and subjected to a very low frequency electromagnetic field of 7 hertz. The apparatus was isolated from Earth natural magnetic field so there was no interference.
or histiotrophe as it is also known, provides the embryo with the energy and biochemical building blocks it needs to grow during the first 11 weeks of pregnancy.
They found the sugary molecule which is used as a way of storing energy in the body was present in high levels in the womb lining.
It works by converting electric power from solar panels or a small onboard nuclear reactor into forward thrust.
but continuously as long as you keep powering it with electricity (via solar or nuclear power). Its inventor calculates that an interstellar probe would take ten years to reach two-thirds the speed of light,
The hollow particles also offer impact protection to the syntactic foam because each shell acts like an energy absorber during its fracture.
And the results may be useful in creating better memory storage systems for computers or medical sensors.
The organic molecules of this chemical are used widely in electronic devices such as solar cells, LEDS and transistors.
'When the excited electrons come back to the ground state the excess energy appears as light emission
powered by electricity instead of petrol. A 10.4 kilowatt-per-hour battery pack lasts 150 to 200 miles on a single charge, according to Lit Motors.
While it looks small, the C-1 has enough space for a passenger in the backseat.
Astronomers unveil stark new evidence that shows galaxies'energy is half what it was two billion years ago The universe is confirmed slowly dying
Energy generated by the galaxies is only half what it was two billion years ago
and model all of the energy generated in the universe today. They will now look into mapping the history of the universe's energy.
All the energy in the universe was created in the Big bang that created the cosmos with some of it locked up as mass.
Stars shine by converting their mass into energy, as described by Albert Einstein's famous equation E=MC squared.
However, this energy-making process is steadily in diminishing. Professor Driver said:''While most of the energy sloshing around was created in the aftermath of the Big bang,
additional energy is constantly being released by stars as they fuse elements like hydrogen and helium together.'
'This newly released energy is absorbed either by dust as it travels through the host galaxy,
or escapes into intergalactic space and travels until it hits something such as another star, planet, or very occasionally a telescope mirror.'
'The fact that the universe is slowly fading has been known since the late 1990s but the new work is the most accurate and prolific study to date.
'Yolk and shell'battery technology could end long waits while devices power up It is a problem almost everyone with a smartphone has faced at some point their device is almost out of battery
and there is not enough time to charge it before heading out for the evening. But a new type of battery made with tiny capsules filled with aluminium could soon mean smartphone users will be able to fully charge their device within six minutes of plugging it in.
The battery also has four times the capacity of current lithium ion batteries and degrades less over time.
This'yolk and shell'overcomes previous problems experienced with using aluminium in rechargeable lithium ion batteries in the past.
While current lithium ion batteries use graphite a form of carbon it has limited a storage capacity. Metals like lithium can store 10 times as much energy
but are unstable and can often catch fire or short circuit. Aluminium has been known to be another high capacity material
but it can double in volume and shrink again as it is charged and discharged. This repeated shedding and reforming of the'skin'layer consumes lithium
and reduces the battery's capacity over time. By encasing the aluminium yolk inside a shell,
'We made a titanium oxide shell that separates the aluminum from the liquid electrolyte.''We came up with the method seredipitiously,
the researchers explained the shell can keep the aluminium protected from the electrolyte in the battery
When these nanoparticles are used as the anode in a lithium ion battery, the researchers found it had a storage capacity of 1. 2 ampere-hours per gram.
A lithium ion battery using graphite has a storage capacity of 0. 35 ampere-hours per gram. The researchers also found they could achieve very fast charging times with the'yolk and shell'battery
with a full charge in just six minutes. However, this reduces the capacity of the battery by half to 0. 66 ampere-hours per gram, still tice that of graphite batteries.
Professor Li said:''It's probably the best anode material available. i
#Perseids meteor shower will show hundreds of shooting stars across Europe Stargazers across Britain were treated to a stunning lightshow overnight as hundreds of shooting stars filled the sky as the annual Perseids meteor shower neared its peak.
A robot requires between ten and 100 times more energy than an animal to do the same thing.
And along the ship sides would be missile tubes for defensive hypersonic missiles directed energy weapons to stop small enemy craft loaded with explosives.
