In the fall of 1922, when Albert Einstein's Nobel Prize in Physics was announced, the already-famous physicist was on a steamer headed for Japan. The detailed and poetic travel diary he kept during his journey to Japan, Palestine, ...
General Physics
Sep 25, 2012
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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have released a new, more accurate version of a software program that allows power grid managers and solar power plant developers to easily model fluctuations in solar ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2012
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The evolution of technology has changed the way we listen to our favorite songs and interact with music. Apple, for example, recently announced plans to launch a custom-radio service. Pop star Justin Bieber ...
Other
Sep 25, 2012
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When Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Area Completions Projects personnel sealed the site's massive P and R reactors, a suite of technologies and services from DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) was critical ...
Engineering
Sep 25, 2012
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Bacteria and archaea are among the smallest forms of life on the planet, but don't let their size fool you. These simple creatures have persevered for billions of years, thanks in part to a recently discovered immune-like ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2012
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Honda Motor announced it will begin sales of a new model for its household MCHP (Micro Combined Heat and Power) gas engine cogeneration unit in November 2012, through gas utilities across Japan. Building on its well-received ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Across the Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania, 50 to 70 percent of shale-gas pads are being developed on slopes that could be prone to erosion and sedimentation problems, according to researchers in Penn State's ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2012
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A new instrument to detect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, and provide immediate alerts during the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal installations, will be showcased to an international audience at the ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2012
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Samsung Electronics today announced its new lineup of high-performance SSDs designed for use in personal computers. The new series supporting SATA 6.0 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) interface comes in two tracks; one for general ...
Hardware
Sep 25, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Inside a cylinder that is about the size of a roll of paper towels lives a circuit board filled with sensors. It's called a dropsonde, or "sonde" for short. It's a work horse of hurricane forecasting, dropping ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2012
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