Reflections On Space Progress In The 50 Years Since Sputnik
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007
The space age began 50 years ago this October, when the former Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, sparking a U.S.-Soviet space race. Scientists and engineers gathered at the California Institute of Technology Sept. 20 and 21 to talk about space milestones of the past and future exploration. Mike O'Sullivan reports, they say the next 50 years should be even more exiting than the ... read more
Physicists Establish Spooky Quantum Communication
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Oct 02, 2007
Physicists at the University of Michigan have coaxed two separate atoms to communicate with a sort of quantum intuition that Albert Einstein called "spooky." In doing so, the researchers have made an advance toward super-fast quantum computing. The research could also be a building block for a quantum internet. Scientists used light to establish what's called "entanglement" between two atoms, wh ... more
Feeding The World Without Genetic Engineering
Manhattan KS (SPX) Oct 02, 2007
The work of a Kansas State University professor is challenging the assumption that genetically engineered plants are the great scientific and technological revolution in agriculture and the only efficient and cheap way to feed a growing population.Jianming Yu, an assistant professor of agronomy, is teaming with Rex Bernardo, a professor of agronomy and plant genetics at the University of Minneso ... more
Japan gets extra seconds to brace for quakes
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 1, 2007
Shunsuke Kobayashi's mind blanked for a couple of seconds as a quake alarm rang through the house, making him freeze on the spot before he came to his senses and dived under a table.
"Quake of magnitude 6.5 to hit in 15 seconds: 10, nine, eight, seven...," a calm female voice announced until the sound of crashing furniture and splitting glass filled the room.
While Japan is used to freq ... more
Tourism set to suffer from the climate change it generates: UN
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 1, 2007
A booming worldwide tourism industry could prove its own worst enemy by contributing to the global warming that threatens some of the planet's most prized destinations, UN agencies warned Monday.
If no measures are taken, tourism's impact on climate change is set to more than double in the next 30 years, according to advance data from a report by the UN tourism, environment and weather agenc ... more
Analysis: Yemen, Jordan hope for nuclear
Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2007
Deals to build nuclear power plants in Yemen and Jordan have come sooner than many expected, but a lack of funding and internal violence could derail those plans before they ever get off the ground.
Many countries in the Middle East are considering nuclear power, hoping to free up petroleum reserves for export, and also to balance Iran's nuclear ambitions. Among others, regional heavywe ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Scottish police arrest more than 170 anti-nuclear protestors
ENERGY TECH
Air Force Energy Initiatives Focus On Fuel
CIVIL NUCLEAR
France's EDF aims to build first nuclear plant in US in 2015
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Paris adopts 'climate plan' to slash emissions
Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2007
Paris on Monday adopted a plan aimed at slashing the city's greenhouse-gas emissions and energy use, as France gears up for a high-profile conference on the environment.
Under the plan adopted by the mayors of Paris's 20 districts, both left- and right-wing, city authorities pledge to cut the emissions and energy consumption of public buildings and services by 30 percent by 2020. The city ho ... more
Engineered Eggshells To Help Make Hydrogen Fuel
Columbus OH (SPX) Sep 27, 2007
Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource. The patented process uses eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. It also includes a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the inside of the shells, so that the collagen can be used commercially.
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Rolls-Royce Announce Biofuel Flight Demo With Air New Zealand And Boeing
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 02, 2007
Boeing, Air New Zealand and Rolls-Royce have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a biofuel demonstration flight designed to help accelerate the development of viable and sustainable alternative fuels for commercial aviation uses. Boeing is exploring second-generation biofuel feed stocks and processes that have the potential to reduce greenhouse gases throughout their entire lifecy ... more
European Commission, business leaders push for nuclear power
Madrid (AFP) Oct 1, 2007
Leaders of the European Union and the bloc's major energy firms urged member states on Monday to consider making greater use of nuclear power at a conference held in Spain.
"Member states can not avoid the question of nuclear energy. There needs to be a total and frank debate regarding this problem," said European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso.
Also in attendance were the bloc's e ... more
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CHIP TECH
Raytheon Awarded Hybrid Silicon Compound Semiconductor Contract
POLLUTION
Civil aviation conference rejects EU push for emission cuts
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Washington Climate Meeting Wraps Up As Bush Goes On Attack
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GMES Space Program Reaches Important Development Milestone
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 01, 2007
Yesterday ESA's Member States participating in the GMES Program approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Program. Oversubscription of the program by the ESA Council at ministerial level in 2005 was confirmed, with oversubscription to phase 2 of 116%, giving a total amount of 500 million euros. This additional contribution to the program will allow ESA to confir ... more
Solar Power 2007 Dazzles Exhibitors and Visitors
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2007
The first thing I noticed at the Solar Power 2007 show was the trouble finding a parking spot. Compared to solar shows in the past this event seemed to mark the break-out of the solar industry into the mainstream. What was even better is that the true solar geeks looked like they were in charge and almost giddy that the solar industry had come of age. According to the list of exhibitors on the ... more
Toyota says new fuel-cell car can go further on single tank
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 28, 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that its new hydrogen powered fuel-cell car had successfully completed a long-distance road test and was shown to be 25 percent more fuel efficient than earlier versions.
The FCHV vehicle was driven about 560 kilometers (350 miles) on a single fueling and finished with 30 percent of the hydrogen still in the tank, said Yoshihiko Masuda, who heads Toyota's fuel- ... more
Praxair To Participate In Spanish Clean-Coal Project
Danbury, CT (SPX) Oct 01, 2007
Praxair will work with Fundacion Ciudad de la Energia (CIUDEN), a Spanish government agency, to develop a pilot facility incorporating advanced technologies for carbon dioxide abatement and capture from coal-fired electricity generating plants.To be located in El Bierzo, in northern Spain, the initial phase of project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2009. It will conduct tests using anthraci ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Fire breaks out at Japanese nuclear plant construction site
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy enters Chinese nuclear power market
ENERGY TECH
Infinity Bio-Energy Wants To Make Cleanest And Greenest Production Ethanol From Sugarcane Yet
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