heat

Summer burning may be option for pasture maintenance

harminka — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:47:05 -0600

The greater duration of heat in a summer-prescribed burn provides more effective management of encroaching woody or cactus species on rangeland, a Texas AgriLife Research scientist said.

Europa does the wave to generate heat

harminka — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:01:45 -0600

One of the moons in our solar system that scientists think has the potential to harbor life may have a far more dynamic ocean than previously thought.

Deep heat solution to 500-million year mystery

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:35:22 -0600

Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge and from the British Geological Survey have published new research in the journal Geology this month (November) shedding new light on a 500-million year old mystery.

New gene that helps plants beat the heat

harminka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:56:56 -0500

Michigan State University plant scientists have discovered another piece of the genetic puzzle that controls how plants respond to high temperatures. That may allow plant breeders to create new varieties of crops that flourish in warmer, drier climates.

Summer heat too hot for you? What is comfortable?

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:47:29 -0500

Extreme heat or cold is not only uncomfortable, it can be deadly-causing proteins to unravel and malfunction.

Material may help autos turn heat into electricity

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:21:22 -0500

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity.

New possibility to reduce potential for heat illness

harminka — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:19:41 -0500

Cool, dry air flowing between the athlete and their football pads reduces core body temperature and heart rate dramatically, thereby reducing the likelihood of heat-related illness, a study released today at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes shows.

Researchers uncover information on new superconductors

harminka — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:29:25 -0500

The world of physics is on fire about a new kind of superconductor, and a group of researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory led by physicist Pengcheng Dai are in the middle of the heat.

Scientists identify heat sensing regulator

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:17:55 -0500

Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor.

Heat transfer between materials is focus of new research grant

harminka — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:33:18 -0500

Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors.

Fake diamonds help jet engines take the heat

harminka — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:59:07 -0500

Ohio State University engineers are developing a technology to coat jet engine turbine blades with zirconium dioxide -- commonly called zirconia, the stuff of synthetic diamonds -- to combat high-temperature corrosion.

Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires

harminka — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:37:43 -0600

Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S.