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Energy & Green Tech Mar 4, 2015

Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead

Large facilities like big box stores or hospitals could keep the lights on by using a fuel cell that runs off the natural gas that already flows in pipelines below most city streets.

Social Sciences Mar 3, 2015

Finding a job may be the hardest nut for a new scientist to crack

The typical biography of a scientist might look something like this.

Social Sciences Jan 30, 2015

The importance of imagery in communicating research

Whether it's in academia or industry, there's an underappreciated and overlooked obstacle to success: Solid research becomes undone by a sub-standard image.

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 25, 2015

Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry skiers

As outdoor recreation companies increasingly cater to skiers and snowboarders who like to venture beyond the groomed slopes at ski resorts and tackle backcountry terrain, they've put a special emphasis on gear and equipment ...

Engineering Jan 7, 2015

Drone revolution draws near, but big obstacles remain

The drones are coming. Not as flying deliverymen that bring diapers, books or soup cans to your home, a vision put forth by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to much fanfare a little more than a year ago.

Quantum Physics Dec 22, 2014

The importance of three-way atom interactions in maintaining coherence

Quantum computers will someday perform calculations impossible for conventional digital computers. But for that to happen, the core quantum information must be preserved against contamination from the environment. In other ...

Earth Sciences Dec 5, 2014

A short history of arson

We've been burning things for hundreds of thousands of years.

Astronomy Nov 14, 2014

Clues revealed about hidden interior of Uranus

(Phys.org) —Long believed to be one of the blandest regions of any of the giant gas planets, the southern hemisphere of Uranus indicates a flurry of previously unknown atmospheric phenomena, hinting at an unusual feature ...

Energy & Green Tech Oct 27, 2014

Partnerships drive new transportation solutions

Hybrid car sales have taken off in recent years, with a fuel-sipping combination of electric- and gas-powered technologies that simultaneously deliver energy efficiency, low emissions, and strong performance. The Energy Department's ...

Environment Sep 18, 2014

Unforeseen dioxin formation in waste incineration

Dioxins forms faster, at lower temperatures and under other conditions than previously thought. This may affect how we in the future construct sampling equipment, flue gas filtering systems for waste incineration and how ...

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