Articles Posted in the Matter – Energy Category
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How to keep coffee at optimum temperature for several hours
Drinking coffee in the morning is a cherished ritual for hundreds of millions of people around the world. Now, a team of inventors promises to improve this pleasure, using “grain” of metal, specially designed to…
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Hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water
Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. The discovery is an important development in the…
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Prenatal exposure to chemicals from crude oil – associated with heart malformations
For the first time U.S. scientists have shown that exposure to ethyl benzene – a chemical compound present in crude oil – significantly increases the risk of congenital cardiac malformations. Previous studies have suggested an…
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A Bose-Einstein condensate emmits quantum mechanically correlated atoms in an atom-chip
Objects that are well separated in space but still cannot be understood separately belong to the profoundest mysteries of quantum physics. Pairs of photons are prominent examples of such systems. They allow the teleportation of…
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Invisibility cloaks with metamaterials acoustical technology
A very simple bench-top technique that uses the force of acoustical waves to create a variety of 3D structures will benefit the rapidly expanding field of metamaterials and their myriad applications — including “invisibility cloaks.”…
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Portable air conditioner inserted in clothes
Scientists have invented a portable air conditioner, which could be mounted in the clothes of the firefighters or the Formula 1 pilots. The portable air conditioner will help Individuals who work in environments that have…
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Optical transistor: Rotate light with magnetic field
Physicists have managed to control the rotation of light by means of a ultra thin semiconductor. The advance could potentially be used to create a transistor that works with light instead of electrical current. Light…
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New color changing material to detect explosives
Scientists have described development and successful initial tests of a spray-on material that both detects and renders harmless the genre of terrorist explosives responsible for government restrictions on liquids that can be carried onboard airliners.…
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Bio-oil from algae mixed with carbon dioxide
Scientists hope they have found the fuel of tomorrow: a bio-oil produced from algae and mixed with carbon dioxide. Nearly 400 green tubes, filled with millions of microscopic algae, covers a field near the city…
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Algae Converted to Butanol; Fuel Can Be Used in Automobiles
A team of chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a method for converting common algae into butanol, a renewable fuel that can be used in existing combustible engines. The green technology benefits…
