Amtech Systems Awarded Almost $1 million in Funding from the U.S. Department...
TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS), a global supplier of production equipment and related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED markets, today...
View ArticleJerry Brown Pressured To Ban Fracking In California
Ahead of the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Paris, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is facing pressure from environmental activists to take a stand against hydraulic fracturing, also known as...
View ArticleDespite being made of 90 percent water, MIT's hydrogel superglue is...
The natural properties of some of the world’s most innocuous sea creatures are making their way into mechanical engineering labs. A research team in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering took...
View ArticleColourful nanoscale Lego blocks in play in photonic applications (Tampere...
(Source: Tampere University of Technology) 16.11.2015 14:32 Extremely thin and well organized structures are needed in photonic applications, such as solar cells, sensors and consumer electronics. When...
View ArticleThree months in operation, OG&E solar farm provides deeper perspective on...
(Source: OGE Energy Corporation) Surprising and not-so-surprising discoveries from the OG&E Mustang Solar Farm OKLAHOMA CITY - It's been three months since OG&E President Sean Trauschke and...
View ArticleWorld's first `porous' liquid to filter carbon emissions developed
LONDON: In a breakthrough, scientists have developed the world's first 'porous' liquid that can potentially be used to capture harmful carbon emissions to prevent them from entering the Earth's...
View ArticleElectric double-layer capacitor: Robust energy storage device so thin it can...
(Source: Epcos AG) 5 mF electric double-layer capacitor with a maximum thickness of just 0.45 mm Power source for small e-paper displays and advanced biometric authentication systems On show at CARTES...
View ArticleHonda Reports on its Environmental Performance and Progress in North America...
(Source: American Honda Motor Co Inc) Honda today released its 2015 North American Environmental Report (NAER) detailing the company's environmental impacts and its ongoing efforts to minimize those...
View ArticlePrehistoric 'sludge' could help implants surgery, Australian scientists say
Australia scientists have found that a "primordial goo", formed billions of years ago and thought to have been the basis for life on earth, could assist the human body in accepting surgical implants....
View ArticleAustralian scientists find medicinal use for sticky prehistoric 'goo' which...
Scientists in Australia have replicated a sticky brown prehistoric "goo", believed to be the source of life on Earth, and discovered it has significant health benefits. The primordial sludge was first...
View ArticleSelf-Healing Sensor Brings 'Electronic Skin' Closer To Reality
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could...
View ArticleCoal not going away anytime soon despite renewables push
BEIJING (AP) -- Coal: Can't live with it and can't live without it — at least not yet. It is the biggest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that negotiators around the world hope to limit in an...
View ArticleStanford researchers uncover patterns in how scientists lie about their data...
(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, November 16, 2015 When scientists falsify data, they try to cover it up by writing differently in their published works. A pair of Stanford researchers...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs to Our Oceans and Climate
Shopping at your local supermarket is like touring the world without leaving your neighborhood. There's seafood netted in the South China Sea, wine from Chile, licorice from Australia, produce from...
View ArticleNorth Face Has Created A Coat Made From Biotech Spider Silk
The North Face and biotech company Spiber have collaborated to create the “Moon Parka” – a coat woven out of synthetic spider silk. Spider silk is one of nature’s stretchiest and strongest materials –...
View ArticleIndia caught in climate change quandary
A lot of damage is already inevitable due to the emissions of heat-trapping GHGs by richer countries Spare a thought for poor India. India is home to 30 per cent of the world’s poorest, those living on...
View ArticleStanford astronomers observe the birth of an alien planet (Stanford University)
(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, November 18, 2015 The newly found 'protoplanet' is 450 light years away, but observing how it collects matter and grows could answer some of the biggest...
View ArticleDiscovery of new catalyst material to 'revolutionise' £50bn catalysis...
(Source: Aston University) A team of Aston scientists have discovered a new strategy to fabricate 'self-assembled' catalytic materials which could have revolutionary applications in chemistry, energy...
View ArticleGraphene, 2D Materials and Carbon Nanotubes: Markets, Technologies and...
LONDON, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Our latest up-to-date analysis shows that the graphene market will reach nearly $200m in 2026 at the material level. This year, our forecasts are more granular...
View ArticleParka Offers Shelter, Comfort and Energy
Pauline van Dongen's Wearable Solar family is a series of garments that utilizes solar cells that have been uniquely constructed to capture solar light and convert it into electricity.The genius of...
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