|
 
New wave of technologies possible after ground-breaking analysis tool developedSheffield, UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2012 A revolutionary tool created by scientists at the University of Sheffield has enabled researchers to analyse nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for the first time, opening the door to a new wave of technologies. The nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus - developed by the University's Department of Physics and Astronomy - will allow for further developments and new applications for nanotechnology which is increasingly used in harvesting solar energy, computing, communication developments and ... read more |
. |
  |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  Merging the biological and the electronic Harvard scientists have, for the first, time created a type of "cyborg" tissue by embedding a three-dimensional network of functional, bio-compatible nanoscale wires into engineered human tissues. A ... more | .. |
 Researchers develop method to grow artificial tissues with embedded nanoscale sensors A multi-institutional research team has developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These networks-which mark the first time that electronic ... more | .. |
  Microwave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photov ... 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 |
|
| .. |
  IBN Develops Superior Fuel Cell Material Using a mixture of gold, copper and platinum nanoparticles, IBN researchers have developed a more powerful and longer lasting fuel cell material. This breakthrough was published recently in leading ... more | .. |
 Addressing the need for microscopic speed Researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a new form of digital microscope which can create an image 100 times faster than regular equipment - without losing image quality. The team ... more | .. |
 Electronic Nose Prototype Developed Research by Nosang Myung, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering, has enabled a Riverside company to develop an "electronic nose" prototype that can de ... more | .. |
 Mexico OKs non-hydraulic oil extraction Mexico is giving the go-ahead to U.S. Chimera Energy Corp. to deploy its new non-hydraulic shale oil extraction technology in its Chicontepec Basin. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . | . | . |
  
Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power roles | .. |
 Tenn. coal plant to get $1B upgrade A coal-burning power plant 30 miles from Nashville will get $1 billion in pollution controls meant to reduce emissions by as much as 95 percent, officials said. ... more | .. |
  China coal mine accident kills six: report Six miners have died in a coal mine accident in northwest China's restive Xinjiang region, according to the country's official Xinhua news agency. ... more | .. |
  Samsung vows 'all measures' to keep products in US South Korea's Samsung Electronics vowed on Tuesday to take "all necessary measures" to keep its products on US store shelves, in response to Apple's request for a ban on sales of some smartphones. ... more | .. |
 Oil flow from Turkish-Iraqi pipeline resumes: minister Oil flow in the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline resumed Tuesday following the blast that damaged one of the two lines, Turkey's energy minister said Tuesday. ... more |
| .. |
  US hikes mileage standards for cars, trucks The Obama administration issued national fuel economy rules Tuesday that require the new cars and trucks in 2025 to average nearly double the fuel mileage of 2012 model vehicles. ... more | .. |
 Statoil steps up Arctic energy exploration Norway's Statoil on Tuesday said it would vastly expand its prospecting efforts in the Arctic, thought to hold one of the world's largest untouched deposits of oil and natural gas. ... more | .. |
 China's BYD first-half profit down 94% on year Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said Tuesday its net profit slumped 94 percent in the first half from the same period a year ago, on weaker demand for cars and a loss in its solar business. ... more | .. |
  China flag carrier reports 77% slump in profit Flag carrier Air China said Tuesday that its net profit plunged 77 percent in the first half from a year ago, hit by weakness in air travel demand and higher fuel costs. ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
Robots could one day crawl across the moon | .. |
  Egypt's new leader visits China seeking investment Egypt's president met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking in his first state visit outside the Arab world to win badly needed investment and expand diplomatic ties. ... more | .. |
 Hyundai Motor starts work on China joint venture South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor said Tuesday its joint venture with a Chinese firm has started the construction of a truck plant in the world's fastest-growing vehicle market. ... more | .. |
 Ford says it will bring luxury car brand to China US auto giant Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would bring its Lincoln brand to China in two years, pitching the vehicle to the luxury segment of the world's largest car market. ... more | .. |
 Brazil bids to become world's third IT market by 2022 Brazil hopes to capitalize on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics to advance its goal of becoming the world's third largest information technology and communications (ITC) market, a top industry official says. ... more |
| .. |
 Cooled coal emissions would clean air and lower health and climate-change costs Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air - including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent - at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, accordin ... more | .. |
 The Laser Beam as a "3D Painter" With laser beams, molecules can be fixed at exactly the right position in a three dimensional material. The new method developed at the Vienna University of Technology can be used to grow biological ... more | .. |
 Controlling Superconductors with Light A superconductor, which can move electrical energy with no wasteful resistance, is the holy grail of cost-effective, efficient, and "green" power production. Unlike traditional conductors such as co ... more | .. |
 Weighing molecules one at a time A team led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have made the first-ever mechanical device that can measure the mass of individual molecules one at a time. This new tech ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
Boeing wins major contract to deliver new generation strategic comms satellites | .. |
 Russia to boost investment in premium diesel production two-fold next year Returning to post-Soviet level of crude production this year, Russia now strives to secure its position on the European energy market. The government is pinning its hopes on exports of high-quality ... more | .. |
 Southampton physicists join search for hidden magnetic states Physicists from the University of Southampton were among the first researchers to use the new high magnetic-field beamline at Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility, to search ... more | .. |
 Australia's resource boom on last leg? Australia's mining boom is far from over, a government official said. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: The Ides of September Beware the ides of September, which promises to be a critical month for the future of Europe and the euro. ... more |
| .. |
French PM: Shale gas future not settled The question of tapping shale gas reserves in France - where hydraulic fracturing is banned - isn't yet resolved, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says. ... more | .. |
  Greens see red after French minister hints at nuclear U-turn French Greens reacted angrily on Monday after a government minister described nuclear power as the "energy of the future," casting doubt on a commitment to slash the country's number of reactors. ... more | .. |
 Blast halts oil flow from Turkish-Iraqi pipeline: sources An explosion hit the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline, causing a fire and stopping oil flow to Turkey, Turkish security sources and an Iraqi official said Monday. ... more | .. |
 IAEA head says don't relax on nuclear safety The head of the UN atomic agency called Monday on countries with nuclear power not to lose their "sense of urgency" in improving safety after last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more |
| Previous Issues | Aug 28 | Aug 26 | Aug 25 | Aug 24 | Aug 23 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2012 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
