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Power and Electrical Engineering

New Smart Grid Laboratory Boosts Renewable Energy in Brazil

In order to increase the shares of renewable energy (RE) and decentralized energy resources (DER) in electricity grids, the characteristics of new grid…

Power and Electrical Engineering

International PV Module Comparison Confirms CalLab Precision

PV manufactures require high measurement precision to ensure the highest-level quality assurance in production and the power measurements of their products.

Life & Chemistry

Emerging infectious disease threatens Darwin’s frog with extinction

The Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is the latest amphibian species to face extinction due to the global chytridiomycosis pandemic, according to an…

Physics & Astronomy

Rice University Unveils 2-D Optical Platform With Tuneable Bandgap

Rice University scientists have discovered a two-dimensional alloy with an optical bandgap that can be tuned by the temperature used to grow it.

Life & Chemistry

Nerves control the body’s bacterial community

A central aspect of life sciences is to explore the symbiotic cohabitation of animals, plants and humans with their specific bacterial communities. Scientists…

Information Technology

New Heart Scan Technology Redefines Computer Security

Forget fingerprint computer identification or retinal scanning. A University at Buffalo-led team has developed a computer security system using the dimensions…

Physics & Astronomy

New Material Reveals Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes

Black holes appear to play a fundamental role in how galaxies evolve throughout their life during a phase in which they are active and consume material from…

Life & Chemistry

Elderly Barn Owls Maintain Hearing Into Old Age

At the age of about 65, five out of ten people have already lost so much of their hearing sensitivity that speech intelligibility and listening to music may be…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New Superhydrophilic Filter Cleans Fracking Water Efficiently

A new superhydrophilic filter has proven able to remove greater than 90 per cent of hydrocarbons, as well as all bacteria and particulates from contaminated…

Physics & Astronomy

Bio-Inspired Electronics: Harnessing Noise for Innovation

In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to eliminating stochastic resonance (SR) — the annoying hiss that generally hinders the…

Life & Chemistry

eTRANSAFE: Advancing Safety in Drug Development Process

The five-year project “Enhancing Translational Safety Assessment through Integrative Knowledge Management” (eTRANSAFE) is aimed at developing an advanced data…

Life & Chemistry

How Beer Can Boost Your Mood: The Science Behind It

Some foods make us happy. Well, maybe not happy but they make us feel good. That is why we cannot stop eating when we have had enough. Scientists call this…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Nanosized Speargun Mimics Power Drill Functionality

Millions of tiny microbes on leaves, stones or our skin jostle for space. And almost everywhere they have to compete for resources and nutrients. In the course…

Physics & Astronomy

Fastest Light-Driven Current Source: Graphene’s Breakthrough

Graphene is up to the job

Health & Medicine

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing and Balance in Usher Syndrome

Over the past 20 years, scientists have made remarkable progress in deciphering the genetic origins of congenital hereditary hearing loss, which is usually…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Fraunhofer ISE Sets New Record for Multicrystalline Silicon Cells

Multicrystalline silicon, the work horse of the photovoltaic industry, dominates the PV module production worldwide with a market share of 57 percent. In the…

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