Nanoelectronics research centre IMEC announced today that they have developed large area (156x156mm2) i-PERC-type silicon solar cells using a new processing sequence based on laser doping from a thin atomic layer deposited ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 27, 2013
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The DockingAssist system is a precise, high-speed port navigation system developed in a European research project. DockingAssist has the potential to improve port-area safety and increase overall throughput in port traffic, ...
Engineering
Nov 27, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Happy, sane males have better love lives – at least for mink.
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2013
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If you have a smartphone, take it out and run your fingers along the glass surface. It's cool to the touch, incredibly thin and strong, and almost impervious to scratching. You're now in contact with a "smart material."
Condensed Matter
Nov 27, 2013
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Engineers who used to work for Nokia are hoping to grab a share of the lucrative and highly competitive smartphone market with a new handset, which is based on the former world No. 1 cellphone maker's old software and is ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 27, 2013
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The Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the closest galaxies to our own. Astronomers have now used the power of ESO's Very Large Telescope to explore one of its lesser known regions. This new image shows clouds of gas and dust ...
Astronomy
Nov 27, 2013
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During an intensive commissioning run, Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC), mounted at prime focus on the Subaru Telescope, has successfully imaged the Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) as it journeys toward the Sun. Especially striking in the ...
Space Exploration
Nov 27, 2013
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(Phys.org) —NASA is planning to launch a milestone experiment involving growing plants on the moon. The target date is 2015, when the agency will deposit plants on the moon's surface. The initiative is being driven by the ...
Anyone who's ever stepped in a pile of squishy smelliness might appreciate this: Apartment and condo managers are turning to DNA testing to identify dogs whose owners don't clean up after them.
Other
Nov 27, 2013
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A tiger that attacked its handler at Australia Zoo, mauling him in front of a crowd of shocked spectators including schoolchildren, will remain at the popular tourist attraction, officials said Wednesday.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2013
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