Energy Worries Grow For Japan As Nuclear Plant Shut
Tokyo (AFP) July 19, 2007
Worries about energy supply in Japan grew Thursday as officials said an earthquake-hit nuclear plant would stay shut at least for the summer amid fresh safety fears. The powerful earthquake killed 10 people, injured more than 1,000 and destroyed hundreds of buildings, forcing Japan's fast-growing automakers to curtail production. Measuring 6.8 on the Richter-scale, it struck just nine kilometres ... read more
US And Russia Facing Energy Crises
Moscow (UPI) Jul 20, 2007
New Yorkers still remember the "night of terror" provoked by a blackout on a hot summer's night in 1977, when stores were ransacked, looted and destroyed, buildings were set ablaze, and the police, for the most part, stood helpless. In the 30 years since then, electricity experts have not found a foolproof way of developing electricity systems that would rule out a repetition of such disasters. ... more
Rural Communities Revived By New Energy Projects
London UK (SPX) Jul 20, 2007
A study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, of community renewable energy projects in Britain has found that so far, projects are largely based in the countryside, some quite remote. From wind turbines to shared heating systems, small-scale renewable energy doesn't just help in the fight against climate change. It can also bring people together, revitalise local economies and hel ... more
Scientists Demonstrate Efficient Electrical Spin Injection Into Silicon
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2007
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have efficiently injected a current of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization in the silicon. Silicon is by far the most widely used semiconductor in the device industry, and is the basis for modern electronics.
This demonstration by NRL scientists is a key enab ... more
The Future Of Biofuels Is Not In Corn
London UK (SPX) Jul 20, 2007
The future of biofuels is not in corn, says a new report released today by Food and Water Watch, the Network for New Energy Choices, and the Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment. The corn ethanol refinery industry, the beneficiary of new renewable fuel targets in the proposed energy legislation as well as proposed loan guarantee subsidies in the 2007 Farm Bill, will not s ... more
Sensors May Monitor Aircraft For Defects Continuously
Albuquerque, NM (SPX) Jul 20, 2007
Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for the formation of structural defects, possibly reducing or eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections. Like nerve endings in a human body, in situ sensors offer levels of vigilance and sensitivity to problems that periodic checkups cannot, says Dennis Roach, who leads a Sandia National Laboratories team evalua ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE
The Sky Is Burning Over Ukraine
TECH SPACE
Smart Fabric Biosensors Will Monitor Respiration Rate And Body Temperature In Real Time
SUPERPOWERS
Russia Rejects NATO Offer As Crisis Looms Over CFE
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RAND Study Finds Wind Insurance Costly And Scarce On Gulf Of Mexico Coast
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 19, 2007
Many businesses along the Gulf of Mexico coast have had a difficult time obtaining wind insurance coverage since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma hit in 2005 and have often ended up paying more than twice as much for the insurance as they did previously, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
Gulf Coast businesses are also paying higher wind insurance deductibles while gett ... more
Eat A Steak, Warm The Planet
Paris (AFP) July 18, 2007
A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of beef causes more greenhouse-gas and other pollution than driving for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home, according to a Japanese study. A team led by Akifumi Ogino of the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science in Tsukuba, calculated the environmental cost of raising cattle through conventional farming, slaughtering the animal and distr ... more
Nature's Secrets Yield New Adhesive Material
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 19, 2007
Scientists report they have merged two of nature's most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to produce a synthetic material that one day could lead to more durable and longer-lasting bandages, patches, and surgical materials. As published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, the scientists, supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of th ... more
NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive Ande Easy Process To Produce Solar Panels
Newark NJ (SPX) Jul 19, 2007
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. "The process is simple," said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT's Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. "Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
New Tool To Measure Speeding Nuclei Is A Fast-Beam First
POLITICAL ECONOMY
The Trouble With Sarkozy
CIVIL NUCLEAR
US And India Identify Solutions To Salvage Nuclear Deal
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EERC Providing Renewable Energy Solutions For Remote Area Of Alaska
Grand Forks ND (SPX) Jul 19, 2007
The University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) conducted a feasibility study to determine the most economical solutions to provide biomass energy to the entire Chugachmiut Tribal Community in the village of Port Graham, Alaska, located on the Kenai Peninsula about 180 miles southwest of Anchorage. The village is only accessible by air or water, making traditional ... more
Japan's Quake-Hit Nuclear Plant Ordered To Remain Shut
Kashiwazaki, Japan (AFP) July 18, 2007
Authorities Wednesday ordered the world's largest nuclear plant to stay shut indefinitely after Japan's deadly earthquake, as its operator revealed a radiation leak was worse than thought. As the death toll rose to 10, some of Japan's top automakers said they would reduce or suspend production nationwide because of a parts shortage caused by the quake.
Monday's 6.8 Richter-scale earthquake ... more
Bush Targets Import Safety Amid China Worries
Washington DC (AFP) Jul 18, 2007
US President George W. Bush ordered top aides Wednesday to review the safety of imports into the United States amid public outrage over a series of health scares centered on goods from China. "The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe," he said, after signing an executive order creating a high-level task force to assess US safeguards a ... more
Vattenfall Europe Chief Quits After German Nuclear Incidents
Berlin (AFP) Jul 18, 2007
The head of Vattenfall Europe, an arm of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, resigned Wednesday after a series of incidents, including a fire, at two of the group's German nuclear power plants. Vattenfall Europe chief Klaus Rauscher "has offered to step down from his position," the company said in a statement which named Hans-Juergen Cramer, a member of Vattenfall's German management, as acting hea ... more
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TECH SPACE
BAE Systems To Produce Field Programmable Gate Array For Space Use
SUPERPOWERS
Bush And Putin Still Partners
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Strict Quake Standards Spare Japan Again, But Factory Lines Suspendend
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