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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2011 Scientists are reporting a key advance toward the long-awaited era of "single-molecule electronics," when common electronic circuits in computers, smart phones, audio players, and other devices may shrink to the size of a grain of sand. The breakthrough is a method for creating and attaching the tiny wires that will connect molecular components, reports a new study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Yuji Okawa and colleagues write that the "key to single-molecule electronics is ... read more |
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![]() New Mathematical Framework That Could Help Convert "Junk" Energy Into Useful Power A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed a mathematical framework that could one day form the basis of technologies that turn road vibrations, airport runway noise and other "junk" en ... more | .. |
![]() New graphene discovery boosts oil exploration efforts, could enable self-powered microsensors Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to harvest energy from flowing water. This discovery aims to hasten the creation of self-powered microsensors for more acc ... more | .. |
![]() Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from non-edible ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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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![]() Discovery may overcome obstacle for quantum computing Researchers have made a major advance in predicting and quashing environmental decoherence, a phenomenon that has proven to be one of the most formidable obstacles standing in the way of quantum com ... more | .. |
![]() US shale gas weakening Russian, Iranian petro-power Rising U.S. natural gas production from shale formations has already played a critical role in weakening Russia's ability to wield an "energy weapon" over its European customers, and this trend will ... more | .. |
![]() New Labels For US And Canadian Solar Installers TE Connectivity (TE), formerly Tyco Electronics, extends its line of warning and rating labels with new RoHS-compliant solar identification labels that offer an affordable, simple identification sol ... more | .. |
![]() ReneSola Rolls Out Shipments of Its New Multicrystalline Virtus Wafer and Module Lines ReneSola has announced that it began shipments of its Virtus wafers and modules in June, shipping an aggregate total of approximately 54.8 megawatts ("MW") of Virtus wafers and 20 MW of Virtus modul ... more |
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![]() Rooftop FIT Project Installed in Ontario Centrosolar Canada's customer and value-added integrator EnviroEn-Inc. has announced the launch of a 135kW rooftop FIT solar project now being installed at Dubwear headquarters in Mississauga, Ontar ... more | .. |
![]() Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill For the first time, scientists gathered oil and gas directly as it escaped from a deep ocean wellhead - that of the damaged Deepwater Horizon oil rig. What they found allows a better understanding o ... more | .. |
![]() Providing Power to More Than 2,000 Homes Hickam Communities and SolarCity have announced that construction is underway on what is expected to be one of the largest solar installations in Hawai'i and one of the largest solar powered communi ... more | .. |
![]() Hydrogen may be key to growth of high-quality graphene A new approach to growing graphene greatly reduces problems that have plagued researchers in the past and clears a path to the crystalline form of graphite's use in sophisticated electronic devices ... more |
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![]() EU announces biofuel guidelines The European Commission says it wants to ensure biofuels used in the European Union are produced in an environmentally sustainable way. ... more | .. |
![]() Philippine MPs visit Spratlys despite China warning Defiant Philippine lawmakers flew to an island in the disputed Spratly chain Wednesday, ignoring warnings from China that the trip would destabilise the region and damage ties. ... more | .. |
![]() Telvent Expands Nordic Presence Telvent has announced that the Finnish utility company Fortum has selected Telvent to design, develop and implement a smart metering system for its Norwegian customers. The new Telvent Titaniu ... more | .. |
![]() A standard solution to PV safety fears News has emerged recently of another situation where concern has been raised over the safety of certain domestic solar PV installations. On this occasion, in Australia, the NSW Government issued det ... more |
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![]() Solar Panels Keep Buildings Cool Those solar panels on top of your roof aren't just providing clean power; they are cooling your house, or your workplace, too, according to a team of researchers led by Jan Kleissl, a professor of e ... more | .. |
![]() Westfield Amps Up Sustainability Efforts in Southern California Westfield Group has announced two solar energy initiatives in Greater Los Angeles, totaling $6 million, taking place at Westfield Topanga, and Westfield Fashion Square, two of the company's premier ... more | .. |
![]() Conducting energy on a nano scale Modern electronics as we know them, from televisions to computers, depend on conducting materials that can control electronic properties. As technology shrinks down to pocket sized communications de ... more | .. |
![]() PV System Test Reports Made Simple A new dedicated software program for the solar PV industry helps system installers produce all electrical test documentation for client handover packs quickly and easily. The new Seaward Solar ... more |
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![]() TE Connectivity HM And HW Labels Now UL Recognized For Use On The Backside Of Solar Panels TE Connectivity (TE) has announced that its HM high-tack metalized polyester and HW high-tack white polyester labels have received UL recognition for use on the backside of solar panels with typical ... more | .. |
![]() Estonian wind farm taps GE for turbines Estonian wind energy providers this week tapped GE for 18 turbines to outfit what will be one of the biggest wind farms in the Baltic region. ... more | .. |
![]() Chilean copper-molybdenum mine moves ahead Chile's Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum mining project is moving ahead with a $1 billion participation from Fluor Corp. ... more | .. |
![]() Obama calls new crisis debt talks US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called his top Democratic allies and Republican foes to separate White House talks to hammer out a compromise that would avert a disastrous debt default. ... more |
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![]() IMF urges China to reform economy, starting with yuan The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to embark on sweeping financial system reforms to shore up long-term growth, starting by freeing up its undervalued yuan. ... more | .. |
![]() Caribbean states want end of nuclear waste shipments The Caribbean Community (Caricom) warned Wednesday of an impending shipment of British radioactive waste through the Caribbean to Japan, and called for an end to what it sees as a dangerous environmental gamble. ... more | .. |
![]() Russian nuclear exporter sues Bulgaria's power grid Russia's state-owned nuclear power equipment exporter said Thursday it had taken Bulgaria's national grid operator NEK to the International Court of Arbitration in Paris over project payment delays. ... more | .. |
![]() Microsoft profit soars on record revenue US technology giant Microsoft said Thursday its annual profit soared on record revenue thanks in part to hot demand for its Xbox 360 videogame console gear and online network. ... more |
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![]() China tries to ease tensions with Southeast Asia China on Thursday sought to reassure Southeast Asian countries that it was a friendly neighbour, as all sides worked to ease tensions that spiked over a maritime territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
![]() Chavez OKs budget from Cuban hospital bed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez indicated he retains key powers even after delegating responsibilities to aides as he approved a budget from the hospital in Cuba, where is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. ... more | .. |
![]() German power company EnBW posts loss on reactor closures Germany's third-biggest power company, EnBW, reported on Thursday a loss of 590 million euros ($840 million) in the first half of the year owing to a government decision to shut two of its nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
![]() Saudi oil exports set to fall in long term Saudi oil exports are set to fall sharply in the long term as domestic consumption claims an increasing share of the output, Jadwa Investment said in a report. ... more |
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