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Germany forced to tap into electricity reservesBerlin (AFP) Feb 9, 2012 Germany has been forced to call upon its reserves for producing electricity for the second time this winter as Europe is gripped by a severe cold snap, officials said Thursday. The country's four main power operators requested the reserve generator at a coal-powered plant in southern Germany and two plants in Austria be activated, the regional environment ministry in the southern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said. The power station in Germany, in the southern city of Mannheim, would continue to b ... read more |
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  China auto sales hit the brakes in January Vehicle sales in China fell sharply in January from a year earlier, an industry group said Thursday, as the Lunar New Year holiday hit demand in the world's biggest auto market. ... more | .. |
  India should scale up green technologies India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin Am ... more | .. |
  A bronze matryoshka doll: The metal in the metal in the metal A doll in a doll, and then one more, enveloping them from the outside - this is how Thomas Faessler explains his molecule. He packs one atom in a cage within an atom framework. With their large surf ... 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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  Stanford engineers weld nanowires with light One area of intensive research at the nanoscale is the creation of electrically conductive meshes made of metal nanowires. Promising exceptional electrical throughput, low cost and easy processing, ... more | .. |
 New methodology assesses risk of scarce metals Yale researchers have developed a methodology for governments and corporations to determine the availability of critical metals, according to a paper in Environmental Science and Technology. I ... more | .. |
 Nanorod-Assembled Order Affects Diffusion Rate and Direction Some of the recent advancements in nanotechnology depend critically on how nanoparticles move and diffuse on a surface or in a fluid under non-ideal to extreme conditions. Georgia Tech has a team of ... more | .. |
 Scientists 'record' magnetic breakthrough An international team of scientists has demonstrated a revolutionary new way of magnetic recording which will allow information to be processed hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive te ... 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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 Samsung can continue selling Galaxy tabs in Germany: court South Korea's Samsung Electronics can continue to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet computer in Germany, a German court ruled Thursday, rejecting a bid by arch-rival Apple to have them banned. ... more | .. |
 Materials developed for first optical fibers with high-speed electronic function For the first time, a group of chemists, physicists, and engineers has developed crystalline materials that allow an optical fiber to have integrated, high-speed electronic functions. The potential ... more | .. |
  China's January inflation jumps to three-month high China's annual inflation rate hit 4.5 percent in January, the highest level in three months, data showed Thursday, after consumers splashed out on food and gifts over the Lunar New Year holiday. ... more | .. |
 A new system of stereo cameras detects pedestrians from within the car A team of German researchers, with the help of a lecturer at the University of Alcala (UAH, Spain), has developed a system that locates pedestrians in front of the vehicle using artificial vision. S ... more |
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 Reducing ion exchange particles to nano-size shows big potential Sometimes bigger isn't better. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have successfully shown that they can replace useful little particles of monosodium t ... more | .. |
 Amazon in streaming video deal with Viacom Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader Netflix. ... more | .. |
  Groupon fails to turn profit as revenue grows Daily deals site Groupon on Wednesday issued its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, saying it failed to turn a profit despite revenue nearly tripling from a year earlier. ... more | .. |
 Canada's Harper secures billions in trade with China Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper oversaw the signing of nearly 3 billion Canadian dollars (US$3 billion) in trade agreements with China on Thursday after holding talks with leaders in Beijing. ... more |
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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions
Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thought
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  China's Alibaba raising $3bn for Yahoo! stake: report Chinese online commerce giant Alibaba plans to borrow $3 billion to buy back the stake Yahoo! owns in the company, a report said Thursday, as the struggling US Internet firm overhauls its Asia holdings. ... more | .. |
  New EU wind power capacity near level A bit less new European power generating capacity blew in wind's direction last year with 9,616 megawatts installed in 2011, industry backers said this week. ... more | .. |
 Privacy group sues to stop Google policy change A consumer advocacy group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to try to derail Google's plan to merge user data from YouTube, Gmail, Google+ and other services in individual comprehensive profiles. ... more | .. |
 Argentina risks Brazil ties in import curb Argentina is putting its partnerships with Brazil and other Latin American neighbors on the line in its bid to cut imports in response to a trade downturn. ... more |
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 Israel seeks Cyprus base to guard gas zone Israel is reported to be seeking to deploy fighter aircraft in Cyprus, its partner in developing a natural gas bonanza under the eastern Mediterranean, to protect the vital energy resources. ... more | .. |
 Nissan bucks trend as Q3 profits rise Japanese car giant Nissan on Wednesday bucked the national trend in falling auto profits, saying its third-quarter results were up on year as solid global sales offset the impact of a strong yen. ... more | .. |
 US charges people, firms in plot to spy on DuPont US authorities Wednesday unveiled charges against five people and five companies in an espionage scheme aimed at stealing trade secrets for Chinese-controlled firms from US chemical giant DuPont. ... more | .. |
  EU funding shortfall for ex-Soviet nuclear plants clean-up The EU faces a shortfall of some 2.5 billion euros to complete de-commissioning of eight ex-Soviet nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday. ... more |
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China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
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 India outsourcers see export growth slowing India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties." ... more | .. |
 Led by China, global art market hits new record Global art auction sales surged to a record $11.5 billion (8.7 billion euros) last year despite the weak world economy, with China cementing its spot as the top market, research showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Prague to scale back nuclear ambition: minister The Czech Republic is to scale back its nuclear energy ambitions, the industry minister said Wednesday in a newspaper interview. ... more | .. |
Amazon tests waters in India US online retail giant Amazon has made its first foray into India with launch of a shopping website, Junglee.com, as it tests the waters for a possible full entry into the nation's e-commerce market. ... more |
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 Beijing office rents 'rise 75%' to top New York Office rents in Beijing are more expensive than New York after rising 75 percent last year as China's rapid economic growth sparked strong demand, an international real estate company said. ... more | .. |
  Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Offers Course in Ethanol Response The State Fire Academy is taking its school on the road, beginning with a training course next month on how to respond to ethanol incidents. State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann said the Internatio ... more | .. |
 US-China trade tensions rising ahead of Xi visit A barrage of complaints over Beijing's allegedly discriminatory trade policies awaits Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country's leader-in-waiting, when he visits Washington next week. ... more | .. |
 Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol Announce Quebec's First Waste-to-Biofuels Production Facility At a news conference in Varennes, the Government of Quebec announced its plan to inject $27 million in Quebec's first full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant through the Ministry of Natural R ... more |
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