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Cold War's nuclear wastes pose challenges to science, engineering, societyMiami FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2011 Seven papers published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors report on efforts by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure continued safe and secure storage and disposition of 50 years worth of spent nuclear fuel, surplus nuclear materials, and high-level wastes at DOE facilities. "Technology, innovation, development and deployment are key elements in the DOE cleanup effort," said Yvette T. Collazo, Paula G. Kirk and A. Alan Moghis ... read more |
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  Metal shortages alert from leading geologists Geologists are warning of shortages and bottlenecks of some metals due to an insatiable demand for consumer products. A meeting of leading geologists, reported in the scientific journal Nature Geosc ... more | .. |
  East Med gas conflict could drag in U.S. The brewing confrontation between Israel and Turkey, both U.S. allies, in the eastern Mediterranean gas dispute could eventually involve the Americans to prevent the Middle East erupting into open conflict again. ... more | .. |
 Scots blame London on CCS project woes The British government's waffling on alternative energy is to blame for the reported demise of a major carbon capture project, a Scottish Cabinet member says. ... 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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  China to help small businesses access credit China said Wednesday it will make it easier for smaller businesses to get bank credit, amid growing concern at the number of cash-strapped companies turning to private lenders for financing. ... more | .. |
  American Plumbing Giant Installs 3600 Solar Panels SPG Solar has announced that it has completed a 1 Megawatt DC solar power system for solar developer STC Solar in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The solar system, consisting of more than 3,600 solar panels ... more | .. |
 Upsolar Modules Qualify for 10 Percent Premium on Italian Feed-in Tariff Upsolar has announced that the company's products earned "Made in EU" certification from the Institute of Industrial Certification for Mechanics (ICIM). This approval immediately qualifies systems i ... more | .. |
 NTU researchers develop cheaper yet efficient thin film solar cells Researchers in Singapore have exploited advanced nanostructure technology to make a highly efficient and yet cheaper silicon solar cell. With this development, the researchers hope that the cost of ... more |
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 Solar PV micro inverters out-perform string inverters Enecsys to demonstrate how solar PV micro inverters out-perform string inverters for service life, reliability and energy harvest Cambridge, UK, October 11, 2011: Enecsys Limited, a leading provider ... more | .. |
 FLABEG develops the new Ultimate Trough for CSP plants FLABEG and schlaich bergermann und partner, both specialized in the CSP business, will be working together to make CSP technology more competitive. Since January 2010 a high level engineering team c ... more | .. |
 SolarBridge Technologies Wins US DoE ARPA-E Grant SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) has been awarded a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The grant is one of ARPA-E's 60 ... more | .. |
 New Saudi Arabias of solar energy: Himalaya Mountains, Andes, Antarctica Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes - including the Himalaya Mounta ... more |
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 Silicon Energy's Minnesota Solar Plant Begins Production Silicon Energy has announced the grand opening of its new, multi-million dollar solar PV manufacturing plant in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, and start of local production of the company's popular Casca ... more | .. |
 Saudi plot and Iran's 'invisible man' On the face of it, U.S. claims the Iranians plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington seem far-fetched and nothing less than a declaration of war on Tehran's longtime rival for leadership of the Muslim world. ... more | .. |
 Pipeline fight really over Canada climate stance: official Opposition to Canada's oil sands will only intensify unless Ottawa takes strong action on climate change, said a Canadian official cited by local media Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China, Vietnam agree 'friendly' approach to sea dispute China and Vietnam have agreed to settle peacefully a dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Taiwan, China to sign nuclear safety pact Taiwan and China have agreed to cooperate more closely on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year, Taipei authorities said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Philippines launches $1.66 bn stimulus programme Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday announced a $1.66 billion programme to help his country cope with the deepening global economic turmoil. ... more | .. |
Russia's Putin ends China trip with no gas deal Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin left China Wednesday after a visit that yielded $7 billion in trade pacts but no breakthrough on a long-delayed gas deal with the world's top energy consumer. ... more | .. |
  Japan firms' output hit by Thai floods Toyota on Wednesday said production at its three Thailand plants would be halted until at least Saturday, with the operations of many Japanese firms crippled by the country's worst flooding in decades. ... more |
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  Australian parliament passes divisive carbon tax Australia's lower house on Wednesday passed a contentious new tax on carbon pollution to combat climate change which has angered many voters and threatens Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hold on power. ... more | .. |
  New form of superhard carbon observed Carbon is the fourth-most-abundant element in the universe and takes on a wide variety of forms, called allotropes, including diamond and graphite. Scientists at Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory ar ... more | .. |
  New knowledge about 'flawed' diamonds could speed the development of diamond-based quantum computers A University at Buffalo-led research team has established the presence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in defective diamonds, a finding that will help advance the development of diamond-based system ... more | .. |
 Critical Minerals Ignite Geopolitical Storm The clean energy economy of the future hinges on a lot of things, chief among them the availability of the scores of rare earth minerals and other elements used to make everything from photovoltaic ... more |
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New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering
Ukraine's anti-graft body says new bill restores independence
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 Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel An Illinois research team has succeeded in overcoming one major obstacle to a promising technology that simultaneously reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide and produces fuel. University of Illin ... more | .. |
 Physicists Turn Liquid into Solid Using an Electric Field Physicists have predicted that under the influence of sufficiently high electric fields, liquid droplets of certain materials will undergo solidification, forming crystallites at temperature and pre ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide New Hybrid Navigation System for Cessna Business Jets A new fiber-optic inertial navigation system/global positioning system (INS/GPS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation's navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, has been sele ... more | .. |
 Molecular Depth Profiling Modeled Using Buckyballs and Low-Energy Argon A team of scientists led by a Penn State University chemist has demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of an alternative method of molecular depth profiling - a technique used to analyze the surf ... more |
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 Point defects in super-chilled diamonds may offer stable candidates for quantum computing bits Diamond, nature's hardest known substance, is essential for our modern mechanical world - drills, cutters, and grinding wheels exploit the durability of diamonds to power a variety of industries. Bu ... more | .. |
Australian parliament approves carbon tax Australia's lower house of parliament passed a contentious new tax on carbon pollution to combat climate change on Wednesday, culminating years of heated debate. ... more | .. |
China to lead in new nuclear reactors? While most of the world takes a step back from nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in northern Japan, China is continuing on a path of nuclear power expansion. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Pass the China currency bill The China Currency Bill is the most significant jobs bill the U.S. Congress could pass. It enjoys the bipartisan support of nearly 80 Republican and Democratic U.S. senators, yet U.S. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, oppose it, illustrating both are out of touch with the problems besetting the American economy. ... more |
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