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Draw circuits instantly with the Circuit Scribe pen

28/11/2013 15:47

The process of learning about electronic circuits today is pretty low-tech. You are sitting in a high school physics classroom. The teacher demonstrates a circuit at the front of the room while you draw a rough sketch and attempt to describe in words why connecting this thingy with that other...

Carbon Capture and Storage: An Inside Look at a Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) in Action

28/11/2013 15:42

Mg-MOF-74 is an open metal site MOF whose porous crystalline structure could enable it to serve as a storage vessel for capturing and containing the carbon dioxide emitted from coal-burning power plants. (Credit: National Academy of Sciences) A unique inside look at the electronic...

New Energy Conversion Principle May Double Efficiency of Today's Engines

28/11/2013 15:40

Professor Naitoh of the Faculty of Science and Engineering has discovered a new compressive combustion principle that can yield engines with the ultimate level of efficiency. With a thermal efficiency of 60% or more in applications including automobiles, power generation, and aircraft, will their...

Nanotubes Can Solder Themselves, Markedly Improving Device Performance

28/11/2013 15:38

University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world's tiniest soldering iron. Nano-soldering: Self-healing nanotube junctions. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Led by electrical and computer engineering...

Polymer Gel, Heal Thyself: Engineering Team Proposes New Composites That Can Regenerate When Damaged

28/11/2013 15:34

When a chair leg breaks or a cell phone shatters, either must be repaired or replaced. But what if these materials could be programmed to regenerate-themselves, replenishing the damaged or missing components, and thereby extend their lifetime and reduce the need for costly repairs? This is a...

Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles

28/11/2013 15:30

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mobile receiver -- moving engineers closer to their goal of creating highway "stations" that can recharge electric vehicles wirelessly as the...

some exo planet informations

25/11/2013 11:48

Kepler-78b The most astounding fact about Kepler-78b is that it shouldn’t even exist, according to our current knowledge of planetary formation. It is extremely close to its star at only 550,000 miles (900,000 kilometers). As a comparison, Mercury only gets within 28.5 million...

neutron stars

25/11/2013 09:37

At first glance, it seems that the Earth is a rather large object. Over 7 billion people are able to make their homes on the surface of this rocky planet, and the Earth is also home to more than8.7 million species (give or take a few million). Given this impressive scale one could assert that...

15 years since NASA launch ISS

21/11/2013 15:24

Todays marks 15 years since the launch of the International Space Station! So it seems like a good day to remind you of National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA's "spot the station" outreach program. If you sign up on their website they'll send you a text or email every time the ISS is...

Jet Capsule – The Mini, Pod-Like Yacht

15/11/2013 09:06

For those of us without millions of dollars to spend on a luxury yacht, there’s finally relief. Italian design firm Lazzarini Design have created a miniature pod-like yacht that contain all of the luxury you’d find on the world’s most opulent craft. The 25 foot long, 11 foot wide Jet...

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