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Clean energy bank for Muslim countries?Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UPI) May 19, 2010 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak proposed setting up a "Clean Energy Development Bank" for the benefit of Muslim countries to boost development of clean energy-related industries. Speaking Wednesday at the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Najib said Malaysia was ready to spearhead such an initiative. "There is tremendous potential in the development of alternative energy resources," he said. Given the importance of energy security, the prime minister said, a ... read more |
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California (SPX) May 19, 2010The quest to derive energy from wind may soon be getting some help from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) fluid-dynamics expert John Dabiri-and a school of fish. As head of Caltech's Biological Propulsion Laboratory, Dabiri studies water- and wind-energy concepts that share the theme of bioinspiration: that is, identifying energy-related processes in biological systems that may ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2010An 18-month NASA research effort to visualize the passenger airplanes of the future has produced some ideas that at first glance may appear to be old fashioned. Instead of exotic new designs seemingly borrowed from science fiction, familiar shapes dominate the pages of advanced concept studies which four industry teams completed for NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Program in April 2010. ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2010Varied uses of outer space present a wide-array of present-day and future legal and policy challenges - to international institutions, commercial enterprises, and the U.S. government. These issues were highlighted by experts taking part in Space Law and Policy 2010, convened May 11 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Building in Washington, D.C. This first-ever symposiu ... more |
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UN redoubles efforts to house Haiti's homelessPort-Au-Prince (AFP) May 18, 2010 The head of the UN mission in Haiti Edmond Mulet unveiled new efforts Tuesday to provide secure housing to thousands of people made homeless by January's devastating earthquake. One key component of the UN plan would offer assistance to homeowners, enabling them to rehabilitate houses that might have been damaged but are still basically sound. "We're in the process of identifying houses that haven't been totally demolished to help the owners make the necessary repairs, so that they will be encou ... read more |
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