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High-tech spider for hazardous missionsMunich, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2011 Spiders are very agile, and some can even jump. They owe this capability to their hydraulically operated limbs. Researchers have now designed a mobile robot modeled on the same principle that moves spider legs. Created using a 3-D printing process, this lightweight can explore terrain that is beyond human reach. Enviably agile and purposeful, the mobile robot makes its way through grounds rendered off-limits to humans as the result of a chemical accident. Depressions, ruts and other obstacles are ... read more |
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  Graphene applications in electronics and photonics Graphene, which is composed of a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb-like lattice (like atomic-scale chicken wire), is the world's thinnest material - and one of the hardest and stro ... more | .. |
  Macho Springs Wind Project Completes Construction Element Power US has announced its Macho Springs Wind Project has completed construction. Output from the project will be sold to Tucson Electric Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. ... more | .. |
 Ascent Solar Selects Teams for Innovative Design Competition Mortenson Construction was recently selected by San Diego-based developer enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company for the construction of the Pacific Wind Project. Located on the south slope of the ... 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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  NOAA greenhouse gas index continues climbing NOAA's updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that ... more | .. |
 Clear vision despite a heavy head In one respect, handling a computer mouse is just like looking in the rearview mirror: well established movements help the brain to concentrate on the essentials. But just a simple gaze shift ... more | .. |
  Boeing off to flying start at Dubai Airshow Emirates Airlines launched Dubai Airshow on Sunday with a record $18-billion order for 50 Boeing 777s, giving the US company a flying start on its European rival Airbus at the prestigious event. ... more | .. |
  Obama tells Hu of American impatience with China US President Barack Obama told China's President Hu Jintao on Saturday that Americans were "frustrated" and "impatient" at the pace of change in Beijing's economic policy. ... more |
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  Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline. ... more | .. |
  Japan economy rebounds from post-quake slump Japan's economy rebounded in July-September as efforts to restore supply chains and recover lost output in the wake of the March disasters helped it post its first expansion in four quarters. ... more | .. |
 Gas forum readies for first summit Energy ministers of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum met on Sunday to prepare for a first summit of the 12-member group which is to discuss prices and coordination. ... more | .. |
 China to 'earnestly study' Pacific trade pact China said Sunday it would "earnestly study" whether to seek membership of a proposed free-trade zone spanning the Pacific that has rapidly gained momentum at a regional summit in Honolulu. ... more |
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 Manila seeks ASEAN front against China on sea row The Philippine president is set to court support from his Southeast Asian allies at summit talks this week to form a united front against China over a high seas territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
  US company sees potential in kinetic energy capture Amid a search for greener and sustainable energy, one US company is introducing a way to capture energy from rolling cars and trucks which is otherwise wasted to generate electricity. ... more | .. |
 China's Hu warns global recovery under threat Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Saturday that the global economy recovery was under threat and called for efforts to boost growth and liberalize trade. ... more | .. |
  Death toll in China mine blast rises to 34 The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in China has risen to 34, an official said Sunday, as rescuers continue to search for workers still trapped underground amid fading hopes of finding survivors. ... more |
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China property market dip may have global impact China's property market, a mainstay of the world's second-largest economy, has started to suffer a downturn that could have a knock-on effect on global trade in commodities, analysts warn. ... more | .. |
China tensions stoke Vietnam naval ambitions Facing an emboldened and heavily armed China in a territorial stand-off, Vietnam is looking to swell its naval reputation with enhanced firepower and renewed pride in its maritime past. ... more | .. |
 Coal to keep burning on strong Asian demand Coal is set to remain a major energy source alongside oil over the next 25 years on strong Asian demand, an uncertain outlook for nuclear power and despite the popularity of natural gas. ... more | .. |
Obama renews appeals for passage of jobs bill US President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his appeal to Congress to pass a plan aimed at creating new jobs, saying military veterans returning to civilian life must be able to find work. ... more |
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  Swiss energy group shuns Russian nuclear fuel Switzerland's energy group Axpo said Saturday it was stopping taking uranium fuel from Russia's Majak reprocessing plant because it lacked information about conditions there. ... more | .. |
Brazil cashing in on natural gas resources Brazil is cashing in on its natural gas resources with new international deals that secure both early development of existing finds and new investors for the industry. ... more | .. |
Exxon oil deal with Kurds shakes Iraq Exxon Mobil's oil and gas exploration agreement with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurds, who're at odds with Baghdad over the country's energy wealth, marks a significant, and tantalizing, departure by U.S. oilmen amid the current military withdrawal. ... more | .. |
Fire in GM's electric Chevy Volt prompts US probe US officials said Friday they had launched an investigation into electric vehicle safety after a damaged lithium battery in a Chevy Volt caught fire three weeks after a crash test. ... more |
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Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' ahead before Ukraine peace deal
Eutelsat strikes global satellite internet deal with UK govt
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China state paper accuses US over free trade deal The US is halting the "natural expansion" of a fledgling Asia-Pacific free trade deal with hostile rhetoric towards China, Beijing's state-run Global Times said in an editorial Saturday. ... more | .. |
Japan raises stakes on Pacific trade deal Japan's decision to join talks on a trade deal spanning the Pacific marks a major boost for the US bid to shape the new order in Asia, but it will likely mean longer, rockier negotiations. ... more | .. |
 IEA: Warming may be irreversible by 2017 Rising energy demands could result in irreversible global warming by 2017 without strict new standards, an energy watchdog group said this week in London. ... more | .. |
  U.S - China solar trade dispute heats up A coalition of U.S. solar manufacturers has called for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases against Chinese solar panel manufacturers. ... more |
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TransCanada stands by Keystone XL TransCanada said it was optimistic its Keystone XL oil pipeline would be approved even after Washington said it would consider alternative routes. ... more | .. |
Richemont sparkles as Chinese luxury demand defies gloom Swiss luxury group Richemont pointed to "significantly higher" operating profits in 2011, as strong demand in China defies the gloomy global economic climate, in results on Friday. ... more | .. |
EnBW reports profits down in third quarter EnBW, Germany's third-biggest power supplier, said on Friday that third-quarter profits plunged owing to the shutdown of two of its nuclear plants after the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
Exxon inks oil deal with Iraqi Kurdistan: official Oil giant ExxonMobil has signed a deal with Iraqi Kurdistan, possibly jeopardising its contract for the giant West Qurna-1 field in southern Iraq, an Iraqi oil ministry official said on Friday. ... more |
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