News tagged with surface power
Wake up and smell the coffee -- on the Moon!
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2009 |
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Have you ever wondered how you'd make your morning cup of java if you lived on another planet, or perhaps the moon? That steaming beverage would be a must on a cold lunar morning.
Important Tests for Lunar Habitat Power System Began
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA today begins testing elements of a power system that is a potential candidate to provide the energy needed to support a human outpost on the moon.
Fujitsu Develops Power-Saving CMOS Technology for 32nm-Generation and Beyond
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of power-saving CMOS technology for logic LSI chips for 32 nanometer- (32nm-) generation and beyond. The new technology enables employment ...
NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary ...
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Making more efficient fuel cells
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity. Professor Derek Lovley from the University of Massachusetts, ...
Sharp Introduces New Solar Module for Mobile Devices
May 26, 2009 |
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Sharp Corporation has developed and will introduce into the global market the new LR0GC02 Solar Module for Mobile Devices that features a thickness of 0.8 mm, the industry's thinnest level.
ASUS Unveils First TUF Series Motherboard
Sep 29, 2009 |
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ASUS today unveiled the first motherboard in its newly-developed "TUF" (The Ultimate Force) Series, the SABERTOOTH 55i.
AMD Planning 16-Core Server Chip For 2011 Release
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD is in the process of designing a server chip with up to 16-cores. Code named Interlagos, the server chip will contain between 12 and 16 cores and will be available in 2011.
Wind + water = untapped energy: An abundance of power exists above Earth's oceans, study finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wind energy over the planet's oceans is a vastly underutilized renewable resource, according to UC Irvine researchers.
Solar Roadways Awarded DOT Contract to Pave Roads with Solar Cells
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first step toward turning highways into energy-generating solar panels, the Sagle, Idaho-based startup Solar Roadways has recently received a $100,000 grant from the US Department of ...
Earth from Space: Typhoon Melor
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This Envisat image captures Typhoon Melor spinning in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the Philippines on 6 October before slamming into the main Japanese island of Honshu on Thursday.
Achieving optimal efficiencies for nanoengines
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "There's a lot of recent interest in understanding the functioning and optimal performance of small systems," Katja Lindenberg tells PhysOrg.com. Lindenberg is a scientist in the Department of Chemistry and Bi ...
Is the sky the limit for wind power?
Jun 15, 2009 |
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In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude ...
Iowa State researchers contribute climate model to study that finds some winds decreasing
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Declining wind speeds in parts of the United States could impact more than the wind power industry, say Iowa State University climate researchers.
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