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The “Twilight” phenomenon is nowhere near the point of showing the first signs of dying down, that much is for certain. At the same time, HBO’s latest “True Blood” series, also dealing with vampires and how they have managed to forge an existence amongst humans, is breaking record after ... |
22 October 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Until not long ago, researchers thought that they had figured out the roots of life, at least in terms of how organisms produced energy. They argued that the method was purely chemical, in that living things used ATP (adenosine triphospate) to get their supplies. However, only a couple of decades ago, one expert show... |
20 October 2009
09:53 GMT |
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Following the positive response from Greenpeace over publishing its carbon emissions, Apple is now being praised by the U.S. Secretary of Energy for its decision to resign its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change. According to AppleInsider citing Reuters, Energy Secretary Stev... |
9 October 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Whether we’re athletes or just regular people working out to stay healthy and in shape, we all need some sort of encouragement now and then. Should we ever fail to find it within us, it’s good to know we could always rely on the Power Balance silicone wristbands that claim to tap into our bodies’ na... |
27 August 2009
16:41 GMT |
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We all know that computers are great power consumers, because they have lots of components and we also use them for a long period of time without shutting them down. But there are times when we don’t use them for many minutes, and an important thing makes us leave the computer for hours. That’s the time w... |
29 June 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Ever since the fist science-fiction books and movies came out, people have been fascinated with the idea of traveling faster than the speed of light. One could say that it's just a psychological thing, brought forth by theories stating that nothing in the Universe can travel faster than the speed of light. But, ... |
9 May 2009
06:35 GMT |
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In today's world, more and more people find themselves in dire need of more energy, a fact illustrated by the booming business of producing and selling sports drinks. Increasing numbers of US citizens can be seen throughout the day sipping from their bottles, in hopes of getting enough energy from the liquid to ... |
6 April 2009
04:32 GMT |
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Mac users usually buy a MacBook because of its slim and polished looks, looks that make most of them want to change their iMacs with an easy-to-carry and power-packed mobile computing station. But, once they get their hands on a MacBook, they will soon miss the desktop counterparts of their newly-acquired toys. This ... |
2 March 2009
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The American Air Force is currently instructing its own physicians into the ancient art of acupuncture, the traditional Chinese method of treatment, estimated to be more than 5,000 years old. Although no one can say for sure how this technique works while still remaining faithful to the Western way of thinking, no on... |
30 January 2009
08:47 GMT |
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How would you like it if you paid a lot less for your energy bill, while the ambient light in your house dimmed or increased depending on your needs or on the time of the day, as well as change color, and last longer without the need of replacement? If this sounds good to you, you should know that this is not just a ... |
18 December 2008
05:47 GMT |
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What would you say if you walked on the street and the air smelled like coffee instead of burned gas? Although the very few people who can't stand the smell of coffee (assuming there are any) may be disappointed, for those who aim at having waste turned into fuel, good news is here: coffee and biofuels just beca... |
16 December 2008
15:31 GMT |
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UK experts have finally completed a successful experiment that allowed them to demonstrate that the energy recovery process is possible on a particle accelerator. Three days ago, on December 13th, at 2 am, the Accelerators and Lasers In Combined Experiments (ALICE)' linear accelerator transported for the first t... |
16 December 2008
10:07 GMT |
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Global warming, the term that has become so worrying as of late, represents an obvious imbalance between the energy flow and the energy generation in the global climate, which is a result of humans' greenhouse gas emissions and increased releases of heat caused by the energy usage process. The latter concept has... |
8 December 2008
17:51 GMT |
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In spite of the promising predictions made during the changing of the millennium about hydrogen, which was supposed to fuel the average vehicles (from car to airplane and ship), supply the energy production process, and do all that without posing a threat to the environment, almost a decade later things are still as ... |
1 December 2008
05:49 GMT |
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Plastics have been around, in one form or another, for about a century now. Nowadays, they are so much a part of life and material culture that people generally take them for granted. Of course, there's been the recent unfortunate event related to its toxicity (which has been somewhat resolved) and there's ... |
28 November 2008
09:26 GMT |
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In a recent article for the New Scientist publication, there is an interesting scientific explanation to the famous (albeit rather theological) question posed by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), "Why is there something rather than nothing?". However, the answer does not involve God, but rather how the universe was b... |
28 November 2008
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A Belgian scientist has demonstrated in a recent paper that the decade-long dream of physicists all over the world might prove to be unprovable. This refers to the grand unification (or unified) theory, also known as GUT, devised in the late '70s. It implies that the electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuc... |
