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Targeted regeneration could be key to boosting coalfield communitiesDurham, UK (SPX) May 19, 2011 Decades after the pit closures, coalfield communities still face significant health problems and economic difficulties, according to new research. A Durham University-led study shows that health problems including long term limiting illnesses such as chronic arthritis, asthma and back problems, are significantly more likely in some of these areas. However, the results, published in the Journal, Health and Place, also reveal that some less deprived coalfield areas are faring relatively well i ... read more |
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  Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity Billions of dollars lost each year as waste heat from industrial processes can be converted into electricity with a technology being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Labora ... more | .. |
 Newly Installed Alaska North Slope Well Will Test Hydrate Production Tech A fully instrumented well that will test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits has been safely installed on the North Slope of Alaska. As a result, the "Ignik Sikum ... more | .. |
  Energy Focus and Entech Solar Announce Commercial Skylighting Marketing and Distribution Agreement Energy Focus and Entech Solar have announced a broad commercial skylighting marketing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Focus may provide engineering support and resell Entech's pa ... 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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 California Green Designs completes largest commercial solar installation in LA California Green Designs has completed the largest commercial solar installation in Los Angeles at Konoike-Pacific (KPAC), a cold-storage warehouse in Wilmington. The installation, located on ... more | .. |
 Power-One Introduces New Three-Phase String Inverters for Commercial Solar Market Power-One has announced the introduction of its new three-phase string inverters, the AURORA TRIO-27.6-TL and the AURORA TRIO-20.0-TL. With an output of 27.6kW and 20.0kW, respectively, the new-look ... more | .. |
  Physicist accelerates simulations of thin film growth A Toledo, Ohio, physicist has implemented a new mathematical approach that accelerates some complex computer calculations used to simulate the formation of micro-thin materials. Jacques Amar, ... more | .. |
 Research questions reality of supersolid in Helium-4 The long-held, but unproven idea that helium-4 enters into an exotic phase of matter dubbed a "supersolid" when cooled to extremely low temperatures has been challenged in a new paper published rece ... more |
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  Same fungus just different strains Fungi play key roles in nature and are valued for their great importance in industry. Consider citric acid, a key additive in several foods and pharmaceuticals produced on a large-scale basis for de ... more | .. |
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 Outside View: Home sales and gas prices Economists expect the National Association of Realtors to report Thursday that existing home sales were 5.2 million in April, up modestly from 5.1 million in March but down significantly from 5.8 million April 2010. ... more |
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  Nuclear power can endure Fukushima 'bump in the road': Blix A former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Hans Blix, said Wednesday he believed the development of nuclear power would continue despite Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, which he described as a "bump in the road" for the industry. ... more | .. |
 Libya rebels eye OPEC meet as oil minister 'defects' Libya's regime had its back to the wall on Wednesday as it faced NATO air strikes, the apparent defection of its oil minister and threats of prosecution by the International Criminal Court. ... more | .. |
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  Japanese electric car 'goes 300km' on single charge Japanese developers have unveiled an electric car they said Wednesday can travel more than 300 kilometres before its battery runs flat. ... more | .. |
 China hit by power crunch amid drought: report Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants, state media have said, with possible major shortages ahead this summer. ... more | .. |
 Malaysia unveils plan to build 'green economy' Malaysia is launching an ambitious plan to build a "green economy" with the help of an advisory council that includes economist Jeffrey Sachs and the UN climate change chief. ... more | .. |
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 Laos swamped by foreign investment The language is Chinese, change is given in yuan and the time is set for Beijing - but the Boten casino is in Laos, not China. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan VP: China trade welcome in Central America Taiwan's Vice President Vincent Siew said he saw no problem in China's growing economic influence in Central America but voiced confidence that nations in the region would keep recognizing Taipei. ... more |
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 Prospects for Japan firms clouded by quake Some of Japan's biggest firms remain unable to forecast their prospects for the coming months due to the impact of March's massive earthquake, which is expected to plunge the economy into recession. ... more | .. |
 Scientists looking to burst the superconductivity bubble Bubbles are blocking the current path of one of the most promising high temperature superconducting materials, new research suggests. In a study published in IOP Publishing's journal Superconductor ... more | .. |
 Seaports need a plan for weathering climate change The majority of seaports around the world are unprepared for the potentially damaging impacts of climate change in the coming century, according to a new Stanford University study. In a survey ... more | .. |
 Researchers identify extensive methane leaks under streets of Boston Earlier this year, Boston University researchers and collaborators conducted a mobile greenhouse gas audit in Boston and found hundreds of natural gas leaks under the streets and sidewalks of Greate ... more |
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 Power Partners Solar's Collectors Generate Hot Water Power Partners Solar has announced that solar water heating collectors it manufactured have been installed at the John C. Campbell Folk School's first Energy Star Green Building - a new guest house ... more | .. |
 Summer energy crunch for China? China is on course to face its worst power crunch this summer since 2004, China Daily newspaper reports. ... more | .. |
 Lowe's Selects Sungevity For Residential Solar Partnership Lowe's and Sungevity have announced a new agreement that will offer homeowners the easiest and most affordable solar solutions in the marketplace, marking a significant step in the mainstream adopti ... more |
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