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Solar power generation around the clock

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Californian company, SolarReserve, is developing a solar power system that can store seven hours' worth of solar energy by focusing mirrors onto millions of gallons of molten salt, allowing ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 15 weblog

Changes in net flow of ocean heat correlate with past climate anomalies

Physicists at the University of Rochester have combed through data from satellites and ocean buoys and found evidence that in the last 50 years, the net flow of heat into and out of the oceans has changed ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (15) | comments 9

Scientists glean new insights into convection in planets and stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA planetary scientists and their colleagues in Germany overturns a longstanding scientific tenet and provides new insights into how convection controls much of what we observe ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Neutron analysis explains dynamics behind best thermoelectric materials

Neutron analysis of the atomic dynamics behind thermal conductivity is helping scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory gain a deeper understanding of how thermoelectric materials ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heat-resistant ceramic coatings studied

AFOSR-supported research at the University of Arizona is investigating high temperature resistant ceramic coatings that will provide thermal protection for Air Force hypersonic flight vehicles.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0