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People in the US and the UK show strong similarities in their attitudes toward nanotechnologies

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The results of a new U.S.–U.K. study published in this week's journal Nature Nanotechnology show that ordinary people in both countries hold very positive views of nanotechnologies and what the future of these technologies might ...





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Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Burrowing frogs can survive buried for several years without food or water. Scientists have discovered that the metabolism of their cells changes radically during the dormancy period allowing the frogs to ...


The Antares DLR-H2 flies its madden voyage over the northern German city of Hamburg

World's first as fuel cell aircraft takes off in Germany

Technology / Energy

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 16

The world's first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from fuel cells took off in Germany Tuesday, producing zero carbon dioxide emissions, its makers said.


Panasonic Develops High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Module  with High Reliability

Panasonic Develops High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Module with High Reliability

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Panasonic Corp. has developed a 1.5 kWh battery module from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage ...


SRNL to study applicability of solar cell coatings

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A project under way at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory will study how special coatings that mimic structures found in nature can increase the usefulness of solar energy as a vital part of ...


Researchers save electricity with low-power processors and flash memory

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP) have combined low-power, embedded processors typically used in netbooks with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast, but far more ...


New 'electronic glue' promises less expensive semiconductors

New 'electronic glue' promises less expensive semiconductors

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an "electronic glue" that could accelerate advances in semiconductor-based technologies, including solar cells ...


Contemplating excess wind

Technology / Energy

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

How much usable energy do wind turbines produce? It is a question that perplexes engineers and frustrates potential users, especially on windless days. A study published this month in the International Journal of Energy provid ...


Researchers study salt's potential to store energy

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When the wind blows, it blows — sometimes to a fault. The same is true for the sun: It can beat down relentlessly, scorching everything — and everyone-beneath its intense rays.


Troublesome green algae serve as coating substrate in record-setting battery

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side. A group of researchers at the Angstrom Laboratory at Uppsala University have d ...


Confined electrons live longer

Confined electrons live longer

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Electrons that are trapped in very small structures of only a few nanometer, demonstrate fascinating features. These could be useful for novel computers or semiconductor lasers. Researchers from the University ...



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