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USAF Academy Successfully Harnesses Wave EnergyUSAF Academy CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2011 Air Force Academy researchers have harnessed 99 percent of the energy in a simulated ocean wave, and are preparing to take their emerging technology to the next level. The energy research is part of a National Science Foundation-funded research project to create the world's first free-floating, fully submerged wave energy converter that generates electrical power from deep ocean waves. The successful experiment was the first demonstration of the efficiency of cyclodial wave energy conversion ... read more |
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  GL Garrad Hassan Launches Onshore Wind Resource Mapping For UK The new Feed In Tariff in Britain has produced an increased level of interest in small wind farms. Good wind speed estimates are vital for the proper selection of sites but small projects cannot alw ... more | .. |
 DLR Develops A Fuel Cell-Powered Electric Nose Wheel For Commercial Aircraft Thanks to a fuel cell-powered electric nose wheel, aircraft will be able to save fuel while significantly reducing airport noise. A quiet and emission-free tarmac will be possible. After three ... more | .. |
  Arizona Commission Approves Crossroads Solar Energy Project SolarReserve has announced that it has received its final Certificates of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) by unanimous decision (5-0) from the Arizona Corporation Commission for its 150 megawatt ( ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 India jabbed by coal price increases Indian steel producers are suffering the economic consequences of rising coal prices from their suppliers in flood- and cyclone-battered Queensland, Australia's major coal producing state. ... more | .. |
  Analyzing Long-Term Impacts Of Biofuel On The Land The growing development and implementation of renewable biofuel energy has considerable advantages over using declining supplies of fossil fuels. However, meeting the demands of a fuel-driven societ ... more | .. |
 Kurds confirm profit-sharing oil deal with Baghdad Kurdish officials said Monday a deal with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calling for Baghdad to honour contracts signed by the autonomous region with foreign firms was sealed last month. ... more | .. |
  Engineers Grow Nanolasers On Silicon, Pave Way For On-Chip Photonics Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient micr ... more |
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Early Earth may have had active plate tectonics far sooner than thought
Comet debris signs found in Baffin Bay sediments linked to Younger Dryas cooling
Lioness present in northeast C.Africa for first time in years; New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst | .. |
 Current Use Of Biodiesel No More Harmful Than Regular Diesel Up to seven per cent biodiesel blended in regular diesel will presumably not cause greater health risks for the population than the use of pure fossil diesel. This is the main conclusion in a memora ... more | .. |
 FuelCell Energy To Supply 1.4 MW To SCE FuelCell Energy has announced that Southern California Edison Company (SCE) has ordered a 1.4 megawatt (MW) DFC1500 fuel cell power plant to install as a utility-owned fuel cell on the campus of Cal ... more | .. |
 Solis Partners To Build Rooftop Solar PV System Solis Partners announced that it has been awarded a turnkey contract by P and R Fasteners to install a rooftop solar power generation system on their corporate headquarters located in the Somerset s ... more | .. |
 Sharp Solar Project To Provide Clean Energy To City Of Brea The largest municipal solar power project in Orange County is currently under construction in the City of Brea. The project, located at the city's Community Center, Civic and Cultural Center and Res ... more |
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 Mortenson To Construct World's Largest CPV Solar Plant Mortenson Construction has been selected as the general contractor for Charlotte-based Cogentrix Energy's 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar Generating Project in southern Colorado. Once completed, the ... more | .. |
 US not ready for Arctic oil drilling: officials The United States is ill-equipped to deal with a major oil catastrophe in Alaska, the Coast Guard admiral who led the US response to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and others warn. ... more | .. |
 Capstone Turbine Receives Order For C200 Capstone Turbine has announced that it continues to broaden the application of its innovative C200 microturbines in the oil and gas industry with a recent order from a large natural gas and coal pro ... more | .. |
 Islands claimed by Japan will be Russia's forever: Kremlin A fierce war of words between Russia and Japan over four disputed islands escalated to an unprecedented level Monday after the Kremlin vowed never to give up the chain despite pressure from Tokyo. ... more |
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Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown
Perseid meteor shower set to peak Aug. 12-13
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 Microbiologists At TU Muenchen Aim To Optimize Bio-Ethanol Production Food versus fuel - this rivalry is gaining significance against a backdrop of increasingly scarce farmland and a concurrent trend towards the use of bio-fuels. Researchers at the Technische Un ... more | .. |
 New Technique Boosts High-Power Potential For Gallium Nitride Electronics Gallium nitride (GaN) material holds promise for emerging high-power devices that are more energy efficient than existing technologies - but these GaN devices traditionally break down when exposed t ... more | .. |
  China to explore N. Korean minerals: report North Korea will this month sign an agreement to allow Chinese companies to explore its potentially vast mineral wealth, a report said Sunday, as the poverty-stricken nation seeks to boost its economy. ... more | .. |
 New Model For How Nevada Gold Deposits Formed May Help In Gold Exploration A team of University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Las Vegas researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada's gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for new gol ... more |
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 Petrol Stations Pollute Their Immediate Surroundings In Spain it is relatively common to come across petrol stations surrounded by houses, particularly in urban areas. Researchers from the University of Murcia (UM) have studied the effects of contamin ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM's oil deal has long-term impact: experts Nuri al-Maliki's announcement that Iraq will honour Kurdish oil deals with foreign firms will boost its coffers, but experts said Sunday the longer term impact of his remarks may well be more significant. ... more | .. |
 Iraq to respect Kurd profit-sharing oil deals: PM Iraq will respect profit-sharing contracts that its Kurdistan region has signed with foreign oil firms, ending a longstanding dispute between the two sides, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Despite China, US violin-makers second fiddle to none American violin-making is enjoying a rebirth, craftsmen say, despite the rapidly improving production by fellow makers in China which artisans here see both as a threat - and a boon - to their livelihood. ... more |
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Trump, Putin agree to meet next week in Alaska
Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious
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Brazil squeezed by strong real and China Brazil's buoyant economy is suffering under the double whammy of a strong real and competition from cheaper Chinese goods that are chipping away at the Latin American country's global market share. ... more | .. |
Shell scraps Arctic drilling Shell Oil has dropped plans for exploratory drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska this year, the company announced Thursday, citing regulatory delays. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Another lousy jobs report Another lousy jobs report! ... more | .. |
Philippines defends Taiwanese deportations The Philippines on Monday defended its decision to deport 14 Taiwanese suspected fraudsters to China, while expressing hope the incident would not hurt relations with Taiwan. ... more |
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Nasdaq acknowledges hit by hackers The Nasdaq stock exchange said Saturday that hackers penetrated one of its computer systems, but that there was no evidence customer information or trading was compromised. ... more | .. |
 VW to create 40,000 jobs by 2018: report Germany's Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, plans to boost its workforce from 250,000 to 290,000 by 2018, with most of the new jobs to be created in China, the German auto weekly Woche reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
Taiwan to recall Manila representative over spat Taiwan on Monday said it was recalling its representative to Manila and tightening visa regulations for Philippine workers in a spat over Taiwanese who were deported to China. ... more |
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