Applied Sciences
Engineers working in the nanoscale will have a new tool at their disposal thanks to an international group of researchers led by Drexel University’s College of Engineering.
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Southwell, the book's author, will kick off a series of public discussions on the book with a reading at The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, N.C., Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.
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Carlo Segre, Duchossois Leadership Professor of Physics at Illinois Institute of Technology, has received a $3.4 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to develop a breakthrough battery technology that may more than double the current range of electric vehicles (EV), increase safety, reduce costs and simplify recharging.
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Gel-based audio speaker demonstrates capabilities of ionic conductors, long thought limited in application.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet was unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values.
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Clemson University researchers focusing on switchgrass as a renewable fuel source are looking to fungi and bacteria—nature’s specialists in decomposing plants and animals into elements that can be reused to support life—to help make cost-competitive biofuels from plant biomass
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Novel optoelectronic technique reveals limitations to the movement of electrons through organic solar cells, pointing the way toward improved performance.
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In the search for clean, green sustainable energy sources to meet human needs for generations to come, perhaps no technology matches the ultimate potential of artificial photosynthesis.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's High Performance Computing Innovation Center (HPCIC) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in the United Kingdom will collaborate to expand industry's use of supercomputing to boost economic competitiveness in the two countries.
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Even mild stress can thwart therapeutic measures to control emotions, a team of neuroscientists at New York University has found. Their findings, which appear in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, point to the limits of clinical techniques while also shedding new light on the barriers that must be overcome in addressing afflictions such as fear or anxiety.
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A Michigan State University scientist will use a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (United Kingdom) to solve the mystery of the missing bacteria.
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New research from the Monell Center reveals that bubbles are not necessary to experience the unique ‘bite’ of carbonated beverages.
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