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The brightest gamma ray on Earth makes for safer worldStrathclyde UK (SPX) Sep 22, 2011 The brightest gamma ray beam ever created - more than a thousand billion times more brilliant than the sun - has been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde, and could open up new possibilities for medicine. Physicists have discovered that ultra-short duration laser pulses can interact with ionised gas to give off beams that are so intense they can pass through 20 cm of lead and would take 1.5 m of concrete to be completely absorbed. The ray could have several uses, such a ... read more |
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  Robots are coming to aircraft assembly Up to now, aircraft have been put together in huge assembly cells, but to build the necessary facilities is expensive and time-consuming. That is why Fraunhofer researchers have come up with a flexi ... more | .. |
  A big step towards the redefinition of the kelvin Metrologists are measurement artists who are very precise - in the case of the Boltzmann constant up to the sixth decimal place. Whoever is able to determine it very exactly will cause a small revol ... more | .. |
  Researchers make visible the structure of the smallest crystals A radical new way of making structures visible at the nano level has been developed at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). This new method makes it possible to determine with precision the ar ... 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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  Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat More than 60 percent of the energy produced by cars, machines, and industry around the world is lost as waste heat - an age-old problem - but researchers have found a new way to make "thermoelectric ... more | .. |
 Saltwater boosts microbial electrolysis cells to cleanly produce hydrogen A grain of salt or two may be all that microbial electrolysis cells need to produce hydrogen from wastewater or organic byproducts, without adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or using grid elec ... more | .. |
 3D microscope opens eyes to prehistoric oceans and present-day resources A University of Alberta research team has turned their newly developed 3-D microscope technology on ancient sea creatures and hopes to expand its use. U of A engineering professor Dileepan Jos ... more | .. |
 Nobel Laureate may have suppressed evidence on radiation effects in 1946 University of Massachusetts Amherst environmental toxicologist Edward Calabrese, whose career research shows that low doses of some chemicals and radiation are benign or even helpful, says he has un ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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 Cyprus begins drilling despite controversy The Greek Cypriot government says it's going ahead with exploratory offshore oil drilling despite objections from Turkey, which calls the move provocative. ... more | .. |
Gas drilling heightens east Med tension Tension in the eastern Mediterranean rose sharply this week when Greek Cypriots started drilling for natural gas off the divided island. ... more | .. |
  US says Taiwan jet deals $5.85 bn The Pentagon on Wednesday put a total value of $5.85 billion on a multi-part deal to upgrade Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
  Insurance market Lloyd's cuts European debt exposure The Lloyd's of London insurance market said Wednesday that it has slashed its exposure to European government debt and pulled cash out of some of the region's banks amid the deepening eurozone crisis. ... more |
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Obama, Noda vow to push economic growth US President Barack Obama held his first talks with Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Wednesday, and both leaders pledged to boost fragile global economic growth. ... more | .. |
 Did chemical reactions cause Twin Towers collapse? A mix of sprinkling system water and melted aluminium from aircraft hulls likely triggered the explosions that felled New York's Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, a materials expert has told a technology conference. ... more | .. |
  Poland presses on with nuclear power debut Poland is pressing on with its nuclear power debut by launching a technology tender valued at 25 billion euros ($34 billion) later this year, the state-owned energy group Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Despite Fukushima, India bullish on nuclear Nuclear energy remains vital for developing countries even after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, India's atomic energy chief told the UN atomic agency's annual gathering on Wednesday. ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
Curiosity Rovers Boxwork Campaign Reaches New Heights on Mount Sharp
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  Airbus aims to dominate China market Airbus aims to have more than half the lucrative Chinese aviation market by the end of 2015, a senior executive said Wednesday, as the European giant seeks to close in on rival Boeing. ... more | .. |
  Typhoon halts production at 11 Japan Toyota plants A powerful typhoon forced auto giant Toyota to halt production at 11 of its 15 plants in Japan on Wednesday, the company said. ... more | .. |
 China to restart nuclear projects in 2012: report China will start approving new nuclear power projects next year after suspending them in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima atomic plant, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 GM bets on fast-growing China auto market General Motors said Wednesday China would be the world's fastest growing auto market over the next decade, as it unveiled its latest bid to give it a greater slice of the clean energy vehicle segment. ... more |
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 Japan records huge trade deficit as imports soar Japan logged a huge August trade deficit, data showed Wednesday, as utility firms imported fuel to meet electricity demand with many nuclear reactors still offline amid post-Fukushima disquiet. ... more | .. |
 Old luxury handbags get new life in Hong Kong Byron Yiu once eked out a living by hawking sunglasses at a Hong Kong street stall, but has made his fortune by turning traditional shopping habits around and re-selling rich women's luxury handbags. ... more | .. |
 It's a hard day's night for Shanghai taxi drivers Streets full of traffic jams, bad pay, rising petrol costs and 20 hours a day behind the wheel have left Nie Haiming, a Shanghai taxi driver, exasperated and bitter. ... more | .. |
 Philippine leader says China to be 'reasonable' Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday that he expected China to be "reasonable" over tense territorial disputes so long as Beijing is given a way to save face. ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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 World Bank tells LatAm to leverage Chinese funds Latin America should leverage China's strong buying of the region's raw materials to strengthen their own reforms and boost long-term growth prospects, the World Bank said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 IATA ups 2011 airlines profit outlook, 2012 weak Airlines globally are expected to post a net profit of $6.9 billion this year as stronger passenger numbers offset the impact of the weak global economy, industry group IATA said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India acquires Australian coal assets Indian conglomerate GVK Group said it will pay $1.26 billion to buy a majority stake in three coal mines and a port and rail project from Australia's Hancock Group. ... more | .. |
 Brazil energy boom spurs $1 billion deals Brazil's energy boom is generating contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the latest of those worth more than $1 billion going to multinational giants GE and Teledyne, and industry analysts predict more business for U.S. companies. ... more |
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 Explosion at Iraq oil field partially halts output An explosion at Iraq's biggest oil field on Tuesday sparked a massive fire that partially halted crude production, the state-owned South Oil Co and Britain's BP said. ... more | .. |
 Global turmoil to clip China growth: IMF The IMF on Tuesday cut its growth forecast for China's export-driven economy, saying that turmoil in Europe and the United States, as well as a sustained anti-inflation drive, would take a toll. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Why gold is so high Since U.S. President Barack Obama took office, the price of gold has more than doubled to about $1,800 an ounce and public approval of his handling of the economy has more than halved. These are much connected events. ... more | .. |
 China tells US, EU to open up for investment The United States and Europe should be more open to Chinese investment as they seek help in resolving crippling sovereign debt crises, China's state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. ... more |
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