Abu Dhabi, May 21 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its thirty-first Council meeting on Wednesday at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, with more than 300 government representatives attending in person and online.…
Bubble-wrapped structure requires no mirrors or lenses to…
[caption id="attachment_9754" align="alignnone" width="639"] MIT graduate student George Ni holds a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam through its pores. Photo: Jeremy Cho[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass.…
IAEA, US Pacific Disaster Center to cooperate for…
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) signed an agreement today to cooperate on monitoring of external hazards in relation to the safety of nuclear installations. The three-year…
International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) announces 10th annual conferece
This year, ILCA celebrates, promoting novel pathogenic, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for liver cancer at Conference. Brussels, Belgium – The International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) announces its 10th ILCA Annual Conference, which will take place on 9-11 September in Vancouver, Canada. [pullquote] “It is my hope that…
Rice’s ‘antenna-reactor’ catalysts offer best of both worlds
Technology marries light-harvesting nanoantennas to high-reaction-rate catalysts HOUSTON -- In a find that could transform some of the world's most energy-intensive manufacturing processes, researchers at Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics have unveiled a new method…