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'Sunbelievable' Solar Paint Could Power Home Appliances, Scientists Say Green homeowners may soon be able to say goodbye to unwieldy solar panels thanks to a new paint that generates electricity by harnessing energy from "power-producing nanoparticles, researchers have announced. The paint, dubbed "Sunbelievable" by developers at the University of Notre Dame, looks no different from any other paint used to coat home exteriors and other surfaces. But when hit by light, the semiconducting particles within Sunbelievable produce small amounts of electricity that researchers hope they can magnify in great enough amounts to power home appliances, Science Daily reported. "We want to do something transformative, to move beyond current silicon-based solar technology," research leader and Notre Dame professor Prashant Kamat said. Unfortunately the paint is far from ready to be sold commercially, Kamat explained. That's not stopping many organizations from continuing to invest in traditional solar panel technology.

Nanotechnology Research News | Nanowerk New femto-camera with quadrillion fractions of a second resolution Researchers have built a setup for recording holograms of tiny objects like living cells with a femtosecond speed. The new method allows one to reconstruct phase topography of a studied sample according to deformations that emerge in a laser pulse when it passes through the specimen. Posted: Jun 22nd, 2017 Read more Extremely colorful, incredibly bright and highly multiplexed Self-assembling reagents with tunable colors and brightness enable highly multiplexed tagging and microscopic imaging of complex samples. Posted: Jun 21st, 2017 Guiding brain tumor surgery with nanoprobes Researchers have developed two pH-responsive nanoprobes to guide brain-tumor surgery via the magnetic resonance (MR) and surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) signals activated upon their self-assembly in acidic tumor extracellular fluid. Common silver water treatments could damage DNA Nano-drip by nano-drip Posted: Jun 20th, 2017

Technology Review: The Authority on the Future of Technology On 3D Printing - Tracking the emerging 3D Printing revolution! Seven Amazing New Animals Discovered in 2011 2011 was an exciting year for animal discovery. Unusual frogs, snakes, a bat and even a monkey named after the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll are just a few of the extraordinary animals who are taking the scientific world by storm. Read on to learn more about these amazing creatures. Nicknamed the “Elvis Monkey”, due to their pompadour-like head of fur, Myanmar’s Snub Nose Monkey has a nose that’s so short, it is believed that rainfall causes the animal to sneeze. While there are other known snub nose monkeys, the species located in Myanmar has a white beard, ear tufts and an unusually long tail. While primatologists are just learning of these incredible monkeys, it seems that the locals are familiar with the animals. Hunters often prey upon the helpless creatures during the rainy season when they lay still and tuck their heads between their knees to protect their noses from the rain. The only known photo of R. strykeri was taken by hunters who had slaughtered one animal for food.

» Concept future Future technology The original concept phone P-One Modern mobile phones too similar to each other. The original form and function more reason not welcome. Now all compete only specifications. Concept called P-One, a mobile phone is very different from their present counterparts. Сoncept the large and very powerful Apple iPad pro Samsung has opened a new format of the modern tablet computer, releasing a series of devices Galaxy Tab Pro. Concept Bike Washing Machine Bike-powered washing machines aren't a new idea. Concept the pitch of the smartphone Nokia Lumia 2020 In the high-tech world is changing all so rapidly, that it is difficult to anticipate events at least a year or two. Concept skipping rope, changes color Keep yourself in good shape is not so easy, especially if there is no motivation. Concept Tree – Fresh Water Collector Designed for use in tropical desert areas of Africa and the Americas. Concept of the herbal printer Concept Nokia FIT – On My Fingertips

Scientists make solar cycle, stratosphere and ocean connections BOULDER-Subtle connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the stratosphere, and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according to research appearing this week in the journal Science. The study can help scientists get an edge on eventually predicting the intensity of certain climate phenomena, such as the Indian monsoon and tropical Pacific rainfall, years in advance. An international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) used more than a century of weather observations and three powerful computer models to tackle one of the more difficult questions in meteorology: if the total energy that reaches Earth from the Sun varies by only 0.1 percent across the approximately 11-year solar cycle, how can such a small variation drive major changes in weather patterns on Earth? The answer, according to the new study, has to do with the Sun's impact on two seemingly unrelated regions.

2015 Timeline of Events | Genome Sequencing Timeline | Future Timeline | Technology | Predictions | Events | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2050 | 2100 | 21st century | 22nd century | 23rd century Global economic recovery remains slow Despite indications of recovery, the global economy remains in a fragile state. While growth is strongest in developing countries, it is still slower than during the pre-crisis period. A cautious attitude and ongoing aversion to risk mean that business confidence is tepid – especially in the EU, which has borne the brunt of this disruption.* There is continued political and social unrest in the southern European countries of Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, where debt continues to spiral.* After reaching a plateau in 2008, global trade is showing improvement now, but is still trending at or below the average for the previous few decades. China's annual growth rate, while high compared to most countries, has been slowing in recent years* – due to a combination of local government debt, environmental issues, overcapacity and structural imbalances.* Demographic challenges have emerged from its aging population and declining workforce. Credit: CARMAT

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