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| January 06, 2014 |
 Exfoliation method paves way for 2D materials to be used in printable photonics and electronics Singapore (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully developed a method to chemically exfoliate molybdenum disulfide crystals, a class of chalcogenide compounds, into high quality monolayer flakes, with higher yield and larger flake size than current methods. The exfoliated flakes can be made into a printable solution, which can be applied in printable photonics ... more |  |
 The entropy of nations College Park MD (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - The 18th century writer Adam Smith provided a workable metaphor for the way society utilizes resources. In his book "The Wealth of Nations," he argued that even as individuals strive, through personal industry, to maximize their advantage in life, they inadvertently contribute - as if under the influence of a "hidden hand" - to an aggregate disposition of wealth. Well, if Smith were a physicist ... more |  |
 Supercomputers Join Search for 'Cheapium' Durham, NC (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power. In a new study, researchers from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering used computational methods to identify dozens of platinum-group alloys that were previously unknown to science but could prove ... more |  |
 Researchers Find Simple, Cheap Way to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency Raleigh, NC (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30 percent. Polymer-based solar cells have two domains, consisting of an electron acceptor and an electron donor material. Excitons ar ... more |  |
Japanese scientists move objects using acoustic levitation Missiles and other projectiles at Spacewar - Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 06, 2014 Japanese scientists have been successful in moving an object in a three-dimensional space through a complex system of acoustic levitation, surpassing previous research endeavors that lifted the objects in two dimensions. In order to move expanded polystyrene particles of 0.6 mm and 2 mm in diameter, the Japanese scientists at the University of Tokyo a ... more |  |
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 Another step towards understanding the quantum behaviour of cold atoms Usurbil, Spain (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - The UPV/EHU physicist Eneko Malatsetxebarria has explored, on a theoretical level, some quantum effects that take place in atoms at a very low temperature. Firstly, he has discovered that boson-type atoms and fermion-type ones can be mixed in a specific way. So he has made the necessary conditions for carrying out these experiments available to experimental physicists. Secondly, he has deduced h ... more |  |
 Beached Morocco oil tanker to be 'unloaded by Monday' Rabat (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - A Moroccan tanker carrying 5,000 tonnes of fuel that ran aground during a storm last month will have been pumped dry by Monday without any lasting environmental damage, the environment minister said. The Moroccan-flagged "Silver" hit rocks near the Atlantic port of Tan Tan during a storm on December 23, and there were fears of an ecological disaster. After several unsuccessful attempts t ... more |  |
4 dead as Yemen army confronts tribe over hit pipeline Sanaa (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Clashes Friday between Yemeni soldiers who confronted armed tribesmen blocking access to a damaged oil pipeline killed four people in the central province of Maarib, sources said. The army attacked the tribesmen, who were preventing repair workers from reaching the pipeline blown up two weeks ago in the area of Wadi Abaydah, said the local and tribal sources. In the ensuing fighting, the ... more |  |
Computers search for 'cheapium' versions of expensive materials Durham, N.C. (UPI) Jan 3, 2013 - U.S. researchers say they are turning to pure computing power in the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts. Researchers from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have used computational methods to identify dozens of platinum-group alloys previously unknown to science that could prove beneficial in a wide range of applications, the univ ... more |  |
Power boost for particle accelerator could unlock physics secrets Geneva, Switzerland (UPI) Jan 2, 2013 - The Large Hadron Collider will get a power boost to follow up on the discovery of the Higgs Boson, the so-called "God particle," European physicists say. Work will be ongoing for most of the year with the final result of a particle energy boost from 8 trillion electrovolts, or teraelectronvolts (TeV) to 14 TeV. The discover of the Higgs boson in July 2012 completed the "Standard ... more |  |
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 China foreign exchange regulator urges 'Tobin Tax' study Beijing (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - A top Chinese financial regulator has suggested the country could introduce a tax on foreign exchange transactions among other steps to guard against speculative capital flows amid further economic liberalisation. Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), wrote in an article for the Communist Party theoretical journal Qiushi that China should "study in depth" the ... more |  |
 Researchers Find Ways To Minimize Power Grid Disruptions From Wind Power Raleigh NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have found that an increase in the use of wind power generation can make the power grid more fragile and susceptible to disruptions. But the researchers didn't just identify the problem - they have also devised a technique for coordinating wind power generation and energy storage in order to minimize the potential for ... more |  |
 Westinghouse Announces Setting of AP1000 Plant Shield Building Conical Roofs Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member CB&I and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation announce the successful setting of the shield building conical roofs on the first units of the AP1000 plants under construction in Sanmen and Haiyang, China. The lift and set of the conical roofs for Sanmen and Haiyang Units 1 were completed on Nov. 23 and Dec.15 by the Joi ... more |  |
United Nations Proclaims "International Year Of Light" In 2015 New York NY (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - The United Nations (UN) General Assembly 68th Session during its 71st Plenary Meeting proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the United Nations has recognized the importance of raising global awareness of how light-based technologies promote ... more |  |
KYOCERA Solar Captures Sun and Creates Shade at Tucson Airport Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - As the holiday travel season begins, Kyocera Solar has announced that its industry-leading solar modules were selected to power the first phase of a 2.5MW parking lot canopy installation at Tucson International Airport. The 1MW first phase of the photovoltaic (PV) array, which offsets about a fifth of the terminal complex's total power needs, is now operational and a dedication ceremony wi ... more |  |
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 'Internet of Things' to take CES center stage San Francisco (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - From drones and smart cars to remote-controlled door locks and eyewear, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show promises to showcase the "Internet of Things," along with gadgets like smartphones and tablets. The technology extravaganza that plays out each year in the glitz-laden city of Las Vegas has evolved beyond the eye-popping television technology for which it is known, to serve as a stage f ... more |  |
Facebook faces suit for data mining 'private' messages Washington (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Facebook has been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging the social networking behemoth gleans data from purportedly private messages, in violation of users' rights. Two plaintiffs claim the site scans private correspondence between users for links to third-party websites, sharing that information with the likes of "advertisers, marketers and other data aggregators." The suit accuses F ... more |  |
AVX Announces Market Introduction of First Space-Level BME MLCC Greenville SC (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - AVX Corporation has announced the market introduction of the first space-level, base metal electrode (BME), X7R dielectric MLCCs. Exhibiting capacitance voltage (CV) capabilities superior to those of conventional precious metal electrode (PME) MLCCs, the new BME MLCCs provide higher capacitance values in significantly smaller cases sizes, reducing both board space and total component weigh ... more |  |
Bolivia opens China-built wind power plant La Paz, Bolivia (AFP) Jan 02, 2014 - Bolivia on Thursday opened its first wind power facility, constructed by Chinese firm HydroChina at a cost of $7.6 million. "Today we are delivering to the Bolivian people ... the country's first wind energy station," President Evo Morales said at an event in the rural town of Qollpana, in Cochabamba state, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) east of La Paz. The wind farm will generate three ... more |  |
China loans Pakistan $6.5 bn for nuclear plants Islamabad (AFP) Jan 02, 2014 - China has agreed to lend Pakistan $6.5 billion to help build nuclear power stations including a 2,200-megawatt plant in Karachi, as Beijing increases its involvement in the cash-strapped country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the package at a briefing on Wednesday, saying it would help ensure an uninterrupted power supply. The loans are to be provided by Chinese state-owned Exim ... more |  |
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