A collaborative research study has shown energy derived from concentrating solar thermal power (CST) can be a cost-effective solution to augmenting Australia's power grid, saving almost $1b in network investment.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 6, 2014
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Seabirds have distinct individual personalities that affect where they feed and how likely they are to prosper, a pair of recent studies suggests.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2014
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Great science "happens" when the right people talk to each other.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 6, 2014
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In just a week the crew of Concordia research station will be left to survive on one of the remotest places on Earth for nine months. Together, the crew of 13 must operate the base, live and run scientific experiments on ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Representatives for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have announced that researchers and engineers there have been hard at work constructing a "High Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System" ...
(Phys.org) —Lottery winners tend to switch towards support for a right-wing political party and to become less egalitarian, according to new research on UK data by Professor Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick and ...
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Dr. Sorin Popescu is developing a unique way to get up close and personal with forests.
Engineering
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —With great ape populations in fast decline, it is crucial to obtain a global picture of their distribution and abundance, in order to channel and direct conservation activities to where they are most needed. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A peculiar example of a celestial body, known as a brown dwarf, with unusually red skies has been discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hertfordshire's Centre for Astrophysics Research. ...
Astronomy
Feb 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A mile beneath Antarctica's surface, thousands of spherical digital sensors are suspended in the ice. It would seem they have nothing to record. At that depth, the ice appears pitch black. It's also clear; any ...
General Physics
Feb 6, 2014
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