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| December 17, 2013 |
 Cellulose nanocrystals possible 'green' wonder material West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - The same tiny cellulose crystals that give trees and plants their high strength, light weight and resilience, have now been shown to have the stiffness of steel. The nanocrystals might be used to create a new class of biomaterials with wide-ranging applications, such as strengthening construction materials and automotive components. Calculations using precise models based on the atom ... more |  |
 New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking Boston MA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house. Gaming could become this realistic, thanks to new technology developed by Dina Katabi's research group at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) that allows for highly accurate, 3-D motion tracking. The new ... more |  |
Leaner Fourier transforms Boston MA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - The fast Fourier transform, one of the most important algorithms of the 20th century, revolutionized signal processing. The algorithm allowed computers to quickly perform Fourier transforms - fundamental operations that separate signals into their individual frequencies - leading to developments in audio and video engineering and digital data compression. But ever since its development in ... more |  |
 Low-power tunneling transistor for high-performance devices at low voltage Philadelphia PA(SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - A new type of transistor that could make possible fast and low-power computing devices for energy-constrained applications such as smart sensor networks, implantable medical electronics and ultra-mobile computing is feasible, according to Penn State researchers. Called a near broken-gap tunnel field effect transistor (TFET), the new device uses the quantum mechanical tunneling of electrons throu ... more |  |
Microprinting leads to low-cost artificial cells Philadelphia PA (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Easily manufactured, low-cost artificial cells manufactured using microprinting may one day serve as drug and gene delivery devices and in biomaterials, biotechnology and biosensing applications, according to a team of Penn State biomedical engineers. These artificial cells will also allow researchers to explore actions that take place at the cell membrane. "In a natural cell, so much is g ... more |  |
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 SMUD Visualizes Smart Grid with Space-Time Insight's Situational Intelligence Software San Mateo CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - Space-Time Insight has announced that the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has implemented Space-Time Insight's geospatial and visual analytics software. The software facilitates faster and more informed smart grid decisions. The system, which correlates, analyzes and visualizes data in smart grid, distribution, outage, fire and weather systems, is the primary "face" of SMUD's ... more |  |
Nanoparticles and their orbital positions Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Physicists have developed a "planet-satellite model" to precisely connect and arrange nanoparticles in three-dimensional structures. Inspired by the photosystems of plants and algae, these artificial nanoassemblies might in the future serve to collect and convert energy. If the scientists' nanoparticles were a million times larger, the laboratory would look like an arts and crafts room at ... more |  |
Alzheimer-substance may be the nanomaterial of tomorrow Goteborg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - It causes brain diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease. It is also hard and rigid as steel. Now research at Chalmers University of Technology shows that the amyloid protein carries unique characteristics that may lead to the development of new composite materials for nano processors and data storage of tomorrow and even make objects invisible. Piotr Hanczyc, ... more |  |
Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - In collaboration with the University of Basel, an international team of researchers has observed a strong energy loss caused by frictional effects in the vicinity of charge density waves. This may have practical significance in the control of nanoscale friction. The results have been published in the scientific journal Nature Materials. Friction is often seen as an adverse phenomenon that ... more |  |
Graphene nanoribbons an ice-melting coat for radar Houston TX (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Ribbons of ultrathin graphene combined with polyurethane paint meant for cars is just right for deicing sensitive military radar domes, according to scientists at Rice University. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, developed the compound to protect marine and airborne radars with a robust coating that is also transparent to radio frequencies. The research ... more |  |
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Nanofriction on the tip of the microscope Rome, Italy (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Atomic force microscopes are able to reproduce spectacular images, at the scale of single atoms. This is made possible by the oscillation of a very sharp probe tip over the surface being observed. The tip never touches the surface but gets so close to it, at distances in the order of one billionth of a metre, that it "feels" the force due to the interaction with the atoms making up the material ... more |  |
 Yutu robotic rover begins lunar mission Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2013 - China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole". "Exploration of outer space is an unremitting pursuit of mankind," China's space agency, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said in a stateme ... more |  |
 Australian coal projects at risk of being 'stranded' Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Dec 16, 2013 - Australian coal projects are in danger of becoming "stranded," a new report by the University of Oxford warns. The report says Australia has proposals for 89 coal mines which could more than double annual output from about 430 million tons in 2011 to about 980 million tons by 2020. China is seen as a key export market for those projects. But the report, commissioned by H ... more |  |
 China's holding of US debt tops $1.3 trillion Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2013 - China's holding of US debt surged past $1.3 trillion for the first time in October, worth nearly $1,000 per Chinese citizen, US Treasury figures showed Monday. And with Hong Kong thrown in, Chinese holdings of US bonds reached a record $1.44 trillion, up from $1.31 trillion a year earlier. The creditor-debtor relationship of the world's two largest economies continued even as China hinte ... more |  |
 Renault signs $1.3 bn joint venture deal with China's Dongfeng Wuhan, China (AFP) Dec 16, 2013 - French carmaker Renault signed a $1.3 billion joint venture agreement with China's Dongfeng Monday, finally ending a decade without a manufacturing presence in the world's biggest car market. Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn described the project as a "strategic alliance" that would open up "new frontiers" for the automaker. "China has the biggest growth potential in the world," he said, adding: ... more |  |
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 US, EU hold third round of free-trade trade talks Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2013 - The United States and the European Union entered a third round of trade negotiations Monday in Washington aimed at creating a powerful free-trade bloc to boost their economies and jobs. US and EU trade officials returned to the US capital, where the talks began in July, to hammer out the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, an ambitious agreement to expand trade, investment and re ... more |  |
 China Airlines, Tigerair to set up Taiwan budget carrier Singapore (AFP) Dec 16, 2013 - Singapore budget carrier Tigerair and Taiwan's China Airlines said Monday they would set up a new no-frills airline to tap growing demand for cheap travel in Asia. Tigerair Taiwan will have a paid-up capital of Tw$2 billion ($67.5 million), with the Singapore-based carrier holding a 10 percent stake, the two airlines said in a statement. China Airlines, Taiwan's leading airline by flee ... more |  |
British utility Centrica wins bidding for Ireland's Bord Gais Energy Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Dec 16, 2013 - A $1.54 billion offer from British utility Centrica is the winner in bidding for the energy business of Ireland's Bord Gais, the Dublin government announced. Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte said Friday a bid submitted by Centrica - part of a consortium along with Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. and iCON Infrastructure - had been chosen to t ... more |  |
Walker's World: Merkel -- Reigning or ruling? Paris (UPI) Dec 16, 2013 - Germany's new coalition government threatens to leave Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe's dominant politician, reigning rather than ruling in her homeland after the opposition Social Democrats extracted a stiff price for their support. Merkel just failed to gain a clear center-right majority in the Bundestag, Germany's Parliament, in the fall elections and so was forced into prolonged ne ... more |  |
 Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Installations Set to Boom in the Coming Years El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - After years of slow progress, the global market for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems is entering a phase of explosive growth, with worldwide installations set to boom by 750 percent from 2013 to the end of 2020. CPV installations are projected to rise to 1,362 megawatts in 2020, up from 160 megawatts in 2013, according to the new report entitled "Concentrated PV (CPV) Report - 2013" ... more |  |
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