Tag: science
Clear glass solar panels could charge mobile phones and electric cars
A new type of window glass that is effectively a transparent solar panel could be used to charge mobile phones, electric cars and power homes, scientists say. A working model of the glass has been created to show the viability of the process, but it now needs to be refined, made more efficient and brought…
Mathematician Alan Turing to feature on new £50 note
Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing will be the next person to feature on the £50 note, the Bank of England has confirmed. The selection of the mathematician, who is often credited as being the father of computer science, was announced at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, who…
Phenomenon which baffled Einstein captured in photo for first time
Scientists have captured a photograph for the first time of a phenomenon which Albert Einstein once described as “spooky action at a distance”. The image is of a strong form of quantum entanglement, where two particles interact with each other and share their physical states for an instant – no matter how great the distance which…
Scientists developing robots to clean train carriages
Robots that can clean train carriages and drones that can inspect railway bridge arches are being developed by scientists in two new research projects. The Heriot-Watt University researchers are working on robotised mobile inspection platforms that can operate in hard-to-reach areas such as between and under the seats of a train carriage. The robot platforms will detect…
Public urged to help digitise millions of historical weather records
The public are being asked to lend a hand in digitising millions of historical weather records in a bid to better predict the future of the world’s climate. With 2.5 million pieces of data from between 1860 and 1880 not stored in digital form, scientists are unable to quickly access and compare measurements from the…
Scientists design ingestible electronic pill that can be controlled wirelessly
An electronic capsule that can be ingested and controlled wirelessly to deliver drugs has been designed by scientists, in an effort to reduce surgical procedures. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe that the device could be used to provide drugs to users for a variety of diseases that require medication over longer periods…
#eclipse2015 live from Newquay – the first social media eclipse
Twitter is awash with solar eclipse tweets this morning as well as brands jumping in with eclipse related hashtags to try to make money out of the natural phenomenon (#oreoeclipse is that really a thing?) in what is the first proper eclipse of the social media age. But the fact is that for a lot…
Could windows soon be turned into solar panels?
Solar panels are the future - but are also difficult to fit into the home. But what if your windows could be used to generate power? New research from Michigan State University suggests solar cells could be completely transparent - replacing boring old glass. According to Science Daily the way it works is rather than…
Can Twitter help with ecological research?
It turns out Twitter isn't just for tweeting abuse at newspaper columnists after all. Check out this clever use of hashtags that is helping scientists keep check on the environment. Over the weekend it appears that Sergei Krupenin, who works…
Star Trek replicator 'close to reality'
They were much-loved scenes in Star Trek: The Next Generation – Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard walking up to the replicator and ordering, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot". The replicator on board the Starship Enterprise (and also seen in the spinoff shows…
