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New solar product captures up to 95 percent of light energyColumbia MO (SPX) May 17, 2011 Efficiency is a problem with today's solar panels; they only collect about 20 percent of available light. Now, a University of Missouri engineer has developed a flexible solar sheet that captures more than 90 percent of available light, and he plans to make prototypes available to consumers within the next five years. Patrick Pinhero, an associate professor in the MU Chemical Engineering Department, says energy generated using traditional photovoltaic (PV) methods of solar collection is inefficien ... read more |
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  Shaking down frozen helium: In a 'supersolid' state, it has liquid-like characteristics In a four-decade, Holy Grail-like quest to fully understand what it means to be in a "supersolid" state, physicists have found that supersolid isn't always super solid. In other words, this exotic s ... more | .. |
  Perfect welds for car bodies As if controlled by an invisible hand, the welding head on the robot's arm races along the sheet metal parts. Where the laser hits, sparks fly and the metal glows red hot. The process lasts just a f ... more | .. |
  Enhanced electrical energy storage may result from professor's research Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have created a new porous, three-dimensional carbon that can be used as a greatly enhanced supercapacitor, holding p ... 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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 Scientists suggest independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry Writing in the scientific journal Nature, scientists have called for increased discussion of independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry activity with the aim of obtaining a better under ... more | .. |
 Mixing fluids efficiently in confined spaces: Let the fingers do the working Getting two fluids to mix in small or confined spaces is a big problem in many industries where, for instance, the introduction of one fluid can help extract another - like water pumped underground ... more | .. |
 New Barometer published: photovoltaic barometer For the first time, Europe's photovoltaic sector installed more new capacity than any other renewable electricity source over the year. EurObserv'ER estimates that 13023.2 MWp of photovoltaic module ... more | .. |
  Tencent buys stake in Expedia's China arm Chinese Internet giant Tencent said Tuesday it had become the second largest shareholder in travel booking site eLong, Expedia's Chinese unit, as part of its strategic investment drive. ... 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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China's April foreign direct investment up 15.2% The value of foreign direct investment in China rose 15.2 percent in April year-on-year to $8.46 billion but fell from the previous month, the commerce ministry said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  IEA: CO2 from buildings could be cut 25% Greenhouse gas emissions from buildings could be cut by 25 percent using existing technology, the International Energy Agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Coal power still reigns in Australia Australia's renewable energy share has fallen since 1960, claims a new report by an environmental group released Monday. ... more | .. |
  China pared US debt holding in March for 5th month China cut its holdings of US debt in March for the fifth month in a row, US Treasury data showed Monday, though it remains by far the country's largest foreign creditor. ... more |
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Walker's World: French food and inflation An ominous sign that global inflation isn't going to relax anytime soon can be seen in the stunted growth of the corn and wheat in the rich farmlands of central France. ... more | .. |
 Saab, Spyker announce auto deal in China Saab, the carmaker on the brink of financial collapse, said Monday it has signed a deal to obtain last-ditch rescue funding from a large Chinese distributor. ... more | .. |
  Moody's downgrades Japan's TEPCO Ratings agency Moody's on Monday again downgraded TEPCO, the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, and warned the rating would remain on review for further possible action. ... more | .. |
 Russia plans bikes and windmills in its Silicon Valley Architects on Monday presented ambitious plans for Russia's version of Silicon Valley, which they say will be the country's most ecologically friendly town, with cycle tracks, solar panels and windmills. ... 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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 OECD sees steel demand growing 6% A hunger for steel in China and other emerging markets is set to increase demand in 2011-2012 the OECD said on Monday but rising prices could choke this trend. ... more | .. |
 Berlin doubles subsidies for electric cars The German government said on Monday it would double subsidies to help the auto industry develop electric cars to two billion euros ($2.8 billion) . ... more | .. |
 Moody's downgrades Japan's TEPCO Ratings agency Moody's on Monday again downgraded TEPCO, the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, and warned the rating would remain on review for further possible action. ... more | .. |
 Saab, Spyker announce auto deal in China Saab and its Dutch owner Spyker announced new rescue funding on Monday through a venture with Chinese firm Pang Da Automobile, just days after another Chinese rescue deal collapsed. ... more |
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 Experts monitor nuclear plant in quake-prone Armenia International nuclear safety experts started to monitor an ex-Soviet reactor in earthquake-prone Armenia on Monday after concerns raised by the recent disaster in Japan, officials said. ... more | .. |
Saab, Spyker announce auto deal in China Sweden's Saab and its Dutch owner Spyker have signed an outline deal with China's Pang Da Automobile covering a distribution and manufacturing joint venture, Spyker said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Making strong, tough metallic glass cheaply Stronger than steel or titanium - and just as tough - metallic glass is an ideal material for everything from cell-phone cases to aircraft parts. Now, researchers at the California Institute of Tech ... more | .. |
Japan consumer confidence dives at record pace Japanese consumer confidence fell at the fastest pace on record in April from the previous month, data showed Monday, after March's earthquake, tsunami and a nuclear crisis cast a shadow on the economy. ... more |
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Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves'
US government gets a year of ChatGPT Enterprise for $1
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China to slap anti-subsidy taxes on EU potato starch China said Monday it would levy anti-subsidy duties of up to 11.19 percent on imports of EU potato starch, in apparent retaliation over Brussels' decision to slap taxes on Chinese fine art paper. ... more | .. |
 Japan core machinery orders up 2.9% in March Japan's core machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, posted a surprise rise in March despite the devastating earthquake and tsunami, data showed Monday. ... more | .. |
 Solar cells more efficient than photosynthesis - for now In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun's energy, solar cells beat plants, according to a new paper in Science. But scientists think they can even up the playing field, says researcher David ... more | .. |
 Photosynthesis or photovoltaics: Weighing the impact Which is more efficient at harvesting the sun's energy, plants or solar cells? This salient question and an answer are the subject of an article published in the May issue of the journal Science. ... more |
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  Multi-junction solar cells help turn plants into powerhouses Plants can overcome their evolutionary legacies to become much better at using biological photosynthesis to produce energy, the kind of energy that can power vehicles in the near future, an all-star ... more | .. |
 In Less than 100 Days Discount Barry Trashes Reputation and Commercial Law The NSW Premier has decided that commercial contracts in NSW are not worth the paper they are written on and has moved to retrospectively legislate to change existing Solar/Wind gross feed in tariff ... more | .. |
 Eucalyptus tree genome deciphered The key to the survival of forestry in South Africa as well as many new possibilities for renewable bioproducts like biofuels and biopolymers may now be available with the click of a mouse. Th ... more | .. |
 Solar thermal hydrogen fuel production cost targets in sight A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel University of Colorado Boulder method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight comp ... more |
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