Green homes use 80 per cent less energy
Clever, inexpensive design can cut the energy used in new homes by up to 80 per cent, says a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher.
Clever, inexpensive design can cut the energy used in new homes by up to 80 per cent, says a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 5, 2012
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A research group led by Professor Dr. Wilfried Nortershäuser has, for the first time, managed to measure the size of the charge distribution in the atomic nucleus of the highly exotic beryllium-12 isotope. The researchers ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 5, 2012
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A faint nightclub beat greets visitors to a small room housing the Localized Electron Atom Probe (LEAP). But thats no stereo cranking out house music; its a rhythmic pump cooling a tiny sample to more than 220 ...
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2012
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To observe ultrarapid phenomena such as the motion of electrons within matter, researchers need sources capable of producing extremely fast and energetic light radiation. Although devices capable of emitting pulses with attosecond ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 5, 2012
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Although steel production dates back about 4000 years, exploration of steels potential abilities is still advancing. With an output of about 45%, China dominates when it comes to basic steel production. Japan however ...
Engineering
Apr 5, 2012
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Last Friday, a major Atlanta-based payment card processor, Global Payments, announced a server security breach that could affect more than 1 million accounts. We asked William Robertson, a cybersecurity expert and professor ...
Business
Apr 5, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in factors such as income, education and marital status could contribute overwhelmingly to the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, according to one of the first ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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When goods are produced, water is used in the process. Even though this water is virtual, tracking its import and export gives a crucial indication of the evolution of world water resources. An international team ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2012
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Theres a growing awareness of the role of consumer choices in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and a 2009 UK study showed that an aggressive effort to change consumption patterns to buy fewer goods and ...
Economics & Business
Apr 5, 2012
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Researchers have reconstructed phylogenetic relationships among all 706 families of land plants.
Evolution
Apr 5, 2012
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