http://www.ccnmag.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:51:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/new_sunflower-inspired_pattern_increases_concentrated_solar_efficiency Just outside Seville, in the desert region of Andalucia, Spain, sits an oasis-like sight: a 100-meter-high pillar surrounded by rows of giant mirrors rippling outward CalTechNews Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:14:28 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/paint-on_solar_cells_developed Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light -- electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside. CalTechNews Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:54:06 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/plant-eating_dinosaur_in_antarctica_discovered For the first time, the presence of large bodied herbivorous dinosaurs in Antarctica has been recorded CalTechNews Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:07:06 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/brighter_future_for_solar_energy The efficiency of conventional solar cells could be significantly increased, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin CalTechNews Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:03:15 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/novel_device_removes_heavy_metals_from_water Engineers at Brown University have developed a system that cleanly and efficiently removes trace heavy metals from water CalTechNews Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:58:03 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/north_america_s_biggest_dinosaur New research from Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies and the State Museum of Pennsylvania has unveiled enormous bones from North America's biggest dinosaur CalTechNews Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:35:17 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/key_discovery_about_atmosphere_of_early_earth Findings, which appear in the are the first direct evidence of what the ancient atmosphere of the planet was like soon after its formation and directly challenge years of research on the type of atmosphere out of which life arose on the planet. CalTechNews Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:41:42 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/insect_cyborgs_as_first_responders_ Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. CalTechNews Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:53:53 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/predators_drive_frog_skin_pattern_evolution Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many skins patterns of the tiny Ranitomeya imitator poison dart frog, according to a study that will be published in an upcoming edition of American Naturalist CalTechNews Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:24:12 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/_super_bacteria_in_even_cleanest_wastewater A new study reveals that treated municipal wastewater -- even wastewater treated by the highest-quality treatment technology -- can result in significant quantities of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, often referred to as "superbacteria," in surface waters. CalTechNews Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:34:06 +0100