One of the biggest riddles in physics is the apparent imbalance between matter and antimatter in our universe. To date, there is no explanation as to why matter and antimatter failed to completely annihilate one another immediately after the big bang and how the surplus matter was created that went on to form the universe […]
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Opening a Wide Window on the Nano-World
Surface catalysts are notoriously difficult to study mechanistically, but researchers at the University of South Carolina and Rice University have shown how to get real-time reaction information from Ag nanocatalysts that have long frustrated attempts to describe their kinetic behavior in detail. The key to the team’s success was bridging a size gap that had […]
Researchers Whip Up Terahertz Radiation at Room Temperature
Imagine a technology that could allow us to see through opaque surfaces without exposure to harmful x-rays, that could give us the ability to detect harmful chemicals and bio-agents from a safe distance, and that could enable us to peer so deeply into space that scientists could better understand the formation of the universe. All […]
A New Way to Make Laser-Like Beams
With precarious particles called polaritons that straddle the worlds of light and matter, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a new, practical and potentially more efficient way to make a coherent laser-like beam. They have made what’s believed to be the first polariton laser that is fueled by electrical current as opposed to light, and […]
Cleaning the air with roof tiles
A team of University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering students created a roof tile coating that when applied to an average-sized residential roof breaks down the same amount of smog-causing nitrogen oxides per yearas a car driven 11,000 miles. They calculated 21 tons of nitrogen oxides would be eliminated daily if tiles on one million […]
Cleaning the Air with Roof Tiles
A team of University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering students created a roof tile coating that when applied to an average-sized residential roof breaks down the same amount of smog-causing nitrogen oxides per yearas a car driven 11,000 miles. They calculated 21 tons of nitrogen oxides would be eliminated daily if tiles on […]
Engineering Update #61: A planet that shouldn’t exist
A planet that shouldn’t existAnnounced at a press conference at meeting of the American Astronomical society, was the discovery of a planet that is 17-times heavier than earth called Kepler-10c. The planet exists in the Draco constellation, about 560 light-years from earth. The latest smart phone securityIf someone does something suspicious with a phone – […]
2D transistors promise a faster electronics future
Faster electronic device architectures are in the offing with the unveiling of the world’s first fully two-dimensional field-effect transistor (FET) by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Unlike conventional FETs made from silicon, these 2D FETs suffer no performance drop-off under high voltages and provide high electron mobility, even when scaled to […]
New Mexico Utility Adding More Solar Power
New Mexico’s largest electric utility says it will meet a state standard for renewable energy by building four more solar arrays in 2015. PNM outlined its plan Monday in a filing with the Public Regulation Commission. Regulators will hold a public hearing and make a decision on the plan later this year. The solar arrays […]
Pollution rule tricky for coal country Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s plan to curb power plant pollution put Democrats running for office in coal country in a tough spot on Monday: Criticize their president, or side with him and become part of what could be a major drag on their region’s economy. For the most politically vulnerable, it was not […]