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India to sign IAEA deal on Monday: diplomats Vienna (AFP) Jan 30, 2009 
India will next week sign an inspections agreement with the UN atomic watchdog as part of a deal lifting a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with New Delhi, diplomatic sources said Friday. "The signing will take place on Monday at 2:30pm (1330 GMT)," said one source close to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The so-called safeguards agreement is a pre-condition for a US-led deal ... read moreSarkozy pushes ahead with plans for new nuclear reactor 
Paris (AFP) Jan 30, 2009French environmentalists on Friday assailed President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to build a new nuclear reactor in northern France, saying the project would blunt efforts to develop renewable energy. But politicians welcomed the choice of Penly in France's northern Normandy region as the site for the second EPR pressurized water reactor, arguing it will bring jobs to an area hard hit by ... more
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Water Lilies Inspire Scientists To Create Large-Scale Graphene Films
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter. But in order to construct new materials and devices, researchers first need to understand how these tiny units interact with each other. One such building block is graphite oxide, which is often used to make graphene - a hotly studied material ... more Veolia appeals Stockholm metro contract to Hong Kong's MTR 
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 30, 2009A Swedish court has suspended a decision awarding the running of the Stockholm metro to Hong Kong company MTR after French rival Veolia appealed the decision, Veolia said on Friday. "The Stockholm county administrative court has decided to approve Veolia Transport's appeal of Stockholm Public Transport's (SL) decision. This means that the tender offer is suspended," Veolia Transport Sweden ... more Thought things were bad? US survivalists await worse 
New York (AFP) Jan 30, 2009Sick of worrying about the future? Then spare a thought for Jim Rawles. Rawles, 48, is one of a rising number of "survivalists" -- Americans hunkering down for what they predict will be a nightmare of economic failure, mass terrorism, pandemics and social chaos. "The movement's definitely growing," Rawles, manager of the site survivalblog.com, told AFP by telephone from what he described ... more  |
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A Better Way To Pinpoint Underground Oil Reserves
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009Picture this: an accurate map of a large underground oil reservoir that can guide engineers' efforts to coax the oil from the vast rocky subsurface into wells where it can be pumped out for storage or transport. Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed technology that can generate such a map, which has the potential to significantly increase the ... more 4JET Introduces New INLINE Laser System 
Huckelhoven, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 20094JET Sales+Service GmbH adds a new machine to its portfolio for the thinfilm photovoltaic industry. The new INLINE systems can be used for laser edge deletion, P4 isoscribes and selective perforation of semitransparent solar panels for building integration. Several of the new systems are currently being delivered to customers in Germany and the US. The INLINE systems can be equipped ... more SEPA Releases Utility Solar Tax Manual 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 02, 2009The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) is pleased to announce the release of the Utility Solar Tax Manual, providing timely clarity regarding solar tax credit changes for the utility and solar industries. The manual also sheds light on the implications of these changes on new business models for both industries and their customers. The full report may be downloaded for free by SEPA me ... more Rising bond market tensions bode ill for Obama 
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2009Bond market tensions have been rising since the inauguration of President Barack Obama, highlighting worries about the new administration's plans for massive debt issuance and a tough stand on trade with China. An unusual jump in bond yields could mean the US government will be forced to pay higher rates on the trillions of dollars in new bonds to finance economic rescue efforts, or worse ... more |
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