Tractor beam using sound waves created
A tractor beam, called a sonic tractor beam, has been created by a team of scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Sussex in...
Lion populations in alarming decline in much of Africa
Lion populations in most of Africa are declining alarmingly, a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown. However,...
Trillions of germs in International Space Station
Astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS) share their habitat with trillions of germs – fungus and bacteria that make up the space station’s...
Persian Gulf may become too hot for human life
By the end of this century, parts of the Persian Gulf region may experience unparalleled events of deadly heat due to climate change, say researchers...
Manipulating wrinkles may lead to graphene semiconductors
By manipulating the wrinkles which can form in graphene, researchers at the Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan, believe the two-dimensional structure could...
Droughts and floods in California will be more severe and frequent
Droughts and floods in California will at least double in frequency and become more severe by the end of this century, due mainly to...
Making solar panels and semiconductor devices more cheaply
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way of making solar panels and semiconductor devices less costly and...
Raising solar panel system output by 30%
Researchers in the US and Canada have found a way to get more sunshine on the solar panels in order to raise output by...
Secrets of success in commercializing biotech innovation – interview
What does it take to shepherd a biotech start-up business to commercial success? How do you get biotech innovation - which generally requires enormous investment...
Wind and solar energy will match gas cost by 2020
Generating power from solar and onshore wind farms will probably become competitive with gas-fired power generation by 2020, if gas pays what it should...