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Cool Colors For Cars Could Improve Fuel Economy, Reduce EmissionsBerkeley CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2011 Nearly all cars sold in California have air conditioners. Cars painted with reflective coatings stay cooler in the sun and are easier to air condition to a comfortable temperature, according to a recent study by researchers in Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division. "Solar reflective paints can decrease the 'soak' temperature of the air in a car that has been parked in the sun. This could improve the vehicle's fuel economy by letting the manufacturer install a smaller air condit ... read more |
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  Multibeam sonar can map undersea gas seeps A technology commonly used to map the bottom of the deep ocean can also detect gas seeps in the water column with remarkably high fidelity, according to scientists from the University of New Hampshi ... more | .. |
  Robot Brain Implanted in a Rodent With new cutting-edge technology aimed at providing amputees with robotic limbs, a Tel Aviv University researcher has successfully implanted a robotic cerebellum into the skull of a rodent with brai ... more | .. |
 Secure updates for navigation systems At the push of a button by the driver, control units download the car manufacturer's new software - such as enhanced map material for the navigation system. To ensure that this data channel is prote ... 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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 Crash-safe battery protection for electric cars Everyone is talking about electric drives, and the scientists from Fraunhofer are also working on them. Engineers have replaced a battery box for lithium-ion batteries with a lightweight component. ... more | .. |
  Neo Solar Power to Invest in BlueChip Energy's 120 MW Sorrento Solar Farm Project BlueChip Energy has announced it has signed a letter of intent with Neo Solar Power, a Taiwan-based solar cell manufacturer, for an equity participation in BCE's 120 MW Sorrento Solar Farm project. ... more | .. |
 Renewvia Energy and PSE and G Cut Ribbon on Milestone Solar Project Renewvia Energy, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE and G), and two Renewvia Energy partners have cut the ribbon on a 1.26 megawatt solar system located at a state-of-the-art distribution ... more | .. |
 SOLON and PG and E 15-MW Five Points Solar PV Station Goes Live SOLON has announced the commercial operation of a 15-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) station in collaboration with California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG and E), which supplies natu ... more |
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MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas - satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones | .. |
 SPI Joins with KDC Solar for Solar Facility in New Jersey SPI Solar has been engaged by a subsidiary of KDC Solar for a 6.8 MW ground mounted solar facility to be constructed in Middlesex County New Jersey. SPI Solar will provide construction managem ... more | .. |
 School Gets World's First Solar Hot Air PPA for HVAC Sanborn Regional School District has signed the world's first power purchase agreement (PPA) for ultra-efficient solar hot air, which will reduce the fuel oil heating bills of Sanborn Regional High ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: The real euro crisis It has taken a while but the real problem of the euro is just starting to command the attention of Europe's leaders. And so far no one, not even the Germans who first began to articulate it, can see a solution. ... more | .. |
  Australian mine expansion gains approval Australia has granted environmental approval for the massive expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine. ... more |
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  Euro Bank: Wind policy 'direction' needed More confidence-building policy measures are needed to inspire greater amounts of financing for wind power projects, the European Investment Bank says. ... more | .. |
  Russia, China to ink 20 deals worth $7 bn: official Russia and China plan to sign some 20 business agreements worth $7 billion when Vladimir Putin visits Beijing this week in his first trip abroad since his Kremlin comeback announcement, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
  China says 'progress' made in Russian energy talks China said Monday that energy talks with Russia had made "new progress" ahead of an official visit by Vladimir Putin, as the two countries try to iron out disagreements over a major gas deal. ... more | .. |
 Crude output resumed at south Iraq field Crude output is back to normal levels at the southern section of Iraq's biggest oilfield, a spokesman said on Monday, after being temporarily halted by two bombings at a pipeline over the weekend. ... 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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 US needs trade deals with Taiwan, Japan: Huntsman Republican White House hopeful Jon Huntsman called Monday for the United States to forge trade deals with Taiwan and Japan and warned that, if elected, he might use force to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons. ... more | .. |
 Honeywell, Sinochem unveil green China venture US industrial group Honeywell and China's Sinochem have agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture to make and sell energy-efficient foam insulation in China, the two companies announced Monday. ... more | .. |
 Wall Street protests reveal US 'messy house': China China's state news agency Xinhua said Monday that anti-corporate protests in New York had exposed what it called "fundamental problems" with the US economic and political systems. ... more | .. |
 GM China sales up 15.3% in September US auto giant General Motors said Monday its sales in China jumped 15.3 percent in September from a year earlier to 240,244 units, despite government moves to phase out incentives for buyers. ... more |
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 Oil from crippled ship hits New Zealand coast Oil from a stranded container ship began washing up on the shore of New Zealand's pristine Bay of Plenty Monday, forcing beach closures at the popular tourist spot, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said. ... more | .. |
Australia approves BHP's Olympic Dam expansion Australia on Monday approved BHP Billiton's multi-billion dollar plans to expand its copper and uranium operations at Olympic Dam, but said it must comply with more than 100 strict conditions. ... more | .. |
 Global crisis could roil Lat-Am export markets The global economic crisis is worrying officials in Latin America, who fear the effects of a decline in demand for the region's raw materials, particularly from China, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama visa blocked over S.African trade fears: report South Africa refused to give the Dalai Lama a visa to visit for Desmond Tutu's birthday because the foreign ministry feared his trip would jeopardise trade ties with China, a newspaper reported Sunday. ... 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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  Malaysians protest Australian rare earth plant Malaysian protesters rallied Sunday against plans to open a rare earth processing plant in an eastern resort town saying they fear it will harm the environment. ... more | .. |
 Chinese exporters hurting as EU crisis deepens Wu Wenlong, a belt maker in China, has seen European orders slump 50 percent as the region's debt crisis hits demand for Chinese exports and threatens to tip major economies back into recession. ... more | .. |
 New Zealand navy called in for oil slick clean up The New Zealand navy was called in Saturday to help clean up an oil slick in the pristine Bay of Plenty that leaked from a stranded container ship which now threatens to break apart on an offshore reef. ... more | .. |
 Blasts partially halt output at south Iraq oil field Production at Iraq's biggest oil field was partially halted on Saturday after two bombs damaged a pipeline transporting crude, the head of state-owned South Oil Co said. ... more |
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Commentary: American dream -- or nightmare The average person has a great deal of trouble understanding why and how a board of directors can fire the chief executive officer after less than one year on the job - and award him $13 million in severance for screwing up. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Knowledge workers vital Africa has arrived at a turning point. Across the continent, national economies are growing at some of the fastest rates in the world. Foreign investment is flooding in, funding roads, communication networks and power grids. ... more | .. |
 Thailand seeks better ties with Myanmar Thailand's prime minister returned to Bangkok with a promise from the nominally civilian government in Myanmar to reopen a major border crossing soon. ... more | .. |
  Mountaintop coal mining moves a step ahead In a major victory for the coal industry operating in the Appalachian region, a U.S. district judge ruled that environmental officials overstepped their authority by subjecting mountaintop-removal mining operations to more stringent permit reviews. ... more |
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