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A Not-So-Heavy Metal As Electrical Conductivity In Textiles Becomes Available Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2007 
Movies and television have educated us more than we know. Thanks to detective thrillers, we understand about the drama of "wearing a wire." But a NASA-sponsored technology is paving the way for all of us to be "wearing a wireless." Metal wiring weaves a less-than-perfect web. Copper is the most common electrical conductor, but as with most metals, it can be heavy, expensive, and breakable. In co ... read more
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Madison WI (SPX) May 22, 2007Storing carbon in agricultural soils presents an immediate option to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming. Farmers who adopt practices that store carbon in soil may be able to "sell" the stored carbon to buyers seeking to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Before farmers can sell carbon credits, however, they need to be able to verify that changing soil management has increase ... more Alarming Acceleration In CO2 Emissions Worldwide 
Stanford, CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Between 2000 and 2004, worldwide CO2 emissions increased at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s-the rate increased from 1.1 % per year during the 1990s to 3.1% per year in the early 2000s. The research, published in the early on-line edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 21-25, also found that the accelerating growth rate is largely due to ... more Television About To Get A Whole Lot Brighter With New LED Technology 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want to make sure future generations of plasma TV watchers will see games like the upcoming NBA Finals in the brightest, most beautiful color possible - for a lot less money. Most people don't think much about the inner workings of LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, which illuminate today's plasma TV screens a ... more Beijing To Turn Garbage Into Power 
Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2007Beijing plans to convert 40 percent of its rubbish into energy via incineration, as part of plans to develop new power sources and deal with landfill problems, state press said Monday. Four incinerators to be built in the capital will have the capacity to burn up to 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily when completed in five years, the Beijing News reported. The four new plants will have the capa ... more Rio Tinto And BP Plan Billion Dollar Clean Coal Plant 
Sydney (AFP) May 21, 2007Mining giant Rio Tinto and energy powerhouse BP Monday announced plans for a 1.5 billion US dollar coal-fired power project in Australia which would capture carbon dioxide to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The clean coal power station would be the first new project for Hydrogen Energy, the company launched by BP and Rio Tinto last week, the two companies said in a statement. The 500 megawat ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2007An interview with Nikolai Zlobin, director of the Russia and Eurasia Project at the World Security Institute (U.S.) Mr. Zlobin, what do you think about Russian-Armenian political and economic relations? I believe these relations reflect the current situation in the CIS and the character of the national leadership in both countries; their views on domestic foreign policy and th ... more GeoOptics Announces 100-Spacecraft Array to Deliver Critical Hurricane And Climate Data 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 21, 2007GeoOptics is an international consortium formed to deploy and operate CICERO, which will consist of 100 micro-satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) performing Global Positioning System and Galileo atmospheric radio occultation (GNSS-RO). CICERO will deliver critical data on the state of the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere in near real time to forecasters and researchers worldwide at an accuracy ... more It Takes People Power To Overcome Disasters 
Washington (UPI) May 18, 2007Efforts to prepare for public health disasters are leaving out a critical component, experts say: the individual citizen. "Citizens have to get involved," said Maurice Ramirez, co-founder of Disaster Life Support of North America, a company that educates officials and the public about disaster preparedness and recovery. "We need to make people be prepared and it's just not happening," Rami ... more DiCaprio Bites Back With Quip That He Caught A Train Across The Atalanic 
Cannes (AFP) France, May 19, 2007Leonardo DiCaprio hit back at charges of hypocrisy Saturday as he unveiled an eco-documentary he wrote, produced and narrated at the Cannes film festival. Asked after the premiere of "The 11th Hour" whether he had taken a fuel-guzzling jet on his way to the French Riviera, the "Titanic" star spat back sarcastically: "No, I took a train across the Atlantic." When the British journalist foll ... more |
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Bonn (AFP) Germany, May 18, 2007Wealthy countries should do more to help developing nations cut back on environmentally damaging practices that could lead to global warming by sharing technology, a Chinese official said. "Some progress has been made, but the industrial countries are reluctant" to transfer technology that could reduce pollution, Ji Zou told AFP while attending a UN climate conference here on Thursday. "Th ... more Iran Building First Indigenous Nuclear Plant 
Tehran (AFP) May 19, 2007Iran has begun building a nuclear power plant using indigenous technology and know-how, the deputy head of Iran's atomic energy organisation was quoted as saying on Saturday. "Building of the first indigenous nuclear plant with a capacity of 360 megawatts has started," state-run television quoted Mohammad Saeedi as saying. He did not say where the plant would be located, but added: "Iran w ... more Fearing Energy Shortage, Thailand Mulls Nuclear 
Bangkok (AFP) May 20, 2007Fearing a looming electricity shortage, Thailand has for the first time included nuclear power as an option in its long-term energy planning, despite worries about environmental problems. The government's planners believe that by the end of the next decade building nuclear plants will be the most affordable way of meeting the country's rapidly growing energy needs. "We estimate that by the ... more US And Algeria To Sign Nuke Deal 
Algiers (AFP) May 20, 2007The United States will sign a deal next month for closer nuclear energy cooperation with Algeria, which has already been provided with a reactor by the Chinese, it was announced here Sunday. A cooperation protocol would be signed "on June 9 during a visit to Algiers by an American expert delegation, including a senior official of the energy department," Algeria's Energy and Mines Minister Chakib ... more
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