Satellite firm reveals first breathtaking colour footage of Earth from high resolution cameras on the ISS The world's biggest reality show is about to go live.
colour video feed of the planet from the ISS in high-definition. And in preparation, it has launched the first ever, full-colour HD videos of Earth showing London, Boston and Barcelona-at an incredible 3. 2ft (1 metre) resolution.
Scroll down for video This is detailed enough to be able to see cars and even people moving around the planet
and it's only a teaser of what is to come.''We're revealing a perspective of Earth from space that was reserved previously for a small few,
'said Scott Larso, Urthecast cofounder. The videos were taken by a high-resolution camera fitted to the ISS, known as Iris,
'We are realising Urthecast's mission to bring something really quite unique to the Earth Observation industry.'
and affordable Earth Observation imagery'The company has fixed another in place outside the ISS, dubbed Theia,
Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk in January outside the ISS to complete the camera work on the Earth-observing cameras.
He installed the cameras on the space station to provide a stream of live video, not just of generic Earth,
The space station orbits the Earth fifteen times a day. A constant stream of video has made major events on earth viewable from space as they take place.
For example, a real-time view of Earth will give scientists a powerful tool to monitor climate change.
#Darpa is working on designer organisms to make Mars the new Earth Modifying a planet's atmosphere to make it habitable for humans could soon be a possibility, according to the Pentagon Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Both are abundant in Earth atmosphere -and would be needed for any humans hoping to breathe on Mars without a spacesuit.
Nasa has toyed with the idea before; last year, they unveiled the Mars Ecopoiesis Test bed concept,
which would create ecosystems capable of supporting life within biodomes on Mars . But Darpa technology would creative liveable environments outside in the open air on the Martian surface.
The technology has other uses, too; it could be used to repair an environment On earth after a manmade or natural disaster,
when stars collapse and form neutron stars, the final stage of collapse before some go on to make black holes.'
'In that environment, it quite possible that pentaquarks are formed, and if that so, it could have significant consequences for
what happens to the stars, what they look like and what is their ultimate fate.''The discovery comes just four months after the LHC shut down for repairs and upgrades for two years.
both in laying the roads and maintenance,'Rolf Mars, the director of Volkerwessels'roads subdivision,
Mars said the idea had enormous potential for future developments. Ideas suggested include heated roads or ultra-quiet surfaces.'
Scroll down for video Researchers say the new drive could carry passengers and their equipment to the moon in as little as four hours.
A trip to Alpha centauri which would take tens of thousands of years to reach right now,
460°F)- two thirds the temperature of the surface of the sun. The extreme melting point makes the metal a candidate for creating a real-life version of adamantium the almost indestructible fictional metal used to make Wolverine's claws in the X-men
and other planets all while burning calories and toning muscles. he first design model was developed on the basis of VR in 2012,
The blue-eyed blonde star is rising so fast that if she were a Hollywood ingénue or fashion model,
This is going to be the biggest tectonic transformation that the planet has seen ever. Whether it going to lead to the ultimate destruction of mankind
and protecting our earth and its valuable resources each and every day. Shana Ruffus is the director of corporate social responsibility, environment at Anheuser-busch s
theye usually thinking of warmer climates with lots of sun . Despite all the huge advances solar has made in recent years,
the fact remains that the cells perform best when there plenty of sunlight. That may no longer be necessary.
where the sun shines from a low angle for a large part of the year, said professor Hele Savin from Aalto University, who coordinated the study,
And thanks to the inherent properties of black solar cells, they can capture solar radiation at low angles,
Evaporation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the natural environment and a dominant form of energy transfer in the Earth climate.
And combining graphene power efficiency with silicon current ability to soak up solar radiation could have an even bigger impact.
representing a substantial inefficiency in generating electricity from sunlight. Much of solar research has worked to directly convert infrared light to electricity,
By changing the incoming sunlight into silicon favorite for absorption, the material could improve solar panel efficiency by as much as 30%.
Infrared radiation accounts for an enormous amount of the energy in direct sunlight, and it is currently being missed by every solar panel outside of a research laboratory.
