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Create light from a vacuum
Swedish scientists have realized the idea from 40 years ago - creating light from a vacuum.
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Turns brown eyes into blue eyes for 20 seconds
Have you ever wished you had blue eyes? Sooner or later, you will be able to do this after an American doctor says he can permanently change a person's eye color in…
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Develop a hybrid power plant to save fuel and reduce emissions
Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University are developing a hybrid type of hybrid power plant that combines renewable energy (solar thermal energy) with traditional…
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The bulletproof housing is made from plastic bottles
Tourists race to a village in northern Nigeria to admire the first house made of plastic and sand.
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Smart grid development project in Ireland
Researchers working at: Energy Company (ESB), Intune Networks Company and Telecommunications Systems and Software Group (TSSG) are working together to develop a power gr…
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Experimental new ways to exploit methane hydrate
Japan and the United States will collaborate on methane hydrate methane exploitation in the United States from January 2012.
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The SEES system determines the amount of solar energy coming down from the roof
Scientists working at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden say they have developed a tool that can accurately determine the amount of solar energy coming down: a specifi…
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What Are Small Modular Reactors?
Small modular reactors, or SMRs, are nuclear fission reactor designs intended to have lower electrical output per module than many traditional large reactors and to use…
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New approach to solar energy
Solar systems often produce: either electricity or heat (in the form of steam or hot water). But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that: more benefits will be g…
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New technology in color display on the screen
A new form of screen that doubles the amount of pixels just like a solar cell and can enhance the energy efficiency of mobile phones and electronic reading devices.
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The development of materials
The history of materials has evolved from the use of natural materials such as wood, stone, animal skin and other artificial materials for humans to create materials suc…
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The photovoltaic plant operates around the clock
The £ 260m solar power plant called Germasolar has been officially opened in Europe.
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Helicopters fly by biofuel
The US Navy successfully tested the first flight of an unmanned bio-fueled MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter.
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Create electricity from ... air
An Australian entrepreneur has the idea of generating clean, hot gas for household use, with the primary aim of creating a clean, safe and carbon-free energy source for…
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Fabrication of PS plastic film for efficient energy storage
The team of Nano Scientists and Research Scientists led by Dr. Xie Xian Ning, National University of Singapore, has developed: soft, foldable membrane using a PS plastic.