Science news articles about 'power transmission lines'

  • Magnet lab research suggests novel superconductor

    ... magnets to a new generation of superconducting electric motors, generators and power transmission lines. The research also adds to the long list of mysteries surrounding superconductivity, providing ...
  • Earthquakes may endanger New York more than thought, says study

    ... other things, they say that the controversial Indian Point nuclear power plants, 24 miles north of the city, ... main gas, oil and power transmission lines all cross the parallel active faults, making ...
  • BioScience tip sheet, March 2009

    ... species' prime habitat poses a further risk, since the birds avoid wind turbines and their associated power transmission lines. This behavior means the facilities form barriers that ...
  • Nanotubes take flight

    ... be a godsend for engineers in almost every field. They could be used in lightweight, superefficient power-transmission lines for next-generation electrical grids, for example, and in ultra-strong and ...
  • Scientists detect 'fingerprint' of high-temp superconductivity above transition temperature

    ... super-conducting materials for real-world practical devices such as zero-loss power transmission lines. Many previous studies have hinted that the higher temperature "parent" state in copper-oxide, ...

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