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General Physics Apr 25, 2016

New spin Seebeck thermoelectric device with higher conversion efficiency created

A thermoelectric (TE) device using cutting edge thermoelectric conversion technology has been created by a team comprising NEC Corporation, NEC TOKIN Corporation and Tohoku University.

Environment Apr 4, 2016

Drought-hit Palau could dry up totally this month

Drought-stricken Palau could dry up completely this month, officials warned Monday as the Pacific island appealed for urgent aid from Japan and Taiwan, including shipments of water.

Computer Sciences Dec 29, 2015

Random additions efficiently anonymize large data sets

Balancing transparency and freedom of information with the right to privacy lays high demands on data handling methods. So far methods for anonymizing shared data sets have assumed that there is a distinction between details ...

Energy & Green Tech Dec 14, 2015

New technology could save millions in energy costs

A new technology from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), could help companies and factories cut their energy bills by as much as 10 per cent.

Energy & Green Tech Oct 27, 2015

New ways to put energy in the bank

Mike Hopkins sells an ice maker that stores energy. It's not sexy technology, he notes. But his Santa Barbara, Calif.-based business, Ice Energy, is growing fast.

Internet Jul 31, 2015

Half of the most popular news on Twitter is not covered by traditional news media sources

The study, carried out by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the IMDEA Networks Institute and NEC Laboratories, has just been ...

Business Jul 30, 2015

NEC posts April-June loss on weak telecom sales

Japan's NEC said Thursday it remained stuck in the red during its fiscal first quarter largely owing to weakness in its telecom division, but was still on track for a full-year profit.

Business Apr 28, 2015

NEC profit jumps 70% after smartphone overhaul

Japan's NEC said Tuesday its fiscal-year net profit jumped nearly 70 percent, boosted by a weaker yen and growth in its public-sector infrastructure business.

Condensed Matter Apr 27, 2015

Negative electronic compressibility: More is less in novel material

Add water to a half-filled cup and the water level rises. This everyday experience reflects a positive material property of the water-cup system. But what if adding more water lowers the water level by deforming the cup? ...

Space Exploration Feb 2, 2015

Exploring the universe with nuclear power

In the past four decades, NASA and other space agencies from around the world have accomplished some amazing feats. Together, they have sent manned missions to the Moon, explored Mars, mapped Venus and Mercury, conducted ...

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