Dr Rebecca Ford, a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington's School of Engineering and Computer Science, is the lead researcher on the report which looks into the uptake of Photovoltaic (PV) to generate electricity ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 24, 2014
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts are descendants of bacteria that were engulfed by ancient unicellular organisms more than a billion years ago. During their evolution, many genes were transferred from ancestral organelles and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2014
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Atmospheric plasma is widely used for medical and biological applications including sterilization, selective killing of tumor cells, gene transfection, and healing wounds.
Plasma Physics
Sep 24, 2014
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Driving down busy Interstate 5 in Los Angeles in a nondescript blue Toyota Prius, Riley Duren of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, is a man on a mission as he surveys the vast urban jungle sprawled around ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2014
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The main reason for extensive earthquake damage in developing countries is the collapse of unreinforced masonry houses.
Engineering
Sep 24, 2014
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Contemporary movements, such as those initiated after the recent shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., can be born seemingly overnight in the digital age. UA researchers point to several factors.
Internet
Sep 24, 2014
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is one of eight Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories that will use high-performance computing (HPC) to develop the most sophisticated Earth system model to date for climate change research ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2014
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An international team of researchers based at McMaster has figured out a way to adapt the good old litmus test so it can detect bacteria such as E. coli.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 24, 2014
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Scientists worldwide are turning to plants as a resource for biodegradable, renewable and environmentally friendly products and materials that can reduce landfill waste, help the environment and cause little to no damage ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 24, 2014
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has delivered the world's first train propulsion systems incorporating totally enclosed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) and silicon carbide (SiC) Variable Voltage Variable ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Sep 24, 2014
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