Tiny termite-bot deployment teams Robotic crews that could build new structures On earth or even Mars and without human supervision?
#IBM joins forces with Mars taps genomics to boost food safety Tech heavyweight IBM has joined forces with food manufacturing giant Mars in an attempt to boost global food safety.
he first samples will be taken from Mars-owned production facilities. Scientists from U. C. Davis will sequence the sample data which will then be sent to IBM. e take it to do the work on the analytics
Welser told Foxnews. com that IBM is actively pursuing other partners to join the consortium with the support of Mars. ood safety is not a competitive issue all companies want food to be said safehe.
Researchers say that this could be useful in the creation of rust-free solar panels that capture the sun energy
That finding dispels concerns that the genetic material will quickly degrade in rain and sunlight. In the proof-of-principle study researchers wanted to answer
which is found in the sun rays and breaks down many materials. They discovered that under such direct exposure,
#New record efficiency for black silicon solar cells Researchers at the University of Aalto, Finland have broken the efficiency record for black silicon solar cells a type of cell that can gather sunlight even from tight
thanks to their ability to accept sunlight from lower angles, black silicon cells can gather three percent more energy than a cell with the same nominal efficiency over the course of the entire day.
and e-benzin can be created using only water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and sunlight. We saw a similar project in Europe in 2014 that sought to make jet fuel.
"These unique thermal properties allow us to heat the suspended graphene up to half of the temperature of the sun,
A few feet below the surface, plenty of sunlight still filters in, the temperature is kept at a stable 25°C (77°F) by the sea,
when it detects sufficient sunlight. So when that cloud passes overhead, you won have to intervene.
angle of inclination, and orientation to the sun affect the charge rate, so you can easily set it up in the best position.
Both have been utilized individually by researchers to boost sunlight conversion to electrical current in solar cells, and to increase the efficacy of electrically-generated light.
and warms it via the sun's rays. It is drawn then into the house as a low-cost means of heating via ventilation.
Unfortunately, avoiding potentially dangerous situations before they pose a threat can be difficult on well sighted roads during the day, let alone at unlit junctions after the sun sets.
Illustration of different possible modes for this latest"smart window"technology"These two advancements show that sophisticated dynamic control of sunlight is said possible,
#Earth's magnetic field may be more than 750 million years older than previously thought The Earth's magnetic field is crucial to life on the planet.
It keeps out harmful solar winds, which would strip away our atmosphere and surface water and bombard us with radiation if left unchecked.
A new analysis of zircon minerals suggests that the field originated at least 4. 2 billion years ago a hop after the planet formed in the geological timeline,
who was one of the researchers responsible for the previous-best estimate of the age of Earth's magnetic field (3. 2 to 3. 45 billion years).
For this new estimate, Tarduno and his team looked at tiny zircon gemstones in Western australia that date back to the earliest two eons in the planet's history the Archean and Hadean periods.
The magnetic data the researchers found embedded in the ancient magnetite suggests that the Earth had a magnetic field at least 750 million years earlier than previously thought.
which involved all the planets in the Solar system getting pummelled by comets and asteroids for two or three hundred million years.
This event is thought to be the reason why it's so hard for scientists to glean information about the Earth's very early history it wiped out most of the geologic record.
which is the heat release mechanism in the Earth's liquid inner core that generates the magnetic field,
also draws more parallels to Mars. Our red neighbor is thought to have developed a magnetic field shortly after its formation,
but it collapsed after around four billion years and left the planet vulnerable to atmospheric stripping by solar wind o
About three-fifths of those Hawaiian solar systems use microinverters from Enphase, the company that leads the market for DC-to-AC devices that sit at the solar panels themselves, rather than in one big box next to the power meter.
bidirectional communications technology that allows us not only to know what is happening with the solar systems and the grid,
Enphase cloud-based monitoring platform knows ot only how well the solar system is performing, but also how well the grid is performing in those areas as well, he noted. n many cases,
So it may seem like energy storage is the big star these days. But it turns out that there were just as many energy efficiency venture capital deals last year, according to a new report.
