Bid to snuff out threat from old mines
Communities near old mine workings could benefit from moves to limit the harmful impact of slow-burning slagheap fires.
Environment
Oct 21, 2011
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Imec demonstrates extremely high-speed heterojunction bipolar transistors
Imec realized a fT/fMAX 245GHz/450GHz SiGe:C heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) device, a key enabler for future high-volume millimeter-wave low-power circuits to be used in automotive radar applications. These HBT devices ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 11, 2011
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Researchers show ATM theft by thermal imaging
(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper presented at the August USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security '11) in San Francisco explains how PINs can be stolen using digital cameras capable of thermal imaging. The paper, "Heat of the Moment: ...
Spotting weaknesses in solid wood
Is there a hairline crack in the oak table? Was the window frame glued badly? Ultrasound thermography can reliably identify material defects during the production of wooden items. This allows rejects to be caught quickly ...
Engineering
Aug 1, 2011
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Solar panels keep buildings cool
Those solar panels on top of your roof aren't just providing clean power; they are cooling your house, or your workplace, too, according to a team of researchers led by Jan Kleissl, a professor of environmental engineering ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 18, 2011
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The fine art of etching
(PhysOrg.com) -- They see more than the naked eye and could make traffic safer: miniaturized thermal imaging sensors. But they are difficult to manufacture on a commercial scale. Researchers have now developed a new system. ...
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2011
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Satellite images: Hook echoes, debris and damage
This image shows the radar reflectivity from the National Weather Service Doppler Radar in Birmingham, Ala. at 5:10 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the city. The radar reflectivity is ...
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2011
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Perfect welds for car bodies
Surface welding instead of penetration welding, allows a laser to produce a weld that is only visible on one side. But how do you control the laser power to prevent it burning a hole through the sheets of metal? A new camera ...
Engineering
May 11, 2011
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Image: Chasma Boreale, Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chasma Boreale, a long, flat-floored valley, cuts deep into Mars' north polar icecap.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2011
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Great Pyramid has two secret chambers: French architect
A French architect campaigning for a new exploration of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza said on Thursday that the edifice may contain two chambers housing funereal furniture.
Archaeology
Jan 27, 2011
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