The bullet's energy is transferred simultaneously to the alloy ball, propelling it towards the target.'
if a driver is lacking energy or is caused under stress by road rage or similar.
and energy level from that,'Olaf Biedermann, director of innovation at Faurecia said.''Then, having this kind of wellness being information,
Like the original flying version, the tiny drone has to be attached to a power source as it is too small to house a battery.
and mouldable like plastic yet can disperse energy like a traditional metal cage.''Our materials integrate game-changing conductivity and shielding performance as part of a multifunctional materials system,
There are fears a well targeted attack could knock out multiple power stations.''This technology marks a new era in modern-day warfare,
This uses a super-powerful microwave oven to generate a concentrated beam of energy which causes voltage surges in electronic equipment,
This uses a super-powerful microwave oven to generate a concentrated beam of energy. The energy causes voltage surges in electronic equipment, rendering them useless before surge protectors have the chance to react Keith Coleman, Champ programme manager for Boeing's prototype arm Phantom Works,
claims the technology marked'a new era in modern warfare'.'''In the near future, this technology may be used to render an enemy's electronic
and accelerated along them using a powerful electromagnetic field. Liquid-oxygen or kerosene rockets would be fired to enable the plane to rapidly climb higher in the sky
and temperature using sensing electric charges. The authors tested the e skin's response to sensory changes created by water droplets
and enables them to conduct electricity. Real skin transmits pressure information as short pulses of electrical signals that are sent to the brain.
Motorcycle headgear absorbs energy from a crash to protect your brain as well as your skull Experts have created a helmet with built-in suspension to protect your brain as well as your skull.
which is split into two layers, separated by an array of energy absorbing elastomeric isolation dampers
along with an EPS foam to absorb energy helps to make the helmet safer. He said:'
and if the energy is high enough the two layers come together and the EPS takes over.'
'While traditional helmets are simply too stiff to effectively absorb energy from impacts at lower impact velocities,
An array of 27 dampers work in unison to isolate impact energy from the brain. The elasticity of the dampers,
and is covered by a scratch resistant hardened glass. the dial has a rechargeable lithium polymer battery,
the american electric automotive company went beyond cars to create a battery system centered on household consumption needs. the tesla owerwallis not only described as a game changing innovation
and are sufficient to power most homes during peak evening hours the batteries inside are a step towards revolutionizing the way people generate,
consume and manage energy and by allowing users to have better control of their energy sources,
the design moves the world to a more sustainable self sufficiency. it addresses the challenge of energy consumption at a personal,
national and global level. it benefits the everyday user and community alongside working towards a worldwide future solution. jury member arnold wasserman,
chairman of the idea factory and partner at collective innovation, describes the project t an absolute game-changer. energy self-sufficiency what could be bigger than that?
CEO elon musk believes the owerwallwill aid the development of remote communities. he speculates the batteries will help people in emerging markets or remote locations to eapfrogthe need for existing power systems,
and it has potential to level out energy consumption, explains index award jury member katinka von der lippe. costing approximately $3, 500 US,
the lithium ion batteries will allow owners to store energy generated during the day and use it at night,
allowing them to avoid buying electricity from utility providers in the evenings at peak rates. this will increased lead to independence from the power grid,
#MIT refreshes fusion reactor with modern superconductors Rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) superconducting tapes could mean earlier practical fusion reactors, according to MIT.
By combining REBCO magnets with known fusion principles, the team has designed a research reactor, and potential prototype power plant,
and described it in a paper in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design. It is half the diameter of the ITER fusion reactor to be built in France (designed before the REBCO superconductors),
power output would be the same without any any new physics. ee not extrapolating to some brand-new regime,
the core of the MIT reactor can be removed without dismantling the entire machine. Liquid rather than solid materials surround the fusion chamber allowing easy circulation
or six times with improvements in the design. UK firm Tokamak Energy is proposing something very similar
dead batteries and charging cords will soon be a quaint memory, much like rotary dial telephones.
this vibration is converted back into an electrical charge to power anything with a battery, no wires or wall plugs required.
if he forgets to change his hearing-aid battery, she notes of the technology broad potential.
battery-powered tools at construction sitesevices would always be charged and ready to go. Offices too, now designed by necessity around fixed infrastructure like wall sockets,
#Wastewater treatment Captures Carbon emissions, Produces Energy A wastewater treatment process developed by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder mitigates carbon dioxide emissions and actively captures greenhouse gases.
while creating renewable energy in the process. his energy-positive, carbon-negative method could potentially contain huge benefits for a number of emission-heavy industries,
Plus, existing wastewater treatment technologies consume high amounts of energy. Public utilities in the US treat an estimated 12 trillion gallons of municipal wastewater each year
and consume about 3 percent of the nation grid energy. Existing carbon capture technologies are energy-intensive and often entail costly transportation and storage procedures.
