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October 24, 2011
ENERGY TECH
Ukraine: Gas deal means Europe security
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Oct 24, 2011
Ukraine's recent progress toward a natural gas price agreement with Russia means security for European supplies, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov says. Azarov, speaking on the Ukrainian television channel Inter Friday, said that if a "breakthrough" reached at meeting last month among Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is followed through, Ukraine could "guarantee" reliable Russian natural gas supplies transiting thro ... read more

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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China manufacturing hits five-month high: HSBC
Manufacturing activity in China hit a five-month high in October, HSBC said Monday, easing fears of a hard landing in the world's second-largest economy. ... more
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CAR TECH

Saab owner breaks off Chinese funding deal: company
Swedish Automobile, the Dutch owner of beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab, said late Sunday it had broken off a deal for funding with two Chinese firms, seen as the only hope of keeping Saab out of bankruptcy. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Seven dead in Papua miners' strike
Three more people have been killed at the Grasberg mine - one of the world's largest - in Papua, taking the death toll during a strike to seven. ... more
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EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms

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ENERGY TECH

S. Korea to release Chinese fishermen
South Korea's coastguard promised Monday to release 21 Chinese fishermen who were arrested last week for illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea. ... more
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CARBON WORLDS

Giant flakes make graphene oxide gel
Giant flakes of graphene oxide in water aggregate like a stack of pancakes, but infinitely thinner, and in the process gain characteristics that materials scientists may find delicious. A new ... more
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TRADE WARS

West opens door, a crack, to rising Chinese art
China's new clout on the global art market, and its taste for home-grown works, is driving up the price of contemporary Chinese artists - forcing the Western art world to make space at the table for the rising stars. ... more
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CHIP TECH

Superlattice Cameras Add More 'Color' to Night Vision
Recent breakthroughs have enabled scientists from the Northwestern University's Center for Quantum Devices to build cameras that can see more than one optical waveband or "color" in the dark. ... more
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Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive species
Alien life clues may emerge from deep sea volcanic vents on Earth
Seismic signatures reveal fragmentation patterns of fireball meteoroids
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Diamonds, silver and the quest for single photons
Building on earlier work showing how nanowires carved in impurity-laden diamond crystal can efficiently emit individual photons, researchers have developed a scalable manufacturing process to craft ... more
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CAR TECH

What makes tires grip the road on a rainy day?
A team of scientists from Italy and Germany has recently developed a model to predict the friction occurring when a rough surface in wet conditions (such as a road on a rainy day) is in sliding cont ... more
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CHIP TECH

NIST measures key property of potential spintronic material
An advanced material that could help bring about next-generation "spintronic" computers has revealed one of its fundamental secrets to a team of scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Solar Revolution on Brink of Winning Long War
11 years ago I founded ABC Solar Inc and started to really study the solar market, the history and origins. In my journey as a Los Angeles based Solar grid-tie installation company, I have run the r ... more
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TRADE WARS

Japan exports expand in September
Japan's exports grew in September for a second straight month, reflecting the nation's gradual recovery from March's earthquake and tsunami as auto production returns to pre-disaster levels. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Standard Solar Breaks Ground on Solar Canopy Installation
Standard Solar has announced the start of construction on a solar canopy electricity installation at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. The 118 kW project, which is slated to be complet ... more
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CAR TECH

Nissan eyes 1.5 million electric cars by 2016
Japanese auto giant Nissan is aiming to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles around the world by 2016, the company said Monday, as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for green products. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Solar Frontier Panels Demonstrate Durability and Safety
Solar Frontier has announced that its CIS (copper, indium, selenium) thin-film solar modules have been certified for durability and safety by leading certification organizations. "Solar Fronti ... more
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US Solar Jobs Census Finds Solar Employment Soars As US Economy Lags
The Solar Foundation has released its second annual review of the solar workforce in the United States. The report, titled, "National Solar Jobs Census 2011: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce" fo ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

BrightSource Energy announces plans for 750 MW Rio Mesa solar facility
BrightSource Energy has filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission to develop three 250 megawatt (nominal) solar power plants (750 megawatts combined) in Cali ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China jails officials over economic data leaks
China has jailed two officials from the state bank and national statistics bureau for leaking sensitive economic data to securities brokers, prosecutors said Monday ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Eurozone split over Chinese help in debt crisis
Eurozone leaders are toying with the idea of asking China and other emerging powers to help them out of the debt crisis by taking part in a bailout fund, but some are reluctant to call in Beijing. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Berlusconi told to fix Italy finances at EU summit
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi came under heavy pressure on Sunday from EU leaders to rein in Italy's runaway debt and resolve a row with France over a seat on the European Central Bank. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Small fire stops Swedish nuclear reactor
A small fire in a turbine hall shut down a Swedish nuclear reactor overnight but the blaze was swiftly extinguished, nuclear power plant officials said Sunday. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Italian firms fear looming credit crunch
There is a new fear spreading through Italy's industrial heartland near Milan - a looming credit crunch for businesses linked to a spike in pressure from the financial markets. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

TEPCO to raise $262 mln for nuclear payouts: report
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, plans to sell part of its stake in a wind power utility to raise funds for compensation payouts, a report said Sunday. ... 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
Iran meets European powers amid threats of UN sanctions snapback
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CAR TECH

Toyota to sell China-made hybrid vehicles by 2015
Leading automaker Toyota said Saturday it plans to start producing vehicles with Chinese-made hybrid systems by 2015, after it finishes building a research centre in the country. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China offers 'full fledged' support for G20 summit
China on Saturday pledged "full fledged support" for next month's G20 leaders summit in France, as the deepening eurozone crisis threatens to tip the global economy back into recession. ... more
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TRADE WARS

US territory offers to lease land to China
The cash-strapped Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the Western Pacific, has offered to lease land to China as long as it is not used for military purposes. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

EU to boost funding for energy projects
The European Commission has proposed new energy infrastructure regulations aimed at boosting funding for projects that serve the European Union's common interest. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

China warns of winter power shortage
China has warned that the country faces another power shortage this winter as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants. ... more
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TIME AND SPACE

Glowing beacons reveal hidden order in dynamical systems
The so-called ergodic theorem formulates a fundamental physical principle relating to the behavior of dynamical systems. Essentially the theorem states that in a multiparticle system each individual ... more
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ENERGY TECH

BP gets nod to renew drilling in Gulf of Mexico
British oil giant BP received approval Friday to restart drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, 18 months after a BP well blowout killed 11 and released millions of barrels of crude into the ocean. ... more
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California approves carbon cap-and-trade
California regulators have approved North America's first cap-and-trade program, setting limits on carbon emissions. ... more
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