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Technology created by UCLA engineers allows LCDs to recycle energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2011 We've all worried about the charge on our smartphone or laptop running down when we have no access to an electrical outlet. But new technology developed by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science could finally help solve the problem. The UCLA engineers have created a novel concept for harvesting and recycling energy for electronic devices - one that involves equipping these devices' LCD screens with built-in photovoltaic polarizers, allowing them to convert ... read more |
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 Peak Oil And Public Health: Political Common Ground Peak petroleum-the point at which the maximum rate of global oil extraction is reached, after which the rate of production begins to decline-is a hot topic in scientific and energy circles. Wh ... more | .. |
 INRS researchers improve performance of iron-based catalysts Having pioneered the development of the first high-performance iron-based catalyst for fuel cells, researchers at INRS recently achieved a second major advance. They developed a new and improv ... more | .. |
  Data Motion Metric Needed for Supercomputer Rankings As we enter the era of data-intensive research and supercomputing, the world's top computer systems should not be ranked on calculation speed alone, according to Allan Snavely, associate director of ... 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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  Japan to set up new nuclear watchdog Japan will set up a new nuclear regulator under the environment ministry in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, in a bid to give the watchdog more teeth, media reported Friday. ... more | .. |
  China's July new loans at 492.6 billion yuan China said Friday the nation's lenders issued a lower-than-expected 492.6 billion yuan ($77 billion) in new loans in July, indicating Beijing's efforts to rein in liquidity are taking effect. ... more | .. |
 Venezuelans worry over high inflation As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez undergoes cancer treatment in Cuba, the national economy's management he left in the hands of his trusted stewards is proving to be another test of nerves for economists, investors and ordinary consumers alike. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia's oil output declines Indonesia's BPMigas oil and gas regulator says that national fields are in decline. ... more |
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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 Kenya's key to South Sudan oil exports The fate of newly independent South Sudan may hinge on a September conference in Kenya to drum up funding to build a $22 billion port and oil terminal on the Indian Ocean coastline. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  Hybrid solar system makes rooftop hydrogen 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 ... 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 |
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China Focus: Chinese scientist details first planned Mars sample-return mission Tianwen 3
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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  China auto sales up 2.2% in July Auto sales in China, the world's largest car market, grew 2.2 percent year-on-year in July to 1.28 million units, state media reported Wednesday. ... more |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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