Spider silk conducts heat as well as metals
Xinwei Wang had a hunch that spider silk webs were worth a much closer look.
So he ordered eight spiders - Nephila clavipes, golden silk...
Oceans acidifying faster today than in past 300 million years
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions, in addition to causing global warming, alter the chemistry of seas and oceans, causing them to turn progressively acidic. This change...
Extracting energy from the waste water and salt water
Production of energy from the difference between salt water and fresh water is most convenient near the oceans, but now, using an ammonium bicarbonate...
Metamaterials Boosts Electromagnetism Safely
By using exotic man-made materials, scientists from Duke University and Boston College believe they can greatly enhance the forces of electromagnetism (EM), one of...
Solar cells could reach 70 percent efficiency
It has long been thought that conversion efficiency of solar cells cannot exceed 34 percent for a single material or less than about 45...
Bugs from space to increase the electrical output of the fuel cells
Bacteria normally found 30km above the earth have been identified as highly efficient generators of electricity.
Bacillus stratosphericus - a microbe commonly found in high...
Renewable energy would be the cleanest solution to power Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio would be officially 100 percent powered by renewable energy without significant cost increase for actual consumers.
The Queen City is moving toward a...
Single-atom transistor for a future quantum computer
In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.
The...
EasyJet to implement the electric green taxi-ing system for its fleet
EasyJet the European low-cost airline is to trial a new electric green taxi-ing system that could deliver significant fuel and carbon emissions reduction by...
Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries
With a near-theoretical capacity of 250 mAh/g, excellent rate capability and cycle life, and high energy and power densities of 760 Wh/kg and 1200...