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Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Kimberly Patch	Material soaks up the sun The semiconductor indium nitride got a raw deal a few decades back when it was misclassified as a mediocre photovoltaic. It turns out the stuff could be a champ at changing sunlight into electricity. If all goes according to plan, indium nitride will make for more efficient solar cells.
Chemistry World January 10, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Atomic Inspection for Nuclear Waste Storage Scientists have announced a new way to assess the safety of storing nuclear waste. Already, the method has shown that the ceramic mineral zircon, a candidate for storing nuclear waste for over 250,000 years, would lose its ordered structure in a far shorter time.
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TIME Asia February 28, 2011 Eben Harrell	Nuclear Batteries Hyperion Power Generation Inc. offers the nuclear battery -- so called because it is cheap, small and easily transportable and has many environmental benefits. It also has its detractors.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 David Meier	Foolish FAQ: The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis A nuclear expert sheds light on Japan's failing reactor.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Neil Savage	Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record Recycling photons raises the energy output.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Moore & Aurilio	The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.
Technology Research News March 12, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Cheap solar power on deck Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara have come up with a new type of solar cell that may be much less expensive to manufacture than today's solar cells and can be improved to be nearly as efficient.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson	The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what?
Salon.com December 10, 2001 Damien Cave	Nukes now! Post-Sept. 11, isn't it time to get off our fossil fuel fixation and take another look at nuclear power?
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Neil Savage	Nanowire Silicon Solar Cell for Powering Small Circuits A new type of solar cell made from a nanometer-scale wire might one day provide an on-chip power source for nanoelectronic devices or run microscopic robots, say scientists.
IEEE Spectrum April 9, 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	Antineutrino Detector Could Spot Atom Bomb Cheats A new type of detector that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories, recently tested detects particles known as antineutrinos that fly out of the reactor. The device can help in monitoring nuclear reactors.
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Peter Coy	The Prospect for Safe Nuclear Power Fukushima has cast a pall over the industry, just as new designs are showing promise of making reactors far safer. Will fear bring progress to a halt -- or stimulate demand for smarter solutions?
PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Sascha Segan	Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up.
Wired February 2005 Schwartz & Reiss	Nuclear Now! How clean, green atomic energy can stop global warming.
Technology Research News May 19, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Solar Crystals Get 2-for-1 Ordinary solar cells are designed to generate one electron for every photon they absorb. Solar cells made from nanocrystals open another possibility -- two electrons for every photon -- that promises to boost the potential amount of energy that can be harvested from the sun.
Chemistry World September 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Alkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Mark Anderson	New Cold Fusion Evidence Reignites Hot Debate Telltale neutrons appear, but skepticism remains.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Toby Shute	2 More Reasons for Solar Investors to Sweat These tech titans are looking to take solar by storm.
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Leonard J. Bond	Fitness Tests for Old Nuclear Reactors Can nuclear power stations operate safely for 80 years?
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 M. V. Ramana	More Missiles Than Megawatts India's nuclear choices have favored warheads over civilian reactors, and those choices are taking their toll. Between its burgeoning economy and a population that is projected to eclipse China's by 2050, India has difficult choices to make regarding its energy future.
Chemistry World March 17, 2011 Ned Stafford	Uncertainty for nuclear power Political fallout from the Japanese disaster has spread to Europe and will no doubt have a lasting impact on nuclear power policy and research funding.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2007 Christine Todd Whitman	The Case For Nuclear Power Nuclear power is a chance to meet our future energy needs while preserving the Earth's climate.
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Peter Fairley	Nuclear Wasteland With visions of nuclear electricity "too cheap to meter" long gone, the case for breeder reactors has shifted from creation of new fuels to management of spent fuels. The French are recycling nuclear waste. Should other countries follow suit?
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Mineral Crumbles Under Nuclear Heat When it comes to storing nuclear waste, it turns out that zircon can't take the heat. A new, high-resolution look at the mineral -- previously thought to be a model material for storing nuclear waste -- reveals that it is quick to succumb to radiation damage.
Popular Mechanics December 29, 2008 Jeremy Jacquot	3 Projects We Hope to See From the DOE's Next Nuclear Research Facility Studying rare nuclear isotopes with unstable, short-lived nuclei has plenty of practical and commendable applications in medicine, national security, and cosmology.
