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Africa’s first green airport powered by the sun

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

The regional airport in George, a town of just 150,000 residents on South Africa's south coast is Africa's first "green" airport to be powered by the sun. The control tower, escalators, check-in desks, baggage carousels, restaurants and…

A&D

Tidal effects of Venus, Earth and Jupiter influence the sun

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

The Sun's activity is determined by the Sun's magnetic field. Two combined effects are responsible for the latter: The omega and the alpha effect. Exactly where and how the alpha effect originates is currently unknown. Researchers at the…

Energy

‘Supramolecule’ could reduce nuclear, agricultural waste

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals that contaminate water and trigger large…

Featured

A “one-punch” universal flu vaccine

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities have taken another step closer to developing a much more effective, "one-punch" universal flu vaccine. Their latest findings, published online this week in the journal…

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Student creates interactive Pac-Man game with microorganisms

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaNO_SHVG1w An easily assembled smartphone microscope provides new ways of interacting with and learning about common microbes. The open-source device could be used by teachers or in other educational…

Connectivity

Visa accreditation enhances company’s SmartCard portfolio

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

CETECOM, the wireless test and certification lab, is recognized for its expertise in globally provided SmartCard service offerings. Visa has now accredited CETECOM’s US laboratory in Milpitas, California to perform Visa Paywave Contactless…

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Lowering stroke risk through 4D imaging

Editorial Team Oct 10, 2016

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, as it affects 33.5 million patients worldwide. As if having an irregular heart beat wasn't troubling enough, patients with atrial fibrillation are also much more likely to…

A&D

Flares Make A Comeback: No, Not Those Flares…

Editorial Team Oct 7, 2016

Along with the visible light and warmth constantly emitted by our sun comes a whole spectrum of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation that streams toward Earth. A new CubeSat – a miniature satellite that provides a low-cost platform for missions…

Nanotechnology

Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Use your brain

Editorial Team Oct 7, 2016

New research, led by the University of Southampton, has demonstrated that a nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be used to power artificial systems that can mimic the human brain. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) exhibit…

Energy

Solar panels 25% less expensive than last year

Editorial Team Oct 7, 2016

Recently, researchers revealed that energy companies making bids to install large solar farms overseas have listed prices for solar panels that are dramatically lower than in the past. One bid, for a project in China, for example, listed a…