CoRoT-7b – an Exoplanet
CoRoT-7 b is an exoplanet that circles a K-type star. It has a mass of 4.07661 Earths, takes 0.9 days to complete one orbit around…
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Using Solar Energy to generate on-demand Electricity
According to scientific data, the earth intercepts a significant amount of solar power, 173 trillion terawatts to be exact. That is basically 10 thousand times…
Stackable Artificial Leaf Captures 100 Times More Carbon Than Other Systems Using Less Power Than a Lightbulb
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a low-cost artificial leaf that can trap carbon dioxide 100 times more efficiently than current methods.…
A Solar-powered System Provides Access to Low-cost Desalination
Researchers created a desalination device that is more efficient and less costly than prior techniques. In addition to supplying freshwater, the technique may be used…
Recycling Could Pay for Itself if Plastic Waste can be up Cycled into More Valuable Materials
A team of researchers at the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) have devised a new and simple method for upcycling…
One-Sun Solar Cell with the Highest Efficiency
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the United States Department of Energy constructed a solar cell with a record 39.5 percent efficiency under 1-sun…
Meet the Micronova, a Small but Powerful New Type of Stellar Explosion
There are more ways for stars to burst than scientists previously thought, the most recent of which is known as a micronova. These little yet…
Musk Takes A $3B Bite Out Of Twitter; Tesla Mogul Has 9.2% Share of the Social Network
He supposedly polled people on Twitter before making important business choices. Regulators have slapped his hand (figuratively and literally) several times over his use of…
In Just a Few Minutes, a New Process Enables 3D Printing of Small and Complex Glass Components
Glass is used in a variety of high-tech applications because of its excellent transparency and resilience when exposed to heat or chemicals. Traditional glass shaping…
Researchers have created a Smartphone-Powered Microchip for Medical Diagnostic Testing at Home
A research team from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has created a new microfluidic chip for illness diagnosis that has a small number of…
Onyx: Properties and Occurrences
Onyx is the name given to a parallel banded variant of the silicate mineral chalcedony. Agate and onyx are both layered chalcedony variants that differ…
Gentle Approach to Mechanical Quantum Systems
Systems in which mechanical motion is controlled at the level of individual quanta are emerging as a possible quantum-technology platform. New experimental work now reveals…
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