Led by Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) in partnership with Obsidian Strategic, Tata Communications and Rutgers University,
In a position paper for the 3rd annual BDEC event, a team of researchers from A*Star Computational Resource Centre revealed further details about the implementation of Infinicortex. he approach is not a grid or cloud based,
seven universities and two large research organizations (A*Star in Singapore and Oak ridge National Laboratory in Oak ridge, Tenn..
Senior director of the A*Star Computational Resource Center Marek Michalewiczin, a co-author of the position paper,
Bolt isn wasting any time. e are on the verge of a total transformation of consumer apparel that will reach every person on the planet,
observes. hese unique thermal properties allow us to heat the suspended graphene up to half of temperature of the sun,
Rolf Mars, the director of Volkerwesselsroads subdivision, KWS Infra, said in the Guardian: lastic offers all kinds of advantages compared to current road construction,
Scientists have formed a hologram in the form of hearts, stars and little fairies. The visible image is a three-dimensional representation of two-dimensional data.
#Technology Fuel cells provide electricity for homes Kyoto-based Steven Rogers is the business development executive for Ceres Power, a British venture company that specialises in solid oxide fuel cells.
He stresses that Ceres is a echnology not a roductcompany; other firms, including Japanese ones,
Ceres Power brainchild is a remarkably compact fuel cell, the prototypes of which are made in a state-of-the-art plant in Horsham, southern England.
But, unlike a traditional battery, Ceres fuel cells last years. e are targeting 10 years, he states.
A typical home needs 120 separate Ceres cells, which are stacked and form part of the combined heat and power,
Gas is essential to the Ceres fuel cell process. The stacks will be powered by piped gas in the same way that homes are supplied with gas from the mains in the street.
both the user of electricity and the user of heat are there. he Ceres system,
He expects the Ceres Power fuel cell technology to reach the market in two and half years. f there was one in every home in Japan, for example,
and consist of eight-point gold stars that are surrounded by a layer of dye and encased in a sphere of silica and a polymer.
The researchers'method of making the stars ensures that all of the particles are nearly identical
That regular star shape is important because it scatters light in a particular way Kircher said.
because they give up some to the chemical bonds in the dye that coats the gold stars changing the way the dye looks under the laser light. 10 Technologies That Will Transform Your Life Ordinarily it would be difficult to see the change in the light
which received Lux Awards 2014 Light source Innovation of the Year, can fill a room ceiling mimicking sunlight from different latitudes, from the equator to Northern europe.
The key to its success in replicating a sunny sky uses nanostructured materials to scatter light from LEDS in the same way tiny particles scatter sunlight in the atmosphere so-called Rayleigh scattering.
Not all versions of the Shine run on sunlight, just the blue-colored wearable, which Misfit has dubbed an"energy harvesting crystal."
Solpro Of course, the Misfit Shine isn't the only product at this year's CES that gets its power from the sun. Solar tech company Solpro unveiled its new solar-powered phone-charging device, the Helios Smart
These panels can absorb enough sunlight in 90 minutes to charge a standard smartphone according to the company.
Earth could be 5 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 8 degrees Celsius) warmer by the end of century,
which try to maximize exposure to sunlight, or fuel cell electrodes, which catalyze reactions at their surfaces.
which try to maximize exposure to sunlight, or fuel cell electrodes, which catalyze reactions at their surfaces.
observes. hese unique thermal properties allow us to heat the suspended graphene up to half of the temperature of the sun,
#Chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage The materials in most of today's residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time.
plants that are exposed to sunlight use carefully organized nanoscale structures within their cells to rapidly separate charges pulling electrons away from the positively charged molecule that is left behind,
The polymer donor absorbs sunlight and passes electrons to the fullerene acceptor; the process generates electrical energy.
#Chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage The materials in most of today's residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time.
plants that are exposed to sunlight use carefully organized nanoscale structures within their cells to rapidly separate charges pulling electrons away from the positively charged molecule that is left behind,
The polymer donor absorbs sunlight and passes electrons to the fullerene acceptor; the process generates electrical energy.
basically because LWIR waves are highly transparent in earth atmosphere. This wave range also has great application for the soldiers in the military who rely on infrared thermal imaging technology and for flexible night vision glasses.
#Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity Researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun's spectrum to make solar cells more efficient.
#Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity Researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun's spectrum to make solar cells more efficient.
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#Rice fine-tunes quantum dots from coal: Rice university scientists gain control of electronic, fluorescent properties of coal-based graphene Abstract:
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2015researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight February 25th, 2015detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production:
ranging from the catalysts used for the generation of energy-dense fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, to how bridges and airplanes rust."
Saharan silver ants (Cataglyphis bombycina) forage in the Saharan Desert in the full midday sun when surface temperatures reach up to 70°C (158°F),
, in the region of maximal solar radiation (the ants run at a speed of up to 0. 7 meters per second
This passive cooling effect works under the full sun whenever the insects are exposed to the clear sky. o appreciate the effect of thermal radiation,
News and information Agilent technologies and A*STAR's Bioprocessing Technology Institute Collaborate on New Bioanalytical Methodologies July 15th, 2015for faster,
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therefore targeting their search at a semiconductor material that is able to both convert sunlight into an electrical charge and split the water, all in one;
and they are sensitive to alkaline and sunlight, and they have strength limitations. According to Amir Behzadnia, one of the researchers, this study was carried out aiming to improve the properties of woolen products through special finishing process,
and shows that they can be useful for converting sunlight into usable electricity.""Additional co-authors include Hangqi Zhao and Michael Mcclain, both of Rice.
UC Riverside researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun's spectrum to make solar cells more efficient A huge gain in this direction has now been made by a team of chemists at the University of California,
they could replace existing rare-earth based magnetostriction alloys, which are expensive and feature inferior mechanical properties,
and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United states")."An interactive map summarizing the plans for each state is available at http://www. thesolutionsproject. org.
They analyzed each state's sun exposure, and how many south-facing, non-shaded rooftops could accommodate solar panels.
but wind and sunlight are free. So the overall cost spread over time would be roughly equal to the price of the fossil fuel infrastructure, maintenance and production."
these plates can slide across each other bit like geological plates that form the earths crust allowing for high sensitivity
or perhaps something a little larger, say, an entire planet. Top image: An intense Gaussian-shaped x-ray pulse (transparent blue shape) has passed just through a cluster of Argon atoms (pink spheres.
producing a record low turn-on voltage that enabled the researchers to be the first to use earth-abundant hematite
Water splitting combines sunlight and water in a chemical reaction in order to harvest clean hydrogen energy. By smoothing the surface of hematite,
We are happy to show that much can be harvested from this earth abundant, nontoxic material. l
ranging from the catalysts used for the generation of energy-dense fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, to how bridges and airplanes rust."
While the demand for technical systems converting sunlight into electricity is increasing, organic materials represent a highly interesting alternative to silicon that has to be processed at high costs before it can be used for the photoactive layer of a solar cell l
#Chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage (Nanowerk News) The materials in most of todays residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time.
In photosynthesis, plants that are exposed to sunlight use carefully organized nanoscale structures within their cells to rapidly separate charges pulling electrons away from the positively charged molecule that is left behind,
The polymer donor absorbs sunlight and passes electrons to the fullerene acceptor; the process generates electrical energy.
Since her system is powered by the sun, operational and maintenance costs are fairly minimal: The system requires an occasional cartridge filter change,
basically because LWIR waves are highly transparent in earth atmosphere. This wave range also has great application for the soldiers in the military who rely on infrared thermal imaging technology and for flexible night vision glasses.
The innovation is an advancement over the most common solar energy systems that rely on using sunlight immediately as a power source.
It also can effectively harness the inexhaustible energy from the sun."Dong Liu (left), Zi Wei (center) and Fuqiang Liu, an assistant professor in the UT Arlington Materials science and engineering Department.
and use one of the larger sources of energy available to us-the sun, "Behbehani said.
We can change the way light waves are being reflected at will and ultimately focus a large area of sunlight onto a solar power tower, like
PCC 7002, a type of cyanobacteriaorganisms that make building blocks for new cells out of air, water, and sunlight.
and the earth and materials sciences, including at the Department of energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. At home, these researchers conduct lab experiments, investigate animal skeletons,
and he's a pretty cool dude who's willing to do almost anything to save the planet.
#Aussie student proves existence of plasma tubes floating above Earth AN AUSTRALIAN scientist has discovered that giant, invisible,
moving plasma tubes fill the skies above Earth. It a finding that was met initially with a considerable degree of scepticism within the field of astrophysics,
Ms Loi has proven that the Earth atmosphere is embedded with these strangely shaped, tubular plasma structures.
The complex, multilayered ducts are created by the atmosphere being ionised by sunlight. or over 60 years
and aligned beautifully with the Earth magnetic field lines, like aurorae. e realised we may be onto something big.
They flow in these tubular structures that are aligned with the Earth magnetic field. And they can then move of their own accord.
stars and clouds of gas behave and what they look like. Ms Loi supervisor Tara Murphy said her work was impressive. t is to Cleo great credit that she
blinds to block out the sun thicker glass to block out the noise and bug zappers to get rid of the flies.
whether the remote tower is across town or on the other side of the earth.
a new form of matter that might be created in collapsing stars. Scientists at the LHCB detector, where they are researching
when stars collapse into neutron stars or potentially black holesnfluencing what they look like and where they go in their life cycle.
if the Pope has to remind that humanity is a responsible steward of earth. Already
the Pope has announced that pollution is not good for earth and is a sin. There are many who are not linking the interference of the Pope into politics
The paper's title, Laudato Si, has been taken from a prayer by St francis having a line'our sister Mother Earth who feeds us
2015 A new breed of quantum dots (QDS) could enable multilayer solar cells that capture more of the sun energy.
"These unique thermal properties allow us to heat the suspended graphene to up to half of the temperature of the sun
Along with David Ingvasson, a fellow Ossur tester, he's one of the only people on the planet who owns a brain-controlled bionic limb.
#New Sun-Blocking Material Uses Compounds From Algae And Fish Researchers have used compounds found in algae
and the film was stable after 12 hours of sun exposure or temperatures up to 176 degrees Fahrenheit.
of which can be damaged by too much sun exposure. Presumably the researchers would hope to reach the biggest possible market with a biocompatible sunscreen:
because its sun-blocking components are all found in nature i
#New Treatment Lets Paralyzed Patients Move Their Legs Researchers at UCLA have done something they didn think was possible:
#Stretchy Sensors Remind You to Take a Break from the Sun Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed stretchy sensors that detect harmful UV radiation and toxic gases such as hydrogen and nitrogen dioxide.
when they need to take a break from the sun. They are capable of detecting harmful levels of UV radiation,
these plates can slide across each other bit like geological plates that form the earth crust allowing for high sensitivity
so they know to get out of the sun and find some shade. The sensors can also be placed on work
so it shouldn come as a surprise that French company Spinali Design has created a smart bikini to help women monitor sun exposure responsibly.
or get out of the sun altogether, depending on the wearer intentions. The Spinali app also includes a Valentine function that allows the wearer designated partner to get in on the action.
While the demand for technical systems converting sunlight into electricity is increasing, organic materials represent a highly interesting alternative to silicon that has to be processed at high costs before it can be used for the photoactive layer of a solar cell.
Gourlay suspects that Lexus laid down a bunch of very strong rare-earth magnets underneath the"sidewalk,
Rare-earth magnets"can be, oh, I don't know, $100 a kilogram?""Gourlay said.""It isn't cheap."
unless they're in direct, bright sunlight. To rectify this, researchers have been working on creating structures called black silicon solar cells,
A team of European researchers has announced just that they've set a new record by creating black silicon solar cells that can convert 22.1 percent of the Sun's light into electricity-an increase of almost four percent on their previous record.
when the Sun was low in the sky.""This is an advantage particularly in the north,
where the sun shines from a low angle for a large part of the year, "project coordinator Hele Savin from Aalto University in Finland said in a press release."
Basically, this means that we may soon see solar panels on the market that can create electricity no matter where the Sun is in the sky,
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