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Solar Solution for Fast Growing Commercial Metal Roof MarketFremont CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2011 Solyndra has announced the Solyndra 200 Series Metal Roof Solution. The unique non-penetrating adjustable mounting system is designed to meet the additional solar installation challenges posed by metal roofs. Metal roofs make up a significant and growing portion of the large, low-sloped, commercial, industrial and agricultural rooftop markets. "Customers with metal roofs have been excited about the benefits of using our lightweight, non-ballasted and non-penetrating design on metal roofs, but have ... read more |
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 Efficiency record for flexible CdTe solar cell due to novel polyimide film DuPont Kapton colorless polyimide film, a new material currently in development for use as a flexible superstrate for cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has enabled a new ... more | .. |
 Chemistry with sunlight The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power electrochemical reactions (clean chemistry) ... more | .. |
  Unprecedented international meeting releases preliminary vision for our energy future A unique, international summit of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and future leaders from around the world has concluded with the release of the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Communique. The even ... 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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  Aircraft systems tested in the environmental chamber The plane takes off from Munich in bright weather, temperature 10 degrees Celsius, and lands in Anchorage, Alaska, in driving snow, temperature minus 15. Parked on the airfield overnight, the aircra ... more | .. |
  First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-led Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology (IBTI) Club have identified an enzyme in bacteria which co ... more | .. |
  Building 2D graphene metamaterials and 1-atom-thick optical devices Two University of Pennsylvania engineers have proposed the possibility of two-dimensional metamaterials. These one-atom- thick metamaterials could be achieved by controlling the conductivity of shee ... more | .. |
  A New Way To Make Lighter, Stronger Steel - In A Flash What they've discovered may hold the key to making cars and military vehicles lighter, stronger, and more fuel-efficient. In the current issue of the journal Materials Science and Technology, ... more |
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish away
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 NIST tunes 'metasurface' with fluid in new concept for sensing and chemistry Like an opera singer hitting a note that shatters a glass, a signal at a particular resonant frequency can concentrate energy in a material and change its properties. And as with 18th century "music ... more | .. |
  Innovative device for quantum simulations A team of researchers from Columbia Engineering, the Italian National Research Council, Princeton University, University of Missouri, and University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) has developed an artifi ... more | .. |
  The heat is on for sodium-manganese oxide rechargeable batteries By adding the right amount of heat, researchers have developed a method that improves the electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of sodium ion rechargeable batteries, which could be a cheaper a ... more | .. |
 At the touch of a button new nano material switches properties as required A world premiere: a material which changes its strength, virtually at the touch of a button. This transformation can be achieved in a matter of seconds through changes in the electron structure of a ... more |
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 Neutron analysis explains dynamics behind best thermoelectric materials Neutron analysis of the atomic dynamics behind thermal conductivity is helping scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory gain a deeper understanding of how thermoelectri ... more | .. |
 Vietnam begins live-fire drill amid China tensions Vietnam on Monday began live-fire naval drills in the tense South China Sea, a move that analysts see as raising the risk of a "showdown" with Beijing over a deepening territorial rift. ... more | .. |
  Rule of law index finds faults in China, Russia, US An annual survey of the rule of law around the world released Monday sees weak protections for fundamental rights in China, "serious deficiencies" in Russia, and problems with discrimination in the United States. ... more | .. |
 Japan core machinery orders down 3.3% in April Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, posted a surprise decline of 3.3 percent in April, government data showed on Monday. ... more |
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends without mapping moon
Intuitive Machines wins funding to advance orbital logistics vehicle
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  German port's future blowing in the wind The small German port of Cuxhaven is betting its future on North Sea wind, promoting itself as a base for new offshore wind farms as the country embarks on a bid to scrap nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Fighting over Sudan oil zones escalates The conflict in Sudan over oil zones on the hotly disputed border between the Arab Muslim north and the African Christian south, due to become the world's newest state July 9, is widening with both sides squaring off for a renewal of a civil war halted in 2005. ... more | .. |
Bright future for natural gas, study says On the heels of an International Energy Agency report signaling the "golden age of natural gas," another study says natural gas can play a critical role as a bridge to a low-carbon future. ... more | .. |
 China to boost solar power China has doubled its solar energy target for 2015 from 5 gigawatts to 10 gigawatts, an official with the National Energy Administration said Friday. ... more |
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 China secures strategic Latin lithium deal China secured a key lithium mining development deal giving it strategic foothold in South America as the soft metal gains ground in a vast range of consumer, industrial and military products and technologies. ... more | .. |
Vietnam alleges high-seas interference Vietnam again warned China not to interfere with its marine research vessels in the East Sea after a second confrontation within three weeks. ... more | .. |
Nabucco signs 'milestone' national deals Nabucco natural gas pipeline officials announced legal agreements with five transit countries as EU and Azeri officials met on energy this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. ... more | .. |
 Higher prices could hurt global oil demand: OPEC The OPEC oil cartel on Friday held steady its forecast for world oil demand growth this year, but warned that rising prices could dampen global consumption. ... more |
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Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions
Russia urges caution in nuclear 'rhetoric' after Trump comments
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 Sudan mounts air strikes 'to control oilfields' Sudan's army has launched repeated air strikes on the southern army in Unity state in a bid to seize oilfields there weeks before the south's independence, a southern army spokesman said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Solar-powered plane's Paris flight abandoned Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed in Brussels Saturday after the pilot aborted a flight to Paris following a series of technical problems, his team said. ... more | .. |
  Ford to triple hybrid vehicle production Ford said Thursday it will triple production of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles by 2013 as it challenges industry leader Toyota and prepares to meet tough new fuel efficiency rules. ... more | .. |
  Renesas chip supply to recover faster than expected Japan's Renesas Electronics, a key microprocessor maker, said Friday it would restore supply capacity to pre-March 11 earthquake levels by late September, a month earlier than planned. ... more |
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 Japan issues warning if atomic plants stay offline The prolonged suspension of Japanese nuclear reactors beyond areas affected by the March 11 disasters will have a "severe impact" on the economy, the trade and industry minister said Friday. ... more | .. |
  China, Chile sign accords to enhance trade Chile and China signed a series of cooperative agreements Thursday in agriculture, finance and mining during a visit to Santiago by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. ... more | .. |
 Mexico's Carstens takes long-shot IMF bid to India Mexican central bank chief Agustin Carstens arrived in India on Friday to press his case to be the next IMF leader, as he and French rival Christine Lagarde criss-cross the globe to garner support. ... more | .. |
Oil mixed in Asia, China trade data weighs Oil was mixed in Asian trade Friday as investors reacted to China's latest trade data which came in below expectations, analysts said. ... more |
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