Deodorant dilemmas and adopting diesel
DR KARL ON TRIPLE J: Is deodorant bad for you and why does it stop you from smelling? If diesel is used in trucks, why is it not used in cars? Can plasma screens accelerate growth in plants?
View ArticleHigh high in the sky
DR KARL ON TRIPLE J: What colour is the Sun? Plus: Do your eyes or brain make you colour-blind? Can someone parachuting break the sound barrier? How much light is lost when transmitting through...
View ArticleCharges, cuts and stitches
DR KARL ON TRIPLE J: Why do rechargeable batteries need to be run fully flat? Plus: why do shaving cuts bleed more than normally?; and what is runner's 'stitch'?
View ArticleKeeping solar panels free from dust
Technology designed to help space exploration can be used to keep solar panels dust free and energy efficient, say US researchers.
View ArticleVirus-built batteries to provide power
Batteries built by viruses could soon power your mobile phone or be sprayed onto uniforms as wearable power sources.
View ArticlePhone chatter could power mobiles
Scientists from Korea have turned the main ingredient of calamine lotion into a tiny material that converts sound waves into electricity.
View ArticleResearchers power up tiny batteries
They may be as small as grains of salt, but US researchers are developing batteries that pack the power of their larger kin.
View ArticleBusting the baseload power myth
OPINION: Baseload power is not a fundamental requirement of modern energy production, argues Dr David Mills.
View ArticleSun rises on next solar generation
SOLAR ENERGY: Australian scientists are developing a new generation of solar cells that could lead to significant improvements in efficiency, and a much wider range of uses.
View ArticleSolar storms pose risk to technology
SOLAR STORMS: The solar storm that grazed the Earth last week was mild compared to what we might see in the near future.
View ArticleSugarcane fuel cools Brazil's climate
COOL RUNNINGS: Sugarcane grown to power Brazil's cars and trucks has a beneficial side effect: it also cools the local air temperature, report scientists.
View ArticleBiology helps to optimise wind farms
NUMBER CRUCHING: Evolutionary algorithms are being used to work out the best placement of wind turbines to maximise their energy output.
View ArticleFossil fuels: what's not to love!
BERNIE'S BASICS: There's a reason that industrialised countries have such a hard time kicking their fossil fuel habits - when it comes to cheap instant sources of energy, fossil fuels are hard to beat.
View ArticleCoal seam gas 'highlights planning flaws'
CSG DEBATE: Australia urgently needs more sustainable land use planning before allowing further coal seam gas mining, says a leading natural resources expert.
View ArticleResearchers look to quieten wind farms
Scientists say wind turbines don't just generate electricity, they generate noise as well which might be making some people sick.
View ArticleBBQs inspire scientists to reduce drag
HOT SLIDE: Sizzling barbeque hotplates have inspired scientists to reveal a new mechanism to reduce drag.
View ArticleHot rocks key to electricity needs: expert
FUTURE ENERGY: Half of Australia's basic electricity needs could be met by 'hot rocks' within just a few years, says one Australian expert.
View ArticleHow do nuclear reactors work?
ASK AN EXPERT: Does nuclear fission only continue as long as there are atoms to split? And if you super-cooled the atoms, would this stop the chain reaction and prevent a reactor meltdown?
View ArticleHow does nuclear radiation affect the human body?
ASK AN EXPERT: What kind of radiation was detected following the Fukushima disaster and how does it affect the human body?
View ArticleScientists create carbon sponge
Scientists have created a new porous material that has a high capacity for capturing carbon dioxide.
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