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New research may enhance display and LED lighting technology
Aug 14, 2015 (SPX)
Recently, quantum dots (QDs)--nano-sized semiconductor particles that produce bright, sharp, color light--have moved from the research lab into commercial produ...
Helping Siri hear through a cocktail party
Aug 14, 2015 (SPX)
People trying to talk to Siri may soon no longer have to look like they're about to eat their iPhones, thanks to a new technology demonstration that solves the ...
'Yolks' and 'shells' improve rechargeable batteries
Aug 07, 2015 (SPX)
One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging and discharging, is that they must expand and shri...
Two spin liquids square off in an iron-based superconductor
Aug 07, 2015 (SPX)
Despite a quarter-century of research since the discovery of the first high-temperature superconductors, scientists still don't have a clear picture of how thes...
New Zealand marks end to coal power
Aug 06, 2015 (UPI)
Coal-fired power is coming to an end in New Zealand as the country focuses on taking the global pole position in renewables, the energy minister said. "Historic...
A zero-emission route to clean middle-distillate fuels from coal
Aug 05, 2015 (SPX)
A novel process configuration has been developed for producing clean middle-distillate fuels from coal with minimal emissions. The EMS Energy Institute at Penn ...
Better together: Graphene-nanotube hybrid switches
Aug 04, 2015 (SPX)
Graphene has been called a wonder material, capable of performing great and unusual material acrobatics. Boron nitride nanotubes are no slackers in the material...
EPA power act target of potential court action
Aug 03, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. mining industry said Monday it was considering legal action in response to tighter greenhouse gas rules unveiled by the Obama administration. The final...
Sol-gel capacitor dielectric offers record-high energy storage
Aug 01, 2015 (SPX)
Using a hybrid silica sol-gel material and self-assembled monolayers of a common fatty acid, researchers have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that...
Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics
Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)
The boxfish's unique armor draws its strength from hexagon-shaped scales and the connections between them, engineers at the University of California, San Diego,...
Unidentified military orders SFC Energy's fuel cells
Jul 29, 2015 (UPI)
Germany's SFC Energy AG is to supply a next-generation fuel cell system for an undisclosed military customer. The low-rate initial production order, which inclu...
Ultra-thin hollow nanocages could reduce platinum use in fuel cells
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
A new fabrication technique that produces platinum hollow nanocages with ultra-thin walls could dramatically reduce the amount of the costly metal needed to pro...
Wireless power transfer with magnetic field enhancement boosted
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Research from North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon University shows that passing wireless power transfer through a magnetic resonance field enhan...
Stretching the limits on conducting wires
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
In the race to produce highly stretchable conductors, researchers have developed a new technique that aligns sheets of layered carbon nanotubes along stretched ...
Superfast fluorescence sets new speed record
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have developed an ultrafast light-emitting device that can flip on and off 90 billion times a second and could form the basis of optical computing. ...
NIST calculates high cost of hydrogen pipelines, shows how to reduce it
Jul 27, 2015 (SPX)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has put firm numbers on the high costs of installing pipelines to transport hydrogen fuel--and also fo...
Fast, efficient system to produce graphene for energy storage applications
Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and University of Western Australia researchers have developed a new process to develop few-layer graphene for use in e...
Engineered hybrid crystal opens new frontiers for high-efficiency lighting
Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)
It's snack time: you have a plain oatmeal cookie, and a pile of chocolate chips. Both are delicious on their own, but if you can find a way to combine them smoo...
In search of a healthy and energy efficient building
Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)
Imagine if, in an effort to clean the air more efficiently, you were involuntarily introducing chemicals more dangerous than the ones you were trying to scrub. ...
Molecular fuel cell catalysts hold promise for efficient energy storage
Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)
In the quest for better, less expensive ways to store and use energy, platinum and other precious metals play an important role. They serve as catalysts to prop...
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