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Like fish on waves electrons go surfingBochum, Germany (SPX) Sep 27, 2011 Physicists at the RUB, working in collaboration with researchers from Grenoble and Tokyo, have succeeded in taking a decisive step towards the development of more powerful computers. They were able to define two little quantum dots (QDs), occupied with electrons, in a semiconductor and to select a single electron from one of them using a sound wave, and then to transport it to the neighbouring QD. A single electron "surfs" thus from one quantum dot to the next like a fish on a wave. Such manipulat ... read more |
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  Nanoplasmonics And Metamaterials Light-matter interaction at the nanometer scale has turned into a very fast-growing field of research known as nano-optics. To highlight breakthroughs in the specific areas of nano-optics know ... more | .. |
  Tecnosun Solar USA Introduces New Innovative Cable Driven Solar Tracking System While large utility scale solar tracking projects have been deployed throughout the southwest USA, they have found only a limited application in other regions including the southeast. One to t ... more | .. |
 Campaign Calls on Largest Stadium in the US to Go Solar More than 3,000 people have joined a campaign on Change.org calling on the University of Michigan to commit to using solar energy in its football stadium. The campaign, created by the Ann Arbo ... 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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 Solar Integrator Powering Electric Vehicles GeoGenix has announced that it is one of several dealers to offer residential solar systems at a reduced price through the "Drive Green for Life" program that was recently announced by Ford and SunP ... more | .. |
 How We Can Improve Government Policies to Drive Innovation and Investment The anti-clean-energy echo chamber has been publicizing the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy panels, arguing that the President's clean energy job creation program is ineffecti ... more | .. |
 Tecta Solar Installs PV System Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of a 511.5 kWp (DC) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Harleysville Insurance, in Harleysville, Pa. The project is projected to generate appro ... more | .. |
 Everphoton's HCPV Module Efficiency Reaches Record High Everphoton Energy recently announced that its High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) module has reached the conversion efficiency of 32.02%, setting the highest record in the worldwide market. ... more |
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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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  Walker's World: The IMF fails again There was disappointment, but no real surprise, that the annual meeting in Washington of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank failed to produce a comprehensive solution to the euro crisis. ... more | .. |
  MPs: Britain needs North Sea 'supergrid' Britain needs to develop an undersea "supergrid" of electricity transmission cables to capitalize on the North Sea's wind power potential, lawmakers say. ... more | .. |
  US, Ukraine sign nuclear cooperation deal Ukraine and the United States signed a deal Monday formalizing the intent of their leaders to cooperate in preventing the spread of nuclear technology and securing loose nuclear material. ... more | .. |
  'E-gate' adds face recognition to airline security Silicon Valley-based AOptix on Monday introduced new "e-gates" that recognize faces as well as irises of passengers before opening to let them board flights. ... more |
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  More than 100 arrested in Canada pipeline protest More than 100 demonstrators were arrested Monday for storming the Canadian parliament to protest Ottawa's support for a proposed pipeline to bring oil from Canada's tar sands to the US Gulf Coast. ... more | .. |
  Germany's Daimler to make trucks in China German auto maker Daimler said Monday it had received Chinese government approval for a truck joint venture, as the world's vehicle makers look to China for growth amid a global economic slump. ... more | .. |
Higher airline prices loom under EU emissions scheme Travellers could see a new charge on their tickets to fly between Europe and North America after the European Union begins forcing airlines to buy carbon emission permits next year. ... more | .. |
BYD says 'reshuffle' not mass layoffs in China Chinese car maker BYD, backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett, on Monday denied reports of mass layoffs but said a "reshuffle" was under way in its sales and management teams. ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
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 Lehigh University ceramics researchers shed light on metal embrittlement Why does a solid metal that is engineered for ductility become brittle, often suddenly and with dramatic consequences, in the presence of certain liquid metal impurities? The phenomenon, known as li ... more | .. |
 How to produce flexible CIGS solar cells with record efficiency The technology yielding flexible solar cells with an 18.7% world record efficiency developed by scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, has now been ... more | .. |
 Largest Solar Installation at Professional Football Stadium Executives from NRG, and the Washington Redskins unveiled the new solar installation at FedExField, which is the largest installation at an NFL stadium, demonstrating the potential of innovative and ... more | .. |
 US Solar Outpaces Global Market The U.S. solar energy industry continued its rapid growth through the second quarter of this year, gaining a greater share of the total global market according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy I ... more |
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 Groundbreaking Solar and Wind Energy Initiative for Ocean-Going Ships Corvus Energy has joined the groundbreaking Aquarius Wind and Solar Power System project. Fukuoka, Japan's Eco Marine Power has announced that Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage component ... more | .. |
 Customers Can Be Confident in Choosing OPEL Solar Trackers OPEL Solar and OPEL Technologies has announced that it has secured a warranty agreement with Energi Insurance Services and has completed an independent tracker technology assessment conducted by BEW ... more | .. |
 DuPont Apollo Collaborates with Loxley to Complete Solar Farm in Thailand DuPont Apollo has announced the completion of an 8.7 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar farm project in collaboration with Loxley Plc, one of Thailand's largest conglomerates engaged in the trading ... more | .. |
  Yacht world seduces China, Brazil's super-rich Russian oligarchs and their floating palaces helped keep the luxury yachting industry buoyant through the crisis, but super-rich buyers from China and Brazil are rushing to join them on the waves. ... 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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China launches gold vending machine: report China, already the world's second largest bullion consumer, has installed the country's first gold vending machine in a busy shopping district in Beijing, state media said Sunday. ... more | .. |
US, China at odds over IMF's financial resources The United States and China have diametrically opposing views on the International Monetary Fund's financial resources. ... more | .. |
China urges eurozone to end debt crisis China on Saturday called on the eurozone to move quickly to end its debt crisis at a meeting of the world's finance chiefs in Washington. ... more | .. |
Anti-nuclear demonstrators demand plant in Tokyo Dozens of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo on Sunday, challenging Japanese authorities to build an atomic power plant in the capital to demonstrate their sincerity about nuclear safety. ... more |
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 Failed US solar energy firm silent at Congress hearing Executives from a solar energy firm that went bankrupt after getting a half-billion-dollar government loan refused to testify at a congressional hearing Friday where one lawmaker accused them of a "heist." ... more | .. |
Ahmadinejad calls for western navies to leave Gulf Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called on NATO naval forces to withdraw from the Gulf, calling them a threat to security. ... more | .. |
Rosatom not worried about Siemens move Russian nuclear power company Rosatom says it isn't worried about its partner, German engineering conglomerate Siemens, opting to leave the nuclear industry. ... more |
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