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Petroleum-eating mushroomsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 02, 2011 Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks in an incubator, and surprise, the petroleum and its smell will disappear. "The mushrooms consumed the petroleum!" says Mohamed Hijri, a professor of biological sciences and researcher at the University of Montreal's Institut de recherche en biologie vegetale (IRBV). Hijri co-directs a ... read more |
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  AREVA Wind M5000-135 offshore turbine evolves proven M5000 platform AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000's proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M ... more | .. |
 New Bladed link to offshore code checking tools In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jack ... more | .. |
  Carmanah Installs Solar Rooftop PV System for Ontario Refrigeration Facility Carmanah Technologies received a $1.4M CAD contract from a commercial refrigeration service provider in Southern Ontario and at present has designed, supplied and installed a nominal 250 kW solar ro ... 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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 Jamie Hahn at PV Power Generation Mid-West and East Conference Rooftop solar makes tremendous sense. Underutilized rooftop assets are a perfect platform for deploying distributed solar generation facilities where power is most needed - under the roof. Tha ... more | .. |
 Making a light-harvesting antenna from scratch Sometimes when people talk about solar energy, they tacitly assume that we're stuck with some version of the silicon solar cell and its technical and cost limitations. Not so. The invent ... more | .. |
  At a crossroads who runs the red light In 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2.3 million automobile crashes occurred at intersections across the United States, resulting in some 7,000 deaths. More than ... more | .. |
 EMCORE Solar Panels Power NASA's MSL EMCORE has announced that solar panels manufactured by EMCORE were successfully launched November 26, 2011 onboard the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft. The panels, delivered earlier t ... more |
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam
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 New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series features a new solar cell with high efficiency in converting sunlight ... more | .. |
 War fears as South Sudan's oil exports cut Newly independent South Sudan has had its vital oil exports cut off by Sudan, undermining negotiations between the two sides on a revenue-sharing agreement to avert another conflict that could disrupt East Africa as moves toward an oil boom. ... more | .. |
EU, U.S. urge haste in Ukraine reforms The European Union and the United States this week urged Ukraine to enhance energy security by implementing the privatization of its state-owned natural gas monopoly. ... more | .. |
  Protests force Peru to suspend gold mine Protests over risks to water resources from gold and copper mining operations have prompted the Peruvian government to suspend activity at the facility raising new questions about the $4.8 billion Conga project in the northern Cajamarca state. ... more |
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  Brazil's nuclear plans stir up debate Brazil's nuclear program, including its ambitious moves to develop a nuclear-powered submarine with French help, is stirring debate that puts focus on the Latin American country's long-term aims in the field. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Lackluster jobs report ahead Forecasters expect the U.S. Labor Department on Friday to report the U.S. economy added only 120,000 jobs in November, after scoring a nonplus 80,000 gain in October. The three-month moving average stands at 120,000 jobs, a pace inadequate to lower unemployment very much. ... more | .. |
Greenpeace hijacks oil firms' Greenland talks Greenpeace activists on Thursday diverted oil executives from a meeting on prospecting possibilities off Greenland and instead gave them a 20-minute environmental lecture, the group said. ... more | .. |
  Half of greenhouse gases emitted by five nations: report More than half of all carbon pollution released into the atmosphere comes from five countries, according to a national ranking of greenhouse gas emissions released Thursday. ... more |
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UCF researchers developing new methods to passively mitigate lunar dust for space exploration
NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
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 US car sales accelerate in November US car sales accelerated in November to the best performance since the Cash for Clunkers incentive program jumpstarted depressed sales in August 2009, industry data showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
Namibia grants Australian firm licence for uranium mine Namibia on Thursday granted the local unit of Australia's Extract Resources a mining licence to exploit the largest uranium deposit in the country, in what will be a $1.5-billion investment. ... more | .. |
Oil prices dip on weak China data Oil prices slid Thursday after weak Chinese manufacturing data raised fears about global economic growth and traders awaited key US jobs data. ... more | .. |
China manufacturing suffers first fall in 33 months China's manufacturing activity contracted in November for the first time in 33 months, official data showed Thursday, vindicating Beijing's move to free up credit as global woes hit its exports. ... more |
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Sasol puts shale gas exploration on hold in S.Africa's Karoo South African petrochemical giant Sasol is shelving exploration plans for shale gas in the Karoo, at least for now, the company said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Air France suspends maintenance in China Air France suspended the maintenance of its aircraft by Chinese company Taeco after 30 screws were found to be missing from one of its planes, it said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams Existing coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power cons ... more | .. |
  E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative. Resea ... 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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  WSU researchers use a 3d printer to make bone-like material It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer. Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like ... more | .. |
 OSU study questions cost-effectiveness of biofuels and their ability to cut fossil fuel use A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers seek to force Obama move on pipeline Key US senators unveiled largely symbolic legislation on Wednesday aiming to require President Barack Obama to allow the controversial US-Canada "Keystone XL" pipeline project to move ahead. ... more | .. |
 Suzlon revs up wind power Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter. ... more |
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Ireland-Britain 'supergrid' said feasible An offshore electric grid connecting Ireland and Britain is feasible within a decade at a likely cost of $8.7 billion, an EU-funded report contends. ... more | .. |
 Exxon's Kurdish deal has political fallout Exxon Mobil's controversial October exploration deal with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave in defiance of the Baghdad government may speed up major changes in the country's energy industry. ... more | .. |
 Scrap all Fukushima nuclear reactors: governor The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture called Wednesday for all 10 of the area's reactors to be scrapped as it attempts to recover from an ongoing nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Drexel's Gogotsi Questions Accuracy of Battery Performance Metrics Solving the mystery of prematurely dead cell phone and laptop batteries may prove to be a vital step toward creating a sustainable energy grid according to Drexel researcher Dr. Yury Gogotsi. ... more |
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