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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
07/02/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Renewable fire-retardant coating developed by researchers
Few materials can match the performance of cellulose and clay: They’re readily available, nontoxic, and sustainable. Researchers from Texas A&M University leveraged the characteristics of these natural substances to invent a renewable flame-retardant coating. The new coating offers a whole new level of fire protection for polyurethane foam and other highly flammable materials. Furthermore, it’s made from some of […]
07/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study: New “self-assembling” nanomaterials can soon be used to develop efficient, affordable solar power
New York-based researchers developed self-assembling nanomaterials for solar technology applications. Photovoltaic cells made from these materials reached up to 44 percent higher levels of efficiency. Furthermore, the cells generated more usable solar charges. Sunlight is an abundant source of clean energy. Industries are switching from traditional, highly polluting fossil fuel energy sources to solar power that emits zero […]
06/30/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology: Once manufactured in a scalable, cost-effective way, researchers hope LOC can revolutionize medicine
Swedish researchers presented a cheap but effective device that can dispense and store precise amounts of liquids. The affordable invention might help accelerate the adoption and widespread deployment of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology. LOCs are the equivalent of tiny but powerful microprocessors. They cram the capabilities of a full-sized health care laboratory into a small and compact package. However, the high […]
06/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Microprocessors generate heat: Running an LED in reverse could cool them
Researchers found a way to turn a light-emitting diode into a cooling system. By reversing the electrodes of the LED, its light chilled nearby electronics. The new approach holds great promise for solid-state cooling tech. The next generation of microprocessors must fit numerous transistors into cramped conditions. Existing cooling techniques cannot vent the immense heat fast enough. Laser cooling was the first […]
06/21/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Floating a new idea to conserve space: Solar panels are now being installed on floating water rafts
In 2008, a winery in Napa Valley, California set up the first floating solar array in the world. The idea of floating solar panels became popular in Asia, but it only gained traction in the U. S. in recent years. Experts believe that floating solar arrays on artificial bodies of water might produce more than 400 gigawatts of […]
06/20/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Could plastic bags be upcycled into parts for lithium-ion batteries?
Indiana-based researchers found a way to upcycle disposable plastic bags into raw material for making valuable products. Their process turned polyethylene plastic into carbon chips with sufficient purity to serve as materials for manufacturing anodes of lithium-ion batteries. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems threatening the environment. A lot of this trash comes in the form of disposable […]
06/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Sci-fi in real life: Scientists propose building a space station INSIDE an asteroid and using its gravity to mine valuable space rocks
Move over, International Space Station (ISS) – Austrian researchers believe it is possible to build future space stations inside the bigger asteroids orbiting the Earth and mine the space rocks for valuable resources. In a study supported by the University of Vienna, the researchers used mathematics to demonstrate how to dig a tunnel toward the center of an asteroid, set up […]
05/28/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New quantum computer predicts multiple futures, timelines
A joint effort by Australian and Singaporean researchers produced a quantum computer that could calculate alternate realities and possible outcomes. The device can simulate multiple futures and compare the way each timeline turned out to determine the most likely result in real life. The new device operates at the subatomic level. It can predict up to 16 different timelines for […]
05/23/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Unraveling the mystery of energy transference in lithium-ion batteries
Researchers finally figured out the reason why lithium-rich batteries lose voltage and capacity every time they charge and discharge. Their discovery could help reduce or even eliminate the problem from future lithium-ion cells, thereby improving the lifespan and efficiency of a lithium-rich unit. A lithium-ion battery charges and discharges itself by transferring ions back and forth […]
05/23/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The photocatalytic activity of two semiconductors can tap visible light to “split water and produce hydrogen,” reveals study
Chinese researchers recently uncovered a very efficient arrangement of two common semiconductor materials that would greatly increase their efficiency as photocatalysts. They reported that a two-dimensional heterostructure made up of nanometer-thin layers of black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate could split water in the presence of sufficient light. Furthermore, the same semiconductor structure could also break […]
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