Observation of a scientific rule being broken can sometimes lead to new knowledge and important applications. Such would seem to be the case when scientists…
The turbine has an output of six megawatts (MW) and low maintenance requirements. Altogether, the nacelle and the rotor blades (with a rotor diameter of 120…
The new phoenix x|aminer from GE’s Inspection Technologies business is a 5-axis, microfocus X-ray inspection system, which has been developed for quality…
Led by Associate Professor Greg Metha, Head of Chemistry, the researchers are exploring how the metal nanoparticles act as highly efficient catalysts in using…
This will not only help robots to better navigate in their environments, it will also enable robot self-perception for the first time. A single robotic arm has…
For Hollywood celebrities, the term “splitsville” usually means “check your prenup.” For scientists wanting to mass-produce high quality nanoribbons from boron…
The U of T researchers, led by Professor Ted Sargent, report the first efficient tandem solar cell based on colloidal quantum dots (CQD). “The U of T device is…
The company has recently secured a stake in SeaGen, the world's first commercial power plant to generate electricity from tidal energy. Commissioned in 2008,…
The two-seater motor glider DA36 E-Star is presented by Siemens, Diamond Aircraft and EADS at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget 2011 (until June 26th) in daily…
Two papers in this week’s issue of Science report the first oxygen and nitrogen isotopic measurements of the Sun, demonstrating that they are very different…
For most people, listening to the ocean means contemplating the soothing sound of waves breaking gently on a sandy beach.But for researchers studying…
Solid oxide fuel cells can operate on a wide variety of fuels, and use hydrocarbons gases directly – without a separate reformer. The fuel cells rely on anodes…
The order was placed by KGM (Karayollari Genel Müdürlügü), Turkey's General Directorate of Highways, and has a value in a single-digit million euro figure. The…
And can researchers predict these fluctuations? UC San Diego Professor Jan Kleissl and Matthew Lave, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical and…
The expansion of wind energy is an important political and commercial aspect of Germany’s strategy for the future. For this reason the establishment of a…
University of Miami professor at the College of Engineering, Jizhou Song, has helped design an light-emitting diode (LED) light that uses an array of LEDs 100…
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