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Graphene boosts efficiency of next-gen solar cellsHoughton MI (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 The coolest new nanomaterial of the 21st century could boost the efficiency of the next generation of solar panels, a team of Michigan Technological University materials scientists has discovered. Graphene, a two-dimensional honeycomb of carbon atoms, is a rising star in the materials community for its radical properties. One of those properties is electrical conductivity, which could make it a key ingredient in the next generation of photovoltaic cells, says Yun Hang Hu, a professor of materials ... read more |
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  X-rays reveal molecular arrangements for better printable electronics By employing powerful X-rays that can see down to the molecular level of organic materials used in printable electronics, researchers are now able to determine why some materials perform better than ... more | .. |
 Scientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sun ... more | .. |
 Electron politics: Physicists probe organization at the quantum level A new study this week finds that "quantum critical points" in exotic electronic materials can act much like polarizing "hot button issues" in an election. Reporting in Nature, researchers from Rice ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Researchers develop a path to liquid solar cells that can be printed onto surfaces Scientists at USC have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces. ... more | .. |
  Philippines seeks US defence boost amid China row The Philippines said Thursday it would seek more US military help during top-level talks next week, as it ignored a warning from China not to "internationalise" a tense territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
  The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate Twenty-two-month-old George sits on a tiny blue chair, at a baby-sized desk, playing with a grown-up toy - an iPad, sign of a powerful trend that has set alarm bells ringing among child development experts. ... more | .. |
  Westinghouse And Ameren Missouri Partner To Develop And License SMR Technology Westinghouse Electric Company and Ameren Missouri have entered into an agreement to respond collaboratively to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
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 AREVA and EDF organize a joint Supplier Day to support nuclear new-build projects Following the success of AREVA's previous Polish Supplier Days held in Warsaw last October and in Wroclaw and Opole in March, AREVA and EDF have organized, with the support of the Association for th ... more | .. |
 SunWize Completes the Largest Solar Installation for American Samoa Power Authority SunWize Technologies recently completed the largest solar installation on the island of American Samoa in the South Pacific. Backed by the United States Department of Energy and the American Samoa P ... more | .. |
 Ambitious Solar Program in India Drives Prices to Impressive Lows India's ambitious national solar program has catalyzed rapid growth in the solar market, driving prices for solar energy to impressive lows and demonstrating how government policy can stimulate clea ... more | .. |
 With new design, bulk semiconductor proves it can take the heat The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. Some researchers are finding thos ... more |
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  Technology can help older drivers Scientists in Britain say technology could help keep older drivers on the roads longer, reducing their driving risks and improving their confidence. ... more | .. |
 Egypt's gas cut may spur energy conflicts Egypt's decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Israel threatens the countries' historic 1979 peace treaty and could crank up simmering tensions over disputed offshore gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: Global house of cards Rumor has it that a new Broadway musical on Washington will soon be in production. It draws on "Jersey Shore" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," which was based on the real, live "Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas." ... more | .. |
Saudi output pledge likely to ease prices Saudi assurances the kingdom can and will increase crude oil output to dampen prices is exactly what the market needs, a London think tank said. ... more |
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Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats
Are Unlocked Phones Any Good? Unlocked vs. Locked Phone Benefits
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  China's next No. 2 to talk energy with EU The expected heir to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will seek to strengthen energy ties to Europe during an upcoming visit, officials said this week. ... more | .. |
  China and Poland pledge to double trade Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged at landmark talks in Warsaw on Wednesday to double bilateral trade turnover with Poland in the next five years. ... more | .. |
 China enjoying fruit of Apple's labor People in China are not only making coveted Apple gadgets, they are snapping them up as the booming nation becomes a top market for the trend-setting California company. ... more | .. |
S. Sudan leader to cut short China visit South Sudan's president will cut short his visit to China amid violence between the world's newest nation and Sudan, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing unveiled plans to send a peace envoy. ... more |
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  JAL could go public again in July 2012: report Japan Airlines, the flag-carrier that went bust in 2010 in one of Japan's biggest-ever bankruptcies, has filed preliminary documents to relist on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Apple profit soars on rocketing iPhone-iPad sales Apple's coffers continued to swell in the first three months of the year due to record sales of iPhones and iPad tablet computers, particularly in China and other parts of Asia. ... more | .. |
US, Philippines in war games as China warns of force US and Filipino Marines armed with assault rifles and smoke grenades stormed a South China Sea island Wednesday in war games south of a real-life standoff between Manila and Beijing. ... more | .. |
SUV makers flock to China as sales boom Automakers are rushing to cash in on China's growing passion for SUVs, with sales up five-fold in the last half-decade, as increasingly affluent urban consumers seek to showcase their wealth. ... more |
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Ukraine 'shouldn't target' Moscow: Trump
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
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 DNA origami puts a smart lid on solid-state nanopore sensors The latest advance in solid-state nanopore sensors - devices that are made with standard tools of the semiconductor industry yet can offer single-molecule sensitivity for label-free protein screenin ... more | .. |
 New technique efficiently creates single photons for quantum information processing Using lasers to excite just one atom from a cloud of ultra-cold rubidium gas, physicists have developed a new way to rapidly and efficiently create single photons for potential use in optical quantu ... more | .. |
  Quantum physics mimics spooky action into the past Physicists of the group of Prof. Anton Zeilinger at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), the University of Vienna, and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technolo ... more | .. |
 Controlling heat flow with atomic-level precision Through a combination of atomic-scale materials design and ultrafast measurements, researchers at the University of Illinois have revealed new insights about how heat flows across an interface betwe ... more |
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 NCEAS researchers offer new ecological model for deep-water oil spills On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform blowout, a national panel of researchers is providing new insight into what happened in the disaster, as well as a guide for how to de ... more | .. |
  New brain-machine interface moves a paralyzed hand A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles - bypassing the spinal cord - to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed ha ... more | .. |
 ORNL microscopy yields first proof of ferroelectricity in simplest amino acid The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid ... more | .. |
  First Atomic-Scale Real-Time Movies of Platinum Nanocrystal Growth in Liquids They won't be coming soon to a multiplex near you, but movies showing the growth of platinum nanocrystals at the atomic-scale in real-time have blockbuster potential. A team of scientists with the L ... more |
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