Technology - general
Getting the carbon out of power plant emissions
26 Jun 2013
New way to improve antibiotic production
26 Jun 2013
Measuring in the extreme
26 Jun 2013
A microscopic atom cloud that is colder than outer space could help improve our ability to make precision measurements for the development of next-generation rotational sensors and GPS.
Plants use maths to regulate food reserves
26 Jun 2013
New scheme for quantum computing
25 Jun 2013
Managing ‘internal clocks’ of post-harvest vegetables for health
24 Jun 2013
Vegetables and fruits don’t die the moment they are harvested; they respond to their environment for days, light can be used to coax them to make more cancer-fighting antioxidants at certain times of day
Using laser-driven neutrons to stop nuclear smugglers
20 Jun 2013
Researchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that laser-generated neutrons can be enlisted as a useful tool in the War on Terror.
Compressing air for renewable energy storage
18 Jun 2013
Nanotubes unlock potential for batteries
18 Jun 2013
Alternative-fuel cars are no carbon cure-all
18 Jun 2013
Supercomputer Titan completes acceptance testing
14 Jun 2013
Titan, a Cray XK7 supercomputer, is capable of more than 27,000 trillion calculations each second - or 27 petaflops
Scientists create novel silicon electrodes that improve lithium-ion battery performance
By By Mark Shwartz | 13 Jun 2013
Stanford scientists have developed inexpensive silicon-based electrodes that dramatically improve the charge storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries.