High-Tc superconductors were discovered 30 years ago: A class of ceramic metal oxide materials was found to pass electrical current without energy losses. In…

Scientists of the University of Duisburg-Essen developed in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) a full inorganic insulation material with high performance qualities. The material exhibits extraordinary heat-insulating and load-carrying properties. It combines the benefits of conventional inorganic building material like compressive strength and the ability to be poured into all kind of durable moulds with the advantage of being heat-insulating. The latter makes it perfect with regards to energy saving aspects. The designated properties are dependent on the ratio of matrix-to insulation-material. It’s very low weight in combination with its compression strength and its flame-retardant properties makes it a potential construction material even for applications with high demands.
The superlight and superinsulating material could be used in cars, trains and any other kind of vehicles. Even aerospace applications are imaginable. By its heat resistance, the material enables the passive isolation of load bearing areas in buildings as well as passive insulation in areas where high temperatures occur like exhaust systems or furnaces. In addition, the material isolates not only thermally but also acoustically. High efficient heat pumps, new kinds of filters for clean air inside cars, trains and airplanes are just some examples of applications.

The invention presented here relates to a procedure and device for the identification of borderlines of hypersurfaces from data matrices.

By offering DSL-like C++-Syntax LAMA encourages writing of hardware-independent code. The framework allows the management of data on heterogeneous and…

These days, it may seem as if 3-D printers can spit out just about anything, from a full-sized sports car, to edible food, to human skin. But some things have…

The researchers have capitalized on the largesse of an energy state in an optical field to make photons in their lasing system travel in a consistent mode,…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a way to swiftly and precisely control electron spins at room temperature.

A team led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used the high-intensity, quick-burst X-rays provided by the Linac…

UTC, scientists observed gravitational waves–ripples in the fabric of spacetime–for the second time.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA – http://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/alma/) is the most powerful observatory in existence for mapping…

The innovation comprises a thin film system for glass, which regulates the warmth in a room without external control, within an invisible switching process.

This paves the way to fast and energy efficient ultrahigh density data storage. The results are published now in the new journal Physical Review Applied.

A physics experiment performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has enhanced scientists' understanding of how free neutrons decay…

San Francisco State University astronomer Stephen Kane is among a team of researchers who have discovered a new planet that orbits two suns simultaneously. The…

Writing in the journal Nature Photonics, a team led by Peter Rakich describes a new waveguide system that harnesses the ability to precisely control the…

Due to the fluctuating power production and periods of peak demand, node potentials and line currents in the power grid can reach critical values which may be inacceptable for grid infrastructure. The proposed hierarchical model- based predictive control proposes optimal consumption constraints to consumers at critical times in order to secure reliability and safety of the power grid.