News tagged with energy loss
To Surf, or to Dance? Electrons' Extracurricular Activities Affect Superconductivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Superconductors, the wonder materials that transport electricity without any resistance or energy loss, appear to be more complex than previously thought, according to research published online this week in Nature Physics by scientists at the Stanford Institute for ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Minnesota researchers discover how electricity moves through cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells. The achievement is a breakthrough for biology and could ...
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Weight-bearing exercise does not prevent increased bone turnover during weight loss
While there are many benefits of losing weight, weight reduction also might negatively affect bones in the body. During weight loss, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 11, 2010 |
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World first superconducting DC power transmission system a step closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers in Japan have succeeded for the first time in superconducting power transmission of direct current over two hundred meters.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Mother bats expert at saving energy
In order to regulate their body temperature as efficiently as possible, wild female bats switch between two strategies depending on both the ambient temperature and their reproductive status. During pregnancy ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Energy gap useful tool for successful weight loss maintenance strategy
Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Pinning Down Superconductivity to a Single Layer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using precision techniques for making superconducting thin films layer-by-layer, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a single layer ...
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Study: Young Arctic muskoxen better at keeping warm than scientists thought
A new study finds that young muskoxen conserve heat almost as well as adults, a finding that runs contrary to a longstanding assumption among scientists that young animals should be more vulnerable in extreme cold. The study, ...
Aug 20, 2009 |
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1930s home goes green
A 1930s house built in 2008 is about to undergo the first of three energy efficiency upgrades which will ultimately convert an energy inefficient house into a zero carbon home designed to meet the Government's 2016 CO2 targets fo ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Energy efficiency standards for appliances should include upstream costs
The U.S. Department of Energy should consider gradually changing its system of setting appliance energy-efficiency standards to a full-fuel-cycle measurement, which takes into account both the energy used to operate an appliance, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 27, 2009 |
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Diode lights offer bright future for low energy
German scientists said Wednesday they had tweaked organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) -- the materials used in flat-screen TVs, laptop computer screens and mobile phone displays -- to become flexible, energy-efficient ...
May 13, 2009 |
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New material could help cut future energy losses
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Durham University have developed a new material to further understanding of how superconductors could be used to transmit electricity to built-up areas and reduce global energy ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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