Man-Made Soot Contributed To Warming In Greenland In The Early 20th Century
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
New research shows that industrial development in North America between 1850 and 1950 greatly increased the amount of black carbon--commonly known as soot-- that fell on Greenland's glaciers and ice sheets. The soot impacted the ability of the snow and ice to reflect sunlight, which contributed to increased melting and higher temperatures in the region during those years. This discovery may help ... read more
Climate Change And Permafrost Thaw Alter Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Northern Wetlands
East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
Permafrost - the perpetually frozen foundation of North America - isn't so permanent anymore, and scientists are scrambling to understand the pros and cons when terra firma goes soft.
Permafrost serves like a platform underneath vast expanses of northern forests and wetlands that are rooted, literally, in melting permafrost in many northern ecosystems. But rising atmospheric temperatures a ... more
Quantum Analog Of Ulam's Conjecture Can Guide Molecules And Reactions
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
Like navigating spacecraft through the solar system by means of gravity and small propulsive bursts, researchers can guide atoms, molecules and chemical reactions by utilizing the forces that bind nuclei and electrons into molecules (analogous to gravity) and by using light for propulsion. But, knowing the minimal amount of light required, and how that amount changes with the complexity of the m ... more
New World Record For A Superconducting Magnet Set At National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
A collaboration between the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University and industry partner SuperPower Inc. has led to a new world record for a magnetic field created by a superconducting magnet. The new record -- 26.8 tesla -- was reached in late July at the magnet lab's High Field Test Facility and brings engineers closer to realizing the National Research Council goal ... more
Driving Changes For The Car Of The Future
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
Casting technology developed by the Light Metals Flagship has given the Australian automotive industry a technical boost in the move to make lighter, more fuel-efficient cars. The technology, T-Mag, enables super-light magnesium alloys to be cast into high-integrity, high-strength automotive components. Low production costs make T-Mag castings cost-competitive with aluminium and steel automotive ... more
Conventional Plowing Is Skinning Our Farmlands
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth's soil supply, a new study confirms. In fact, long-established practices appear to increase soil erosion to the point that it is not offset by soil creation, said David Montgomery, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences.
No-till ag ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Japan Looks To Turn Straw Into Biofuel Amid Price Crunch
CAR TECH
Toyota To Delay Launch Of New Hybrids
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Indian PM's Communist Allies Reject Landmark US Nuke Deal
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Russia To Commission Second Unit Of China Tianwan NPP In Sept
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 10, 2007
Russia's nuclear equipment export monopoly Atomstroyexport confirmed Tuesday it will commission the second unit of China's Tianwan nuclear power plant in September. The company is building the Tianwan NPP in eastern China's port city of Lianyungang under a 1992 agreement. The plant features improved VVER-1000 reactors and K-100-6/3000 turbo generators.
"Atomstroyexport will start commissio ... more
Division Of The Caspian
Washington (UPI) Aug 09, 2007
Russia's recent effort to claim unilaterally its northern seabed to the North Pole has highlighted the race to divide the globe's remaining waters for nation's benefits. Besides the Arctic, these include Antarctica and the Caspian. Of the three, the Caspian is the most hotly contested, as extraction efforts are already under way, and the battle involves not only the riverain powers Russia, Iran, ... more
Nanoparticle Technique Could Lead To Improved Semiconductors
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 10, 2007
Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin. As electrical charges travel through plastic semiconductors, they can be trapped much like a marble rolling on a bumpy surface becomes trapped in a deep hole. These traps of ch ... more
Russia's Strategic Aviation Holds Tactical Exercises In Arctic
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 09, 2007
Russia's strategic aviation started Wednesday an active phase of military exercises to fly over the North Pole and conduct test launches of cruise missiles, an Air Force spokesman said. During the active phase, four Tu-160 Blackjack, 12 Tu-95 Bear-H strategic bombers, and 14 Tu-22 Backfire-C theater bombers will conduct simulated bombing raids, and more than ten cruise missile launches at the Pe ... more
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FARM NEWS
Chinese Prosperity Will Set Off Global Food Inflation
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Europe Gives Ukraine 460 Million Euros To Build Chernobyl Sarcophagus
ENERGY TECH
Iraq Oil Deals Signed Under Saddam Up For Review
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Russian Hostages Freed In Nigeria
Miami (UPI) Aug 08, 2007
Six Russian hostages held by militants in the Niger Delta were freed after more than two months amid gang violence in Port Harcourt that left at least 15 dead. The six Russians were taken hostage June 3 while working at an aluminum factory run by Russian firm UC RUSAL, the No. 1 producer of aluminum in the world. The captives were among the more than 200 people abducted so far this year by milit ... more
Changing The Rings: A Key Finding For Magnetics Design
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2007
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) have done the first theoretical determination of the dominant damping mechanism that settles down excited magnetic states-"ringing" in physics parlance-in some key metals. Their results, published in the Physical Review Letters, point to more efficient methods to predict the dyn ... more
Russia Oil Firm Russneft Securities Seized
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 09, 2007
Investigators from Russia's Interior Ministry said Wednesday they had seized on a court order 100% of private oil group RussNeft's securities. The seizure had been requested by the Interior Ministry, whose investigators are conducting a tax evasion and illegal business probe against the company's CEO. "On July 31, Moscow's Lefortovo district court upheld a motion to seize 100% of the company's s ... more
Belarus Pays Gazprom Bill For Russian Natural Gas In Full
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 09, 2007
Belarus has fully paid its $460 million debt for Russian natural gas supplies, ending a dispute between the country and Gazprom, the state-controlled gas giant said Wednesday. "Gazprom today received the last installment of debt payment for Russian gas supplied in the first half of the year," company spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said. Gazprom threatened last Wednesday to slash gas supplies to Bel ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY
China To Severely Punish Those In Tainted Toys Scandal
CAR TECH
US Should Consider Gas Tax Says Ford Chief
CAR TECH
GM Sales In China To Hit One Million Vehicles
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