20 November 2008
04:51 GMT |
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With all the events going on, including Phoenix Mars Lander's recent demise and the discoveries provided by the two twin rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, as well as the uncertainty raised by the space shuttle retirement process and its replacement system, scientists still find the time to think about the future o... |
13 November 2008
11:27 GMT |
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Although people are accustomed to shiny solar panels and cells that are believed to replace conventional energy sources in the future, this is promised to change soon. In fact, scientists have discovered that, in order to improve the efficiency of the solar light caption devices, these need to be made as less reflect... |
13 November 2008
07:56 GMT |
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According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently warned against the oversights that occurred during the process of constructing facilities for the nuclear power generation. The warning has been based on findings, which date from earlier this year and are connected to the co... |
5 November 2008
07:42 GMT |
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SolFocus, a Californian provider of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy solutions, has recently announced the signing of a $103 million (€80 million) deal with a Spanish customer, EMPE Solar, to install more than 10 megawatts worth of CPV solar power projects throughout Spain in 2 years’ time. It ... |
5 November 2008
04:26 GMT |
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There is a tendency to reject vampirism by associating it to fictional movies and books, even though vampiric habits are part of everyday life. Take, for example, the case of the Christian religion, where the practice of communion translates into receiving the blood and flesh of Christ. Or, think of blood brothers, w... |
3 November 2008
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According to common knowledge - a fact recently restated by MIT's Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy Daniel Nocera - enough sunlight is provided to the Earth in one hour for its population’s demand for an entire year. Although this was easy to find out, it didn't prove so to put into practice... |
27 October 2008
05:52 GMT |
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A group of experts from all over the world have used powerful laser technology to recreate the extreme conditions inside planetary cores or stellar surfaces. Besides the obvious consequence that this study may have on the general comprehension of the formation and evolution of the solar system and, ultimately, the un... |
24 October 2008
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The old idea of building an ample array of satellites and send them in the orbit of the Earth to collect and transmit energy via microwaves has been added estimative numbers. Although highly feasible in the long run, the project that would change economy, life and environment altogether is still a distant dream for a... |
17 October 2008
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Back in 1998, there was a contest called EDITT (Ecological Design in the tropics) which would sponsor ecologically-oriented building projects. The winner was Dr. Ken Yeang from T.R. Hamzah & Yeang International, an ecological architecture company, whose project focused on the building of a large ecological skyscraper... |
16 October 2008
05:57 GMT |
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A 17-year old high school boy from San Antonio, Texas, has put the results of large car companies to shame by building his own electric vehicle with a budget of a little over $10,000 (including the price of the car). And he did it in no more than 150 hours of work time. As top car companies are struggling to dev... |
16 October 2008
04:09 GMT |
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The latest association between the scientists from a UK university and the steel industry yielded a photovoltaic paint which, when applied on steel, produces energy.The photovoltaic paint is formed of a paste mix of electrolytes and dye which can be spread on sheets of steel, four layers of paint per sheet. When expo... |
2 October 2008
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Although other sources may prove more effective in the long run, of all the natural energy providers out there wind is always the closest and the easiest one to comprehend. More and more people build their own wind-fueled energy mini-stations at home, which is compared to having your own car instead of relying on pub... |
26 September 2008
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William Yuan, a Beaverton, Oregon 12-year boy, invented a new kind of solar cell that can absorb both visible and ultraviolet light. I bet this kind of news makes you feel pretty weird about your own accomplishments so far. It sure made me. And, to scare you even further, I took a look at little Will'... |
18 September 2008
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Google has applied for a new patent, this time for a water-based data center. The company plans to build several systems more or less at a close distance from the shore, as land is continuously being crowded by huge data centers, which use a lot of conventional energy. Each center, if approved by the US Patent &... |
8 September 2008
10:31 GMT |
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A new type of material developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now revealed by chemist Daniel Nocera as a possible means to conduct water electrolysis processes at room temperatures with the input of relatively low electric currents. The material could be used to chemically store solar energy and ef... |
1 August 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Halogen light bulbs are incandescent lamps with construction and operation roughly similar to the classical light bulbs. They are generally much smaller than their 'cousins', have increased lifetimes and are able to produce high light outputs with elevated color temperatures, as opposed to all other types o... |
30 July 2008
