| July 23, 2008 |  |
Energy-Daily Advertising Kit |
|
Russia mulls regular bomber flights to Cuba: report Moscow (AFP) July 21, 2008 
Russia may start regular flights by long-range bombers to Cuba in response to US plans to build missile defence sites in Eastern Europe, the newspaper Izvestia reported Monday, quoting an official. "Such discussions exist," the unidentified senior Russian air force official was quoted as saying, adding that the measure would be a response to the United States "deploying missile defence systems ... read more
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Previous Issues | Jul 22 | Jul 21 | Jul 18 | Jul 17 | Jul 16 |
Pre-Design Of Laser Weapon Control System Completed
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Boeing has successfully completed the preliminary design of a rugged beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Boeing performed the work under the HEL TD Phase I contract it was awarded last year to design a beam control system for a truck-mounted laser weapon system. The objective of the HEL TD program is to demonstrate that a ... more China, Russia finally fix long-disputed border 
Beijing (AFP) July 21, 2008China and Russia signed an agreement Monday that ended a decades-long territorial dispute and finally determined their borders, in the latest sign of warming ties between the former Cold War foes. The protocol, signed by the two countries' foreign ministers in Beijing, added to an existing agreement on their 4,300-kilometre (2,700-mile) boundary, meaning all of the frontier is now set. ... more Walker's World: European economies unravel 
Paris (UPI) Jul 21, 2008 The contradictions in Europe's economies are becoming stark. In Britain, the government has resorted to its highest level of borrowing since the public finance records first began in 1946. It borrowed $49 billion in the last three months, an annual rate of $200 billion, which is close to 10 percent of GDP. In June the prices British manufacturers paid for their raw materials and fuel ... more Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks 
Singapore (AFP) July 21, 2008Two years after Asia's top security forum vowed to develop guidelines for joint disaster relief, precious little has been done and hundreds of thousands more have died in calamities around the region. The Myanmar cyclone, China quake and Philippines ferry sinking have catapulted disaster preparedness back to the top of the agenda of the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) talks in Singapore on ... more Commentary: In SOX's crosshairs 
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2008 Democratic capitalism is the lifeblood of democracy. While socialism is the equal sharing of miseries, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings, but what we see at work today is the slow-motion advance of a life-threatening disease in our body politic. "Unequal" has become a license for a mishmash of insider trading, naked share shorting, off-the ... more |
CIVIL NUCLEAR
 SOLAR DAILY  SOLAR DAILY  |
Seoul (AFP) July 21, 2008South Korean smallest automaker Ssangyong Motor will shut down its plant for almost three weeks this summer because of sluggish demand for its gas-guzzling SUVs, union officials said Monday. Both management and union at the Chinese-owned carmaker have agreed to the shutdown from July 31 through August 17 at the plant in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometres (44 miles) south of Seoul, the union officials ... more Oil prices rally on Dolly storm, Iran concerns 
New York (AFP) July 21, 2008Oil prices rebounded Monday, after falling more than 16 dollars last week, as a tropical storm barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and the international community tightened pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear program. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, advanced 2.16 dollars to close at 131.04 dollars a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for September ... more WindConnect Joins In Flat Ridge Wind Farm Groundbreaking 
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Westar Energy and BP Alternative Energy have begun construction of the Flat Ridge Wind Farm site in Barber County, Kansas. The project commencement was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 24, 2008. The Flat Ridge Wind Farm will use 40 Clipper 2.5 MW C-96 wind turbine generators to generate 100 MW of renewable energy. RMT WindConnect will be performing the transmission line ... more Tree Branching Key To Efficient Flow In Nature And Novel Materials 
Durham NC (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development of novel "smart" materials. Duke University engineers believe that an image of two tree canopies touching top-to-top can guide their efforts to most efficiently control the flow of ... more |
SOLAR DAILY
 SOLAR DAILY  ENERGY TECH  |
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 22, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced that they have entered into a sales contract with Nissan in Europe and North America for OEM solar charger. A discharged battery is one of the most common problems facing the automotive industry with cars sitting in parking lots for long period of time in cold or hot conditions. The ICP Solar OEM solar charger will help reduce the related costs and ... more EPV Solar Signs Agreement For 250 MW Of Thin-Film Solar Modules 
Robbinsville NJ (SPX) Jul 22, 2008EPV Solar has announced that it has entered into a long-term solar module supply agreement with City Solar Kraftwerke AG. City Solar, headquartered in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, is a tier-one international developer, installer and operator of large-scale photovoltaic power plants. The framework agreement allows City Solar to purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of amorphous silicon modules over a ... more Custom Interfaces Make Computer Clicking Faster And Easier 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 22, 2008Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions. Stroll through the rooms of Bill Gates' mansion and each room will adjust its lighting, temperature and music to accommodate your personal preference. But open any computer program and you're largely subject to a design team's ideas about button sizes ... more SPACE 2008 Conference September 9-11 In San Diego 
Reston VA (SPX) Jul 21, 2008The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will hold the SPACE 2008 Conference and Exposition September 9-11 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. The conference is co-chaired by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Sponsors of the conference are: ATK; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Orbital Science Corp. ... more
|
SPACEMART
 SPACEMART  WOOD PILE  |
| Previous Issues | Jul 22 | Jul 21 | Jul 18 | Jul 17 | Jul 16 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
