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| July 09, 2014 |
 The new atomic age: building smaller, greener electronics Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - In the drive to get small, Robert Wolkow and his lab at the University of Alberta are taking giant steps forward. The digital age has resulted in a succession of smaller, cleaner and less power-hungry technologies since the days the personal computer fit atop a desk, replacing mainframe models that once filled entire rooms. Desktop PCs have since given way to smaller and smaller laptops, s ... more |  |
 Imec achieves record 21.5 percent efficiency in n-PERT solar cells San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Nano-electronics research center imec has reported an n-type PERT crystalline silicon (Si) solar cell fabricated on a large area wafer (15.6cm x 15.6 cm) reaching a top conversion efficiency of 21.5 percent (calibrated at ISE Callab). This is the highest efficiency achieved for this type of solar cell on an industrial large area wafer size. This result will accelerate the adoption of n-typ ... more |  |
Toward a new way to keep electronics from overheating Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Computer technology has transformed the way we live, but as consumers expect ever more from their devices at faster speeds, personal computers as well as larger electronic systems can overheat. This can cause them to slow down, or worse, completely shut down. Now researchers are reporting in the ACS journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research that liquids containing nanoparticles could ... more |  |
Researchers observe tunable quantum behavior in bilayer graphene New York NY (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Columbia researchers have observed the fractional quantum Hall effect in bilayer graphene and shown that this exotic state of matter can be tuned by an electric field. The fractional quantum Hall effect, which can occur when electrons confined to thin sheets are exposed to large magnetic fields, is a striking example of collective behavior where thousands of individual electrons behave as ... more |  |
Stanford engineers envision an electronic switch just 3 atoms thick Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. Those instructions were once printed on punch cards that fed data to mainframe computers. Today's smart phones process more data, but they still weren't built for being shoved into back pockets. In the quest to build gadgets that can survive such abuse, engineers have been testing electronic systems based on a new materials that are both flexible and switc ... more |  |
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 Microbe sniffer could point the way to next-gen bio-refining Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - A new biosensor invented at UBC could help optimize bio-refining processes that produce fuels, fine chemicals and advanced materials. It works by sniffing out naturally occurring bacterial networks that are genetically wired to break down wood polymer. "Nature has already invented microbial processes to degrade lignin--the tough polymer in wood and plant biomass that currently stymies indu ... more |  |
From Pencil Marks To Quantum Computers Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Pick up a pencil. Make a mark on a piece of paper. Congratulations: you are doing cutting-edge condensed matter physics. You might even be making the first mark on the road to quantum computers, according to new Perimeter research. Introducing graphene. One of the hottest materials in condensed matter research today is graphene. Graphene had an unlikely start: it began with researchers mes ... more |  |
SolarBridge Releases New TRUEAC Module Line Austin TX (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) has announced the SolarBridge TRUEACSystem, a fully assembled ACPV module and management system now available direct from SolarBridge. The company is hosting a TRUEAC Certification training and product briefing for Intersolar attendees in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 9, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., with a free reception immediately following from 5 to 7 p ... more |  |
New Mid-West Facility Puts SolarBOS Closer to Customers Livermore CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - SolarBOS has expanded operations with a 40,000 sq ft facility in Grand Rapids, MI. The new facility puts SolarBOS within two days' transit of customers throughout the Eastern half of the US and Canada, and within hours' transit of many of the company's key suppliers. What this adds up to is much faster service for customers, allowing SolarBOS to keep up with exponential growth and the need ... more |  |
Locus Energy Launches Virtual Irradiance Solar Analytics Solution San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Locus Energy has announced the launch of its advanced irradiance modeling tool, Virtual Irradiance (VI), which provides solar fleet operators with valuable data on the amount of sunlight that is striking the ground, enabling a highly accurate assessment of solar PV system performance. Locus Energy's Virtual Irradiance (VI) modeling tool provides solar fleet operators with valuable data on ... more |  |
