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Fast-Recharge, Lithium-Ion Battery Could Be Perfect For Electric CarsAnaheim CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 The next-generation battery, like next-generation TV, may be 3-D, scientists reported at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). They described a new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery, already available in a prototype version, with a three-dimensional interior architecture that could be perfect for the electric cars now appearing in auto dealer showrooms. The 3-D Li-ion battery recharges in minutes, rather than hours, and could bring closer the day in which ele ... read more |
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  Japan uses colour dye to trace nuclear leak Emergency crew at Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant used a colour dye Monday to trace the source of a radioactive leak as lower business confidence signalled the disaster's economic impact. ... more | .. |
  Boeing Issues First Latin American Study On Jatropha Sustainability Boeing has released research conducted by Yale University's School of Environmental Studies showing significant potential for sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, an oil-producing, no ... more | .. |
 Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar For Biofuels New clues about plant structure are helping researchers from the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center narrow down a large collection of poplar tree candidates and identify winners for fut ... 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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  Alstom Announces Commercial Operation Of First North American Wind Farms Alstom has announced the start of commercial operation of the Adams and Danielson wind farms in Meeker County, Minnesota (United States). The projects, which are the result of a contract worth appro ... more | .. |
  Better Performance And Flexibility For Solar Thermal Power Plants On 31 March 2011 the German Aerospace Center and Spanish utility company Endesa inaugurated a direct solar steam generation and energy storage pilot plant at Carboneras, located in southern Spain. I ... more | .. |
  Developing Commercial Hydrokinetic Energy Projects Hydro Alternative Energy has announced that in connection with its previously announced joint venture agreement with MRS Holdings Limited ("MRS") to develop hydrokinetic energy projects in the West ... more | .. |
  New Laser Technology Could Revolutionize Communications As fiber optic technology continues to advance, it faces challenges from both its physical properties and its use of infrastructure. One emerging high-speed solution being developed at Stevens Insti ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
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  Obama, Republicans seek spending cut endgame President Barack Obama and his Republican foes, spurred on by archconservatives irate over gaping deficits, have until Friday to agree on what may be the deepest spending cuts in US history. ... more | .. |
  Japan disaster to cost Australia $2 bln in lost trade The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan will cost Australia some Aus$2 billion (US$2.07 billion) in lost export earnings, trimming economic growth, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Natural gas for U.S. vehicles? Natural gas has gotten a boost from U.S. President Barack Obama's energy speech this week. ... more | .. |
 Chavez warns of the capitalist alternative Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reaffirmed his plans to seek re-election in 2012 and warned supporters the alternative to his Bolivarian socialist revolution could be a return to capitalism and imperialism. ... more |
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Uruguay economic growth at risk of slide Uruguay's economic growth is at risk of a slide and losing the momentum it gained over the past few years because of mounting government debt, declining state revenues and effects of a weak U.S. dollar. ... more | .. |
  Australia will stay with uranium exports Australia says it intends to remain a major exporter of uranium for nuclear power plants despite the nuclear emergency at Japan's Fukushima reactors. ... more | .. |
 Boeing sees new potential in plant biofuel New findings suggest that an oil-producing but inedible plant, Jatropha curcas, holds the future of renewable aviation fuel production in Latin America, Boeing said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Germany under fire for Iranian oil deal In a move that has drawn the attention of the U.S. government, Germany reportedly helped Iran strike an oil deal with India in return for the release of two German journalists arrested last year by Iranian authorities. ... more |
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Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions
SES Secures 5 Year Army Contract for Global Tactical Satellite Communications
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 New Zealand to slash emissions by half New Zealand aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. ... more | .. |
  EADS expands in Canada, eyes U.S. market EADS' acquisition of a Canadian helicopter servicing company is part of a wider strategy to gain a stronger foothold in the North American defense market. ... more | .. |
Japan, Germany to cooperate on nuclear safety Japan and Germany on Saturday said they would work together on international nuclear safety standards, while Tokyo promised to thoroughly investigate its ongoing nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Lake Natron plant must be built: Tanzania leader A soda ash mining plant planned for Tanzania's Lake Natron, the breeding ground for all of east Africa's endangered lesser flamingoes, must go ahead, President Jakaya Kikwete said Saturday. ... more |
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Company rewards executives despite Gulf oil spill Transocean Ltd. has given its executives pay raises, bonuses and stock options after the company's "best year" for safety, despite a deadly oil platform explosion and massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more | .. |
 Top Indian scientist calls for nuclear moratorium A top Indian scientist and government advisor has called for a moratorium on all future nuclear projects following the nuclear crisis in tsunami-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Japan may inject tax money into TEPCO: reports Japan may inject tax money into troubled Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to ensure the company stays afloat while grappling with the nation's worst ever nuclear disaster, local media said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan protests new Japan claim to disputed isles Taiwan on Friday protested to Japan for making a fresh claim to sovereignty over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea and warned such a move would hurt ties. ... more |
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Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves'
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 German energy giant sues government German energy giant RWE filed Friday a legal challenge to the government's order to shut down temporarily the country's seven oldest nuclear reactors in light of the Fukushima crisis in Japan. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO lacked radiation meters after tsunami: agency Japan's nuclear safety agency on Friday said it warned TEPCO for not having enough radiation meters for all workers battling to stabilise its Fukushima nuclear plant after devices were lost in a tsunami. ... more | .. |
 Algal Biomass Organization Applauds President Obama's Support Of Biofuels Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director of the Algal Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, has released the following statement on President Obama's recent speech on en ... more | .. |
Japan's new vehicle sales plunge after quake Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses dropped 37 percent from a year earlier last month, as the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit production and supplies to auto dealers. ... more |
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 Mecklenburg County Tapping Into Solar Power Mecklenburg County is embarking on an extensive solar water heating project spread across several county-owned buildings in Charlotte. The ambitious plan will place 141 solar thermal collectors on t ... more | .. |
 More Efficient Ways To Harvest Sunlight To Make New Biofuels And Biomaterials Scientists in the United States and the United Kingdom have been awarded funding totaling more than $10.3 million to improve the process of biological photosynthesis. The U.S. National Science Found ... more | .. |
 China's Minmetals eyes bid for Australian miner China's Minmetals Resources Monday said it will offer Can$6.3 billion ($6.5 billion) to buy copper-miner Equinox Minerals, in what would be the biggest Chinese takeover of an Australian resources firm. ... more | .. |
 Spire's Spi-Sun Solar Simulator To Go To The European Joint Research Center At ISPRA Spire has announced that it will provide the Spi-Sun Simulator 4600SLP to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy (JRC ISPRA). Spi-Sun Simulators are now used in more than th ... more |
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