Mechanical trees become power 'plants' when they sway in breeze
New tools for harvesting wind energy may soon look less like giant windmills and more like tiny leafless trees.
Energy & Green Tech
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Plants show stress in thermal spectrum
Plants experience stress as a result of growing under non-optimal conditions. For example, too little water or low temperatures lead to clear responses such as wilting or defoliation. But exposure to milder forms of stress ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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Nuclear power as panacea for climate change? Experts divided
As delegates at a Paris summit haggle over how to curb global warming, the role of nuclear energy in limiting climate-changing emissions is the subject of fierce debate between champions and critics of atomic power.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 4, 2015
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Researchers pushing limits of solar cells
Florida State University researchers are striving to make solar cells more effective at trapping and using light. They're one step closer.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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Just how smart can a smartphone get?
No sooner have we got our heads around the rather spooky phenomenon of targeted ads appearing during internet browsing (how did Facebook know I wanted an electric bike?), than smartphones are set to take the conversation ...
Software
Oct 20, 2015
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Milestone single-biomolecule imaging technique may advance drug design
Knowing the detailed shape of biomolecules such as proteins is essential for biological studies and drug discovery. Modern structural biology relies on techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray crystallography ...
General Physics
Sep 28, 2015
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Universe's hidden supermassive black holes revealed
Astronomers have found evidence for a large population of hidden supermassive black holes in the Universe.
Astronomy
Jul 6, 2015
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Proposed synchrotron could store supersonic beams of hydrogen atoms
(Phys.org)—With a circumference of 27 km (17 miles), the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) holds the claim of being the largest particle accelerator in the world, but it is far from being the only device of its kind. Currently ...
X-ray scanning to guarantee meat tenderness
Have you ever bought an expensive steak for your evening meal only to be annoyed to find out that you're chewing on stubborn gristle? Worry no more – change is just around the corner.
Other
Jun 2, 2015
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French bill seeks to boost renewable energy, cut nuclear use
France's lower house of parliament has approved a bill aimed at boosting renewable energy and reducing the country's reliance on nuclear power, among other environment-friendly measures.
Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2015
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