Nanotechnology breakthrough revolutionizes laser printing

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Scientists are trialling 'hydricity' - a new power source that combines solar energy and hydrogen

  • 16 Dec 2015

An international team of scientists has come up with a new type of energy system they're calling 'hydricity', which combines the power of sunlight with hydrogen fuel.

XXL Hunt for Galaxy Clusters

Observations from ESO telescopes provide crucial third dimension in probe of Universe's dark side. ESO telescopes have provided an international team of astronomers with the gift of the

The quantum computing era is coming - fast

Processors using quantum mechanics are reportedly achieving much greater problem-solving speed.

Electron 'Lifespan' Is At Least 5 Quintillion Times The Age Of The Universe

Basic physics suggests that electrons are essentially immortal. A fascinating experiment recently failed to overthrow this fundamental assumption.

It's a Deal! Pact Approved to Stop Global Warming

A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris.

Scientists teach computers how to learn like humans

US scientists create a computer model that enables computers to recognise and draw simple alphabet symbols that are indistinguishable from those created by humans.

Musk, other tech chiefs back artificial intelligence startup with $1 billion

Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives are pouring $1 billion into a non-profit aimed at creating artificial intelligence that augments humans’ capabilities, rather than making them obsolete.

Global fossil-fuel emissions predicted to decline for 2015

An international research team reports that the rapid increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has slowed in the past two years, underlining the need for action to permanently lower emissions.

Ceres Rotation and Occator Crater

Dwarf planet Ceres is shown in these false-color renderings, which highlight differences in surface materials. Images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft were used to create a movie of Ceres rotating, followed by a flyover view of Occator Crater, home of Ceres’ brightest area.

Tata Power Solar commissions world's largest rooftop solar array

The 12 MW installation will be built across eight sheltered venues at a single premise at the R.S.S.B. Educational & Environmental Society in Amritsar, India.

Black holes have a size limit of 50 billion suns

Physicists have firmed up a theoretical limit on the mass of a black hole by figuring out when it will disrupt the disc that feeds it.

Skywatcher Snaps Mesmerizing View of Spider Nebula (Photo)

Astrophotographer Ron Brecher took this image of IC 417, known as the spider nebula, from Guelph, Ontario.