en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/light/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/428_efficiency_a_new_record_for_/ Narrowly edging out the previous record set by Spectrolab late last year, two scientists at the University of Delaware have just created a new device that can convert 42.8% of the light striking it into electricity. The solar cell, built by Christina Hons news science 2007-08-02 09:42:18 http://www.newsique.com/science/428_efficiency_a_new_record_for_/ Tree Hugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/428_efficiency.php http://www.newsique.com/sources/treehugger/ 100 Amazing [13] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/428_efficiency_a_new_record_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/mit_discovery_could_unplug_your_/ The latest technical advance out of MIT could dramatically change the drudgery of recharging portable devices: An MIT research team has figured out how to wirelessly illuminate an unplugged light bulb from seven feet away. Details about WiTricity, or w news science 2007-06-07 18:01:29 http://www.newsique.com/science/mit_discovery_could_unplug_your_/ Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/06/mit_discovery_c.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/boston_globe/ 95 Amazing [17] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/mit_discovery_could_unplug_your_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/24_hours_not_enough_see_the_ligh/ Get ready for the 25-hour day. A new study, funded by NASA, shows that it's possible to cram an extra hour into the day. The researchers included Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, director of the sleep medicine division at Harvard Medical School and chief of news science 2007-05-16 08:26:52 http://www.newsique.com/science/24_hours_not_enough_see_the_ligh/ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/14/health/webmd/main2802656.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_2802656 http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Amazing [14] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/24_hours_not_enough_see_the_ligh/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/plants_on_other_planets_might_no/ If trees grow on other planets, their leaves might be red, orange or yellow, and not only in autumn, scientists say. Two new studies detailed in the March issue of the journal Astrobiology find that the color of a planet’s photosynthetic organisms de news science 2007-04-11 16:51:23 http://www.newsique.com/science/plants_on_other_planets_might_no/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18058475/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [18] 40 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/plants_on_other_planets_might_no/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/physicists_modify_double-slit_ex/ Work completed by physics professors at Rowan University shows that light is made of particles and waves, a finding that refutes a common belief held for about 80 years. Shahriar S. Afshar, the visiting professor who is currently at Boston's Institute news science 2007-03-13 09:31:01 http://www.newsique.com/science/physicists_modify_double-slit_ex/ Physorg http://www.physorg.com/news92937814.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/physorg/ 91 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/physicists_modify_double-slit_ex/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/compact_fluorescent_light_bulbs/ If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR, we would save enough energy to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars. news science 2007-02-02 10:34:11 http://www.newsique.com/science/compact_fluorescent_light_bulbs/ www.energystar.gov http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls Interesting [7] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/compact_fluorescent_light_bulbs/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/study_sheds_light_on_spider_sex/ Spiders "talk" to potential mates using a type of light not visible to the human eye, scientists report. A team found that male jumping spiders (Phintella vittata) are using ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to communicate with females. While UVA rays are of news science 2008-05-05 08:19:32 http://www.newsique.com/science/study_sheds_light_on_spider_sex/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7378196.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/study_sheds_light_on_spider_sex/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/black_holes_reveal_more_secrets/ Scientists say they have unlocked some of the secrets behind black holes, the gravitational fields known for sucking up light and stars from the Universe. In a report in the journal Nature, US researchers say they have worked out how black holes emit j news science 2008-04-25 08:24:35 http://www.newsique.com/science/black_holes_reveal_more_secrets/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7364206.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/black_holes_reveal_more_secrets/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/observatory_boasts_darkest_skies/ An observatory has opened in an area of Northumberland recognised as having the least light pollution in England. The �450,000 Kielder Observatory will offer astronomers views of the universe uncluttered by intruding light from towns and cities. T news science 2008-04-25 08:24:34 http://www.newsique.com/science/observatory_boasts_darkest_skies/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7366394.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/observatory_boasts_darkest_skies/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/cosmic_treasure_trove_revealed/ A Nasa space probe measuring the oldest light in the Universe has found that cosmic neutrinos made up 10% of matter shortly after the Big Bang. Five years of study data also shows that the first stars took over half a billion years to light up the Univ news science 2008-03-12 08:21:43 http://www.newsique.com/science/cosmic_treasure_trove_revealed/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7288463.