A single solar cell produces a relatively low output – it’s a case of strength in numbers. Tiny strips of metal are used to link cells together. If the laser soldering temperature is too high, the solder joint may fracture. ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2007
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Corporate leaders at Dow Chemical, Cracker Barrel and Kodak Eastman have learned the hard way that public protests can drive down the value of an otherwise healthy stock.
Other
Oct 1, 2007
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Comets are made of the most primitive stuff in the solar system. As hunks of rock and ice that never coalesced into more planets, they give researchers clues to the evolution of solar systems.
Astronomy
Oct 1, 2007
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Waiting until your boss is in a good mood to ask for a raise may be a popular strategy, but what if the boss knows you know she is a good mood?
Other
Oct 1, 2007
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Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are finding common ground between the shaping of the brain and the heart during embryonic development.
Oct 1, 2007
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A particular class of hydrogen atoms may prove ideal for the study of one of the four fundamental forces of physics, according to research performed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
General Physics
Oct 1, 2007
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A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used molecular vibrations, triggered by ultrafast pulses of terahertz radiation, to change a manganite crystal ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 1, 2007
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Scientists at the Centre for Plant and Food Science at the University of Western Sydney have questioned the long-established perception that citrus originated in Southeast Asia. They believe it may have originated closer ...
Oct 1, 2007
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That clover necklace you make for your child could well be a ring of poison. That’s because some clovers have evolved genes that help the plant produce cyanide – to protect itself against little herbivores, such as snails, ...
Oct 1, 2007
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Security officials at Los Angeles Airport are experimenting with a system developed by USC Viterbi School of Engineering computer scientists to make their operations harder for the bad guys to predict and defeat.
Computer Sciences
Oct 1, 2007
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