MECC uses the natural conductivity of saline wastewater to facilitate an electrochemical reaction that is designed to absorb CO2 from both the water and the air.
and harnessed as energy in a fuel cell. The findings offer the possibility that wastewater could be treated effectively on-site without the risks
A carbon-negative wastewater treatment system could benefit power companies, the authors say, as the EPA Clean Power Plan requires power plants to comply with reduced CO2 EMISSION levels e
#General mills Pledges Supply Chain Emissions Cuts General mills has pledged to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent,
The company accomplished this by using energy more efficiently across its facilities and by converting to less greenhouse gas-intensive forms of energy.
#Waste-to-Energy project to Reduce GHGS by 40k Tons Annually The New york city metro area first large-scale waste-to-energy project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 40,000 tons annually, according to New york Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
New york. The state has awarded the $40 million project a $1. 3 million grant through the Regional Greenhouse gas Initiative, a program that supports multiple clean energy projects, Forester Daily news reports.
American Organic Energy will operate the digester which will process over twice as much food waste as currently processed at any existing privately owned food waste digesters accepting offsite food waste in New york state.
The digester will convert these waste streams to clean energy, clean water to be used for plant processes and solid-based fertilizer.
The electric power needed to run the digester and the existing facility will be generated using biogas from the project.
What is more, the energy from the laser causes the blood to coagulate on the wound, which prevents bleeding.
electrical devices (pacemakers or defibrillators) or drugs (eg beta blockers. However, these methods are relatively crude: they can stop
and to influence the amount of energy and carbon the plant dedicated to producing these natural compounds.
and flavanoids and to devote more of energy to doing this in fruit. Introducing both Atmyb12
Research has made now significant progress towards using sustainable biomass, like wood, as an alternative raw material for chemical production.
The US research group under Professor Anthony J. Arduengo III is interested particularly in developing industrially applicable methods for using materials derived from wood biomass for the sustainable manufacture of a broad array of basic chemicals such as, for example,
Each patient was administered a 30-minute test battery at the time of the office visit to assess their cognitive status. The LBCRS was completed after all other rating scales were scored
as well as plasma from cancer patients. The latter served for the preliminary study of the predictive power of the integrins identified, that is,
whether analysis of the exosome integrins alone will make it possible to know in which organs there could be metastasis."Our work suggests that a high level of certain integrins in the plasma of patients with breast cancer
In Science Advances, the researchers report the discovery of an optical effect that allows them to"tune"the energy of electrons in these materials using light,
a tiny trap for electrons, only a hundred nanometers wide, in which owing to quantum mechanics the electrons exist in well-defined energy states similar to those of an atom.
Electricity passed through the solenoid creates a weak radiofrequency field. The field causes the magnetic tails of the chain to vibrate
reducing energy costs for ink curing. Once dry, the'electric ink'is also waterproof and adheres to its substrate extremely well.
energy harvesters and RFID tags g
#To infinity and beyond: Light goes infinitely fast with new on-chip material Electrons are so 20th century.
designing the first on-chip metamaterial with a refractive index of zero, meaning that the phase of light can travel infinitely fast.
This new metamaterial was developed in the lab of Eric Mazur, the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Dean for Applied Physics AT SEAS,
or manipulated but this metamaterial permits you to manipulate light from one chip to another, to squeeze,
or squished, twisted or turned, without losing energy. A zero-index material that fits on a chip could have exciting applications, especially in the world of quantum computing."
"Integrated photonic circuits are hampered by weak and inefficient optical energy confinement in standard silicon waveguides,
"This zero-index metamaterial offers a solution for the confinement of electromagnetic energy in different waveguide configurations
"The metamaterial consists of silicon pillar arrays embedded in a polymer matrix and clad in gold film.
""This on-chip metamaterial opens the door to exploring the physics of zero index and its applications in integrated optics,"said Mazur r
and energy efficiency to read, write and maintain the information state. The major challenge they faced was that vanadium dioxide of sufficiently high quality had never been grown in a thin film form on the scale required to be of use to industry--the wafer scale.
and lowering the energy requirements of the transistor. The implementation of vanadium dioxide can also benefit existing memory technologies
and energy efficiency of read/write and compute operations in memory, logic and communication devices, "Engel-Herbert said."
which act to minimize the energy of the defects, attract the dislocations closer to the free surfaces and force them out of the crystal.
Organisms such as barnacles and algae create drag and increased energy expenditure, not to mention the costs of cleaning
a process required for fuel cells. The latest discovery detailed in Nature Communications, is a significant step toward lower-cost catalysts for energy production, according to the researchers."
