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Israel oil find sharpens Med energy scrapTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Mar 15, 2012 The discovery of potential oil reserves of 232 million barrels, plus another natural gas field off Israel's coast couldn't have come at a better time for the Jewish state as Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament calls for cutting off gas exports to its eastern neighbor. But the strikes announced Tuesday also up the stakes in a simmering energy conflict in the volatile eastern Mediterranean involving Israel, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece and Turkey and their feuds. Israel's Modlin Energy Partners ... read more |
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  UN emission market needs urgent reform The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economi ... more | .. |
  Molecular graphene heralds new era of 'designer electrons' Researchers from Stanford University and the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the first-ever system of "designer electrons" - exotic variants of ordinary ... more | .. |
 Optics Express focus issue: Modular ultrafast lasers Ultrafast lasers, lasers that emit light pulses that are as short as a few femtoseconds, have enabled a wide-range of fundamental science and applications over the past two decades. To highlig ... 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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 Trans-Caspian pipeline talks progressing Momentum is quickly building to conclude a trans-Caspian Sea pipeline agreement between the European Union, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, officials' comments indicate. ... more | .. |
  UMass Amherst polymer scientists, physicists develop new way to shape thin gel sheets Inspired by nature's ability to shape a petal, and building on simple techniques used in photolithography and printing, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new to ... more | .. |
  Bulgaria PM gets cold feet on Russia nuclear plant deal Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Friday he was considering pulling out of a deal with Russian nuclear company Atomstroyexport to build a new nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube. ... more | .. |
 White House: No release of oil reserves The White House has denied news reports that U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to release oil from strategic petroleum reserves to ease gasoline prices. ... 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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 Laser lightning rod: Guiding bursts of electricity with a flash of light Using an experimental apparatus reminiscent of a classic Frankenstein movie, French researchers have coaxed laboratory-generated lightning into striking the same place, not just twice, but over and ... more | .. |
 Baghdad, Kurds square off in oil dispute The simmering dispute between Iraq's central government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region over oil has ramped up a couple of notches amid a swelling political crisis in which some provinces are demanding self-rule. ... more | .. |
 Spain clears oil exploration off Canary Islands resort Spain's deficit-laden government approved Friday oil exploration by Repsol YPF SA off the Canary Islands despite opposition by the archipelago, which fears deterring tourists. ... more | .. |
 Areva sells stake in Eramet for 776 mn euros French nuclear energy giant Areva said Friday it had signed a deal to sell its 26 percent stake in the Eramet mining company to France's strategic investment fund FSI for 776 million euros ($1.0 billion). ... more |
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  The "twilight zone" of traffic costs lives at stoplight intersections Hundreds of lives are being lost each year in the United States because of mistakes made in what engineers call the "dilemma zone" - that area before a stoplight intersection where the traffic light ... more | .. |
 HyperSolar Discloses Development Plan for Breakthrough Renewable Hydrogen and Natural Gas Technology HyperSolar has announced specific details of its plan for the development of the world's first nanotechnology-based, zero-carbon process for the production of renewable hydrogen and natural gas. ... more | .. |
 Is there a future in the US for renewables without federal incentives? To address the challenge of expiring federal incentives for renewables, players across the supply chain will need to adapt, says Barbara Sands, renewable energy expert at PA Consulting Group. Equipm ... more | .. |
  Primus Green Energy Raises Funds for Renewable Gasoline Technology In a move that continues to strengthen its financial position, Primus Green Energy Inc., developer of a proprietary process to produce gasoline and other fuels from biomass and/or natural gas, has a ... more |
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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions
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 New nanoglue is thin and supersticky Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a superthin "nanoglue" that could be used in new-generation microchip fabrication. "The material itself (say, semiconductor wafe ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Wisdom of drilling for oil Gasoline prices are zooming past $4 a gallon and the United States is hardly freer from the grip of imported oil or closer to robust economic recovery. With his approval ratings dropping precipitously, U.S. President Barack Obama is blaming speculators and investigating fraud and at the pump when this mess is the direct result of failed federal energy policies. ... more | .. |
  Foreign investment in China falls in February Foreign direct investment in China fell in February for the fourth straight month as key Western economies continue to struggle, official figures showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Butterfly molecule may aid quest for nuclear clean-up technology Scientists have produced a previously unseen uranium molecule, in a development that could help improve clean-up processes for nuclear waste. The distinctive butterfly-shaped compound is similar to ... more |
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  NextEra Energy Resources Completes Acquisition of Ontario Solar Projects from First Solar NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar have announced the completion of NextEra Energy Resources' acquisition of two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 40 megawatts (AC) in Ontario, Canada ... more | .. |
 KYOCERA Supplies Solar Modules for England's First "Zero Carbon Church" Kyocera has announced that the company has supplied its solar modules for a flagship project for renovating old buildings using solar energy at the roughly 900-year-old St. Michael and All Angels Ch ... more | .. |
 Visiongain Reveals the Top Twenty Companies in the Evolving $39bn Shale Gas Market Currently, North America is seeing a period of substantial oversupply as booming production coupled with unmatched demand leave a glut of gas on the market. As constraints in the natural gas market ... more | .. |
 Global Oil and Gas Pipelines Market Expected to Total $60.29bn in 2012 Visiongain's: The Oil and Gas Pipelines Market Analysis 2012-2022 report calculates the global oil and gas pipelines market to be worth $60.29bn in 2012. The growth in the oil and gas pipeline ... 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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  Project Financing of Second Largest Wind Park in Italy Completed GL Garrad Hassan supported the investors of the Italian wind park "Fossa del Lupo" ERG Renew and the three banks involved with its due diligence services. The three banks are ING Bank, acting as Man ... more | .. |
 Niobrara Shale Puts Colorado in the Spotlight as 'Oil Rush' Takes Hold Colorado is set to emerge as a major oil producer, thanks to developing interest from oil companies in the Niobrara shale, a new report by market intelligence experts GlobalData has found. The ... more | .. |
 Intersolar Europe 2012 Spotlights Large-Scale Photovoltaics Newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached all-time record levels in 2011, and PV plants with an output of over 200 kilowatt peak (kWp) occupy a rapidly growing share of the market. Europe holds ... more | .. |
  Researchers capture first-ever images of atoms moving in a molecule Using a new ultrafast camera, researchers have recorded the first real-time image of two atoms vibrating in a molecule. Key to the experiment, which appears in this week's issue of the journal Natur ... more |
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 The First Spectroscopic Measurement of an Anti-Atom The ALPHA collaboration at CERN in Geneva has scored another coup on the antimatter front by performing the first-ever spectroscopic measurements of the internal state of the antihydrogen atom. Thei ... more | .. |
 PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square. ... more | .. |
 WTO chief plays down China rare earth row The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday played down a dispute over China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, saying it was unlikely to escalate into a trade war. ... more | .. |
 Clooney arrested in Sudan protest Actor George Clooney and several members of the US Congress were handcuffed and arrested Friday outside Sudan's embassy as they demanded an end to an offensive they fear will cause thousands to starve. ... more |
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