Amid growing concerns about the spread of harmful mercury in plants and animals, a new study by researchers from The Johns Hopkins University and The National Aquarium has compared levels of the chemical in ...

Biology - Ecology

May 21, 2012 3.3 / 5 (4) 0

Checking the heart of the unborn baby usually involves a stethoscope. However, an inexpensive and accurate Bluetooth fetal heart rate monitoring system has now been developed by researchers in India for long-term home care. ...

Technology - Other

May 17, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Graphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 14, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1

Siemens has developed an energy-storage system that can act as a buffer in electrical power grids. The aim is to provide a buffer against short-term fluctuations in output from renewable energy sources. Such ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources and the associated energy-saving ...

Technology - Engineering

May 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

Traditional silicon-based integrated circuits are found in many applications, from large data servers to cars to cell phones. Their widespread integration is due in part to the semiconductor industry's ability to continue ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

May 03, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 1 |

MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage.

Technology - Software

Apr 20, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Researchers are developing a technique that uses nanotechnology to harvest energy from hot pipes or engine components to potentially recover energy wasted in factories, power plants and cars.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Apr 17, 2012 4.4 / 5 (9) 1 |

Intel Corporation introduced last week the Intel Solid-State Drive 910 Series (Intel SSD 910 Series), a super high-performing SSD to address rigorous data center storage demands driven by cloud computing, ...

Electronics - Hardware

Apr 16, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Toshiba Corporation today announced the development of NPEngine, the world's first hardware engine for streaming servers that directly delivers video content from SSD to IP networks, without accessing the ...

Electronics - Hardware

Apr 09, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power conservation system control technology that reduces overall power consumption in container data centers by closely coordinating the operation ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

Clever, inexpensive design can cut the energy used in new homes by up to 80 per cent, says a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 05, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have shown that popular free smartphone apps spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user's geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ...

Technology - Software

Apr 04, 2012 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

The State of Illinois is facing an important renewable energy deadline in 2025, and Northwestern University's Harold H. Kung has a piece of advice for Springfield to consider now: Investment Tax Credit.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 29, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Sony today announced the commercialization of "CXD3271GW" LSI, for use in the close proximity wireless transfer technology TransferJet. This LSI realizes a 350Mbps transmission speed and the industry's highest ...

Technology - Semiconductors

Feb 23, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0