Chemistry World November 8, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Radiation Damage Puzzle Cracked Two studies have provided new insight into how radiation causes nano-scale defects in materials, changing their properties dramatically or leading to dangerous cracks that weaken them.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Jack Uldrich	GE Cleans Up Investors looking for a safe play in "clean tech" should consider this giant conglomerate.
Popular Mechanics February 27, 2008 Joanna Borns	Florida Outage Aside, New Plants Pave Clean Road for Nuke Power The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) just offered its annual outlook for the future of nuclear power, and it's optimistic.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale	Cell Phone Sensors Detect Radiation to Thwart Nuclear Terrorism Researchers are engineering cell phones that help detect potential terrorist threats such as radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons.
National Defense December 2010 Grace V. Jean	Advancing Hidden Nuclear Material Detection On any given day, ships and trucks deliver cargo containers filled with tons of imported goods. Homeland security officials have long warned that terrorists may use them to smuggle nuclear materials into the United States.
National Defense October 2010 Richard McPherson	Modular Nuclear Reactors May Hold the Key to U.S. Energy Security To move in the direction of energy security, the United States needs a sustainable nuclear power industry that can provide distributed electrical and thermal energy.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Otis Port	Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry.
IEEE Spectrum August 2010 Adee & Guizzo	Nuclear Reactor Renaissance Nuclear reactor design is poised for a desperately needed revival. Here are seven contenders
InternetNews May 25, 2007 David Needle	The Sun's For Mobile Phones Motorola patent could lead to cell phones powered by solar energy.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2008 Toby Shute	Nuclear? That's So 1950s The characterization of nuclear power as outdated is nonsense. Like geothermal and wind, the technology has moved forward considerably since its earliest application.
Technology Research News December 19, 2005	Quantum computing: qubits Quantum bits, or qubits, are the quantum equivalent of the transistors that make up today's computers. There are four established qubit candidates: ion traps, quantum dots, semiconductor impurities, and superconducting circuits.
Chemistry World April 21, 2015 Osman Mohamed	Ultrasound test echoes with battery charge Researchers in the US have shown that ultrasound echoes can indicate density changes to provide a simple and non-invasive method for measuring charge within any battery.
Wired November 2006 John Hockenberry	Building a Better Battery They run out of juice - or burst into flames - at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a decent battery?
National Defense August 2009 Grace V. Jean	Taking a Shot at Nuclear Terrorism Cleveland BioLabs Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., has developed a radiation countermeasure, called Protectan CBLB502. When given as a single injection, as many as 80 percent of those exposed to total body irradiation could survive.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Nader Elhefnawy	The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation Record oil prices and long-term concerns about fossil fuel supplies have helped revive interest in nuclear energy production, but little consideration has been given to the security implications of using it on a global scale.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Harry Goldstein	Q&A With: Sudhinder Thakur This leading executive in India's civilian nuclear power program tells us that his country's recent agreement with the United States will help in a plan to use thorium as a fuel.
Chemistry World April 12, 2010 Andy Extance	Balloon model bursts battery charge gap Over-simplifying chemical processes occurring in batteries has obscured an opportunity to improve energy efficiency, according to Slovenian and German scientists.
Chemistry World September 22, 2014 David Bradley	Molten metal batteries set to store grid power Storing electricity from intermittent, but renewable, sources such as wind and solar power and even from more conventional power stations, could allow national electrical grids to meet demand more consistently.
Wired September 2004 Spencer Reiss	Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom Explosive growth has made the People's Republic of China the most power-hungry nation on earth. Get ready for the mass-produced, meltdown-proof future of nuclear energy.
PC World February 21, 2007 Narasu Rebbapragada	Your Not-So-Free Phone The cost of replacement batteries is a significant factor in the total amount that you'll pay for your cell phone.
National Defense January 2009 Grace V. Jean	Future of Nuclear Energy Hinges on Recycling Technology The industry's Achilles' heel is the radioactive waste that is produced in the process of generating power, experts say.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Healthier Glow for Nuclear Power? Could nuclear power once again be the answer to our energy needs?
Wired October 23, 2007 Michael Levi	In the Search for Loose Nukes, a Little Propaganda Goes a Long Way Strategic communication misleads terrorists into believing that nuclear attempts are futile.