DailyTech – Breakthrough With Thermoelectric Compound Could Lead to Better Materials
A new discovery made in thermoelectrical crystal compounds helps explain heat conduction at the molecular scale.
DailyTech – Researchers Develop Carbon Nanotube Filtration Systems
UNC research helps explain the properties of water at very small scales in very small objects.
DailyTech – Working Quantum Encryption System Hailed as Unbreakable
Quantum encryption uses photons to deliver encryption keys
The system sends faint beams of light containing single photons fired a million times per second from which a numerical key can be recovered. The advantage of the system is that if anyone eavesdrops on the communication between nodes the key is disturbed and the node shuts down. At the same time the hacked node shuts down the network is routed to another node to keep it running.
DailyTech – Ozone Hole in 2008 Outgrows 2007 Hole
In 2008 the European Space Agency (ESA) reported that the ozone hole over the Antarctic grew in both size and amount of ozone lost from 2007. While still not as large as the hole in 2006, the hole marks the reverse of a year of gains.
DailyTech – Researchers Want LED “Hot Spots” to Replace Wi-Fi
New research from Boston University’s College of Engineering, funded by a National Science Foundation grant, indicates that LEDs may be not only the integral lighting component of the future, but may also form the backbone of future wireless networks.
DailyTech – Nanoparticles Can Slip Through Skin, Researchers Find
A paper published by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers now confirms that at least one kind of nanoparticle can penetrate a human’s most resistant line of defense against foreign particles: the skin.
Japanese pronouns – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Learning Japanese? Don’t miss this awesome article in Wikipedia.
SCiB, or Super Charge Ion Batteries, are designed to recharge to 90 percent capacity within 10 minutes, and will last longer and endure more recharge cycles than current lithium-ion batteries.
SCiB batteries can endure 5,000 to 6,000 recharge cycles, compared to around 500 cycles for standard lithium-ion batteries
Man who kicked chihuahua to death given slap on wrist – The Mainichi Daily News
Tanaka was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, for property damage and violating the Animal Welfare Law. A 1 million yen damages settlement has been reached.
Japan’s first passenger jet plane boasts high ceiling, large legroom – The Mainichi Daily News
There is room for 70 to 96 seats (four per row) inside the roomy MRJ and a 2.01-meter-high ceiling that is relatively higher than common small airplanes.
Japanese scientists identify daytime sleepiness gene | Japan Probe
It occurs in 1 out of 2,500 individuals in the United States and Europe, but is at least 4 times more frequent in Japanese.
The researchers analyzed the genomes, or DNA, of 222 narcoleptic Japanese and 389 others who did not have that condition, and one gene variant occurred with significant frequency among those with narcolepsy, they wrote in a paper published in Nature Genetics.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Team finds Earth’s ‘oldest rocks’
Earth’s most ancient rocks, with an age of 4.28 billion years, have been found on the shore of Hudson Bay, Canada.
AnandTech: Debunking Power Supply Myths.
Excellent article by Anandtech about PC PSUs
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