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Most of the peripherals currently available on the market connect to the personal computer through USB ports. Up to 14 or more types of electronic devices, each with different functions, can be bought today from just about anywhere, while a typical computer only has two to four standard USB sockets. Thus, if you want... |
16 July 2008
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Solar cells are currently viewed as the star of alternative energy sources, being able to produce electric energy without the disadvantage of releasing greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the Earth's atmosphere as burning fossil fuels does. Sunlight provides an incredible amount of energy per square meter... |
11 July 2008
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According to the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, quoting the Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, Germany will build up to 30 offshore wind farms by the end of 2030 in order to increase the contribution of the renewable energy sources to the total amount of power produced by the country, thus cutting a significan... |
7 July 2008
04:08 GMT |
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The summer is here, the weather is getting hotter and you've already had to switch on the A/C - however, with the recent surge of all prices including electricity and... well, everything else, saving energy has become not so much a trend, as a must for most of us. And given that we're headed for a very hot ... |
5 June 2008
05:41 GMT |
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Similar to neutron stars, quark stars are believed to be highly compact stellar objects that have been created during the supernova explosion of a relatively massive star. Theoretically, these objects may exist and could be formed only of elementary sub-atomic particles known as quarks, although none has been observe... |
4 June 2008
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI for short, has been surveying transmissions that would hopefully turn out be a sign from ET for the last couple of decades or so, although nobody seems to be calling. Now scientists believe that this may have something to do with the fact that we're only look... |
22 May 2008
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The Vulcan laser, currently the most powerful in the world, was used recently to test future nuclear fusion reactor concepts. During the experiments Vulcan was able to heat matter to a temperature of 10 million degrees Celsius, hotter than the surface of the Sun which is averaging about 5,500 degrees Celsius. The rel... |
19 May 2008
09:17 GMT |
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When talking about solar cell efficiency, even a rise of 1 percent, which to some may appear modest, is reason for researchers to celebrate. The previous solar cell conversion efficiency was averaging 21.9 percent. A new world record for solar cell efficiency has been set on Wednesday by a team of researchers from th... |
17 May 2008
05:04 GMT |
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Google is allegedly planning to make the transition from conventional hard-disk drives to the more reliable and energy-efficient solid-state drives. The change will affect most of the search engine's servers located at Google's US headquarters sometime during the second quarter of the year. According to a n... |
12 May 2008
07:03 GMT |
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We are living in a civilization based on oil. It is an issue that makes us extremely vulnerable. That's because of the global "Peak Oil." The oil production follows a bell curve. Its peak is the moment when oil has been 50% depleted. After the peak, oil production decreases while its price starts to go up.Many s... |
10 May 2008
06:48 GMT |
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What's better than having a light source that uses neither batteries nor light bulbs, gives off an intense light emission, lights up no matter if it's held underwater or in plain air and can be carried wherever you may go? If I were to answer this question I would say nothing. Light sticks have been put on ... |
29 April 2008
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There are three natural phenomena accompanying the storms that fascinated and frightened human mind since prehistory, when explanation for such powerful natural phenomenon were attributed to gods and spirits. The thunderbolt is an electric discharge accompanied by a vivid light and a powerful sound, which occurs betw... |
12 April 2008
07:29 GMT |
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The unofficial record set by the Cornell Ranger robot on April 3rd at Barton Hall, by making 45 laps around the running track, more precisely 5.6 miles or 9 kilometers. The robot would have probably continued to keep on going, however at some point it stopped and fell on his back probably due to low power supplied fr... |
8 April 2008
09:19 GMT |
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Usually, nuclear reactors use multiple stages to turn radiation into electrical energy. For example, first, uranium nuclei are split through nuclear fission, when energy is released in the form of heat and additional radiation. The heat resulted from the nuclear reaction is then used to turn water into steam, which i... |
28 March 2008
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With the help of light echoes, astronomers have been recently able to measure the brightness of a supernova explosion which took place about 400 years ago. The so-called SNR 0509-67.5 supernova remnant is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy in the near vicinity of our own Milky Way. While the original lig... |
20 March 2008
12:25 GMT |
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Man, you drink some energy beverage and you work like a machine. At least, this is what advertising says. Science presents another story about drinking too much caffeine. And a new research published in the journal "General Dentistry" shows that energy drinks can make your teeth look like those of a meth consumer. A... |
14 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The first phase of the build of the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor experiment, Wendelstein 7-X, has been completed with the installation of the first two half-modules, thus achieving 20 percent of the assembly of the inner core. All essential components of the reactor are ready for assembly, but even so,... |
14 March 2008
07:01 GMT |
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