Monday, July 25, 2011

Week in science: solar fuel and Civ-beating computers

New fuel discovered that reversibly stores solar energy: Scientists from MIT have identified a new solar thermal fuel that should be affordable, stable, and rechargeable. Their proposal combines carbon nanotubes with a well known photoactive chemical, azobenzene, to store solar energy at high densities.

How a computer beat Civilization by RTFM: Researchers have created a software package that can teach itself how to win at Civilization by playing. Then they let it analyze the game's manual, and saw its scores go up significantly.

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