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MIT opens new 'window' on solar energy

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Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that.
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Metals Shape Up with a Little Help from Friends

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Technology news // 30 June, 2008 01:46:00
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Cornell researchers have developed a method to self-assemble metals into complex configurations with structural details about 100 times smaller than a bacterial cell by guiding metal particles into the desired form using soft polymers.

Harnessing solar energy like plants do

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Technology news // 23 June, 2008 01:14:00
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MIT chemists see near-term promise in mimicking photosynthesis

Nanoglassblowing Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules

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Technology news // 12 June, 2008 05:13:00
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have found beauty in a new fabrication technique called "nanoglassblowing" that creates nanoscale fluidic devices.

Roadrunner supercomputer fastest in world

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Technology news // 08 June, 2008 09:49:00
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The Roadrunner high-performance computer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is now the fastest in the world. The computer, developed in partnership with IBM and housed at the Laboratory, reached a petaflop of sustained performance.

New titanium manufacturing process

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Technology news // 20 May, 2008 01:34:00
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New non-melt consolidation process being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and industry partners.

Solving Graphene Mystery

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Technology news // 15 May, 2008 01:07:00
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Graphene has proven a difficult material for researchers to tame. Peter Feibelman's computational simulation suggests an explanation for why iridium atoms nest regularly atop a base of graphene grown over an iridium substrate.

Rensselaer Student Invents Alternative to Silicon Chip

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Technology news // 12 May, 2008 12:13:00
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Rensselaer student has invented a new transistor that uses a compound material known as gallium nitride (GaN), which has remarkable material properties.

Made-to-order isotopes

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Technology news // 08 May, 2008 01:15:00
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The future of nuclear physics is in designer isotopes - the relatively new power scientists have to make specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies.

New Source for Biofuels

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Technology news // 23 April, 2008 01:21:00
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A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide a significant portion of the nation's transportation fuel if production can be scaled up.

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