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Graphene's 'quantum leap' takes electronics a step closerManchester UK (SPX) Jul 27, 2011 Writing in the journal Nature Physics, the academics, who discovered the world's thinnest material at The University of Manchester in 2004, have revealed more about its electronic properties. Research institutes and universities around the world are already looking at ways to build devices such as touch-screens, ultrafast transistors and photodetectors. Now the research from the creators of the material promises to accelerate that research, and potentially open up countless more electronic o ... read more |
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  US transfers security at Basra port to Iraq Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said. ... more | .. |
  Oregon critical of nuclear cleanup plan Oregon says plans to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in neighboring Washington leave too much radioactive waste at the former nuclear weapons site. ... more | .. |
 HK firm invests in China nuclear plant Despite the fallout from Japan's March disaster at its Fukushima nuclear power complex, China seems determined to advance its agenda to develop civilian nuclear energy. ... 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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  Agencies unite against transnational crime The Obama administration's new strategy to combat transnational organized crime gives the U.S. Treasury Department new sanctioning authority but it also stresses more joint efforts among federal agencies in dealing with the growing threat. ... more | .. |
  Embraer plans military transport jet Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer plans to have its first major military cargo aircraft airborne by 2015, competing in markets currently dominated by U.S., European and Russian manufacturers. ... more | .. |
 Scientists invent 'see-through' batteries U.S. researchers say they've invented a transparent, flexible lithium-ion battery with great potential for applications in cutting-edge consumer electronics. ... more | .. |
  California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars Los Angeles is famous for its addiction to cars - whether cruising in their convertibles, or (more often) sitting in monster traffic jams on the freeway, the car is definitely king for Angelenos. ... more |
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Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kill dozens
Chinese sub discovers deepest-ever creatures 10 km undersea
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Chinese retail giant surges 41% on debut China's top hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail group soared as much as 41 percent on its Hong Kong trading debut Wednesday, after raising $1.06 billion from its initial public offering. ... more | .. |
  The future of Greece remains uncertain Despite a second bailout deal, the Greek debt crisis is far from over. ... more | .. |
 BP rebounds into profit on high oil prices British energy giant BP bounced back into profit in the second quarter thanks to high oil prices and after a huge loss last year caused by costs linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, it said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Nissan and China partner Dongfeng to invest $8 bln Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Co. will invest 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) and launch around 30 models in China over the next five years, the Japanese auto giant said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Outside View: Heading off securities panic As congressional negotiators and U.S. President Barack Obama struggle to obtain a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, securities markets may soon panic at the prospect of those negotiations failing. ... more | .. |
 Australia, Malaysia sign refugee swap deal Australia is ready to start sending as many as 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia under a controversial swap deal finalized by the two countries. ... more | .. |
 Atomic power to grow despite Fukushima: IAEA head The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday that nuclear power will keep growing in the world despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, which he visited Monday. ... more | .. |
 New photonic crystals have both electronic and optical properties In an advance that could open new avenues for solar cells, lasers, metamaterials and more, researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated the first optoelectronically active 3-D photoni ... more |
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US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
NASA readying for crewed Artemis II moon flight
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  Rare Coupling of Magnetic and Electric Properties in a Single Material Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed a new way that magnetic and electric properties - which have a long history of ignoring and counteracting ... more | .. |
 A new discovery paves the way for using super strong nanostructured metals in cars Super strong nanometals are beginning to play an important role in terms of making cars even lighter, enabling them to stand collisions without fatal consequences for the passengers. A PhD student a ... more | .. |
 Nanoplasmonic Breaks Emission Time Record in Semiconductors Renaissance architects demonstrated their understanding of geometry and physics when they built whispering galleries into their cathedrals. These circular chambers were designed to amplify and direc ... more | .. |
  Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels market Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the promise of enhancing U.S. energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and serving as ... more |
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 NASA and Chevron Partner to Benefit the Energy Industry NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and Chevron Corporation in San Ramon, Calif., have announced a partnership to develop a range of advanced technologies that can be used in harsh ... more | .. |
 Chemical Make-up of Gulf of Mexico Plume Determined Taking another major step in sleuthing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) determined what chemicals were contained in a deep ... more | .. |
 Corn yields with perennial cover crop are equal to traditional farming Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, according t ... more | .. |
 IMF: Food, fuel prices inhibit C. America Food and fuel prices threaten to hold back Central American growth, currently expected to reach about 4 percent this year, an International Monetary Fund survey said. ... more |
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Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
BAE Systems profit jumps as govts hike defence spend
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Clinton says 'confident' of deal on US debt crisis US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she was confident lawmakers would reach a deal to avert a debt default, as she addressed business leaders in Hong Kong. ... more | .. |
 Analysis of pipeline draws praise, ire The U.S. State Department hasn't responded to a request by seven Democratic U.S. senators that the agency reassess its initial review of a pipeline proposed by TransCanada. ... more | .. |
 Toyota domestic output dips 38% in first half Japanese auto giant Toyota said Monday domestic production in the first half of 2011 tumbled 38 percent due to the impact of the March 11 disasters, before mounting a faster-than-expected recovery. ... more | .. |
Activists warn against foreign investors in Myanmar Environmental groups called on Monday for an end to foreign investment in projects exploiting Myanmar's natural resources, accusing such activities of sparking conflict in ethnic minority areas. ... more |
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  China investing in South Korean power grid LS Group, South Korea's third largest conglomerate, will benefit from Chinese investment in the nation's power infrastructure. ... more | .. |
Clinton in swipe at nations that flout trade rules US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that some nations are "making short-term gains" by flouting global trade rules, in an apparent swipe at Beijing amid ongoing trade rows. ... more | .. |
Walker's World: Euro's bigger Bandaid Confronted with an existential crisis for the euro, European leaders in the early hours of Friday morning in Brussels kicked the can further down the road than usual. ... more | .. |
 RIM cutting 2,000 jobs, COO retiring BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced Monday it was cutting 2,000 jobs and that its ailing chief operating officer planned to retire. ... more |
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