Less expensive fuel cell may be possible October 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a new class of hydrogen fuel-cell catalysts that exhibit promising activity and stability. The catalysts are made of low-cost nonprecious metals entrapped in something ... | |
Catalyst breakthrough boosts hydrogen fuel cells February 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered new information on the behavior of nano-engineered platinum surfaces – information that may bring polymer electrolyte membrane fuel ... | |
Researcher's 3-D Digital Storage System could hold a library on 1 disc December 04, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Imagine taking the entire collection of historical documents at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and storing it on a single DVD. University of Central Florida Chemistry Professor Kevin D. Belfield and his team ... | |
 Metals discovery goes against the grain February 02, 2007 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Life in the laboratory is a stroll along the beach for two UQ researchers, after discovering metals bear exciting similarities to granular materials like sand. | |
 Beyond silicon: Researchers demonstrate new transistor technology December 08, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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MIT engineers have demonstrated a technology that could introduce an important new phase of the microelectronics revolution that has already brought us iPods, laptops and much more. | |
 Team revamps energy system for fuel-efficiency May 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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MIT researchers in the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems are applying new materials, new technologies and new ideas to radically improve an old concept -- thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion ... | |
Bigger is not necessarily better -- in hydrogen storage September 22, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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University of Nottingham scientists have made a breakthrough which could help in the development of the next generation of environmentally-friendly cars. Their latest findings on hydrogen storage could be crucial in the development ... | |
Inverse Woodpile Structure Has Extremely Large Photonic Band Gap May 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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As many homeowners know, when stacking firewood, pieces should be placed close enough to permit passage of a mouse, but not of a cat chasing the mouse. | |
 MIT researchers create visionary optic fibers July 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting fibers. The fiber constructs, which have a ... | |
New All-Optical Modulator Paves the Way to Ultrafast Communications and Computing October 06, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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In the 1950s, a revolution began when glass and metal vacuum tubes were replaced with tiny and cheap transistors. Today, for the cost of a single vacuum tube, you can buy a computer chip with literally millions of transistors. | |
 New laser technique that strips hydrogen from silicon surfaces May 18, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 51 vote(s)
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A team of researchers have achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds. The process uses laser light, instead of heat, to strip hydrogen atoms from silicon surfaces, ... | |
 New research reveals subtlety of superconductivity March 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Argonne scientists helped lead the superconducting revolution 20 years ago this month with their landmark solution of the structure of the most widely known high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7. ... | |
Novel magnetic semiconductor puts new spin on electronics May 24, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Researchers at MIT's Francis Bitter Magnet Lab have developed a novel magnetic semiconductor that may greatly increase the computing power and flexibility of future electronic devices while dramatically reducing their power ... | |
 Researchers clear way to stronger glass December 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Look at your window - not out it, but at it. Though the window glass looks clear, if you could peer inside the pane you would see a surprising molecular mess, with tiny particles jumbled together any which ... | |
 Agile new plastics change shape with heat November 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Researchers at MIT and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers have invented a class of materials so remarkable for their agility in changing shape as they react to heat, they might be described ... | |
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