News tagged with energy losses

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 ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 70 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

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

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

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

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 23 | with audio podcast report

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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 28

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, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

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 ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2