A little sodium goes a long way. At least that's the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes—which could streamline solar cell and supercapacitor ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 20, 2016
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Tiny machines like nanorockets are ideal candidates for drug delivery in the human body. Chemists at Radboud University now demonstrate the first complete movement regulation of a nanorocket, by providing temperature responsive ...
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2016
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Today (November 30), scientists restarted the twin detectors of LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, after making several improvements to the system. Over the last year, they have made enhancements ...
General Physics
Dec 1, 2016
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Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said Wednesday.
Security
Nov 30, 2016
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It is well-established in the scientific community that increases in atmospheric CO2 levels result in global warming, but the magnitude of the effect may vary depending on average global temperature. A new study, published ...
Environment
Nov 9, 2016
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have identified a mechanism that causes low clouds - and their influence on Earth's energy balance - to respond differently to global warming depending on their spatial pattern.
Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2016
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As we push the limits of agriculture to feed more people in a warmer world, we do not understand how plants sense temperature.
Biotechnology
Oct 27, 2016
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Climate change is already reshuffling the UK's wildlife calendar, and it's likely this will continue into the future, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2016
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Solar energy is on the rise. Many technical advances have made solar cells quite efficient and affordable in recent years. A big disadvantage remains in the fact that solar cells produce no power when it's raining. This may ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 1, 2016
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Airborne particles known as "aerosols" strongly impact the way clouds form and change, but accurately capturing this effect in computer climate models has proved to be notoriously difficult. A new study in the Proceedings ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 3, 2016
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