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Microreactor Design Team Invents Portable Hydrogen Reactor for Fuel CellsHoboken NJ (SPX) May 25, 2011 Chemical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology are transforming the way that American soldiers power their battery-operated devices by making a small change: a really small change. Capitalizing on the unique properties of microscale systems, the students have invented a microreactor that converts everyday fossil fuels like propane and butane into pure hydrogen for fuel cell batteries. These batteries are not only highly efficient, but also can be replenished with hydrogen a ... read more |
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 Discovery opens the door to electricity from microbes Using bacteria to generate energy is a signifiant step closer following a breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Published today by the leading scientific ... more | .. |
 Gazprom, Ukraine talk gas prices in Kiev Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller met with Ukraine's Energy Minister Yuri Boiko in Kiev to discuss prices for natural gas deliveries to Ukraine. ... more | .. |
  Google backs wind energy in California desert Google on Tuesday said it is investing $55 million into a California wind energy farm, raising to $400 million the amount of money the technology giant has pumped into clean energy projects. ... 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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  Egypt prepares to invite tenders for nuclear plant Egypt has completed technical studies and is preparing to invite tenders for building its first nuclear power plant, the official MENA news agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  University of Madrid builds an electric motorcycle This project, known as e-Moto, was created and developed by LGN Tech Design, a spin-off company that has its origins in a line of research begun in the Laboratorio de Maquinas (MAQLAB - Machine Labo ... more | .. |
 Deal finally struck on stress tests for Europe's reactors European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent's reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said. ... more | .. |
 Windpower 2011 highlights industry trends and job creation As thousands of wind industry members converged on the city of Anaheim, Calif., for the world's largest annual wind energy event, the WINDPOWER 2011 Conference and Exhibition immediately turned into ... more |
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  World Record in Ultra-Rapid Data Transmission Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in encoding data at a rate of 26 terabits per second on a single laser beam, transmitting them over a distance of 50 km, and deco ... more | .. |
  Expert warns against 'experimenting' with flights in ashw/ Airlines and authorities should refrain from "experimenting" by flying planes through skies filled with ash from Iceland's erupting volcano, the author of a study on the impact of last year's ash cloud on aircraft said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Philippines warns of arms race in South China Sea Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday said he warned the Chinese defence minister of a possible arms race in the region if tensions worsened over disputes in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Novel man-made material could facilitate wireless power Electrical engineers at Duke University have determined that unique man-made materials should theoretically make it possible to improve the power transfer to small devices, such as laptops or cell p ... more |
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 Breen Energy and Headwaters Resources Announce Agreement Breen Energy Solutions and Headwaters Resources, Inc. have entered into a joint development and commercialization agreement for Headwaters Resources' Gas Phase Ammonia Slip Mitigation Technology. Th ... more | .. |
  Hydro Alternative Energy Announces MoU With Republic of Benin Hydro Alternative Energy has announced that in continued furtherance of its previously announced joint venture with MRS Holdings Limited ("MRS"), a subsidiary of HAE's and MRS' jointly owned corpora ... more | .. |
 Battery Team Working to Drive Electric Vehicles from Niche to Mass Market With several new models of electric vehicles hitting the market this year and more next year, President Obama's goal of putting 1 million EVs on U.S. roads by 2015 is tantalizingly within grasp. But ... more | .. |
  U.S. looks to reduce minerals dependence The United States needs rare earth elements for hybrid cars, light bulbs and Tomahawk cruise missiles, and with only one domestic production plant for the foreseeable future, scientists, academics and lawmakers are worried. ... 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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 Students Develop Cheaper, Greener, Alternative Energy Storage Every year, the world consumes 15 Terrawatts of power. Since the amount of annual harvestable solar energy has been estimated at 50 Terrawatts, students at Stevens Institute of Technology are workin ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Greece should abandon euro Greece is in crisis again. Athens should restructure its debt and abandon the euro to reassert control over its finances and economy. ... more | .. |
IMF job: Lagarde gains ground despite court probe French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's chances of leading the IMF improved on Tuesday, as France claimed China would back her, even though she faces allegations of abuse of power at home. ... more | .. |
 Japan crisis to delay Toshiba reactor orders Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Tuesday said its plans to win $12 billion in orders to build nuclear reactors may have to be delayed for several years as nations tighten safety after Japan's March crisis. ... more |
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China's current account surplus down 18% in Q1 China's current account surplus fell 18 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, official data showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Oil rebounds in Asia on higher Chinese demand Oil rebounded in Asian trade Tuesday on surging crude demand from China, the world's second-largest economy, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 N.Korea's Kim makes new stop in marathon China tour North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing on Tuesday, reports said, his latest stop in a marathon trip believed aimed at learning the secrets of China's economic boom. ... more | .. |
  Emerson To Provide Power Technology For One Of The Largest Solar Energy Projects In US Emerson has been awarded a contract to supply power technology for one of the largest solar energy projects in the United States. Under an agreement with Wind Turbine and Energy Cables (WTEC) Emerso ... more |
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 Centrosolar and Zep Solar sign license agreement The Hamburg-based Centrosolar AG has signed a license agreement with Zep Solar. Zep Solar provides mounting solutions for installing photovoltaic systems, enabling modules with a specialized Zep Gro ... more | .. |
 MAG expands solar systems business MAG is expanding its solar panel manufacturing systems business with the establishment of U.S.-based operations to build and distribute crystalline silicon (c-Si) module production lines with capaci ... more | .. |
 New 5MW Multi-Technology Solar Installation Arizona Western College (AWC), Main Street Power Company, developer PPA Partners, local utility Arizona Public Service (APS), and EPC Rosendin Electric have broken ground on a five-megawatt solar pr ... more | .. |
  Iowa engineer scales up process that could improve economics of ethanol production Iowa State University's Hans van Leeuwen has moved his research team's award-winning idea for improving ethanol production from a laboratory to a pilot plant. Now he knows the idea, which produces a ... more |
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 Karlsruhe Invisibility Cloak: Disappearing Visibly "Seeing something invisible with your own eyes is an exciting experience," say Joachim Fischer and Tolga Ergin. For about one year, both physicists and members of the team of Professor Martin Wegene ... more | .. |
 Radiation protection expert criticizes comparison of Fukushima to Chernobyl In the opening editorial to the latest edition of the Journal of Radiological Protection, published, Wednesday 18 May, radiological protection expert Professor Richard Wakeford of the Dalton Nuclear ... more | .. |
 Southampton scientists to help create a sustainable energy system for the UK The University of Southampton is playing a key role in a major public/private partnership to evaluate the use of biomass to create a cost effective and sustainable UK energy system for 2050. D ... more | .. |
 RSI Silicon Products Invents Way to Use Sugar to Manufacture Silicon At RSI Silicon Products the process of making silicon for solar panels is all sweetness and light. Literally. "Our process uses sugar cane or sugar beets," Inventor Steve Amendola said of RSI's newl ... more |
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