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/cosmic_treasure_trove_revealed/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_hybrid_research/ Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority granted permission after a consultation showed the public were "at ease" with the idea. Experts said it wa news science 2008-01-17 08:21:52 http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_hybrid_research/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7193820.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_hybrid_research/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/hubble_peers_into_dark_matter_we/ Astronomers have revealed the effects of unseen dark matter as it tugs on galaxies in a crowded supercluster. Dark matter acts as invisible cosmic "scaffolding" upon which visible stars and galaxies are assembled. The dark matter in this instance ha news science 2008-01-15 08:17:26 http://www.newsique.com/science/hubble_peers_into_dark_matter_we/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7187026.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/hubble_peers_into_dark_matter_we/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/low-energy_bulb_disposal_warning/ The Environment Agency has called for more information to be made available on the health and environmental risks posed by low-energy light bulbs. It says because the bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, more information about safe recycling is need news science 2008-01-07 08:23:32 http://www.newsique.com/science/low-energy_bulb_disposal_warning/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7172662.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/low-energy_bulb_disposal_warning/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/new_efficient_bulb_sees_the_ligh/ A new type of super-efficient household light bulb is being developed which could spell the end of regular bulbs. Experts have found a way to make Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) brighter and use less power than energy efficient light bulbs currently on t news science 2007-12-28 08:17:55 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_efficient_bulb_sees_the_ligh/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7162606.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_efficient_bulb_sees_the_ligh/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/new_light_on_victorian_images/ A selection of striking Victorian images, ranging from a limpet's tongue to the the suckers of a beetle are going on display in Belfast. The images were created by a University of Ulster academic using microscope slides prepared by Victorian microscopi news science 2007-11-06 08:15:17 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_light_on_victorian_images/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7078702.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_light_on_victorian_images/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_break_the_speed_of_li/ It was supposed to be the one speed limit you cannot break. But scientists claim to have demonstrated there is the possibility of travel faster than the speed of light. The feat contradicts one of the key tenets of Einstein's special theory of relat news science 2007-08-16 08:28:20 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_break_the_speed_of_li/ Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=475587&in_page_id=1965 http://www.newsique.com/sources/daily_mail/ 91 Under Rated [1] 50 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_break_the_speed_of_li/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/stargazers_enjoy_meteor_show/ Thousands of people in the northern hemisphere have witnessed a spectacular light show of shooting stars, known as the Perseid meteor shower. The annual event coincided with a new Moon, providing stargazers with the best viewing conditions for years. news science 2007-08-13 16:57:42 http://www.newsique.com/science/stargazers_enjoy_meteor_show/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6940962.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/stargazers_enjoy_meteor_show/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_flash_fantastic/ A major new particle accelerator is to be built at Hamburg, Germany, that is capable of producing super-brilliant, ultra-short flashes of X-ray light. The intense beam made in the 3.4km-long (2.1 miles) machine will probe how matter is pieced together news science 2007-06-06 15:29:23 http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_flash_fantastic/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6719659.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/green_light_for_flash_fantastic/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/genes_shed_light_on_fish_fingers/ A genetic study has shed light on the mystery of how fish made the move from water to land millions of years ago. Previous research had suggested that fish had made an abrupt genetic jump to acquire land-friendly limbs. But a US team has now shown t news science 2007-05-24 10:41:12 http://www.newsique.com/science/genes_shed_light_on_fish_fingers/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6683261.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/genes_shed_light_on_fish_fingers/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/bright_idea_creates_25-hour_day/ Our natural daily 24-hour cycle could be stretched by an extra hour safely and simply by exposure to pulses of bright light, research suggests. Experts say it could prove useful for astronauts adapting for long-term missions to Mars - where a day lasts news science 2007-05-16 18:45:51 http://www.newsique.com/science/bright_idea_creates_25-hour_day/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/6654017.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/bright_idea_creates_25-hour_day/#comments