Making Wind Power More Efficient
A University of Ulster researcher has come up with a new method, using Artificial Intelligence techniques, to forecast wind energy more accurately than ever before. Predicting how fast the wind will blow has always been a major problem for wind farm operators. It is essential that they have some idea of how much electricity they will be able to... view more... (2003-06-10)
Tiny fuel cell might replace batteries in laptop computers, portable electronics
If you're frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your laptop computer, digital camera or portable music player, then take heart: A better source of "juice" is in the works. view more (2006-09-13)
Winners of Global Energy International Prize 2004 announced in Moscow
The International Award Committee has awarded the Global Energy International Prize - 2004 to the following scientists: Fyodor MITENKOV - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and research manager of the State Unitary Enterprise "Engineering Experimental Development Bureau named after A.A. Africantov" (Russia) and Leonard J.... view more... (2004-04-27)
Scientists help develop first single molecule transistor
Dr Werner Hofer, from the University's Surface Science Research Centre, is one of an international team of scientists who have created a prototype that demonstrates a single charged atom on a silicon surface can regulate the conductivity of a nearby molecule. view more (2005-06-07)
Early fire use ignites discussion about the evolution of human brainpower
New evidence that early modern humans used fire in southern Africa in a controlled way to increase the quality and efficiency of stone tools is changing how researchers understand the evolution of human behavior, and in particular, the evolution of human brain power. view more (2009-08-14)
Energy at the Crossroads
Market intervention required if government emissions targets are to be met say chemical engineers Low wholesale electricity prices in the UK's liberalised energy market are continuing to stifle investment into new clean power technologies with serious implications for the government's CO2 targets and the security of future energy supplies. This is... view more... (2002-09-19)
Smaller microchips that consume less energy
To develop ever-smaller chips that consume less. These are the indispensable requirements of the current market for portable applications such as mobile telephone technology and biomedical systems, obtaining correct and trouble-free operation of the devices over the maximum possible duration of time. One of the techniques which, in fact, can be... view more... (2004-09-10)
Exercise makes cigarettes less attractive to smokers
Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related images to grab the attention of smokers. The study is published in the journal Addiction. view more (2009-10-26)
MIT: Lack of fuel may limit US nuclear power expansion
Limited supplies of fuel for nuclear power plants may thwart the renewed and growing interest in nuclear energy in the United States and other nations, says an MIT expert on the industry. view more (2007-03-22)
Spallation Neutron Source sees first target replacement
Having outlasted all expectations of its service life, the original mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's record-setting neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is being replaced for the first time. view more (2009-07-28)
Hybrid renewable energy system
FATRONIK technological centre from the Basque Country has designed and installed a micro-wind generator at the Aubixa Euskal Girotze boarding centre (San Pedro neighbourhood, Elgoibar). Since the end of October the 2.5 kW micro-wind generator has been producing energy which is initially planned to power the boarding centre's four refrigerators,... view more... (2003-11-18)
Ulysses mission coming to a natural end
Ulysses, the mission to study the Sun's poles and the influence of our star on surrounding space is coming to an end. After more than 17 years in space - almost four times its expected lifetime - the mission is finally succumbing to its harsh environment and is likely to finish sometime in the next month or two. view more (2008-02-25)
The power of multiples: Connecting wind farms can make a more reliable - and cheaper - power source
Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University. view more (2007-11-26)
Carnegie Mellon researchers urge development of low carbon electricity
Carnegie Mellon University's Constantine Samaras and Kyle Meisterling report that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming, but the benefits are highly dependent on how the electricity system changes in the coming decades. view more (2008-04-28)
Alstom And Rolls-Royce Sign Long-term Technology Agreement
ALSTOM and Rolls-Royce announced today (13 February 2002) that they have signed a long-term technology agreement which will enable ALSTOM to use Rolls-Royce aero engine technology in the development of its heavy duty gas turbine product range. This agreement is in line with ALSTOM's long-term strategy to offer a highly-competitive heavy duty gas... view more... (2002-02-13)
Silicon nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
Placing a film of silicon nanoparticles onto a silicon solar cell can boost power, reduce heat and prolong the cell's life, researchers now report. view more (2007-08-21)
Power plants are major influence in regional mercury emissions
The amount of mercury emitted into the atmosphere in the Northeast fluctuates annually depending on activity in the electric power industry, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. view more (2006-07-24)
Cloud radar -- predicting the weather more accurately
The weather. It's the one topic of conversation that unites Britain - umbrella or sun cream? Now scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council have developed a system that measures the individual layers of cloud above us which will make answering the all-important weather questions much easier in future. view more (2008-09-25)
Why Do Firms Raise Prices More Readily Than They Reduce Them?
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 HRS MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2003 Chancellors and central bankers face a perennial headache: booms typically cause inflation, while recessions mainly reduce output without reducing prices or inflation. New ESRC-funded research by Professor V Bhaskar of the University of Essex explains how this problem emerges through the phenomenon... view more... (2003-01-14)
Flexible Solar Strips Light Up Campus Bus Shelter
There won't be anymore waiting in the dark at this campus bus shelter. New flexible solar cell technology developed by a group of engineering researchers at McMaster University has been installed to power lighting for night-time transit users. view more (2009-06-15)
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