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Biofuel cell generates electricity when implanted in False Death's Head CockroachWashington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2012 The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series describes an advance in biofuel technology using a living cockroach. Scientists have developed and implanted into a living insect - the False Death's Head Cockroach - a miniature fuel cell that converts naturally occurring sugar in the insect and oxygen from the air into electricity. They term it an advance toward a source of electricity that could, in principle, b ... read more |
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  Tecta Solar Installs Largest Rooftop PV Solar System in Massachusetts Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of a 1,869 kWp rooftop photovoltaic solar facility in Whitinsville, Mass. This is the largest rooftop system installed in Massachusetts, and the third ... more | .. |
  Argentina courts trouble over unpaid debts Argentina is courting trouble again in its dealings with the United States over unpaid debts dating to its infamous sovereign default a decade ago. ... more | .. |
  GDF SUEZ, VINCI, CDC Infrastructure and AREVA mobilized for offshore wind power In Normandy, GDF SUEZ Chairman and CEO Gerard Mestrallet, VINCI CEO Xavier Huillard, CDC Infrastructure CEO Jean Bensaid and AREVA CEO Luc Oursel highlighted their energy, economic and social plan c ... 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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  Swiss gov't appeals nuke shutdown order The Swiss government has launched an appeal of a court decision seeking the early closure of the aging Muehleberg nuclear power plant near Bern. ... more | .. |
  World oil output drops amid gulf fears Global oil supplies are being increasingly squeezed, pushing up prices, because of an Iranian threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic Persian Gulf oil artery. ... more | .. |
 Arizona YMCA's Go Solar State Wide Valley of the Sun YMCA, Scout Solar, LLC, Centrosolar America, and the City of Scottsdale have celebrated the deployment of 66.55 kilowatts of solar power as part of a 1.6 MW, multi-YMCA project tha ... more | .. |
  Xstrata coal mine gets green light Mining giant Xstrata has received the go-ahead for its $6.3 billion Wandoan mine in Australia, potentially the largest thermal coal mine in the southern hemisphere. ... 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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 Sudan, S.Sudan vow no war after border battles Sudan and South Sudan vowed Wednesday to step back from the brink of all out war after three days of border violence including airstrikes and tank battles prompted international concern of a wider conflict. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria drops Russia nuclear power plant deal: PM Bulgaria has decided to drop a deal with Russian company Atomstroyexport to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 SolarCity Unveils National Home Energy Loan SolarCity has unveiled a Home Energy Loan[1] for energy efficiency upgrades that will make cleaner indoor air, greater comfort and lower energy bills more accessible to American homeowners. The typi ... more | .. |
  Facebook to make stock market debut in May: report Facebook will make its stock market debut in May with a record-setting initial public offering of shares, according to a report Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal. ... more |
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 DuPont Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreements with Trina Solar DuPont announced it has signed two strategic cooperation agreements with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar Limited), one of the world's foremost photov ... more | .. |
 New Capital Area Food Bank Facility to Power Up and Save with Standard Solar Standard Solar has announced it is developing a 241 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB). The system, which will be installed on the new facility currently u ... more | .. |
 AREVA awarded funding for innovative biomass project AREVA was awarded funding by KIC InnoEnergy to develop an innovative bioenergy solution. AREVA is developing a concept of modular and compact power plants to target small-scale biomass resourc ... more | .. |
  Anti-Iran lobby hits GM-Peugeot deal An influential US anti-Iran lobby group on Wednesday called for newly tied General Motors and Peugeot to shut down Peugeot's Iran business due to Tehran's suspect nuclear program. ... 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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 Zuckerberg's China trip sparks Facebook frenzy The sight of a vacationing Mark Zuckerberg in Shanghai has sparked a frenzy of online speculation over the possibility Facebook might return to China, even though the site remains firmly blocked. ... more | .. |
  Apple offers to refund Australian iPad customers Apple Wednesday offered to refund Australian customers who felt misled by advertising about the 4G capability of its new iPad, which can only access the ultra-fast wireless network in North America. ... more | .. |
 Google lets users monitor their online activity Google on Wednesday began letting people get monthly reports summarizing what they have been up to at the Internet titan's free online services. ... more | .. |
  BRICS summit shadowed by Tibet protests The leaders of the emerging world gather Thursday in India to discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests by Tibetans against the Chinese president. ... more |
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 Watchdog warns US nuclear plant over mystery glitch The US nuclear energy watchdog ordered a Californian atomic plant Tuesday to remain shut down until the cause of a mystery glitch is found, raising questions about high-season power supplies. ... more | .. |
 New twist on 1930s technology may become a 21st century weapon against global warming 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 po ... more | .. |
 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 |
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Ukraine 'shouldn't target' Moscow: Trump
Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal
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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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