypersonic vehicles in flight so they can fly for substantially longer.


Merapi volcano

Pre-eruption earthquakes offer clues to volcano forecasters

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Like an angry dog, a volcano growls before it bites, shaking the ground and getting "noisy" before erupting. This activity gives scientists an opportunity to study the tumult beneath a volcano and may help ...


NRL's Ion Tiger sets 26-hour flight endurance record

Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger Sets 26-hour Flight Endurance Record

Technology / Energy

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record ...


Absorbing Hydrogen Fluoride Gas to Enhance Crystal Growth

Absorbing Hydrogen Fluoride Gas to Enhance Crystal Growth

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to control the buildup of hydrogen fluoride gas during the growth of precision crystals ...


Honda's 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept

Honda's 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model demonstrates a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe, American Honda Motor announced at the 2009 Los Angeles ...


Ethanol results in higher ozone concentrations than gasoline, researchers say

Ethanol results in higher ozone concentrations than gasoline, researchers say

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ethanol, often promoted as a clean-burning, renewable fuel that could help wean the nation from oil, would likely worsen health problems caused by ozone, compared with gasoline, especially ...


New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals.


Modern human brain

Scientists decode memory-forming brain cell conversations

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 0

The conversations neurons have as they form and recall memories have been decoded by Medical College of Georgia scientists.


Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There is more to the snowflake than its ability to delight schoolchildren and snarl traffic.


Panasonic develops direct methanol fuel cell system with high power output and durability

Technology / Energy

created Dec 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 9

Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed a direct methanol fuel cell system which can produce an average power output of 20 W by increasing the output per cubic centimeter twice that of its previous prototype. Using ...



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