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3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.


'Safety valve' protects photosynthesis from too much light

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Photosynthetic organisms need to cope with a wide range of light intensities, which can change over timescales of seconds to minutes. Too much light can damage the photosynthetic machinery and cause cell death. Scientists ...


Vibrations key to efficiency of green fluorescent protein

Vibrations key to efficiency of green fluorescent protein

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered the secret to the success of a jellyfish protein whose green glow has made it the darling of biologists and the subject of the 2008 Nobel Prize ...


Selling chip makers on optical computing

Selling chip makers on optical computing

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chips that transmit data with light instead of electricity consume much less power than conventional chips, but so far, they've remained laboratory curiosities. Professors Vladimir ...


Rocket science leads to new whale discovery

Rocket science leads to new whale discovery

Biology / Other

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal - or if they hear it at all.


Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...


Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar

Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3. The system pairs a hot, massive ...


Political views may skew perception of skin tone, new study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Political affinity could influence how some people view the skin tone of biracial political candidates, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, New York University ...


Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Eye floaters and flashes of light linked to retinal tear, detachment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Suddenly seeing floaters or flashes of light may indicate a serious eye problem that - if untreated - could lead to blindness, a new study shows.


Interactions with Aerosols Boost Warming Potential of Some Gases

Interactions with Aerosols Boost Warming Potential of Some Gases

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, climate scientists have worked to identify and measure key substances -- notably greenhouse gases and aerosol particles -- that affect Earth’s climate. And they’ve been aided ...



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