Tech: Dual-layer solar cell sets record for efficiently generating power — (Report)
Materials scientists from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy from sunlight...
Tech: Boron nitride separation process could facilitate higher efficiency solar cells — (Report)
A team of semiconductor researchers based in France has used a boron nitride separation layer to grow indium gallium nitride (InGaN) solar cells...
Tech: Materials researchers study the causes of wear — (Report)
Wear has major impacts on economic efficiency or health. All movable parts are affected, examples being the bearing of a wind power plant...
Tech: Using physics to predict crowd behavior — (Report)
Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don't seem to have much in common, but researchers at...
Tech: Study finds injecting fluid into sedimentary rock can produce bigger, more distant earthquakes...
A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations for hydraulic fracturing, wastewater disposal,...
Tech: Solar eruptions may not have slinky-like shapes after all — (Report)
As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers to fashion, design, or technology, scientists at the...
Tech: Technology could help provide local source of drinking water for parched communities —...
University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities...
Tech: How a NASA scientist looks in the depths of the great red spot...
For centuries, scientists have worked to understand the makeup of Jupiter. It's no wonder: this mysterious planet is the biggest one in our...
Tech: A mathematical model reveals a map for odors from the natural environment —...
Every smell, from a rose to a smoky fire to a pungent fish, is composed of a mixture of odorant molecules that bind...
Tech: Watching two-dimensional materials grow — (Report)
They are among the thinnest structures on earth: "two dimensional materials" are crystals which consist of only one or a few layers of...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
