News tagged with kinetic energy
Faux trees convert CO2 to O2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Air is one of the few things that you really cannot do without. At least if you want to continue to live. As the population of the earth gets bigger and bigger and increasing amounts of the ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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National study explores the reaction and transport of tungsten in drinking water
A Kansas State University scientist is digging deep to solidify information about potential tungsten contamination in the nation's groundwater and aquifers.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Making wafers faster by making features smaller
The manufacturing of semiconductor wafers used in all types of electronics involves etching small features onto a wafer with lasers, a process that is ultimately limited by the wavelength of the light itself. ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Optimizing large wind farms
Wind farms around the world are large and getting larger. Arranging thousands of wind turbines across many miles of land requires new tools that can balance cost and efficiency to provide the most energy for ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Physicists' findings about helium could lead to more accurate temperature measurements
In the May 7 edition of Physical Review Letters an international team led by University of Delaware researchers reports new findings about helium that may lead to more accurate standards for how temperature and pr ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Mini generators make energy from random ambient vibrations
Tiny generators developed at the University of Michigan could produce enough electricity from random, ambient vibrations to power a wristwatch, pacemaker or wireless sensor.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Vehicle shock absorber recovers energy from bumps in the road
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, regenerative braking systems have become increasingly popular, recovering energy that would otherwise be lost through braking. However, another energy recovery mechanism ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Scientists find an equation for materials innovation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Corky, The Little Brown Mouse That's 100 Percent Green
(PhysOrg.com) -- A computer mouse that’s made from recycled and biodegradable cork and recycled plastic components is one of 18 finalists in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition. But its technology is even ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Are high speed elephants running or walking?
Most animals don't think anything of breaking into a run: they switch effortlessly from walking to a high-speed bouncing run. But what about elephants? Their sheer size makes it impossible for them to bounce up in the air ...
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Elusive 'hot' electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells
Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Generating electricity from air flow
A group of researchers at the City College of New York is developing a new way to generate power for planes and automobiles based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity. ...
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Scientists cool gas by laser bombardment
Three decades ago, American and Finnish scientists came up with a very powerful method for cooling gases by "laser bombardment." Only now were physicists at the University of Bonn able to demonstrate that it actually works. ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Soldiers turn a march into a charge
Engineers at the University of Leeds (UK) are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment.
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Kites flying in high-altitude winds could provide clean electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- At any moment, the winds in high-altitude jet streams hold roughly 100 times more energy than all the electricity being consumed on Earth, according to a study by Stanford environmental and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 24, 2009 |
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