News tagged with demonstrates
Air France to power planes with cooking oil
In a giant nod to the growing recycled fuel industry, Air France-KLM has announced that it will start flying planes in September using a blend of kerosene and used cooking oil. More than 200 flights between Paris and Amsterdam ...
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Jul 04, 2011 |
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KLM to turn used cooking oil into aviation biofuel
(AP) -- Dutch airline KLM plans to use recycled cooking oil as biofuel to power flights to and from France in a move aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Airbus racks up orders, glitches at Paris Air Show
(AP) -- Airbus stumbled at the launch of the aviation industry's premier event Monday as its star superjumbo clipped a wing and a gearbox glitch derailed a demonstration flight.
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Singapore researchers invent broadband graphene polarizer
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have invented a graphene-based polarizer that can broaden the bandwidth of prevailing optical fiber-based telecommunication systems.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics
The creation of a new quasiparticle called the "hybrid plasmon polariton" may throw open the doors to integrated photonic circuits and optical computing for the 21st century. Researchers with the U.S. Department ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Sharpening the nanofocus: Researchers use nanoantenna to enhance plasmonic sensing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Such highly coveted technical capabilities as the observation of single catalytic processes in nanoreactors, or the optical detection of low concentrations of biochemical agents and gases ...
May 17, 2011 |
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To help combat at-sea piracy, ONR recruits DOD community for online wargame
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to launch on May 16 a new Internet wargame, recruiting a community of more than 1,000 players to collaborate on solving real-world problems facing the Navy.
May 09, 2011 |
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NanoSail-D satellite continues to slowly de-orbit Earth's upper atmosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's nanosatellite NanoSail-D is slowly descending after successfully orbiting the Earth's upper atmosphere for 95 days since deploying its 100-square-foot sail on Jan. 20. The small satellite ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Maritime laser demonstrator: Test moves Navy step closer to lasers for ship self-defense
Marking a milestone for the Navy, the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target ...
Apr 08, 2011 |
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Researchers demonstrating low-energy remediation with patented microbes
Using funding provided under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory has launched a demonstration project near one of the Savannah River ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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NASA ejects nanosatellite from microsatellite in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Dec. 6 at 1:31 a.m. EST, NASA for the first time successfully ejected a nanosatellite from a free-flying microsatellite. NanoSail-D ejected from the Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Geothermal heat pumps reduce energy costs at wastewater plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can sinking geothermal heat pumps into waste water treatment plant aeration ponds provide heating and cooling to lower the plant's energy costs?
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Lastest graphene research could lead to improvements in bluetooth headsets and other devices
Researchers at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have built and successfully tested an amplifier made from graphene that could lead to more efficient circuits in electronic chips, such as those ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 18, 2010 |
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University of Utah microbubbles clean dirty soil in China
Microbubbles are much bigger than they sound. If all goes as planned during a demonstration project in eastern China, microbubble technology developed at the University of Utah has the potential to boost a ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Bioasphalt to be used, tested on Des Moines bike trail
Iowa State University's Christopher Williams was just trying to see if adding bio-oil to asphalt would improve the hot- and cold-weather performance of pavements. What he found was a possible green replacement ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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