Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new low-cost flat panel light source that could pioneer a new generation of brighter, cheaper and greener lighting devices to rival... Read more
Spintronics-Based Technology May Replace Volatile Memory And Enable Extremely Energy-Efficient, Hand-Cranked Or Solar-Powered Devices If a research team in Japan gets its wish, “normal... Read more
This illuminates an amazing future for quick start-up of electric vehicles and launching of aircrafts. Graphene sheets are immensely strong, lightweight and excellent at conducting electrici... Read more
A supply of clean, affordable energy depends on little-known substances There’s one problem with the silicon age: its magic depends on elements that are far scarcer than beach sand. So... Read more
OFF THE COAST OF FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Twelve miles out to sea from the severely damaged and leaking nuclear reactors at Fukushima, a giant floating wind turbine signals the start of Japan’s mo... Read more
Rows of aluminium studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material... Read more
New techniques magnify images without requiring bulky zoom lenses Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers when suddenly the projector fails. You whip out your smart... Read more
Glasses that can automatically translate foreign menus into the wearer’s own language have been unveiled in Japan. The next-generation spectacles were revealed at a gadget fair on the... Read more
The stage is now set for superconductivity to branch out and meet some of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. This is according to a topical review `Superconductivity and the envir... Read more
Significant stresses in these areas could jeopardize food security New research on the global maize (corn) trade suggests that any disruptions to U.S. exports could pose food security risks... Read more
Graphene has been highly touted as a revolutionary material for nanoscale electronics. Bucking planarity, contorted sheets of graphene alter physical, optical and electronic properties of ne... Read more
Perpetrators can suppress “crime memories,” study finds It sounds just like something out of a sci-fi police procedural show—and not necessarily a good one. In a darkened room, a scientist i... Read more
In a move that would make the Alchemists of King Arthur’s time green with envy, scientists have unraveled the formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semi-co... Read more
There’s a whole lot of methane in them thar seafloor. But is it good as gold or fool’s gold Remember when shale gas was the next big thing? The game changer that would rev... Read more
THE robots are coming! Word is they want your job, your life and probably your little dog, too. Robots have once again gripped the nation’s imagination, stoking fears of displaced job... Read more
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