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A Light Wave of Innovation to Advance Solar EnergyTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 11, 2011 Some solar devices, like calculators, only need a small panel of solar cells to function. But supplying enough power to meet all our daily needs would require enormous solar panels. And solar-powered energy collected by panels made of silicon, a semiconductor material, is limited - contemporary panel technology can only convert approximately seven percent of optical solar waves into electric current. Profs. Koby Scheuer, Yael Hanin and Amir Boag of Tel Aviv University's Department of Physical Elec ... read more |
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  New metamaterial allows transmission gain while retaining negative refraction property A new type of active metamaterial that incorporates semiconductor devices into conventional metamaterial structures is demonstrating an ability to have power gain while retaining its negative refrac ... more | .. |
  Americans using more fossil fuels American energy use went back up in 2010 compared to 2009, when consumption was at a 12-year low. The United States used more fossil fuels in 2010 than in 2009, while renewable electricity remained ... more | .. |
 Are electron tweezers possible Not to pick up electrons, but tweezers made of electrons. A recent paper* by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Virginia (UVA) demonstra ... 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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  Generating Ethanol from Lignocellulose Possible, But Large Cost Reductions Still Needed The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch. ... more | .. |
 NASA Develops Super-Black Material That Absorbs Light Across Multiple Wavelength Bands NASA engineers have produced a material that absorbs on average more than 99 percent of the ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and far-infrared light that hits it - a development that promises to open ... more | .. |
 Tenesol gets tough on PV security Tenesol has launched its most secure solar support structure to help fight the rising number of solar thefts in the industry - particularly in rural locations and off-grid sites. The company has dra ... more | .. |
 PV in China to reach US levels Falling module and balance of system (BOS) prices have significantly improved photovoltaic (PV) project internal rates of return (IRR) and led to an explosion in project development activities in Ch ... more |
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 Sustainable, Solar Light Solutions To Disadvantaged Zambian Communities Sungevity has announced the "Every Child Has a Light" program, which enables customers to give solar while going solar. In partnership with Empowered by Light, a non-profit organization dedicated to ... more | .. |
 Solazyme Announces First US Commercial Passenger Flight on Advanced Biofuel Solazyme has announced that United Airlines flew the world's first commercial aviation flight on a microbially-derived biofuel using Solajet, Solazyme's algae-derived renewable jet fuel. The Eco-ski ... more | .. |
  Battle to save 23 miners trapped in China Fears were growing on Friday for 23 workers trapped underground after a blast at an illegal coal mine in China that killed 20 of their colleagues, the latest disaster to hit the industry in the country. ... more | .. |
 US to study alternate route for US-Canada pipeline The US government said Thursday it would study an alternate route for a controversial US-Canada oil pipeline, and pushed back its final decision on the project until 2013 - after next year's presidential elections. ... more |
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 Long-ignored Uganda on oil boom cusp Uganda, a long-ignored by-water in Africa's Great Lakes region, is widely seen as being on the cusp of an oil boom that will make it a medium-sized producer. ... more | .. |
  Club Med to open second resort in China Upmarket French leisure group Club Med said on Thursday it intends to open a second holiday village in China, in the southern province of Guilin to add to its northern ski resort. ... more | .. |
  IMF chief calls for 'political clarity' in Greece, Italy The head of the International Monetary Fund called Thursday for greater "political clarity" in Greece and Italy, after talks with Chinese leaders dominated by Europe's worsening debt crisis. ... more | .. |
  RWE in the red on German nuclear phase-out RWE, Germany's second-biggest power supplier, said Thursday it plunged into the red in the third quarter, not least as a result of the country's decision to phase out nuclear power. ... more |
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  US cyclist, energy firm guilty in French hacking scandal A French court handed disgraced US cyclist Floyd Landis a suspended sentence and fined energy giant EDF on Thursday after ruling that both used a shady corporate espionage operation to hack computers. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan, Japan sign open skies agreement Taiwan and Japan on Thursday signed an open skies agreement, lifting restrictions on the number of carriers that can offer scheduled passenger services between the two. ... more | .. |
 Prince William to deploy to Falklands next year Britain's Prince William will deploy on a tour of duty to the Falkland Islands next year, the Royal Air Force said Thursday, ahead of the 30th anniversary of a war with Argentina over the archipelago. ... more | .. |
 US negotiating combat troop boost in Kuwait: officials The United States is negotiating with Kuwait to allow several thousand US combat troops now in Iraq to redeploy to the Gulf emirate to counter Iran's influence in the region, US defense officials said Thursday. ... more |
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 China coal mine accident traps at least 43 An accident at a coal mine in China trapped at least 43 workers underground on Thursday, state media and officials said, the latest in a string of incidents to hit the country's vast mining industry. ... more | .. |
 Qantas puts Hong Kong on A380 network Troubled Australian carrier Qantas said Thursday it would add Hong Kong to its network of A380 routes from January with four flights a week to Sydney in its newest aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Australian tourism 'in crisis' Australia's ailing tourism industry on Thursday warned it was in crisis, with arrivals in September slumping as its soaring dollar and global economic woes kept visitors away. ... 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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 China's exports, imports fall in October The value of China's exports and imports fell in October from the previous month, official data showed Thursday, as domestic tightening measures and turbulence in Europe and the United States hit demand. ... more | .. |
  Toyota, Mitsubishi to resume Thailand production Japanese auto giants Toyota and Mitsubishi Motor have said they will resume production in Thailand after the country's flood disaster closed factories for more than a month. ... more | .. |
 Japan machinery orders fall 8.2% in September Japan's core private-sector machinery orders dropped larger-than-expected 8.2 percent in September on month, as global uncertainty causes firms to rein in spending, official data showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
US lawmakers press Obama to approve pipeline US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama on Wednesday to green-light the massive US-Canada "Keystone" pipeline that has drawn heavy fire from environmentalists, saying the project will create jobs. ... more |
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 US lawmakers eye oil spill payment from neighbors Two US senators introduced a bill Wednesday seeking to guarantee compensation for any oil spill originating in waters outside the United States, as Cuba aims to strike black gold off its north coast. ... more | .. |
 Individual CO2 emissions decline in old age New demographic analysis reveals that the CO2 emissions of the average American increase until around the age of 65, and then start to decrease. For the United States this means that, although the a ... more | .. |
 Green Heat: GE Pulls Power Out of Hot Air Investors have bet billions on developing new forms of energy, so far with mixed results. Engineers at GE Oil and Gas took a different tack. They focused on waste heat. Today, they are pulling clean ... more | .. |
 Caterpillar makes offer for Chinese machinery firm Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it had made an offer to buy Chinese company ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. for up to $894 million, as part of its push into the booming Asian economy. ... more |
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