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Nanoparticles used to increase thermal properties of transformer oil

Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess heat.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Curtailing open grocery refrigerators' energy loss

Open refrigerated display cases holding eggs, cheese, drinks and more are a favorite of supermarket chains. Despite the easy access they offer customers, the inefficient energy-guzzlers cost retailers a huge ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Controlling silicon evaporation allows scientists to boost graphene quality

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have for the first time provided details of their "confinement controlled sublimation" technique for growing high-quality layers of epitaxial graphene on ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Out of thin Martian air

A wet Mars is just a memory, but where did the water go?

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

This heat pump can last 10 000 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers now are testing an entirely new heat pump. While those we use today last ten to twenty years, the new one will last almost forever.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (13) | comments 16

The big picture on energy loss

Getting an energy audit of a home or a commercial building can be a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. But new techniques and technology developed by a team of MIT researchers have streamlined the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Astronauts embark on second spacewalk to fix cooling system

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station Wednesday began a second spacewalk to work on repairing a failed cooling system, the space agency said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Simple tools to do a home-energy audit -- and save

For many homeowners, electricity use is highest during the summer -- that means steeper energy bills are just around the corner.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA Satellite Spots Oil at Mississippi Delta Mouth

(PhysOrg.com) -- On May 24, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this false-color, high-resolution view of the very ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pressure sensors on alert

Vacuum panels are particularly good for insulating buildings -- as long as the vacuum does not leak. A tiny pressure sensor constantly checks the condition of the vacuum and indicates whether the insulation ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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