Posts Tagged ‘engineering’
Cheap sugars could be biofuel bargain
IOWA STATE (US) — Engineers have developed a way to make low-cost sugars from biomass, a discovery that has the potential to reduce the cost of producing biofuels. Continue…
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Top Stories - Sep 30, 2011 13:30 - 0 Comments
How to make transistors ‘body compatible’
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Scientists have built a transistor that uses protons, not electrons, paving the way for devices that interface directly with living things. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2011 14:02 - 2 Comments
Fatal attraction: Cells ingest nanotubes
BROWN U. (US) — Carbon nanotubes and other long nanomaterials can spell trouble for cells. The reason: Cells mistake them for spheres and try to engulf them. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 19, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments
Wearable cameras film actors move in the wild
CARNEGIE MELLON U. (US) — A system of body-mounted cameras can capture motion in almost any environment for use in digital animation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments
Optics used to track single cell’s growth
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers are using optics to measure a basic biological process: the growth of single cells. It’s a process that has been difficult to quantify using other methods. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 27, 2011 13:10 - 2 Comments
First peek at see-through batteries
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have developed a highly-flexible, low-cost transparent lithium-ion battery that has potential for use in a variety of consumer electronics, including cell phones. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 14, 2011 13:09 - 6 Comments
Low-cost way to heat chilly rooms
U. BUFFALO (US) — Two architects devised a low-cost, low-tech way to create comfortable microclimates from the vast, cold rooms of a 162-year-old building in Hexham, England. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 27, 2011 9:10 - 3 Comments
Nixing nuclear plants will strain system
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Curtailing nuclear power will put undue stress on the supply and cost of electricity, while increasing air pollution, carbon emissions, and the reliance on fossil fuels
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Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2011 11:55 - 0 Comments
Stamp turns ‘sponges’ into nanodevices
VANDERBILT (US) — A new stamping technique allows researchers to make a variety of devices from a stiff, sponge-like material filled with incredibly small holes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 13, 2011 12:21 - 2 Comments
Mold metallic glass in 10 milliseconds
CALTECH (US) — A new technique allows researchers to heat a piece of metallic glass at a rate of a million degrees per second and then mold it into any shape in just a few milliseconds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 28, 2011 13:27 - 6 Comments
H2O cocktail fuels battery power
STANFORD (US) — A rechargeable battery that uses a mix of freshwater and sea water has the potential to supply about 2 terawatts of electricity annually—or about 13 percent of the world’s current energy consumption. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2011 16:53 - 0 Comments
Out-of-this-world race for lunar prize
PENN STATE (US) — An international competition is pitting researchers from around the world in a race to build and land a vehicle on the moon. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 18, 2011 11:53 - 0 Comments
Camera captures range of real-world light
U. WARWICK (UK) — The world’s first complete high dynamic range (HDR) camera can capture high-quality video in a wide range of lighting conditions, including inside the human body. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2010 12:18 - 3 Comments
In universe’s beginning, chaos reigned
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A new mathematical argument proves earlier conjecture that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2010 14:17 - 3 Comments
Designing safer drivers
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US)—There may be good news for drivers swerving while sending one last text message—not to mention those worried about ending up in their path. Early research shows an in-car coach has the strongest effect on drivers most prone to distraction. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2010 11:09 - 3 Comments
Storage system levels energy demands
U. LEEDS (UK)—A new way to manage short-lived draws on the electricity grid could cut the fuel needed in peak times by as much as 50 percent and would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 10, 2010 11:04 - 0 Comments
Affordable, stable fuel cells from platinum
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have discovered that platinum nanoparticles could be the catalyst that make fuel cells more stable, cost-effective, and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 28, 2010 10:15 - 0 Comments
Fly eye key to large-scale bioreplication?
PENN STATE (US)—Rows of tiny raised blowfly corneas may be the key to easy manufacturing of biomimetic surfaces—surfaces that mimic the properties of biological tissues—new research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 22, 2010 15:28 - 0 Comments
Free ‘Frankencamera’ download for Nokia N900
STANFORD (US)—The open-source digital photography software platform, “Frankencamera,” which allows users to create novel camera capabilities, is available as a free download for Nokia N900 “mobile computers.” (more…)
