Important Innovations Collection

Brand New Material & Phenomena Discovered by German Scientists                                        Source:  University of Konstanz 20 Year Prediction Comes True Physicists in Germany have discovered an entirely new state of matter - liquid glass.  The team at Germany's University of Konstanz says the new material is unlike anything they've seen and has very unusual properties.  The new state of matter is a mysterious process that takes place between liquid and solid states of glass.  The atoms of liquid glass can move but they can't rotate.  The molecules appear to be locked in a endless struggle between the liquid and solid states of glass.  For more than 20 years, scientists have predicted the possibility of liquid glass and have worked to discover it.  The German team is the first to do it. Significance of the Discovery - Explain...

Invention Could Make Electricity Dramatically Cheaper, Faster, More Powerful Source:  University of Rochester New Discovery - University of Rochester University of Rochester engineers have created a super, superconductor that could save the world billions of dollars in annual electricity costs.  The engineers created a material composed of hydrogen, carbon and sulfur which becomes a superconductor when squeezed between two diamonds.  Superconductors are materials that effortlessly conduct electricity with no resistance and no energy lost.  Until the University of Rochester breakthrough, superconductors only worked at extremely cold temperatures of minus 100 degree Fahrenheit and below.  The new superconductor works at room temperature of 59 degrees.  That opens up the possibility of widespread use. Why This is Such a Big Deal This breakthrough superconductor could usher in an age of dramatically cheaper, faster and more powerful electricity.  According...

Global Race to Create the First - New Breakthrough Source:  Drawing from University of Sussex of a Laser Pulse in a Chip UK Physicists Now Steps Closer British physicists have just made a breakthrough in the development of a portable atomic clock.  Scientists from around the world have been in a race to create the first portable atomic clock.  The team at the University of Sussex has moved ahead of the competition by using cutting edge laser technology. Efficiency Improvement Their approach has greatly improved the efficiency of  the part of the clock called the lancet that does the counting.  The efficiency has been improved by 80%. Replacing Satellite Mapping like GPS According to lead researcher Dr. Allessia Pasquazi, this moves the scientific community closer to portable atomic clocks replacing satellite mapping like GPS.  The clocks work on extremely accurate geo-mapping that  enables access to your location and route without satell...