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Japan down to one nuclear reactor after shutdownTokyo (AFP) March 26, 2012 Japan was Monday left with only one working nuclear reactor after Tokyo Electric Power Co. shuttered its final generator for scheduled safety checks. The vast utility's entire stock of 17 reactors are now idle, including three units that suffered a meltdown when the tsunami hit Fukushima, as Japan warily eyes a spike in electricity demand over the hot and humid summer. Only one of Japan's 54 units - in northernmost Hokkaido - is still working, and that is scheduled to be shut down for maintena ... read more |
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  Liquid-like Materials May Pave Way for New Thermoelectric Devices In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials-which convert heat into electricity and vice versa-researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the potentia ... more | .. |
  Quantum plasmons demonstrated in atomic-scale nanoparticles The physical phenomenon of plasmon resonances in small metal particles has been used for centuries. They are visible in the vibrant hues of the great stained-glass windows of the world. More recentl ... more | .. |
  Boeing , Airbus and Embraer team up to develop aviation biofuels Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed to ... 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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 Fungal Analysis Reveals Clues for Targeted Biomass Deconstruction Massive-scale genome sequencing projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and being carried out at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) highlight the importance of learning how the c ... more | .. |
  Invisibility of magnetic fields made reality UAB researchers, in collaboration with an experimental group from the Academy of Sciences of Slovakia, have created a cylinder which hides contents and makes them invisible to magnetic fields. The d ... more | .. |
  Quantum copies do new tricks One of the strange features of quantum information is that, unlike almost every other type of information, it cannot be perfectly copied. For example, it is impossible to take a single photon and ma ... more | .. |
 New technique lets scientists peer within nanoparticles UCLA researchers are now able to peer deep within the world's tiniest structures to create three-dimensional images of individual atoms and their positions. Their research, published March 22 in the ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
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  Brown liquor and solar cells to provide sustainable electricity A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an intelligent way. According to research at Linkoping Univer ... more | .. |
 Renewable battery cathode formed from waste Researchers have designed a battery cathode made of lignin byproducts from the pulp and paper industry, which may lead to cheaper and safer electrodes. This new, rechargeable battery cathode is comp ... more | .. |
  Japan, Canada to launch free trade talks Japan and Canada formally agreed Sunday to launch talks on a free trade agreement expected to result in the first such pact between Tokyo and one of the Group of Eight major economies. ... more | .. |
  Huawei 'banned' from Australian broadband project Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been blocked from tendering for equipment contracts with Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) due to security concerns, a report said Monday. ... more |
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 Obama: all highly enriched uranium moved from Ukraine US President Barack Obama said Sunday that all highly enriched uranium had been removed from Ukraine, hailing it as an important step towards curbing the threat of nuclear terrorism. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima operator shutting down last running reactor Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear reactor in order to carry out checks. ... more | .. |
  Poisonous gas prevents rescue of 17 Chinese miners Poisonous fumes were preventing efforts to rescue 17 Chinese miners trapped underground for three days, an official and state media said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Asia gets new budget airline eyeing Chinese flyers Australian flag carrier Qantas and China Eastern Airlines said Monday they will launch a new Hong Kong-based budget airline next year aimed at cashing in on China's booming aviation market. ... more |
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Skimming the Sun, probe sheds light on space weather threats
Are Unlocked Phones Any Good? Unlocked vs. Locked Phone Benefits
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 Sanctions against Iran put cloud over global growth Tightened sanctions by the West have yet to dissuade Iran from pursuing its controversial nuclear programme but have triggered an oil price spike that could trigger a global recession. ... more | .. |
 Yahoo! proxy fight looms after board shakeup Yahoo! on Sunday announced the appointment of three independent board members as the struggling Internet firm moved to shake up its team and fend off a challenge from an activist hedge fund. ... more | .. |
 Concern over offline Calif. nuclear plant California energy officials say they're preparing for potential summer power shortages if the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remains out of service. ... more | .. |
 Troubled Nigeria's oil output under threat Nigeria's oil production is under threat because of escalating piracy off West Africa, a simmering insurgency in the Niger Delta, the theft of up to 150,000 barrels a day by militants and pirates and deadly Islamist terrorism linked to al-Qaida. ... more |
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 Lower Poland shale gas reserves estimated Poland's supply of shale natural gas reserves may be much smaller than early estimates but still enough to cover its needs for decades, a government report says. ... more | .. |
 Oil spikes on Iran fears; other markets hit by China data Oil prices jumped late Friday on Iran supply tensions, but most commodities fell this week as worse-than-expected economic data from China and Europe stoked concerns over global demand. ... more | .. |
 Facebook blasts snooping employers Facebook on Friday blasted employers that want to peer at what workers have posted on their personal accounts at the world's leading social network. ... more | .. |
 Global cyber anti-garbage drive shifts into gear Cyber-environmentalists said Friday 80 countries have joined the World Cleanup 2012 campaign which will see volunteers across the globe use the Internet to target illegal trash dumps for cleanup. ... more |
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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
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 Indian outsourcers 'employ 100,000 in US' India's IT outsourcing sector has nearly doubled the number of jobs it has created in the US in the last five years and now employs more than 100,000 people, an industry group said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Huffington Post to release weekly iPad magazine The Huffington Post will soon be available in a weekly magazine version for the iPad, president and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington confirmed at a media summit in Toronto. ... more | .. |
 Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms After decades of US caterwauling about the crippling impact of China's low labor costs on domestic manufacturing, firms state-side now fret about the impact of rising Chinese wages. ... more | .. |
 Shell sued in Britain over Nigeria oil spills Lawyers for more than 11,000 Nigerians initiated formal legal proceedings against oil giant Shell in London on Friday after the breakdown of negotiations on compensation following two oil spills. ... more |
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 Cessna signs agreements with Chinese manufacturer Aircraft manufacturer Cessna announced Friday that it was joining forces with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to manufacture a range of planes in the country. ... more | .. |
  Engineers enlist weather model to optimize offshore wind plan Politics aside, most energy experts agree that cheap, clean, renewable wind energy holds great potential to help the world satisfy energy needs while reducing harmful greenhouse gases. Wind farms pl ... more | .. |
 Study finds room to store CO2 underground A new study by researchers at MIT shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's c ... more | .. |
 Iraq ascendant as power shifts in OPEC Amid the threats to global oil supplies caused by the Persian Gulf confrontation between the United States and Iran, the longtime oil-power rivalry between the Islamic Republic and a resurgent Iraq is mounting. ... more |
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