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New small solid oxide fuel cell reaches record efficiency

Individual homes and entire neighborhoods could be powered with a new, small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency, significantly higher than the 30 to 50 percent efficiencies ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 45 | with audio podcast

'Like a jet through solid rock': Volcanic arc fed by rapid fluid pulses

In the depths of the earth, it is anything but peaceful: large quantities of liquids carve their way through the rock as fluids, causing magma to form. A research team led by the University of Münster, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Ariane 5 booster roars into life

An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe’s heavy launcher.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0