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Nano-oils keep their coolHouston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2012 Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess heat. Research in the lab of Rice materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan, which appears in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano, could raise the efficiency of such transformer oils by as much as 80 percent in a way that is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The Rice team ... read more |
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  Ultra-fast photodetector and terahertz generator Extremely thin, more stable than steel and widely applicable: the material graphene is full of interesting properties. As such, it is currently the shining star among the electric conductors. ... more | .. |
 Rice professor's nanotube theory confirmed The Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, has experimentally confirmed a theory by Rice University Professor Boris Yakobson that foretold a pair of interesting properties about nanotube gro ... more | .. |
  Kitchen Gadget Inspires Scientist to Make More Effective Plastic Electronics One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The demo stuck with him. The simple concept - an airtig ... 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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  Toyota aims for almost 10 million in vehicle sales Toyota Motor said Friday it aimed to sell 9.58 million units worldwide in 2012 after losing its number one spot in the global carmakers' league last year. ... more | .. |
 Iran will respond to any oil, military threats: Khamenei Iran will respond with threats of its own to intensifying warnings of military attacks and Western sanctions, its supreme leader said Friday in remarks particularly aimed at archfoe the United States. ... more | .. |
  Wen says China has no intention to 'buy Europe' China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday the Asian giant had neither the ability nor the intention to "buy Europe", amid concerns over growing Chinese investment in debt-stricken eurozone economies. ... more | .. |
  New Ideas Sharpen Focus for Greener Aircraft Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
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  Beware of misleading claims on wind farms and health The clean energy industry today urged governments and the broader community to beware of misleading claims about wind farms and health by anti-wind power activists and to reject their calls for extr ... more | .. |
 Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strat ... more | .. |
  Semprius Sets World Record for Solar Module Efficiency Semprius has set a new world record for photovoltaic module efficiency, reaching 33.9 percent (active area). The module was tested indoors at Standard Test Conditions (850 W/m2, 25C cell temperature ... more | .. |
  ORNL microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory ... more |
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 Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet ap ... more | .. |
 Gulf states struggle to beat oil threat The Persian Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi is rushing to complete a $3.29 billion underwater oil pipeline from the United Arab Emirates to an export terminal on the Gulf of Oman to bypass the endangered choke point Strait of Hormuz. ... more | .. |
 Green light for Malaysia rare earths plant Australian mining giant Lynas Corp.'s controversial rare earth refining plant in Malaysia has been given the go-ahead from the Malaysian government. ... more | .. |
  Brazil eases Cuba into free market economy Brazil is easing Cuba into the free market economy with a generous package of aid in cash and kind and joint projects that give the Latin American country a pre-eminent position in Havana's heady mix of communism and experimental capitalism. ... more |
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Flexible Payload Interface for Spacecraft
Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
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 Tullow Oil, Uganda sign asset sale deal Uganda on Friday signed production agreements with Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, allowing the company to finalise a long-delayed $2.9 billion asset sale to France's Total and China's CNOOC. ... more | .. |
 Greece seeking backup oil supply against Iranian embargo Greece on Thursday said it was looking for alternative options to counterbalance the effects of a planned European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports on its struggling economy. ... more | .. |
'Urgent' need to solve Europe debt crisis: China China's premier warned of an "urgent" need to solve the European debt crisis Thursday and said Beijing was looking at ways it could contribute to bailout funds, after talks with Germany's chancellor. ... more | .. |
 Singapore Airlines 3Q net profit down 53 percent on-year Singapore Airlines said Thursday its third-quarter net profit tumbled 53 percent from a year ago due to the impact of "persistently high" jet fuel prices. ... more |
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  Facebook stocks up for Google fight As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the Web, the social networking titan's $5 billion stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Russian gas supplies down 30% at Austrian hub: OMV Deliveries of Russian natural gas to one of Europe's biggest gas hubs, Baumgarten in Austria, are down around 30 percent due to cold weather, Austrian operator OMV said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Portugal sells 40% of electric grid to China, Oman firms Bailed out Portugal said Thursday it will sell a 40 percent stake in the national electricity grid for 592 million euros ($775 million) to Chinese and Omani groups as part of its austerity programme. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Sony more than doubles net loss forecast Japanese tech giant Sony more than doubled its full-year net loss forecast to $2.9 billion on Thursday, as outgoing president and CEO Howard Stringer admitted making errors but sought to defend his legacy. ... more |
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Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues
32 killed near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run Health Ministry says
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 Holden blames job losses on strong Australian dollar Auto maker Holden said Thursday it would cut around 100 jobs, blaming the strength of the Australian dollar, one week after fellow car giant Toyota sacked 350 workers. ... more | .. |
 Merkel seeks to ease eurozone fears in China German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to reassure Beijing over the crisis in the eurozone and urged China to press Tehran on its nuclear programme as she began an official visit on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  What's the State of America's Biofuel Industry? As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union Address, leaders of some of the top biofuels companies in the country are offering their thoughts on the state of America' ... more | .. |
 Arizona's Buckeye Union HSD Dedicates Solar Generation Project Constellation Energy and the Buckeye Union High School District, today announced the completion of an aggregate 4.29-megawatt (DC) solar generation project. Baltimore-based Constellation Energ ... more |
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 Take the Ethanol Challenge by Husqvarna Husqvarna has launched the Ethanol Challenge, an animated, online quiz designed to help educate consumers on the effects of ethanol as well as prevention of ethanol-related product issues. Hus ... more | .. |
 Germany's Merkel holds talks with China's Hu German Chancellor Angela Merkel met China's president on Friday as she seeks to lift Beijing's confidence in Europe where the sovereign debt crisis threatens to tip the region into recession. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Panasonic set for $10.2 billion loss Japan's Panasonic on Friday warned it would see its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year to March, blaming the strong yen, flooding in Thailand, and acquisition costs. ... more | .. |
 Megaupload boss' bail appeal rejected in N.Z: reports Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Friday failed to overturn a ruling that he remain behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, reports said. ... more |
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