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New twist on 1930s technology may become a 21st century weapon against global warmingSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2012 Far from being a pipe dream years away from reality, practical technology for capturing carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas - from smokestacks is aiming for deployment at coal-fired electric power generating stations and other sources. The presentation at the 243rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, was on a potential advance toward dealing with the 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide released into the air each year through human activity. ... read more |
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 Study by Haverford College professor reveals unprecedented impact of Deepwater Horizon on deep ocean Scientists report they have "compelling evidence" that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea corals. Their study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie ... more | .. |
  A new dimension for solar energy Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arr ... more | .. |
  Real-World Wind Turbine Performance Metrics and Just-in-Time Predictive Maintenance Software The production of wind-derived renewable energy is growing, and so, it's important to help wind farm owners operate at higher efficiencies with lower costs. In fact, figures from the World Wind Ener ... 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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  When ions get closer Nowadays, ever smaller and more powerful computer chips are in demand. RUB physicists have discovered a new physical attraction that accelerates this progress. Prof. Dr. Padma Kant Shukla and Dr. Be ... more | .. |
  More energy efficient transistors through quantum tunneling Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Pennsylvania State University have announced breakthroughs in the development of tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs), a semiconductor technolog ... more | .. |
  Diatom biosensor could shine light on future nanomaterials A glow coming from the glassy shell of microscopic marine algae called diatoms could someday help us detect chemicals and other substances in water samples. And the fact that this diatom can glow in ... more | .. |
  Magnetic field researchers target 100-tesla goal Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory's biggest magnet facility have met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments. T ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
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 BP enters shale oil quest in Ohio BP will explore for shale oil and natural gas in northeast Ohio after it acquired lease on thousands of acres of potentially energy-rich land in the state. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Protectionism on the Right A disturbing trend has manifested itself in the Republican primary race - the rising specter of populism and protectionism. ... more | .. |
 New air strikes on South as Sudan quits summit Sudanese warplanes on Tuesday launched fresh air raids on oil-rich areas of South Sudan, a Southern official said, threatening a tentative rapprochement despite international calls for calm. ... more | .. |
  US sets new carbon standard for power plants The United States on Tuesday set the first nationwide carbon standards on power plants, seeking to curb emissions from the burning of coal and revive the flagging fight against climate change. ... more |
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  China's Dongfeng Motor posts 4.6% profit fall Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Group reported Tuesday its 2011 net profit fell 4.6 percent, due to lower prices and an overall slowdown in the world's biggest automobile market. ... more | .. |
 Chinese traders make Spain gateway to Europe Hoisted from trucks and trolleys, the brown boxes keep coming, packing the warehouses with acres of jewellery, jeans and shoes. There is little sign of Spain's economic crisis in Cobo Calleja, a vast Madrid industrial estate where the traders chatter in Chinese. ... more | .. |
  Sweden ships three kilos of plutonium to US: Bildt Sweden recently shipped three kilos (6.6 pounds) of plutonium from its past nuclear research and development activities to the United States for disposal, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt announced on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan classic paintings, pop idols hit US Japan is presenting to the United States highlights of its culture both old and new, with a rare exhibition of elaborate centuries-old nature scrolls and performances by a top-selling pop band. ... 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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 Apple to face Australian court over iPad Australia said Tuesday it would take Apple to court for misleading consumers over sales of its new iPad, claiming adverts that it can connect to a 4G network was misleading. ... more | .. |
 Arab economy ministers meet before Baghdad summit Arab economy ministers opened talks in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday ahead of a regional summit, aiming to ramp up tourism in the region despite the bloody crackdown in Syria. ... more | .. |
 Sudan renews airstrikes of South Sudan oil region Sudanese warplanes launched a second day of bombardment of oil-rich areas of South Sudan, after bloody clashes between ground troops of the rival states, a Southern government official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US regulators call for tighter online privacy rules The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for Internet users to be given an easy-to-use "Do Not Track" feature in a report released on Monday backing tighter online privacy laws. ... more |
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 US group: Lock China out of infrastructure deals A powerful US manufacturing group launched a campaign Monday to lock Chinese suppliers out of large US infrastructure projects, saying Beijing does not reciprocate market access. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima offers nuke security lessons: Japan PM The tsunami-triggered meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant last year offered important lessons in protecting such facilities from terrorism, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  New Synthetic Biology Technique Boosts Microbial Production of Diesel Fuel Significant boosts in the microbial production of clean, green and renewable biodiesel fuel has been achieved with the development of a new technique in synthetic biology by researchers with the U.S ... more | .. |
 'Buckliball' opens new avenue in design of foldable engineering structures Motivated by the desire to determine the simplest 3-D structure that could take advantage of mechanical instability to collapse reversibly, a group of engineers at MIT and Harvard University were st ... more |
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Ukraine 'shouldn't target' Moscow: Trump
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
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 Nuclear power plants can produce hydrogen to fuel the 'hydrogen economy' The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled "hydrogen economy" - an era based on hydrogen fuel that replaces gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels, easing concerns about foreign oil and air ... more | .. |
 A shiny new tool for imaging biomolecules At the heart of the immune system that protects our bodies from disease and foreign invaders is a vast and complex communications network involving millions of cells, sending and receiving chemical ... more | .. |
 Materials inspired by Mother Nature: A 1-pound boat that could float 1,000 pounds Combining the secrets that enable water striders to walk on water and give wood its lightness and great strength has yielded an amazing new material so buoyant that, in everyday terms, a boat made f ... more | .. |
 Simple, cheap way to mass-produce graphene nanosheets Mixing a little dry ice and a simple industrial process cheaply mass-produces high-quality graphene nanosheets, researchers in South Korea and Case Western Reserve University report. Graphene, ... more |
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 Butterfly wings' 'art of blackness' could boost production of green fuels Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles production of hydrogen gas - a green fuel ... more | .. |
 More economical way to produce cleaner, hotter natural gas New technology is offering the prospect of more economical production of a concentrated form of natural gas with many of the advantages - in terms of reduced shipping and storage costs - of the fami ... more | .. |
 Single molecules in a quantum movie The quantum physics of massive particles has intrigued physicists for more than 80 years, since it predicts that even complex particles can exhibit wave-like behaviour - in conflict with our everyda ... more | .. |
  India's coal contracts in question India lost about $210 billion in revenue because of underhand coal deals, a report says. ... more |
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