Southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric power station has begun operating to help ease an electricity shortage in fast-growing Vietnam, an official said Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 20, 2010
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The primary method by which astronomers can measure magnetic field strength on stars is the Zeeman effect. This effect is the splitting of spectral lines into two due to the magnetic field's effect on the quantum structure ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2010
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As the common household incandescent bulb marches towards extinction (they'll be completely phased out in the U.S. by 2014), the "battle of the bulb" heats up with CFLs, LEDs, and a new long-lasting contender, the ESL bulb, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 20, 2010
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A key financier of the Swedish filesharing site, The Pirate Bay, appealed to the country's highest court on Monday to overturn his four-month prison sentence and fines to the music and movie industry, court documents showed.
Internet
Dec 20, 2010
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Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stress that spinning turbines ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 20, 2010
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A WUSTL professor’s excavation of a "gold mine of archeology" in China has been ranked as one of the top 100 science stories of 2010 by Discover magazine.
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2010
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The National Association of Business Economics November outlook predicts continued slow growth for the economy with the unemployment rate expected to hold above 9 percent.
Economics & Business
Dec 20, 2010
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What started out as an ordinary instrument calibration task using silver turned into research gold for scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Contradicting nearly 40 years of measurement history, the team observed ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 20, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The must-have gift for young female chimpanzees this holiday season might be in the Christmas tree, not under it.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2010
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Hydrologists may have a new way to study historical water conditions. By synthesizing present-day data with historical records they may be able to recreate broad hydrologic trends on a regional basis for periods from which ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2010
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