News tagged with water cooling system

PNNL's Olympus supercomputer advances science, saves energy

A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and future ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

About 2,000 demonstrators hit the streets of Yokohama on Saturday calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster that sparked the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (8) | comments 44

Water evaporated from trees cools global climate

Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation. New research from Carnegie's Global Ecology department concludes that evaporated water helps cool the earth as a whole, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 14

Japan finds radiation traces in whales

Japanese whale hunters have found traces of radioactive caesium in two of the ocean giants recently harpooned off its shores in the Pacific Ocean, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Areva to set up treatment system at Japan plant

French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday it will set up a system to treat radioactive water from a quake-hit Japanese power plant to allow power supplies and cooling systems to be repaired.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan nuclear firm sees 'cold shutdown' in 6-9 mths

The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant said Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks within three months and to achieve a "cold shutdown" within six to nine months.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Water cooling for supercomputers unveiled in Switzerland

Swiss researchers on Thursday unveiled a water-cooling system to cut the heat generated by a supercomputer, thereby significantly reducing its carbon footprint.

Technology / Engineering

created May 06, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (18) | comments 7

Ultra-powerful Laser Makes Silicon Pump Liquid Uphill with No Added Energy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have discovered a way to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast