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Hybrid Power Plants Can Help Industry Go GreenTel Aviv. Israel (SPX) Nov 07, 2011 Hybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to "go green" on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term "hybrid" to power plants as well. Most power plants, explains Prof. Avi Kribus of TAU's School of Mechanical Engineering and its innovative new Renewable Energy Center, create power using fuel. And solar thermal power plants - which use high temperatures and pressure generated by sunlight to produce turbine movement - are cur ... read more |
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  Creating markets to pay for public good offer promise, peril Over the past 50 years, 60 percent of all ecosystem services have declined as a direct result of the conversion of land to the production of foods, fuels and fibers. "This should come as no su ... more | .. |
  China Completes First Biofuel Jet Test Flight On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived fro ... more | .. |
  The world's most efficient flexible OLED on plastic Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the world's most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, not to me ... 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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 UCSB physicists identify room temperature quantum bits in widely used semiconductor A discovery by physicists at UC Santa Barbara may earn silicon carbide - a semiconductor commonly used by the electronics industry - a role at the center of a new generation of information technolog ... more | .. |
 A KAIST research team has developed a fully functional flexible memory The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST) has developed fully functional flexible non-volatile resistive random access memory (RRAM) where a memory ... more | .. |
  Plutonium's unusual interactions with clay may minimize leakage of nuclear waste As a first line of defense, steel barrels buried deep underground are designed to keep dangerous plutonium waste from seeping into the soil and surrounding bedrock, and, eventually, contaminating th ... more | .. |
 Japan arrests captain of Chinese fishing boat: report Japan's coastguard on Sunday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that allegedly intruded into Japanese territorial waters, a report said. ... more |
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  N. Korea mineral exports to China triple: report North Korea's mineral exports to China this year tripled from a year ago as the impoverished nation was desperate to earn hard currency, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 'Third World' power outages plague US homes, firms The United States is the biggest economy in the world, but all it takes to put the lights out here is some snow, or wind, or rain, or squirrels, even a prison break-out. ... more | .. |
 Saudi king names Prince Salman to defence post King Abdullah on Saturday named his half-brother Prince Salman, who is governor of Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia's defence minister to succeed the late Crown Prince Sultan, state television Al-Ekhbariya said. ... more | .. |
  US flying car maker eyes India, Brazil, China A company from the United States that is developing a flying car is eyeing the booming economies of India, Brazil and China as future markets, its co-founder said on Saturday. ... more |
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 GM says may block Saab sale to Chinese companies US automaker General Motors said Saturday that it may block the sale of Saab to two Chinese companies aiming to buy the insolvent Swedish carmaker and provide it with substantial long term funding. ... more | .. |
 Japan nuclear minister cool in eye of the storm For a man who has spent almost every waking hour over the past half year shepherding Japan through one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, Goshi Hosono wears his worries lightly. ... more | .. |
  45 saved in major Chinese mine rescue: state media Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were brought to the surface Saturday in a rare successful rescue, CCTV state television reported. ... more | .. |
 U.S.military group urges slash in oil use A group of retired U.S. military officials urged the United States to reduce oil use by 30 percent over the next decade for the sake of national security. ... more |
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Rare Trans Neptunian Object Reveals Unexpected Orbital Dance with Neptune
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  Outside View: U.S. economy too few jobs The U.S. economy added only 80,000 jobs in October, disappointing forecasters who expected 95,000 to be added. The economy appears stuck in low gear and unable to make a real dent in the figure of nearly 14 million unemployed. ... more | .. |
 Caudrilla: Shale drilling caused quakes Shale gas producer Cuadrilla Resources said its hydraulic fracturing process likely triggered two small earthquakes in northern England this year. ... more | .. |
 NGOs complain poor left with 'crumbs' at G20 Non-governmental organisations expressed disappointment Friday that the poor had been left with "crumbs" as Greece and the eurozone crisis hijacked the attention of leaders at a G20 summit. ... more | .. |
 France, Kazakhstan sign deal on nuclear fuel plant French Industry and Energy Minister Eric Besson signed a deal with the government of Kazakhstan Friday that will see France's Areva open a nuclear fuel plant with Kazakh firm Kazatomprom, his office said. ... more |
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 China says imports to equal exports over five years China's total imports are expected to almost equal its exports over the next five-year period, the nation's commerce minister said in comments published Friday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan allows banks to buy Chinese bonds Taiwan said Friday it would allow local banks to buy government and corporate bonds issued in China in a bid to help them boost their investment returns. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam diplomat warns of war in South China Sea Territorial tensions in the South China Sea could explode into "full-scale conflicts" unless quarrelling neighbours abide by international law, a Vietnamese diplomat warned on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Aviation grappling with new taxes and rules: AAPA Aviation will play a key role in global economic recovery but is struggling to cope with new taxes and regulations, the head of Asia's airline association said Friday. ... more |
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Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to Ukraine
Space Force general to oversee U.S. 'Golden Dome' missile shield
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 Kirin takes control of Brazilian brewer Schincariol Japanese beverage giant Kirin said Friday it has taken full control of brewer Schincariol after legal complaints brought by some of the family of the Brazilian company's founder. ... more | .. |
 China economy 'slowing visibly': Rio Tinto chief China's economy is "slowing visibly", the chairman of mining giant Rio Tinto said Friday, but he expressed confidence that it will prove resilient to any sharp correction in other major economies. ... more | .. |
 Toyota, Nissan extend Thai flood production halts Japanese automakers Toyota and Nissan on Friday said they had extended production suspensions at their factories in Thailand due to the impact of severe flooding on parts supply. ... more | .. |
 Technology makes storing radioactive waste safer Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear dis ... more |
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  Solar Power Could Get Boost from New Light Absorption Design Solar power may be on the rise, but solar cells are only as efficient as the amount of sunlight they collect. Under the direction of a new McCormick professor, researchers have developed a new mater ... more | .. |
 Genome-scale Network of Rice Genes to Speed the Development of Biofuel Crops The first genome-scale model for predicting the functions of genes and gene networks in a grass species has been developed by an international team of researches that includes scientists with the U. ... more | .. |
 SunPower Partners with Orchard Supply Hardware to Offer High Efficiency Solar Power Systems SunPower has announced it is offering its high efficiency solar power systems to Orchard Supply Hardware customers via information displays at Orchard Supply Hardware's California stores and at www. ... more | .. |
 AMD cutting 10 percent of workforce US computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is slashing 10 percent of its workforce, or about 1,400 jobs, in a cost-cutting move brought on by the weak personal computer market. ... more |
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