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First complete full genetic map of promising energy cropPenglais, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2012 Researchers in Wales and the United States have collaborated to complete the first high-resolution, comprehensive genetic map of a promising energy crop called miscanthus. The results - published in the current edition of the peer-reviewed, online journal PLoS One - provide a significant breakthrough towards advancing the production of bioenergy. The breakthrough results from the long-term collaboration between energy crop company Ceres, Inc., based in Thousand Oaks, California, USA, and the Insti ... read more |
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  A biplane to break the sound barrier For 27 years, the Concorde provided its passengers with a rare luxury: time saved. For a pricey fare, the sleek supersonic jet ferried its ticketholders from New York to Paris in a mere three-and-a- ... more | .. |
  China firms knock US duties on solar products Chinese firms have accused the United States of setting up trade barriers after Washington slapped duties on their solar products in the latest trade row between the two countries. ... more | .. |
 Cap and Trade Programs Do Not Provide Sufficient Incentives for Energy Technology Innovation Cap and trade programs to reduce emissions do not inherently provide incentives to induce the private sector to develop innovative technologies to address climate change, according to a new study in ... 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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 NREL Develop 'Invisible Wires' for Transporting Electricity on SolarWindow New Energy Technologies, Inc., a developer of innovative technologies for generating sustainable electricity, announces that Company and NREL scientists collaboratively developing New Energy's Solar ... more | .. |
 Solar3D's New Tests Reveal Game Changing Solar Cell Solar3D has announced that it has completed a detailed simulation analysis comparing its breakthrough solar cell with conventional solar cells. The results reveal that the company's breakthrough sol ... more | .. |
 New Quasi-mono Solar Modules Provide More Power per Square Meter In a move to better serve its commercial and large scale utility market customers requiring higher solar power generation, Aide Solar has announced the release of its Quasi-mono module portfolio, co ... more | .. |
 SolarWorld GT Visits Florida Solar Energy Center on Driving Tour around Globe A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, will visit the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of ... more |
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 SoloPower's Flexible CIGS Modules Breaks Barriers SoloPower says its next generation panel has achieved an aperture area efficiency of 13.4%. This, says the firm, is a record for flexible CIGS based modules. The result was verified independently by ... more | .. |
  Westinghouse Completes Fabrication Of Fuel Assemblies For Sanmen 1 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 21, 2012 Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has completed fabrication of all 157 fuel assemblies and related components needed to operate the first-ever AP1 ... more | .. |
 Cobalt and the Naval Air Warfare Center Team Up to Produce a Renewable Jet Fuel From Bio N-Butanol The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake has announced a contract award to Albemarle Corporation, a leading specialty chemicals company, to complete its first biojet fuel p ... more | .. |
 Solar, Wind, and Biofuels Markets Rise 31 Percent Despite Ongoing Economic Turbulence Clean-energy markets continued to expand rapidly in 2011, even against a tough economic and political climate, increased industry consolidation, and downward pricing pressures on manufacturers. ... more |
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  A basic - and slightly acidic - solution for hydrogen storage Sometimes, solutions for hard problems can turn out to be pretty basic. That's especially true for a team of researchers at the Office of Science's Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven Lab), w ... more | .. |
 Nuclear fusion simulation shows high-gain energy output High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulations performed at Sandia National Laborat ... more | .. |
 Mendel Biotechnology and BP Biofuels to Conduct Demonstration Field Trial of PowerCane Miscanthus Mendel Biotechnology and BP Biofuels have signed a four-year agreement to conduct a demonstration field trial of Mendel's PowerCane Miscanthus and evaluate its performance as feedstock for biofuel p ... more | .. |
  NOAA science supports New York's offshore energy planning A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials make advances in managing their coastal waters and guiding future development of offshore wind energy projects. The study, A Biog ... more |
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Alien civilizations may be far rarer than hoped study suggests
Mapping the Universe faster without sacrificing precision
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 Barrels of Biofuel Flowing from Success at Louisiana Facility With barrels of biofuel flowing from the success of America's first commercial advanced biofuels plant, the Advanced Biofuels Association, ABFA, takes its online video series, Better Fuels Moment, o ... more | .. |
 US Navy Tests Soladiesel HRD-76 During Operational Transit Voyage in USS Ford Frigate Solazyme has announced that the USS Ford, a U.S. Navy Frigate fleet ship, successfully journeyed from its homeport in Everett, WA to San Diego, CA using Soladiesel HRD-76, Solazyme's 100% algal deri ... more | .. |
 Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Sand ... more | .. |
  UMass Amherst theoretical physicists find a way to simulate strongly correlated fermions Combining known factors in a new way, theoretical physicists Boris Svistunov and Nikolai Prokof'ev at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with three alumni of their group, have solved an intrac ... more |
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 Indian nuclear power plant gets go-ahead India has given the green light to the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan opens swathes of economy to China firms Taiwan said Tuesday it will open big areas of its economy to Chinese businesses for the first time in a bid to encourage greater investment and create more jobs on the island. ... more | .. |
  NY Times curbs free Web access, subscriptions rise The New York Times said Tuesday it was cutting back on free access to its online content, as it announced gains in paid subscriptions to its news website. ... more | .. |
 Philippines' Aquino says more US troops welcome Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday more US troops would be welcome to rotate through the Southeast Asian nation, but ruled out permanent bases. ... more |
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China hikes fuel prices by biggest margin in three years China on Tuesday hiked fuel prices by the biggest margin in nearly three years after a surge in the cost of global crude, the government and state media said. ... more | .. |
BHP sees iron ore demand 'flattening' Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday that Chinese iron ore demand appeared to be flattening as the world's second-largest economy slows, but prices were expected to hold up. ... more | .. |
Nearly 200 arrested in India nuclear protest Police in a southern Indian state said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 200 activists who were protesting the start of work at a long-stalled nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
 HK backs third runway despite environmental fears Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday gave approval in principle for a third airport runway, despite concerns about pollution and noise from the $11.10 billion project. ... more |
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 Study: Carbon can be stored underground The United States has enough deep saline aquifers to store a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from its coal-fired power plants, a study shows. ... more | .. |
  Apple announces dividend as iPad sales rocket Apple announced Monday it will spend part of its massive cash hoard to pay its first dividend since 1995, and trumpeted that it had sold three million new iPads on the opening weekend. ... more | .. |
S. America frets over slow China growth Latin American countries see a Chinese economic slowdown and eurozone crisis as major threats that could reverse their own gains in recent years, an Inter-American Development Bank report said. ... more | .. |
China holding 21 Vietnamese fishermen: official Chinese authorities are holding two Vietnamese boats and 21 crew who were detained while fishing near the disputed Paracel Islands, an official said Wednesday. ... more |
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