News tagged with solar tsunami

Japan 'plans solar panels for all new buildings'

Japan is considering a plan that would make it compulsory for all new buildings and houses to come fitted with solar panels by 2030, a business daily said Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 12

Mystery of the Solar Tsunami -- Solved (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) is telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (31) | comments 9




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Zircon crystals reveal onset of plate tectonics

(Phys.org) -- We're familiar with the theory that the Earth's crust is composed of tectonic plates that move, sometimes dramatically to create earthquakes and tsunamis - but until recently, nobody knew how ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Panasonic loss balloons for record red ink

(AP) -- Panasonic's January-March losses ballooned 10-fold to 438 billion yen ($5 billion), completing a year of record red ink at the Japanese electronics maker battered by natural disasters and an ailing ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As Japan shuts down nuclear power, emissions rise

(AP) -- The Fukushima crisis is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 9

Space environmentalist warns we need to better prepare for solar storms

(Phys.org) -- In the business of everyday life, it’s easy to overlook things that could cause a serious disruption to how life is lived; floods happen, hurricanes, volcanoes and tsunamis like the one ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

70MW: Kyocera and partners to build largest photovoltaic power plant in Japan

(Phys.org) -- Electronics giant Kyocera, along with partners IHI Corp. and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd have jointly announced plans to build a photovoltaic power plant in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima, ...

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 47 | with audio podcast report

The future of nuclear energy

Last March, the world watched closely as Japan struggled to contain a series of equipment failures, hydrogen explosions and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

High-tech companies take on urban design with smart cities

Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and other major Japanese electronics makers are increasingly turning their sights toward "smart city" projects designed to create eco-friendly, energy-efficient communities.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers build a probe capable of capturing the motion of electrons in a nanoparticle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have known for quite some time that when light strikes objects, electrons are excited causing a tiny bit of oscillation to occur that results in the creation of an electric field. They also know ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

What if the earth had two moons?

The idea of an Earth with two moons has been a science fiction staple for decades. More recently, real possibilities of an Earth with two moon have popped up. The properties of the Moon’s far side has ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 11

Cars go green and online as Tokyo Motor Show opens

Electric cars with cutting-edge green technology and vehicles remote-controlled by smartphones caught the eye Wednesday at the first Tokyo Motor Show held since Japan's devastating earthquake.

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created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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