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Insight into plant behavior could aid quest for efficient biofuelsEdinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2011 Tiny seawater algae could hold the key to crops as a source of fuel and plants that can adapt to changing climates. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that the tiny organism has developed coping mechanisms for when its main food source is in short supply. Understanding these processes will help scientists develop crops that can survive when nutrients are scarce and to grow high-yield plants for use as biofuels. The alga normally feeds by ingesting nitrogen from surrounding ... read more |
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  Scientists shed light on the private lives of electrons A Princeton researcher and his international collaborators have used lasers to peek into the complex relationship between a single electron and its environment, a breakthrough that could aid the dev ... more | .. |
  GTL Energy And Solid Energy Sign Licence Agreement For Coal Upgrading Technology GTL Energy and Solid Energy New Zealand have announced the signing of a Licence Agreement which grants Solid Energy the right to use GTL Energy's coal upgrading technology in New Zealand. Soli ... more | .. |
  Groups Launch National EPA SmartWay Drayage Program The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT),Environmental Defense Fund (EDF),and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced the launch of the EPA SmartWay Drayage Program, a ne ... 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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  Saudi prince proposes oil war with Iran Underlining the escalating cold war between Saudi Arabia and its rival Iran, former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal proposes the kingdom use its oil power to drive down prices to batter the Islamic Republic's sanctions-hit economy. ... more | .. |
  Jellyfish halt British nuclear power station A nuclear power station in eastern Scotland had to shut down its reactors after "high volumes" of jellyfish were found on its seawater filter screens, the operating company said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 At Small Scales, Tug-of-War Between Electrons Can Lead to Magnetism Under Surprising Circumstances At the smallest scales, magnetism may not work quite the way scientists expected, according to a recent paper in Physical Review Letters by Rafal Oszwaldowski and Igor Zutic of the University at Buf ... more | .. |
 German parliament approves nuclear exit The German parliament approved by an overwhelming majority Thursday plans to scrap nuclear power by 2022, a decision set in motion in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
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  Power-One Inverters Chosen to Power WindTronics Power-One has announced that the Company's Aurora PVI-3.0-OUTD-W 3kW inverter has been selected by WindTronics for use with the Honeywell Wind Turbine for on-grid installations. WindTronics is ... more | .. |
 Plug Power to Provide Kroger With GenDrive Fuel Cell Solution Plug Power has announced it has added Kroger to its growing list of GenDrive customers. Plug Power will supply 161 GenDrive fuel cells to Kroger's food distribution center in Compton, CA. The order ... more | .. |
 Wind farm inquiry balanced and reasonable The renewable energy industry has welcomed a report of the Senate Inquiry into the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms, saying it provided no reason to stop the roll out of this important ... more | .. |
 Legends Business Group in Talks to Aid in Efforts to Build Hydrogen Plant Legends Business Group has announced it has entered into talks with Orlando-based Solier Energy Tek to help the alternative energy company get the proper permits and/or legislative documentation to ... more |
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 British government played down nuclear fears: report The British government worked with the country's nuclear industry to calm public fears over the safety of nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima crisis, the Guardian reported Friday. ... more | .. |
  Japan minister sees economic rebound from disaster Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Thursday his country would recover faster than expected from a devastating earthquake and tsunami, brushing aside suggestions of a new "lost decade." ... more | .. |
  Mercosur pushes for early EU trade pact Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc is impatient for progress on free-trade talks with the European Union to lead to an early agreement, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said. ... more | .. |
  Race is on to site largest U.S. solar farm The race is on to choose the best location for the world's largest solar power complex in the United States. ... more |
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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
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Japan government agrees plan to double sales tax Japan's government and the ruling party on Thursday agreed a plan to double sales tax by the middle of the decade, as the nation looks to tackle rising social welfare costs and ballooning debt. ... more | .. |
  Australian rare earth plant must obey IAEA: Malaysia Malaysia on Thursday said Australian miner Lynas Corp must comply with safety recommendations made by an international atomic energy panel before it can operate its rare earth plant. ... more | .. |
 US vows to support India's nuclear waiver The United States will support India's continued exemption from global nuclear trade rules despite moves to tighten up restrictions, the US ambassador to India said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Sudan's Bashir ends state visit to China Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir left China on Thursday wrapping up a controversial three-day state visit that sparked condemnation from the United Nations, Washington and rights groups. ... more |
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China says navy drills not linked to sea disputes China has said a series of recent naval drills are "routine" and unrelated to simmering tensions in the South China Sea involving a range of nations with competing territorial claims. ... more | .. |
 Japan sweats out summer in shadow of nuclear crisis Air conditioning has been switched off, office hallways are darkened and escalators have ground to a halt as a government decree to reduce power usage forces Tokyo to sweat out a hot summer. ... more | .. |
 Asia boom attracts cutting-edge architects China and other rapidly developing Asian nations are attracting cutting-edge international architects as their increasingly futuristic skylines offer the chance to push design boundaries. ... more | .. |
Chongqing -- China's inland business capital After just a few years of explosive growth, China's mega-city of Chongqing has emerged as a major industrial hub, thanks in part to a "Go West" policy to open up China's less-developed inland. ... more |
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Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
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 Alternative Jet Fuels Will Soon Be Sprouting at Metro Detroit's Airports Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to grow, harve ... more | .. |
 Pacific Pride and Quality Petroleum Open First Green Fuel Center Pacific Pride Services has announced with Quality Petroleum of Alabama the opening of the first Commercial Fuel Center in Tarrant, AL to offer biodiesel for commercial fleet fueling as well as EPA-a ... more | .. |
 Clean Energy Pathways Signs LoI to Supply Bio-Diesel to Dorly Petroleum Clean Energy Pathways has signed a letter of intent to provide 40,000 barrels (1,680,000 gal) of ASTM-grade bio-diesel to Dorly Petroleum, pending final price negotiation. Dorly Petroleum, hea ... more | .. |
 First Commercial Flight Completed Using Dynamic Fuels Jet Fuel KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight on 'biokerosene,' which included renewable jet fuel supplied by Dynamic Fuels LLC. KLM used a ... more |
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 Europe accounts for 70 percent of Global Biodiesel Production By 2015, the global biodiesel market value is likely to achieve a value of $62 billion, representing a growth rate of 26% p/a between 2005-2015. In volume terms, this is equivalent to 26 billion gal ... more | .. |
 Inkjet printing could change the face of solar energy industry Inkjet printers, a low-cost technology that in recent decades has revolutionized home and small office printing, may soon offer similar benefits for the future of solar energy. Engineers at Or ... more | .. |
 The Highest Magnetic Fields Are Created in Dresden On June 22, 2011, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf set a new world record for magnetic fields with 91.4 teslas. To reach this record, Sergei Zherlitsyn and his colleagues at the High Magneti ... more | .. |
  Silver pen has the write stuff for flexible electronics The pen may have bested the sword long ago, but now it's challenging wires and soldering irons. University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing ... more |
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