A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
NASA’s LADEE Spacecraft Finds Neon in Lunar Atmosphere
[caption id="attachment_5686" align="alignright" width="985"] Artist’s concept of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft in orbit above the moon.Credits: NASA Ames / Dana Berry[/caption] The moon's thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly…
Yeast Engineered to Produce Opiates by Stanford Team
[caption id="attachment_5683" align="alignright" width="300"] petridish for laboratory use focusing center at colony of yeast[/caption] Yeast has been used for centuries to make beer and wine. But now, through some major genetic engineering, the fungi have…
High Power Energy Harvesting Takes Shape
Plenty of kilowatts from no fuel. This dream ticket is a reality today from the rapid adoption of high power energy harvesting (HPEH). Energy harvesting converts ambient energy into electricity where it is needed, off-grid. HPEH…
New life of old molecules: calcium carbide
Scientists from St.Petersburg University and Zelinsky Institute, Russia investigated chemical applications of calcium carbide. The project advances the idea of diverse acetylene chemistry on the basis of carbide technology. Cheap carbide raw material has been…