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Superconducting magnet generates world’s highest magnetic field at 24T

A team led by Dr. Shinji Matsumoto, a Senior Researcher of the Magnet Development, Superconducting Wire Unit, National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in generating a magnetic field of 24.0T (tesla), which set a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The electric cars most likely to succeed

The crystal ball is still cloudy on electric and plug-in hybrid cars. They're still being made in limited numbers, and delivered to very specific test markets. And half the really exciting ones aren't even here yet. Still, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Los Alamos achieves world-record pulsed magnetic field, moves closer to 100-tesla mark

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field produced by ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Green tech cleans up with investors

Is there still big green to be made in green tech? A few years ago, investing in green technology companies in Silicon Valley was as de rigueur as vertical social-media sites. Those sites went away, but money continues to ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tesla coils take on Lady Gaga

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an amazing display of lights and sounds, the Open Spark Project and the Tesla Orchestra, formed from researchers at Case Western Reserve University, have taken Tesla coils to a whole new level. Their new Tesla Orch ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 16 | with audio podcast report

Tesla Motors to raise up to $214.3M (Update)

(AP) -- Electric car upstart Tesla Motors Inc. will sell common stock again, this time with hopes of raising $214 million to expand its limited model lineup.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strong magnetic fields for new insights into the brain

Siemens will install three powerful, high-field magnetic resonance tomographs (MRT) at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, and thus provide entirely new insights into the human brain. The MRTs ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Toyota developing alternative electric motor

Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 5

Toyota unveils hybrid car push

The world's top automaker Toyota Motor plans to launch 11 new hybrid models by the end of 2012, the company said Thursday, as the race to build more environmentally friendly vehicles heats up.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Panasonic invests $30M in electric car maker Tesla

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. is investing $30 million in Tesla Motors Inc., the U.S. maker of electric sports cars, eyeing expansion in the global market for green vehicles, both sides said Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Tesla upbeat on Japan business, opens showroom

Tesla, the U.S. maker of electric sportscars, opened its first Asian showroom Monday in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood, hoping to woo rich buyers before eventually widening its appeal with cheaper models.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

PayPal, Tesla founder goes public on divorce

Elon Musk, the Web entrepreneur behind PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, published a lengthy account of his messy divorce proceedings on Thursday, saying he wanted to correct the record.

Technology / Business

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tesla stock offering seeks to raise 244 million dollars

Tesla Motors, the money-losing US electric carmaker, is seeking to raise up to 244 million dollars as it becomes on Tuesday the first US automotive company to go public in more than 50 years.

Technology / Business

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bladeless wind turbine inspired by Tesla

(PhysOrg.com) -- A bladeless wind turbine whose only rotating component is a turbine/driveshaft could generate power at a cost comparable to coal-fired power plants, according to its developers at Solar Aero. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (120) | comments 30 | with audio podcast report

US electric carmaker Tesla plans public stock offering

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors said on Friday that it plans an intial public offering of stock that could raise as much as 100 million dollars.

Technology / Business

created Jan 30, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1