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Biomolecular Modeling: Scientists Discover 'Breakwater' to Help Control Electron Transfer The paper published in PNAS explores the role of water molecules (red and white) in forming a bridge (yellow) between proteins (green and blue) and that certain protein residues (beige) form ...
Conference of China's Science, Engineering Academicians Opens More than 1,200 scientists and engineers will discuss low-carbon and renewable energies among other key development issues at the biennial conference of China's two leading science and technology organizations, which ...
New Efficient Solar Cell using Nanoscale Architecture Nanoscale Coax Solves Thick & Thin Solar Cell Dilemma Boston College researchers report their nanocoax technology can support a highly efficient thin film solar cell. This image shows a cross section of an array of nanocoax ...
Scientists Strive to Replace Silicon with Graphene on Nanocircuitry In a technique known as thermochemical nanolithography, the tip of an atomic force microscope uses heat to turn graphene oxide into reduced graphene oxide, a substance that can be used to produce nanocircuits and ...
Faster Storage and Processing for Solid-State Memory After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in determining the operating speed of novel devices using such ...
Swiss solar cell inventor wins technology prize Solar modules stand in Hasborn, western Germany on April 2010. A Swiss professor who developed a low-cost solar power cell using cheap materials such as dye squeezed from berries won a million-dollar technology prize in Finland on ...
Advanced technology to cool high-power electronics Test facility for nanowicks Image Credit: Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering. Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive ...
The 2010 Kavli Prizes honors eight scientists in astrophysics, nanotech and neuroscience Eight scientists will share three million-dollar Kavli Prizes for their contributions in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The announcement was made today in Oslo, ...
Battery embedded in circuit board demonstrated at Tokyo exhibition (Left) The printed circuit board embedded with a thin-film rechargeable battery. (Right) The prototype lights an LED lamp. Image credit: Oki Printed Circuits. Looking to the future of powering mobile devices, ...
Green machine: Cars could run on sunlight and CO2 Green machine is our weekly column on the latest advances in environmental technologies Greenhouse-gas-pumping cars are, let's face it, never going to be green. But innovative sunlight-powered fuel production techniques could inch ...
Silicon nanosponges resulting in cheaper solar energy? Energy from the sun. Image Credit: Claus Preu el. In principle, solar energy is unlimitedly available. If it is to get rid of its status as the most expensive and highly subsidized kind of renewable energy, researchers have ...
Properties of chiral gold nanocluster resolved Researchers at the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience Center (NSC) of the University of Jyv skyl (Dr Olga Lopez-Acevedo and Professor Hannu H kkinen) have resolved the structural, electronic and optical properties of a chiral ...
Nanoshell structures: Self-assembly method yields materials with unique optical properties Heptamers containing seven nanoshells have unique optical properties. Credit: Rice University Scientists from four U.S. universities have created a way to use Rice University's light...
Boost for development of optical nanoscopy technology Dr Paola Borri. Image Credit: University of Cardiff. Dr Paola Borri of the School of Biosciences has secured a highly sought-after Leadership award which could propel her research onto the world stage. Dr Borri is a physicist ...
Intel Milestone Confirms Light Beams Can Replace Electronic Signals for Future Computers A 50Gbps Silicon Photonics transmit module (left) sends laser light from the silicon chip at the center of the green board, which then travels through optical fiber to the receiver module ...
Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells A field of human prostate cancer cells is shown after exposure to laser-activated carbon nanoparticles. The many green cells have taken up a model therapeutic compound, calcein, while the ...
Quantum Mechanics Not In Jeopardy: Physicists Confirm Decades-Old Key Principle Experimentally When waves - regardless of whether light or sound - collide, they overlap creating interferences. Austrian and Canadian quantum physicists have now been able to rule out the existence ...
Physicists hunt for a trace of the elusive, invisible geoneutrino A geoneutrino is, it turns out, a particularly elusive type of an already elusive class of particles -- neutrinos -- most famous for inspiring John Updike to write a poem with the lines: "The earth is just a silly ...
HUETTINGER presents the TruPlasma DC Series 3000 NEW HUETTINGER presents the TruPlasma DC Series 3000 NEW Solar cell manufacturers are pursuing two primary goals worldwide: reducing production costs and improving the efficiency of solar cells. HUETTINGER Electronic will present ...
Oerlikon Solar receives follow-up order from Tianwei Chinese producer of thin film silicon solar modules Tianwei upgrades its capacity to 75 MW Oerlikon Solar today announced that its customer Baoding Tianwei Solar Films, Ltd. (Tianwei) has placed an upgrade order to increase its ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...