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Swiss solar plane makes history with round-the-clock flightPayerne, Switzerland (AFP) July 8, 2010 A solar powered aircraft masterminded by a Swiss adventurer made history on Thursday as the first manned plane to fly around the clock on the sun's energy, bringing a step closer the dream of perpetual flight. After 26 hours in the air the experimental Solar Impulse aircraft with pilot Andre Borschberg onboard make a seamless landing at Payerne airbase in western Switzerland at 9.01 am (0701 GMT), about three hours after daybreak. "It's the first time ever that a solar airplane has flown through ... read more |
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Sydney (AFP) July 7, 2010Australia's BlueScope Steel Wednesday welcomed a Federal Court decision to examine whether a deception case brought by a Hong Kong company was an abuse of legal process. BlueScope has denied misleading Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI), controlled by renowned tycoon Li Ka-shing, over the failed purchase of a New Zealand iron sands mine, and called the case "vexatious". "BlueScope strongly ... more  
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 07, 2010In 2009, and in absolute terms, about 19.9% (608 TWh) of Europe's total electricity consumption (3042 TWh) came from renewable energy sources. Hydro power contributed with the largest share (11.6%), followed by wind (4.2%), biomass (3.5%), and solar (0.4%). With regards to the new capacity constructed that same year (27.5 GW), among the renewable sources, 37.1% was wind power, 21% photovol ... more  
Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010The world's biggest Roman candle has got nothing on this. Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. "If you think about it, it is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says Choon ... more |
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Commentary: America's uncertain trumpetWashington (UPI) Jul 6, 2010 No better proof of a dysfunctional - and broke - system of government than the U.S. Congress passing additional funding for the Afghan war - $300 billion thus far - while simultaneously denying the unemployed an extension of benefits - and then taking a 10-day Independence Day vacation. With the jobless hovering just less than 10 percent of a 158 million-strong U.S. labor force, including 1.3 million who didn't get their benefits reinstated and an additional 200,000 a week who have been w ... read more |
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