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October 25, 2016

Move over, solar: The next big renewable energy source could be at our feet
Madison WI (SPX) Oct 25, 2016
Flooring can be made from any number of sustainable materials, making it, generally, an eco-friendly feature in homes and businesses alike. Now, however, flooring could be even more "green," thanks to an inexpensive, simple method developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers that allows them to convert footsteps into usable electricity. Xudong Wang, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at UW-Madison, his graduate student Chunhua Yao, and their collaborato ... read more

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Biomass heating could get a 'green' boost with the help of fungi In colder weather, people have long been warming up around campfires and woodstoves. Lately, this idea of burning wood or other biomass for heat has surged in popularity as an alternative to using f ... more		From ancient fossils to future cars Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed an inexpensive, energy-efficient way to create silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries fr ... more		First complete sabotage attack demonstrated on a 3-D printed drone propeller Researchers from three universities combined their expertise to demonstrate the first complete sabotage attack on a 3D additive manufacturing (AM) system, illustrating how a cyber attack and malicio ... more
				Unusual quantum liquid on crystal surface could inspire future electronics For the first time, an experiment has directly imaged electron orbits in a high-magnetic field, illuminating an unusual collective behavior in electrons and suggesting new ways of manipulating the c ... more		Self-healable battery Electronics that can be embedded in clothing are a growing trend. However, power sources remain a problem. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have now introduced thin, flexible, lithium io ... more

Move over, lasers: Scientists can now create holograms from neutrons, too For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams to create holograms of large solid objects, revealing details a ... more		Nanowires as sensors in new type of atomic force microscope A new type of atomic force microscope (AFM) uses nanowires as tiny sensors. Unlike standard AFM, the device with a nanowire sensor enables measurements of both the size and direction of forces. Phys ... more		Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re		Student-designed Hyperloop pod demonstrates magnetic levitation The whirring sound of Hyperloop UC's hover engines filled the conference room as an anxious crowd shuffled closer for a better view. Would this student-designed prototype actually levitate? The answ ... more
				Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics For more than a century and a half of physics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy always increases, has been as close to inviolable as any law we know. In this universe, cha ... more		Big-data algorithms could cut analysis times from months to days Last year, MIT researchers presented a system that automated a crucial step in big-data analysis: the selection of a "feature set," or aspects of the data that are useful for making predictions. The ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

Safe new storage method could be key to future of hydrogen-powered vehicles Hydrogen is often described as the fuel of the future, particularly when applied to hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. One of the main obstacles facing this technology - a potential solution to fu ... more		Creating 3-D hands to keep us safe, increase security Creating a 3-D replica of someone's hand complete with all five fingerprints and breaking into a secure vault sounds like a plot from a James Bond movie. But Michigan State University Distinguished ... more		SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission Webb maps carbon rich atmosphere on distorted pulsar planet		When quantum scale affects the way atoms emit and absorb particles of light In 1937, US physicist Isidor Rabi introduced a simple model to describe how atoms emit and absorb particles of light. Until now, this model had still not been completely explained. In a recent ... more
Germany stalls Chinese takeover of tech firm Aixtron The German government on Monday said it had withdrawn approval for a Chinese firm to acquire Aixtron, a supplier to the semiconductor industry, amid growing unease over Chinese investment in German companies. ... more		EU wants VW to offer 'dieselgate' repair guarantees The EU wants German auto giant Volkswagen to offer customers additional guarantees that repairs carried out to remove its emissions cheating devices will be effective and delivered on time, an official said Monday. ... more		EU-Canada trade summit 'still possible' despite holdout Belgium A Brussels summit to seal a landmark EU-Canada trade deal is "still possible" this week, European Council President Donald Tusk said Monday, even though Belgium cannot give its approval. ... more		Oil prices collapse amid OPEC positioning The latest chatter over production moves from members of OPEC overshadowed small improvements in the European economy to send oil prices crashing early Monday. ... more

	Oil-rich Texas sees recovery ahead Even though job growth was slower than last year, a senior economist in Texas said the recovery in crude oil prices suggested recovery was on the way. ... more		Moody's sees banks recovering in Russia Though problem loans will continue to drag on performance, Moody's said it raised its outlook on the bank system for oil-rich Russia from negative to stable. ... more

SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts

Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access

Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military

Dakota Access pipeline protests grow		Oil spill reported at key U.S. storage depot		Smartwatch sales tumble, dragged down by Apple		China firm to buy US insurance giant Genworth for $2.7 bn		The 1950s: The decade in which gravity physics became experimental
UM researchers study vast carbon residue of ocean life		Polymer breakthrough to improve things we use everyday		Graphene cracks the glass corrosion problem		Inspiration from the ocean		Bendable electronic paper displays whole color range

Algae discovery offers potential for sustainable biofuels

Phonon and magnon are a couple

New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies

UVA scientists create novel imaging technique with potential for medical diagnostics

New 3-D wiring technique brings scalable quantum computers closer to reality

A window into battery life for next-gen lithium cells

How water flows near the superhydrophobic surface

Metamaterial uses light to control its motion

Louisiana Tech University professor develops new mechanism for strengthening materials

Engineers reveal fabrication process for revolutionary transparent sensors

Australian consortium buys power grid after Chinese bid blocked

Senegal in renewables drive as new solar park unveiled

Europe breaking Russia's energy grip on Finland

Brazil charges 21 over deaths in mine dam collapse: prosecutor

Sweden wants EU to switch to emission-free cars by 2030

Indonesian nationalism takes a bite out of Apple

Google hawks hardware in real-world 'showroom'

Cyber attacks cripple Twitter, Netflix, other websites

The road to green hydrogen runs through mazes in algal proteins

Two-dimensional spin-orbit coupling for Bose-Einstein condensates realized

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