"What's unique about this paper is that we show not the use of metal particles, not the use of metal nanoparticles,
the amount of electricity it needs to begin separating water into hydrogen and oxygen. The new catalyst is mixed as a solution
Platinum is used as a catalyst in fuel cells, in automobile converters and in the chemical industry because of its remarkable ability to facilitate a wide range of chemical reactions.
which"poisons"the desired reactions, for example in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which are the leading contenders for small-scale and mobile power generation not based on batteries or combustion engines.
The Tufts researchers discovered that dispersing individual, isolated platinum atoms in much less costly copper surfaces can create a highly effective
With that knowledge, Sykes and his fellow chemists turned to long-time Tufts collaborator Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Ph d.,the Robert and Marcy Haber Endowed Professor in Energy Sustainability at the School of engineering,
"While we had shown previously that palladium would do related reactions in a closed reactor system, this work with platinum is our first demonstration of operation in a flow reactor at industrially relevant conditions.
We believe this approach is also applicable to other precious metals if added as minority components in copper."
"Environmental Benefits Because platinum is at the center of many clean energy and green chemicals production technologies, such as fuel cells, catalytic converters,
In the early 2000s, Maria's group had pioneered the single-atom approach for metals anchored on oxide supports as the exclusive active sites for the water-gas shift reaction to upgrade hydrogen streams for fuel cell use.
"AMPK, or AMP-activated protein kinase, coordinates cellular energy use. For the study, the team activated AMPK signaling with drugs that have been used medically to protect heart tissue during surgery
In Science Advances, the researchers report the discovery of an optical effect that allows them to"tune"the energy of electrons in these materials using light,
where single atoms connect to each other in a diamond-like grid structure, each face of a crystal (1, 1,
'and has done that to focus its energies on being able to germinate and grow quickly, rapidly flower,
#Breakthrough to the development of energy saving devices for the next generation Wide-gap semiconductors such as gallium nitride (Gan) are used widely for optical devices such as blue LED
and are anticipated also as materials for next-generation energy saving power devices and solar cells. However, the quality of Gan crystals does not come up to that of conventional semiconductor materials such as silicon (Si)
and energy devices. The group examined the intensity distribution of THZ generated by radiating ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses on the surface of Gan crystal through LTEM.
Furthermore, from results measurement through modification of excited lasers, it was confirmed that THZ emission needs excitation light with larger energy than the band gap energy y
they won deposit enough energy for cutting. In doped glass fibers, the aman gainis usually limited by line broadening effects.
anything that has significant amounts of water is a potential absorber of IR energy across a fairly wide band.
#Accidental nanoparticles could let lithium ion batteries live another day A new study from MIT could keep lithium ion battery technology on the track for another few laps,
The breakthrough comes from an accidentally created synthetic metal nanoparticle that could solve some of the oldest problems for batteries.
scientists discovered that the main reason lithium ion batteries lose their capacity over many charge-discharge cycles has to do with expansion and contraction of the graphite electrodes at either end.
thus reducing the total available charge in the battery. This expansion problem is one of the reasons graphite has been used for so long
since it undergoes relatively little change throughout the battery use. In particular, aluminum has been a frequent candidate to replace graphite,
What is clear is need that lithium ion batteries a breakthrough like this to keep moving further into people lives.
if you could regularly drive an all-electric car for several years without much real risk of having to replace the battery pack,
Fully alternative technologies, from carbon-based batteries to supercapacitors to mini-nuclear charging, have been predicted to kill lithium ion for many years running,
Though Elon musk insists it will be at least somewhat modular to accept newer battery technologies the Tesla Gigafactory is built to create lithium ion batteries;
there is a significant economic incentive to keep improving lithium ion batteries, and to put off a large-scale switch as long as possible.
How long that stalling process can possibly continue will depend on how rapidly our power demands increase over time,
The behavior of this plasma, and the process by which it cooled to form matter as we know it,
blasting apart matter so violently that even hadrons can form takes a lot of input energy. In general, it been assumed that any particle collider looking to create a sample of quark-gluon plasma would have to smash together very heavy atomic nuclei.
The pockets of plasma born of these collisions are much smaller than those created by heavier atoms,
not because the plasma itself will ever be long-lived enough to be useful, but because the data gathered as it winks in
it become increasingly difficult to increase performance without skyrocketing power consumption and heat. Intel CPU clock speeds have remained mostly flat for years,
while AMD FX-9590 and its R9 Nano GPU both illustrate dramatic power consumption differences as clock speeds change.
even with modern power consumption scaling n
#A possible broad spectrum cancer cure is in the offing, but human trials could be up to 4 years away For almost
The aircraft's wings are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane's batteries.
