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Hybrid solar system makes rooftop hydrogenDurham NC (SPX) Aug 11, 2011 While roofs across the world sport photovoltaic solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity, a Duke University engineer believes a novel hybrid system can wring even more useful energy out of the sun's rays. Instead of systems based on standard solar panels, Duke engineer Nico Hotz proposes a hybrid option in which sunlight heats a combination of water and methanol in a maze of glass tubes on a rooftop. After two catalytic reactions, the system produces hydrogen much more efficiently than cu ... read more |
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  To avoid carbon debt CRP beats fields of corn and soybeans Farmers and policymakers should wait before converting Conservation Reserve Program land to corn and soybean production, according to a Michigan State University study. The study, which appear ... more | .. |
 Metabolism in reverse: Making biofuels at full-throttle pace In a biotechnological tour de force, Rice University engineering researchers this week unveiled a new method for rapidly converting simple glucose into biofuels and petrochemical substitutes. ... more | .. |
 High Energy Output From Algae-Based Fuel No Silver Bullet Algae-based fuel is one of many options among the array of possible future energy sources. New University of Virginia research shows that while algae-based transportation fuels produce high energy o ... 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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  Physicists entangle two atoms using microwaves for the first time Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time linked the quantum properties of two separated ions (electrically charged atoms) by manipulating them ... more | .. |
  Slovenia slams Italy's Trieste LNG plans Slovenia says it is "deeply dissatisfied" with Italy's plans to approve an offshore gas terminal and undersea pipeline it considers an environmental threat. ... more | .. |
 Report: Algae as fuel presents problems Algae-based fuel is a possible future energy source with high energy output from minimal land use but could come with environmental burdens, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 Largest solar plant approved for Calif. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved a 550-megawatt solar power project to be built in the California desert, the largest U.S. facility to date. ... more |
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BAE Systems completes delivery of NOAA and NASA space weather satellites for fall launch
Building blocks of life found in distant star system suggest origins in interstellar space
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  China questions Olympics security after UK riots China's state media has questioned the ability of London's embattled police to "maintain social order" for the 2012 Olympics after Britain suffered its worst riots in decades. ... more | .. |
 China urges US oil giant to hasten clean-up: Xinhua China has called on the US energy giant behind a massive oil spill to speed up its clear-up efforts and issue a public apology after it missed a deadline to clean the sea bed, state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China lacks options on US debt: analysts China has launched a barrage of criticism at the United States over the debt crisis, but analysts say the world's largest foreign holder of US debt has no choice but to maintain its Treasury holdings. ... more | .. |
  Offshore wind power in the North Sea offer huge potential but enormous challenges If companies and wind power equipment manufacturers find favourable conditions, the North Sea could become home to offshore wind farms with a combined generating capacity as high as 135 gigawatts by ... more |
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 News Corp. board backs Murdoch after hacking scandal Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing Wednesday to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth's healthy bottom line. ... more | .. |
  Japan's TEPCO reports loss of $7.4 billion In the wake of the March Fukushima nuclear catastrophe Tokyo Electric Power Co. has reported an operating loss of $7.4 billion. ... more | .. |
 Dutch court halts work on gas project The Dutch high court has put a temporary halt on preparations to construct Europe's the biggest natural gas storage facility north of Amsterdam. ... more | .. |
 GDF Suez inks 2.9bn euro Asia investment deal French energy group GDF Suez announced Wednesday an alliance with Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC, which will invest 2.9 billion euros to help the company boost expansion in Asia-Pacific and China. ... more |
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Russian space chief to meet NASA head for first time in eight years
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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  Embraer plans to build executive jets in China Brazil's Embraer, the world's third largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, said Wednesday it was putting final touches on plans to transform its factory in China to produce executive planes. ... more | .. |
 Cathay Pacific first-half net profit falls 59% Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday net profit tumbled in the first six months of the year but added it would push on with its expansion plans by ordering 12 aircraft from Boeing worth more than $3 billion. ... more | .. |
 Quantum super-computing sees microwave breakthrough Physicists in the United States on Wednesday notched up a lab success in the quest for quantum computers, whose stellar capacities have already earned them the nickname of "super-computers on steroids." ... more | .. |
  India's July car sales plunge most in nearly 3 years Indian car sales slid almost 16 percent in July from a year ago, their biggest drop in nearly three years, as steep borrowing costs kept buyers out of the showrooms, data showed Wednesday. ... more |
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 Asia faces tougher battle in new world slowdown Asian economies still scarred by the 2008 world recession are likely to have a harder time grappling with a new round of turmoil than they did three years ago, regional analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Germany's EON hit by historic quarterly loss, plans job cuts Germany's biggest energy group, EON, reported Wednesday its first quarterly loss ever as government plans to abandon nuclear energy forced a restructuring plan that could affect up to 11,000 jobs. ... more | .. |
Cathay Pacific first-half net profit falls 59% Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said net profit tumbled in the first six months of the year but added it would push on with its expansion plans by ordering 12 aircraft from Boeing worth more than $3 billion ... more |
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North Korea warns US against pushing it to give up nukes
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 China's surplus leaps as July exports hit new high China's politically sensitive trade surplus expanded to $31.48 billion in July as exports rose by a fifth to hit a new record high, the customs agency said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Shake, rattle, roll -- and make energy Sensors vital for the operation of modern automobiles could harvest power from road vibration instead of needing external power sources, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Falklands' new oil find seen as viable The latest offshore oil discovery in the Falkland Islands waters is seen as a viable proposition, encouraging news for investors who have staked millions into developing the British overseas territories as a major energy hub. ... more | .. |
 Model will help monitor airport security A statistical model of daily operations of general aviation airports may help show unusual activity that could suggest a security threat, U.S. researchers say. ... more |
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 Russia considers North Korean pipeline Russia is having discussions with North Korea to build a pipeline across the country to supply Siberian natural gas to South Korea. ... more | .. |
Economics behind Britain's fires? Large portions of London and other British cities are continuing scenes of raging, mindless violence amid the worst wave of rioting in recent European history. ... more | .. |
 Sudan grants China oil exploration licence Sudan has granted a petroleum exploration licence to China, Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said after his visiting Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and President Omar al-Bashir held talks in Khartoum. ... more | .. |
 China urges 'concrete and responsible' actions on debt China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday called on "relevant nations" to take "concrete and responsible fiscal and monetary policies" to restore the confidence of global investors. ... more |
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