News articles tagged with 'heat'
Nanoparticles improve solar collection efficiency
— 6 Apr 2011 18:19 | TechnologyUsing minute graphite particles 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, mechanical engineers at Arizona State University hope to boost the efficiency - and profitability…
First polymer solar-thermal device heats home, saves money
— 4 Apr 2011 18:12 | TechnologyA new polymer-based solar-thermal device is the first to generate power from both heat and visible sunlight - an advance that could shave the cost of heating a home by as much as 40…
Advance in microchannel manufacturing opens new industry applications
— 2 Apr 2011 11:46 | TechnologyEngineers at Oregon State University have invented a new way to use surface-mount adhesives in the production of low-temperature, microchannel heat exchangers - an advance that will…
MIT engineers devise new way to inspect materials used in airplanes
— 28 Mar 2011 16:17 | TechnologyIn recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibres, such as carbon or glass, embedded…
PMH researchers create an organic nanoparticle that uses sound and heat to find and treat tumours
— 21 Mar 2011 16:17 | HealthA team of scientists from Princess Margaret Hospital have created an organic nanoparticle that is completely non-toxic, biodegradable and nimble in the way it uses light and heat to…
Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau's climate
— 4 Mar 2011 15:48 | EnvironmentIn some cases, soot - the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants - can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to…
Rising indoor winter temperatures linked to obesity?
— 25 Jan 2011 19:59 | HealthIncreases in winter indoor temperatures in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries may be contributing to rises in obesity in those populations, according to…
Breakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity
— 19 Jan 2011 18:02 | EnvironmentResearchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such as…
NASA research finds 2010 tied for warmest year on record
— 13 Jan 2011 17:12 | EnvironmentGlobal surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record, according to an analysis released Wednesday by researchers at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)…
First measurement of magnetic field in Earth's core
— 18 Dec 2010 13:45 | Geology and palaeontologyA University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist has made the first-ever measurement of the strength of the magnetic field inside Earth's core, 1,800 miles underground…