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Technology breakthrough fuels laptops and phones, recharges scientist's 60-year career

How does a scientist fuel his enthusiasm for chemistry after 60 years? By discovering a new energy source, of course.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Astronomers Detect Sodium Gas Ejected by Lunar Impact

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boston University astronomers announced today observations of a cloud of sodium gas ejected from the Moon’s surface as a result of the NASA impact experiment that was part of its Lunar Reconnaissance ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 10

Chemist's discovery of new salt jumpstarts extended-life battery research for electric vehicles

A University of Rhode Island chemistry professor's discovery of a new salt has been received with enthusiasm by companies seeking to develop an advanced lithium ion battery for use in the next generation of hybrid and electric ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 7

Flatland physics probes mysteries of superfluidity

(Physorg.com) -- If physicists lived in Flatland—the fictional two-dimensional world invented by Edwin Abbott in his 1884 novel—some of their quantum physics experiments would turn out differently (not just ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3




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Enceladus plume is a new kind of plasma laboratory

(Phys.org) -- Recent findings from NASA's Cassini mission reveal that Saturn's geyser moon Enceladus provides a special laboratory for watching unusual behavior of plasma, or hot ionized gas. In these recent ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Astronomers probe 'evaporating' planet around nearby star with Hobby-Eberly telescope

(Phys.org) -- Astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin and Wesleyan University have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory to confirm that a Jupiter-size planet ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technique uses electrons to map nanoparticle atomic structures

With dimensions measuring billionths of a meter, nanoparticles are way too small to see with the naked eye. Yet it is becoming possible for today's scientists not only to see them, but also to look inside at how the atoms ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Elements of ExoPlanets

By looking at the wavelengths of light from nearby stars, researchers have determined the abundance of certain elements for more than a hundred stars. Trace elements in such stars may influence their habitable ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

British team devises method for separating carbon nanotubes cheaply

(PhysOrg.com) -- When single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are made, they come out in both metallic and semiconducting material form. Unfortunately, different applications require one or the other of these ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Stockholm techies use water to charge mobile phones

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swedish company headquartered in Stockholm has figured out how to power smartphones using a system that includes some water, a tray, a little round container, and an eyeglass case styled ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (22) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report

Helping hydrogen move back home

Millions of dollars are being spent on developing electric vehicles. Electric vehicles, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, provide the demanded driving range and low environmental impact. However, hydrogen fuel ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

The methane habitable zone

In the search for life elsewhere, many studies focus on finding liquid water. But what if life could exist with some other solvent? Saturn’s smoggy moon Titan makes scientists question the possibilities ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Space junk problem? Just fire a laser!

Imagine yourself as an astronaut performing scientific experiments and crowd-stunning aerobatics. Suddenly, ear-stinging, blaring alarms go off. Mission Control radios that all space station personnel should ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

MESSENGER results after six months in orbit

(PhysOrg.com) -- MESSENGER scientists will highlight the latest results on Mercury from MESSENGER observations obtained during the first six months (the first Mercury solar day) in orbit. These findings will ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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