Engineers at the Johns Hopkins and Lehigh Universities are pushing the limits of a phenomenon called Raman scattering, and are beginning to ask if it is possible to actually cool a circuit using beams of light.
Posts Tagged ‘futurism’
October 17th, 2012
Could the Raman Shift Cool Material With Light?
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Friday Roundup: A Room Temperature Superconductor? Evolution in the Lab, and Turning Heat to Electricity
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In today’s Friday Roundup we spot evidence of superconductivity at room temperature, and researchers beat a record for transforming heat directly into electricity. Meanwhile, the genetic evolution of a new trait in bacteria is documented in detail.
September 7th, 2012
Friday Roundup: A Cure for Paralysis and A Solution for Dark Matter and Energy
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Researchers have managed to return feeling to patients with paralysis for the first time ever, and a new theory makes predictions that could resolve the dark matter and dark energy problems faced by current physics. Meanwhile, we discover that a species of bird appears to hold “funerals” for their dead.
August 23rd, 2012
Friday Roundup: Gasoline From CO2, DNA on Titan, and a 700 Terabyte DNA Microchip
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For today’s Friday Roundup, scientists invent a bacteria that could turn waste into fuel, and NASA discovers that Titan probably has DNA fragments in its atmosphere. Meanwhile, Harvard stores 700 terabytes of data on a DNA microchip, and a chimp solves problems using stone tools.
August 16th, 2012
Friday Roundup: New Breakthrough at LHC, Record Shattering Entanglement, and Plate Tectonics on Mars
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For today’s Friday Roundup, the LHC probes quark soup, plate tectonics are discovered on Mars, and a quantum entanglement record has been shattered. Also a method for extracting energy from wastewater could turn water treatment plants into giant batteries.
August 2nd, 2012
Friday Roundup: Cancer and HIV Cures, New Human Ancestor, and “Happiness Buttons”
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For this week’s Friday Roundup, actual humans (not rats) are being cured of cancer and HIV, and ancient humans bred with an unknown species. Happiness centers in the brain are being discovered, and laziness and fatness might have nothing to do with each other. A record breaking laser is blowing up atoms, Germany set a new record for green energy, and if you want to remember something: rest your eyes for a while.
July 21st, 2012
Madeline Ashby on “vN,” Women in SF, and Futurism
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So far she’s played mostly in the short story realm, but her first novel’s due at the end of the month, and it’s already proven worthy of highly positive reviews from sites like i09. Here’s what she has to say about her book, vN