News tagged with diffuse light
Astrophysicists discover new heating source in cosmological structure formation
(Phys.org) -- So far, astrophysicists thought that super-massive black holes can only influence their immediate surroundings. A collaboration of scientists at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Harnessing natural light, indoors
(Phys.org) -- Using the most recent generation windows, architects and lighting designers can to control daylight, directing it where they want within a room. An EPFL laboratory has developed a simulation ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Solar concentrator increases collection with less loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- Converting sunlight into electricity is not economically attractive because of the high cost of solar cells, but a recent, purely optical approach to improving luminescent solar concentrators ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Diffused light control can project in fully lit room
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Uchida Research Laboratory at Tohoku University, have created a high visibility projector screen that works on the principle of Diffused Light Control (DLC). The long and ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Noninvasive combination technique may reduce number of breast biopsies
By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. Results of the study on ultrasound-guided ...
Jun 22, 2010 |
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X-ray discovery points to location of missing matter
Using observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton, astronomers have announced a robust detection of a vast reservoir of intergalactic gas about 400 million light years from Earth. ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Blue light specials: New materials boost efficiency of blue OLEDs by 25 percent
Lighting consumes one-fifth of the electricity generated in the United States. Solid-state lighting offers tremendous potential to improve the situation - once major research challenges are overcome.
Mar 22, 2009 |
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Pollution dims skies as well as befouling the air
A University of Maryland-led team has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution changes affect climate change.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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