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Solar-powered process could decrease carbon dioxide to pre-industrial levels in 10 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- By using the sun's visible light and heat to power an electrolysis cell that captures and converts carbon dioxide from the air, a new technique could impressively clean the atmosphere and ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (107) | comments 215 | with audio podcast feature

Computer model used to pinpoint prime materials for efficient carbon capture

When power plants begin capturing their carbon emissions to reduce greenhouse gases – and to most in the electric power industry, it's a question of when, not if – it will be an expensive undertaking.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Motion-capture helping reveal how kangaroos hop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Australia, the UK and US have for the first time used infrared motion capture technology outdoors to work out how kangaroos distribute their weight and the forces as they hop ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Teaching robots to move like humans (w/ Video)

When people communicate, the way they move has as much to do with what they're saying as the words that come out of their mouths. But what about when robots communicate with people? How can robots use non-verbal ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Summit Group announces bid to build carbon capture and storage plant in Scotland

(PhysOrg.com) -- For several years the government of the United Kingdom has been trying to build a low-carbon coal fired power plant by means of competitions between companies seeking the £1 billion reward that would ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

Researchers develop informatics tools for identifying effective carbon capture technologies

Approximately 75 percent of electricity used in the United States is produced by coal-burning power plants that spew carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. To reduce thi ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-carbon technologies 'no quick-fix', say researchers

Could replacing coal-fired electricity plants with generators fueled by natural gas bring global warming to a halt in this century? What about rapid construction of massive numbers of solar or wind farms, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Body-mounted cameras turn motion capture inside out

Traditional motion capture techniques use cameras to meticulously record the movements of actors inside studios, enabling those movements to be translated into digital models. But by turning the cameras around — mounting ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon capture

Two tiny molecular layers in a liquid that traps carbon dioxide constantly swap places, influencing how much of the greenhouse gas is absorbed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Australia hopes for carbon capturing 'sponges'

Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon gases and help in the fight to contain greenhouse gas pollution.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Left or right? Early clues to soccer penalty kicks revealed

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the split second before foot meets ball, a soccer player's body betrays whether a penalty kick will go left or right, according to recent research in cognitive science at Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Research has all the right moves

(PhysOrg.com) -- A juggler and a conductor were among the artists who helped create a device which can retrieve dozens of different movement sequences in a matter of minutes.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carbon capture has a sparkling future

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas. The findings - published ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Carbon storage project combines innovation and outreach

Geologists are hoping to learn a great deal about geologic carbon sequestration from injecting 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into sandstone 7,000 feet beneath Decatur, Ill. And they're hoping the public learns a ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Markerless motion capture offers a new angle on tennis injuries

A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries – and orthopedic injuries in general.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0