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Astute grounding inspires QinetiQ submarine rescue manual
2013-02-04 01:00:00| Naval Technology
When the Royal Navy's newest submarine, Astute, ran aground shortly after being commissioned in October 2010, it risked serious damage to essential systems and the safety of crew members. QinetiQ explains how a decision support tool it has developed
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Spider venom inspires new farming methods
2013-02-03 17:57:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Spider venom inspires new farming methods
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Evolution inspires more efficient solar cell design
2013-01-25 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive -- 10 times pricier than coal, according to some estimates. Organic solar cells -- polymer solar cells that use organic materials to absorb light and convert it into electricity -- could be a solution, but current designs suffer because polymers have less-than-optimal electrical properties. Researchers at Northwestern University have now developed a new...
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Evolution inspires more efficient solar cell design
2013-01-25 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Megan Fellman fellman@northwestern.edu 847-491-3115 Northwestern University Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive - 10 ti…
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Chinese New Year Inspires Line-Cutting Apps
2013-01-25 02:54:24| TechNewsWorld
It is known, rightfully so, as the largest annual migration on Earth -- and the ticket lines, even on the Web, are accordingly long. But there's an app for that -- a few of them, actually. The Lunar New Year, also called the "Spring Festival," has inspired apps that allow people to cut in line, so to speak, on China's rail ministry website.
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