Massachusetts institute of technology spin out Cambridge Electronics Inc (CEI) has announced a line of Gan transistors and power electronic circuits that promise to cut energy usage in data centres, electric cars,
waste energy as heat. CEI Gan transistors have at least one-tenth the resistance of such silicon-based transistors,
Currently, these data centres eat up about 2 per cent of electricity in the US. But Gan-based power electronics, Palacios said,
These are in the battery chargers and the inverters that convert the battery power to drive the electric motors.
The silicon transistors used today have constrained a power capability that limits how much power the car can handle.
Running blackberry 10, it is packed by a 2100 mah battery. Commenting on the launch, Hitesh Shah, Director of Sales and Distribution, at Blackberry India stated, ith the launch of the new P983 Graphite from Blackberry,
such as a display, keyboard or say the battery. The approach allows users to swap out malfunctioning modules
Team Ahaar developed an automated refrigeration truck to reduce postharvest waste. First place went to team Innovision from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh who won $10,
"First, lactic acid is fed into a reactor and converted into a type of pre-plastic under high temperature and in a vacuum,
"The KU Leuven researchers developed a new technique by applying a petrochemical concept to biomass."
"We speed up and guide the chemical process in the reactor with a zeolite as a catalyst,
#Stanford Researchers Created A Smartphone Battery That Charges In Only One Minute Last year, emarketer reported that the global smartphone audience passed 1. 75 billion people.
the demand for longer-lasting batteries will continue to increase. Fortunately, researchers at Stanford university are building an aluminum-ion battery prototype that speeds up the charging times.
And the aluminum-ion battery could eventually replace many of the lithium-ion and alkaline batteries used in many smartphones today. e have developed a rechargeable aluminum battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries,
which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames, said Stanford university chemistry professor Hongjie Dai, the lead researcher of the project,
in an article by the Stanford Report. ur new battery won catch fire, even if you drill through it.
An aluminum-ion battery generally consists of two electrodes, one negatively charged anode made of aluminum and a positively charged cathode.
Professor Dai said that his team accidentally discovered that a simple solution is using graphite.
This is why the Stanford researchers placed the aluminum anode, a graphite cathode and an ionic liquid electrolyte inside of a polymer-coated pouch.
The electrolyte is essentially a salt that is liquid at room temperature so it is safe, according to Stanford graduate student and co-lead author Ming Gong.
Researchers have been interested in developing a commercially viable aluminum-ion battery for decades, but efforts have been largely unsuccessful.
What makes aluminum appealing is the low flammability, low cost and high-charge storage capacity. A major challenge with developing aluminum batteries is finding materials that produce sufficient voltage after repeated recharging cycles.
The ionic liquid electrolyte products used in Stanford aluminum battery pack are also slightly expensive because there is not enough demand for it.
Lithium-ion batteries are also potentially a fire hazard. This is why United airlines and Delta air lines banned bulk lithium battery shipments on passenger planes.
When Stanford drilled through its aluminum battery pouch it worked for a while longer without catching fire
which makes it much safer than lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries also takes hours to charge,
but the aluminum-ion prototype at Stanford takes only one minute. The aluminum batteries developed at Stanford university are more durable than other batteries.
For example, aluminum batteries developed at other laboratories died after just 100 charge-discharge cycles. The aluminum battery developed at Stanford was able to withstand more than 7, 500 cycles without any capacity loss.
Lithium-ion batteries generally last about 1, 000 cycles. The aluminum battery is also flexible so it can be used in electronic devices that can fold and bend.
Aluminum batteries could be used for storing renewable energy on electrical grids. Electrical grids need batteries with a long cycle life to store
and release energy. Aluminum-ion technology is an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable alkaline batteries too.
The rechargeable aluminum battery created by Stanford researchers generates about two volts of electricity, the highest achieved with aluminum.
Before Stanford aluminum-ion battery is mass produced, the research team will have to improve the cathode material to increase the voltage and energy density.
The voltage of the aluminum battery made by the Stanford researchers is about half the average smartphone lithium battery.
The findings in the research will be published in a paper titled n ultrafast rechargeable aluminum-ion batteryfor the April 6th advance online edition of Nature. com. The other co-lead authors of the study
are Mengchang Lin (visiting scientist from Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute), Bingan Lu (visiting scientist from Hunan University) and Yingpeng Wu (postdoctoral scholar.
And the other authors are Di-Yan Wang (Stanford), Mingyun Guan (Stanford), Michael Angell (Stanford), Changxin Chen (Stanford), Jiang Yang (Stanford) and Bing-Joe
Hwang (National Taiwan Normal University. Here is a video about the development of aluminum-ion battery at Stanfor a
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