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A new class of electron interactions in quantum systemsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 24, 2012 Physicists at the University of New South Wales have observed a new kind of interaction that can arise between electrons in a single-atom silicon transistor. The findings, to be published this week in the journal Physical Review Letters, offer a more complete understanding of the mechanisms for electron transport in nanostructures at the atomic level. "We have been able to study some of the most complicated transport mechanisms that can arise up to the single atom level," says lead author Dr ... read more |
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  Ukraine: Gazprom not asking for assets Ukraine says Russian gas utility Gazprom isn't asking it to barter away state assets as part of negotiations to reduce the price it pays for imports. ... more | .. |
  TEPCO to hold bids for 17 million smart meters: report Japan's Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million "smart meters" in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Megaupload founder denies piracy, demands release Megaupload's detained founder Monday denied wrongdoing after US authorities shut down his file-sharing website, as new details emerged of a rock-star life featuring "fast cars" and "hot girls". ... 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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 Iran says EU oil embargo will fail Iran on Monday branded as "unfair" a decision by the European Union to impose an embargo on Iranian oil exports as its lawmakers vowed the ban would neither alter Tehran's nuclear policies nor affect its economy. ... more | .. |
 Cooling semiconductor by laser light Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have combined two worlds - quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes. ... more | .. |
  Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions ... more | .. |
 Polish Lotos to search for shale gas in Lithuania The Polish oil company Lotos said Monday it would start prospecting for shale gas in neighbouring Lithuania, which wants to break the current monopoly held by Russian giant Gazprom. ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
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  Vinyl records make the world go around again In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back! ... more | .. |
  Japan seeks Fukushima UN nuclear agency presence Japan is asking the UN's nuclear agency to set up a permanent office in Fukushima to monitor its efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ... more | .. |
  Philippines welcomes PAL sale plan Manila has welcomed plans by tycoon Lucio Tan to sell loss-making flag carrier Philippine Airlines, with a presidential spokesman saying on Monday it will improve its image. ... more | .. |
 Year of the Dragon roars into Asia A billion-plus Asians welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the Chinese zodiac will usher in the wealth and power it represents. ... more |
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 RIM to focus more on consumer market: new CEO Research In Motion's new chief executive Thorsten Heins said Monday he plans to focus more on the consumer market but that a "drastic change" is not necessary at the struggling BlackBerry maker. ... more | .. |
  Toyota Australia to axe 350 jobs The Australian arm of Japanese auto giant Toyota announced Monday that it would sack 350 workers at its southern carmaking plant, citing "unprecedented" pressure on its operations. ... more | .. |
  In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity. With military ... more | .. |
 A big leap toward lowering the power consumption of microprocessors The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The Universit ... more |
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  Bio architecture lab technology converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals A team of scientists from Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), has developed breakthrough technology that expands the feedstocks for advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals production to include seaweed (m ... more | .. |
 Researchers Uncover Transparency Limits on Transparent Conducting Oxides Researchers in the Computational Materials Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have uncovered the fundamental limits on optical transparency in the class of materials known a ... more | .. |
 Findings prove Miscanthus x giganteus has great potential as an alternative energy source Concerns about the worldwide energy supply and national, environmental and economic security have resulted in a search for alternative energy sources. A new University of Illinois study shows Miscan ... more | .. |
  China voices 'deep concern' over US wind tower probe China expressed "deep concern" Saturday after the US launched a probe into Chinese wind towers that it suspects of being unduly subsidised and sold at a loss on the American market. ... more |
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 Chinese-Indonesians celebrate once-forbidden roots A troupe of lion dancers jerk and sway down a busy Jakarta street to usher in the Chinese New Year, moving to the beat of traditional instruments and handing out red envelopes inscribed with good wishes in Chinese characters. ... more | .. |
 China calls for restraint in Sudan oil dispute China on Saturday urged the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to exercise restraint and "protect the rights of Chinese enterprises" in their territory as the south halted its oil production. ... more | .. |
 Hollywood v Silicon Valley in US piracy battle The anti-piracy battle gripping Washington and the Internet pits two US West Coast power bases directly against each other: Hollywood is taking on Silicon Valley over the right to make money online. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO 'to be nationalised' for at least 10 years: report The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant will be effectively nationalised for at least 10 years under a plan to provide it with money to fund compensation payouts, a report said Saturday. ... more |
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Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues
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 Study: LNG exports will increase prices An increase in exports of domestic liquefied natural gas could raise gas prices in the United States by as much as 54 percent by 2018, a new government report says. ... more | .. |
 Iran paid through Turkey for oil sales to India Iran is being paid for oil sales to India through a Turkish bank, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company said Friday on Mehr news agency. ... more | .. |
 Gamesa buys stake in EV software firm Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa this week announced an investment in a start-up targeted at the emerging market for electric vehicle charging stations. ... more | .. |
 Apple pushes electronic textbooks, teaching Apple says its release of new educational software programs and applications means U.S. students will be able to abandon backpacks filled with heavy textbooks. ... more |
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Ericsson and ZTE bury patent hatchets Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson and Chinese rival ZTE have settled their patent infringement disputes, Ericsson said in a statement on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Australia threatens WTO action Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned foreign mining firms in Australia that they would be reported to the World Trade Organization if it was found that Australian suppliers were locked out of local resource projects. ... more | .. |
 Few export options for gulf oil states As Persian Gulf tensions mount over Iranian threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the region's energy producers are scrambling to find alternative export routes but the outlook is grim. ... more | .. |
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