All-in-one system offers green power for off-grid homes and farms
London, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2014 -
An innovative 'trigeneration' system fuelled entirely by raw plant oils could have great potential for isolated homes and businesses operating outside grid systems both in the UK and abroad.
Developed by a consortium led by Newcastle University and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), through the RCUK Energy Programme, the small-scale combined cooling, ...
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Asia's richest man targets aviation and Irish firm AWAS
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 04, 2014 -
A property flagship led by Asia's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing is seeking to buy into Irish aircraft leasing group AWAS - the Hong Kong businessman's first major foray into the aviation industry.
Cheung Kong Holdings said Monday in a filing to Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company "has submitted a preliminary non-binding proposal in respect of the possible acquisition of certain aircrafts fro ...
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Study finds physical link to strange electronic behavior
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 -
Scientists have new clues this week about one of the baffling electronic properties of the iron-based high-temperature superconductor barium iron nickel arsenide.
A Rice University-led team of U.S., German and Chinese physicists has published the first evidence, based on sophisticated neutron measurements, of a link between magnetic properties and the material's tendency, at sufficiently l ...
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Chemists develop MRI technique for peeking inside battery-like devices
New York NY (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 -
A team of chemists from New York University and the University of Cambridge has developed a method for examining the inner workings of battery-like devices called supercapacitors, which can be charged up extremely quickly and can deliver high electrical power. Their technique, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), establishes a means for monitoring and potentially enhancing the performance ...
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Light pulses control graphene's electrical behavior
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 -
Graphene, an ultrathin form of carbon with exceptional electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, has become a focus of research on a variety of potential uses. Now researchers at MIT have found a way to control how the material conducts electricity by using extremely short light pulses, which could enable its use as a broadband light detector.
The new findings are published in the jo ...
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'Active' surfaces control what's on them
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 -
Researchers at MIT and in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of making surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move across them. The work might enable new kinds of biomedical or microfluidic devices, or solar panels that could automatically clean themselves of dust and grit.
"Most surfaces are passive," says Kripa Varanasi, an associate professor of mechanical enginee ...
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Scientists warn time to stop drilling in the dark
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 -
The co-authors of a new study, including two Simon Fraser University research associates, cite new reasons why scientists, industry representatives and policymakers must collaborate closely on minimizing damage to the natural world from shale gas development.
Viorel Popescu and Maureen Ryan, David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellows in SFU's Biological Sciences department, are among eig ...
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