News articles tagged with 'electron' (Page 2)
Stanford researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells
— 20 Feb 2011 16:18 | TechnologyThe sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but…
Mimicking photosynthesis path to solar-derived hydrogen fuel
— 20 Feb 2011 16:12 | ChemistryInexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a Penn State materials chemist, but a number of problems need to be solved…
Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:44 | TechnologyMost people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it. Yet not all borders are places of limbo intended only for crossing. Some borders, like those…
Physicists isolate bound states in graphene-superconductor junctions
— 15 Feb 2011 15:45 | PhysicsIllinois researchers have documented the first observations of some unusual physics when two prominent electric materials are connected: superconductors and graphene…
Fleeting fluctuations in superconductivity disappear close to transition temperature
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | PhysicsAs part of an ongoing effort to uncover details of how high-temperature superconductors carry electrical current with no resistance, scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the U.S.…
Extreme X-ray pulses create unique image of intact virus
— 3 Feb 2011 17:51 | BiologyAn international research team has managed to capture an image of an intact virus and a membrane structure from a photosynthetic bacterium with the aid of extremely intensive and ultra-short…
Tracking the origins of speedy space particles
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | AstronomyNASA's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interaction during Substorms (THEMIS) spacecraft combined with computer models have helped track the origin of the energetic particles in…
Plankton inspires creation of stealth armour for slow release microscopic drug vehicles
— 31 Jan 2011 16:25 | BiologyThe ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly…
'Air laser' may sniff bombs, pollutants from a distance
— 29 Jan 2011 18:10 | EnvironmentPrinceton University engineers have developed a new laser sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne…
A dash of disorder yields a very efficient photocatalyst
— 29 Jan 2011 17:49 | TechnologyA little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun's energy. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…