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 EON and GE Partner To Build Texas Wind Farm Amarillo TX (SPX) Jul 09, 2014 - Subsidiaries of E.ON and GE are forming an investment partnership to own and operate Grandview Phase I, a 211-megawattt GE-powered wind farm under construction in the Texas Panhandle. GE Energy Financial Services provided 50 percent of the partnership equity in the project, with the balance provided by E.ON's subsidiary E.ON Climate and Renewables North America, LLC (EC&RNA). Financial det ... more |  |
 Japan posts fourth straight current account surplus in May Tokyo (AFP) July 08, 2014 - Japan recorded a current account surplus for the fourth straight month in May, government data showed Tuesday, as the country's trade shortfall narrowed. The surplus of 522.8 billion yen ($5.1 billion) was down 7.7 percent from the same month a year ago, but the rate of decline was much smaller than a 76.1 percent drop in April. The latest current account figure - the broadest measure o ... more |  |
 Upton wants policies in place to exploit energy leadership Washington (UPI) Jul 8, 2013 - The United States needs the right rules in place to take full advantage of its energy leadership position, the chairman of a House energy committee said. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said a recent report from Bank of America indicated the United States has passed Saudi Arabia in terms of oil production. "Now that we have emerged a ... more |  |
 Carbon clean-up needs energy revolution, leaders told Paris (AFP) July 08, 2014 - More than two dozen scientific institutes, in unprecedented advice to world leaders, on Tuesday urged major economies to unleash an energy revolution for slashing carbon emissions to safer levels by 2050. In a report issued ahead of the September 23 world climate summit, they also warned time was short for meeting the UN's global-warming target but the goal must not be scrapped. "The sci ... more |  |
 China inflation slows to 2.3% in June: govt Beijing (AFP) July 09, 2014 - Chinese inflation slowed to 2.3 percent in June from a four-month high of 2.5 percent in May, official data showed Wednesday, giving authorities further room to stimulate growth in the world's second-largest economy. The country's consumer price index - a main gauge of inflation - also rose 2.3 percent in the first six months of the year from the same period in 2013, the National Bureau of ... more |  |
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 Britain wins carbon capture funding from EU Brussels (AFP) July 08, 2014 - A coal-burning power plant in Yorkshire is to receive 300 million euros in EU funds to develop a new way of keeping polluting carbon emissions out of the atmosphere, the EU said Tuesday. The British project is one of 19 schemes in a one billion euro ($1.4 billion) European Union effort to fight global warming and encourage innovation towards green energy. Carbon capture storage technolog ... more |  |
 China's own dreamliner prepares for takeoff Shanghai (AFP) July 09, 2014 - The cavernous building that will house the final assembly line of China's own passenger plane is virtually empty, except for an enormous Chinese flag and slogans to rally the workers who will one day produce the C919. It is a huge engineering challenge but, if the project proceeds on schedule, a prototype of the single-aisle plane will take to the skies by the end of next year. Its missi ... more |  |
 Amazon entices authors as fight with Hachette drags on San Francisco (AFP) July 09, 2014 - Amazon wants to put money in authors' pockets while the online retail titan battles with Hachette over terms of selling books handled by the publishing powerhouse. Hachette told AFP that it had received the proposal on Tuesday, and fired back with a call for Amazon to "withdraw the sanctions they have unilaterally imposed" on the publisher's titles. Amazon is offering to give Hachette au ... more |  |
South America Opts for Green Energy Made by WELTEC Vechta, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2014 - Currently, the world is locked on to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Though they have already reached a high technical level as far as football is concerned, the South American countries still have development potential in the fields of biogas technology and renewable energies. In the interview, Aguinaldo Ramalho of the German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER talks about the potential, ex ... more |  |
NIST test house exceeds goal; ends year with energy to spare Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2014 - The net-zero energy test house at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in suburban Washington, D.C., not only absorbed winter's best shot, it came out on top, reaching its one-year anniversary on July 1 with enough surplus energy to power an electric car for about 1,440 miles.* Despite five months of below-average temperatures and twice the normal amount of snowfall, N ... more |  |
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