What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to researchers.
Month: March 2013
New approaches for controlling pesticide exposure in children
New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and…
Paving the way for greater use of ancient medical knowledge
Scientists are reporting an advance toward overcoming a major barrier to tapping the potential of…
Paraffin encapsulated in beach sand material as a new way to store heat from the sun
The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release…
Surprising control over photoelectrons from a topological insulator
Electrons flowing swiftly across the surface of topological insulators (TIs) are “spin polarized,” their spin…
Making fuel from bacteria
In the search for the fuels of tomorrow, Swedish researchers are finding inspiration in the…
Uncertainty regarding energy prices is hampering investment in energy efficiency
According to the model developed by BC3 and UPV/EHU researchers, energy price uncertainty is having…
Gorillas caught in the crossfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The world’s leading conservation organizations have joined together to fight for the survival of the…
Information technology: Improving the health of machines
Electronic engineers have developed and successfully tested a management system that increases the efficiency of…
Plasmonics: Model makes light work of nanocircuits
A numerical simulation predicts the behavior of a component that controls light for faster computing.