In a finding straight out of science fiction, chemical and biomolecular engineers
in Maryland are describing development of microscopic, chemically triggered
robotic "hands" that can pick up and move small objects.
Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland
have proposed a recipe for turning ultracold "boson" atoms-the ingredients of
Bose-Einstein condensates-into a "supersolid," an exotic state of matter that
behaves simultaneously as a solid and a friction-free superfluid.
Engineers at the University of
Michigan have formalized an important relationship with General Motors to
accelerate the design and testing of advanced batteries for electric vehicles.
Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's tribulations - economic, environmental and political - Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues, Pre...
Svein Richard Brandtzæg has been named chief executive of Norsk
Hydro ASA, following the resignation of Eivind Reiten, effective March 30,
2009. Reiten has informed the Board of Directors that he wishes to step down
after nearly eight years heading the company.
The completed renovation project of the Innovation Center at the DuPont
Experimental Station in Wilmington, Del., in mid-2008, included the installation
of a solar energy system which was funded in part by the State of Delaware’s
Green Energy Program. The photovoltaic (PV) panels of the system, which are
located on the roof of the building, collect solar energy and convert it to
provide 30 kilowatts of power each day. It provides enough electricity to power
all of the lights in the building. The system is expected to have a useful life
of at least 25 years.
To advance its science mission that focuses on critical national challenges,
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the construction start of the
state-of-the-art National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
Boston Rack International, Inc., a leading provider of storage solutions in the U.S. and overseas, has announced the expansion of its line of environmentally-friendly products with the introduction of the AutoRoll™ conve...
In order to retrofit roller shutter casings with thermal and acoustic insulation,
BOSIG GmbH, Germany, has turned to BASF's
Basotect. This lightweight, flame-retardant foam is used in the Rolaflex
system, which simply and cost-effectively provides built-in or walled-in roller
shutter casings with energy-efficient thermal and acoustic insulation.
Scientists at U.S.
Department
of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used inelastic neutron scattering
to show that superconductivity in a new family of iron arsenide superconductors
cannot be explained by conventional theories.
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