Applied Sciences
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm providing printed silicon ink solar cell technology, today announced that the company has demonstrated a record 18 percent conversion efficiency with silicon-ink processed solar cells.
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The Obama administration is awarding up to $11 million to a series of national research laboratories for the development of advanced water power technologies, including hydrokinetic systems.
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Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Denver have unveiled and certified the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) to tailor advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor combinations to resolve specific military, strategic intelligence and homeland security mission needs.
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Its a little like the hit CBS show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation–a team of experts solving crime by examining pieces of evidence from a scene where things have gone wrong.
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I do think that were entering an age when scientists are increasingly aware of the social and political implications of their work. Many scientists are not just open to the idea of interacting with the public, but see that as an obligation. - Dietra
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Northeastern Universitys Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received a $12.25 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in geologic formations.
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The US Department of Energys National Energy Technology Laboratory is supporting nine projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coal bed methane production, DOEs Fossil Energy Office announced.
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Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) of Cape Cod announced today the establishment of a public-private consortium focused on building a leading-edge facility to produce renewable biofuels from algae.
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With the launch of the Emerald Cities Project May 2009, Nations Technology Trust Ltd. has initiated a green initiative aimed at Global Warming by introducing cool pavement products
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Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan
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As energy prices rise and commitment to sustainability heightens, universities across the nation are developing methods for reducing energy consumption.
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