Imaging software makes bridges safer
Kaiserslautern, Germany (UPI) Nov 5, 2008
German scientists say they have developed an image-processing software program that automatically detects irregularities in bridge materials. Until now, inspectors had to examine a bridge directly on site. But the new image-processing software developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics in Kaiserslautern automatically examines photographs of a bridge for certain ... read more
NYSE-Euronext signs cooperation accord with Chinese exchange
Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2008
The transatlantic stock exchange NYSE-Euronext said Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) of China to develop derivatives markets in China and the United States. A joint statement said the two groups would "exchange information on futures and options markets, including technology, laws and policies, and assist each other to gain a ... more
Solar Power Game-Changer
Troy NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer ... more
Economic Crisis Enters The Power Vacuum Stage
Washington (UPI) Nov 5, 2008
Barack Obama's first big test is just 10 days away, and the immediate prospect is that he might duck it or even fail it.
America's first black president will enter the White House with a monstrously difficult agenda that includes a global financial crisis, a recession in the United States, two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism and the climate change challenge, just to name the ... more
Nations That Launch: Where New Technologies And Products Take-Off
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
A new study published in the journal Marketing Science reveals the world's most innovative countries, with Japan and the Nordic countries earning top spots and the United States finishing in sixth. The study, which evaluates 31 countries based on the time it takes for new products to takeoff, is among the most comprehensive research of its kind. Wherever applicable, researchers analyzed 16 ... more
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Blue Square Energy Announces 14 Percent Efficient Solar Cell
gas:
Nexant Sees Bright Future For African Petrochemical Sector
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Spire Receives Develops Microcrack Detection Technique PV Cells And Wafers
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Thailand commissions nuclear power plant study
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 5, 2008
Thailand's state electricity firm said Wednesday it had signed a contract with a US company to conduct a feasibility study for what would be the nation's first nuclear power plant. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) signed a 4.97-million-dollar contract with engineering firm Burns and Roe Asia for a 20-month study and will decide whether to press ahead with nuclear power ... more
Suntech Maximizes Solar Energy At Caltech
San Francisco CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
Suntech Power Holdings has announced the completion of the California Institute of Technology's (Caltech) 238 kWp solar array. The system was designed and installed by Suntech Energy Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntech Power Holdings and utilized an innovative space frame that accommodated more modules to maximize solar energy production. This also resulted in more shading for ... more
Suniva Begins Production Of High Efficiency Solar Cells
Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
Suniva has announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it successfully began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, Georgia. The company simultaneously announced plans to install a second production line next year with twice the manufacturing capacity of its first, bringing total production capacity of the Norcross facility to 96MWp by the middle ... more
EU Newcomers Want Energy Security In Climate Deal
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 5, 2008
Seven European Union newcomer states want the security of energy supplies to be included in the bloc's planned climate strategy, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday. "The entire European Union has understood the need for secure energy supplies. We want to deftly tie this to the climate package," Tusk told reporters in Warsaw after talks with six other prime ministers. ... more
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gas:
China Exploring Various Oil For Arms Deals
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AT And T Launches New Energy-Saving Software
farm:
Nestle withdraws cereal product from US on pesticide concerns
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