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- New solar power material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat
- 'Reverse engineering' materials for more efficient heating and cooling
- 'Sticky' ends start synthetic collagen growth
- Taxi GPS data helps researchers study Hurricane Sandy's effect on NYC traffic
| New solar power material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat Posted: 29 Oct 2014 06:54 AM PDT A multidisciplinary engineering team developed a new nanoparticle-based material for concentrating solar power plants designed to absorb and convert to heat more than 90 percent of the sunlight it captures. The new material can also withstand temperatures greater than 700 degrees Celsius and survive many years outdoors in spite of exposure to air and humidity. |
| 'Reverse engineering' materials for more efficient heating and cooling Posted: 28 Oct 2014 08:47 AM PDT If you've gone for a spin in a luxury car and felt your back being warmed or cooled by a seat-based climate control system, then you've likely experienced the benefits of a class of materials called thermoelectrics. Thermoelectric materials convert heat into electricity, and vice versa, and have many advantages over traditional heating and cooling systems. Recently, researchers have observed that the performance of some thermoelectric materials can be improved by combining different solid phases. |
| 'Sticky' ends start synthetic collagen growth Posted: 27 Oct 2014 11:48 AM PDT Researchers detail how synthetic collagen helices self-assemble into fibers and gels. The discovery could lead to better synthetic materials for medical applications, they say. Collagen is the most common protein in mammals, a major component of bone and the fibrous tissues that support cells and hold organs together. Discovering its secrets may lead to better synthetic collagen for tissue engineering and cosmetic and reconstructive medicine. |
| Taxi GPS data helps researchers study Hurricane Sandy's effect on NYC traffic Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:04 AM PDT The largest Atlantic hurricane on record, Hurricane Sandy, offered a chance for researchers to try out a new computational method they developed that promises to help municipalities quantify the resilience of their transportation systems to extreme events using only GPS data from taxis. |
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