News tagged with energy flow
Bladeless wind turbine inspired by Tesla
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bladeless wind turbine whose only rotating component is a turbine/driveshaft could generate power at a cost comparable to coal-fired power plants, according to its developers at Solar Aero. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 07, 2010 |
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Turning the tide to energy
NASA researchers who developed a new way to power robotic underwater vehicles believe a spin-off technology could help convert ocean energy into electrical energy on a much larger scale. The researchers hope ...
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Hydrokinetic proposal for Mississippi river
(PhysOrg.com) -- Everyone is looking for alternative forms of energy, and one company proposes to generate electricity from the flow of the river Mississippi in the US, without using dams to control the water ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Whale-inspired ocean turbine blades
Interest in developing alternative energy sources is driving the consideration of a promising technology that uses underwater turbines to convert ocean tidal flow energy into electricity.
Nov 28, 2010 |
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Computer simulations suggest graphynes may be even more useful than graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- The past several years have seen a virtual explosion in the amount of research dedicated to graphene and as a result there has been a nearly constant stream of news pertaining to new discoveries ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Tiny turbine in human artery harvests energy from blood flow
(PhysOrg.com) -- A small turbine located inside a millimeters-wide human artery could harvest enough energy from blood flow to power implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers and drug-delivery pumps. The ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Explaining the Mystery of the Voyager
With a new 3D-model for energy simulation scientists from Bochum, Germany, and Huntsville, USA, are studying the 'physical mystery' of the Voyager. Over 30 years ago the spacecraft detected particles in solar wind which were ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Food for thought, er, well... Study finds brain wolfs energy to stop thinking
Ever wonder why it's such an effort to forget about work while on vacation or to silence that annoying song that's playing over and over in your head?
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
Duke engineers have already shown that they can "cloak" light and sound, making objects invisible -- now, they have demonstrated the theoretical ability to significantly increase the efficiency of ships by tricking the surrounding ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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1,000m underground central heating system planned
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering scheme to build a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground is being developed by university scientists.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2010 |
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From the rustbelt: An iron-based flow battery
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are mixing cheap and plentiful iron in benign solutions to create a flow battery – essentially an unwrapped battery that can be scaled up to hold and supply electricity ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Weir in space and dimmed sun creates 200-million-mile-long lab bench for turbulence research
Physicists working in space plasmas have made clever use of the Ulysses spacecraft and the solar minimum to create a massive virtual lab bench to provide a unique test for the science underlying turbulent ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Powering wind energy with superconductivity
Energy prices and environmental concerns are driving the United States to rethink its energy mix and to develop domestic sources of clean, renewable energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Curtailing open grocery refrigerators' energy loss
Open refrigerated display cases holding eggs, cheese, drinks and more are a favorite of supermarket chains. Despite the easy access they offer customers, the inefficient energy-guzzlers cost retailers a huge ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Foreseer of future resources
Understanding how energy can be used efficiently is key to reducing carbon emissions and mitigating future fuel and food shortages. But energy use is only part of the story. The link between resources and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 20, 2011 |
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