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Millimeter-Scale, Energy-Harvesting Sensor System DevelopedAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 A 9 cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually. The U-M system's processor, solar cells, and battery are all contained in its tiny frame, which measures 2.5 by 3.5 by 1 millimeters. It is 1,000 times smaller than comparable commercial counterparts. The system could enable new biomedical implants as well as home-, building- and bridge-monitoring devices. It cou ... read more |
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Sydney (AFP) Feb 14, 2010Rio Tinto said Sunday it wanted to grow ties with China despite four employees being charged with bribery and industrial espionage, as rival BHP Billiton looked to the Asian giant to underpin growth. Rio Tinto is increasingly looking to China for growth because of booming Chinese demand for raw materials but Beijing said last week that Rio Tinto executive and Australian passport-holder Stern ... more 
Conakry (AFP) Feb 14, 2010The army and residents have clashed in Guinea in a row over money from a gold mining company intended to support the community, and dozens of locals were arrested, witnesses said Sunday. Soldiers arrested between 45 and 50 people following the disturbances on Friday and Saturday in the far northeastern village of Siguirini, several witnesses told AFP. The clashes left some injured, thoug ... more  
Montevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 Uruguay's newly elected President Jose Mujica faces serious economic challenges of job creation and poverty reduction as he begins an international campaign for enticing investors to the country. The former guerrilla leader received applause when he addressed Argentine business leaders as part of the campaign for economic reforms, one of his key pre-election pledges. Mujica take ... more |
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Bolivia Creates Space Agency To Manage Satellite ProgramLa Paz (RIA Novosti) Feb 12, 2010 Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed a decree establishing a national space agency to oversee a satellite project scheduled to be completed by 2013, the Latin American Herald Tribune said. The document, signed by the Bolivian president on Wednesday, stipulates that the Bolivian Space Agency "will promote technology transfer, human-resource development and the application of satellite-communications programs to education, defense, medicine and meteorology." The new government body will a ... read more |
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