Technology - general
Japanese researchers transmit electric power wirelessly
13 Mar 2015
The technology could pave the way for space-based solar power projects once the challenge of creating huge infrastructure in space and maintaining them is overcome
New detector sniffs out origins of methane
11 Mar 2015
New 2-colour X-ray laser technique could reveal atomic structure of medically important proteins
11 Mar 2015
A 'Flickr-ing' view of the world, in 4-D
10 Mar 2015
Imagine a version of Google Street View where you could hit the rewind button and see any point in time over the last five years. Cornell researchers are building something like that, at least for a few much-visited places
Permafrost's turn of the microbes
09 Mar 2015
Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
09 Mar 2015
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of the controversial 172-mile, $50-billion Central American canal planned across Nicaragua
Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
09 Mar 2015
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of the controversial 172-mile, $50-billion Central American canal planned across Nicaragua
New flow battery to keep big cities lit, green & safe
07 Mar 2015
The new zinc-polyiodide redox flow batter uses an electrolyte that has more than twice the energy density of the next-best flow battery used to store renewable energy and support the power grid
Mystery solved: why seashells’ mineral forms differently in seawater
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 05 Mar 2015
The new discovery could be a step toward enabling the directed synthesis of new materials on demand in the lab — useful for technological applications
Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells
03 Mar 2015
How iron feels the heat
02 Mar 2015
New findings regarding iron's unusual thermodynamic stability at high temperatures could one day help researchers design better and stronger steel
Scientists working on making smartphones smarter
27 Feb 2015
Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step
24 Feb 2015
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