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Philippines deploys second ship in China standoffManila (AFP) April 12, 2012 The Philippines deployed a second vessel to tiny islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in a bid to assert its sovereignty in a territorial standoff with China. Authorities said a coast guard boat would join the Philippines' biggest warship in the morning at Scarborough Shoal, where two Chinese surveillance vessels were protecting a group of Chinese fishermen from being arrested. "It will be backing us up in the area," Navy commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Pama said of the 56-metre-long (184 ... read more |
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  ZeaChem Welcomes Governor Kitzhaber to Oregon Biorefinery ZeaChem has welcomed Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on a tour of its 250,000 gallon-per-year biorefinery in Boardman, Ore., and announced it has begun construction on the U.S. Department of Energy ( ... more | .. |
  Suniva ARTisun Select Solar Cells Averaging 19 Percent Efficiency in Production Suniva has announced that its ARTisun Select series solar cells are now averaging 19 percent efficiency in plant-wide production. In addition to the improved efficiencies, ongoing process improvemen ... more | .. |
 Zentric Signs Agreement to Acquire 1.6 MW Solar Project in North Carolina William Tien, President of Zentric is pleased to announce Zentric has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Solar I, LLC and Innovative Solar II, LLC, each the owner/developer of separate ... 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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 Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology Announce Commercial Agreement with Pacific Ethanol Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology has announced that they have entered into a commercial agreement with Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC, the owner of the ethanol production facility located in ... more | .. |
 Tenaska Closes Commercial Financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South Tenaska has announced that it has closed financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South, a utility-scale photovoltaic solar generating plant in southern California. The project represents Te ... more | .. |
 Hughson Nut Cracks Open 586KW Solar System With Cenergy Power Cenergy Power has completed a 586 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Hughson Nut at their 50,000 square foot almond processing facility in Hughson, California. Hughson Nut is a market-leadi ... more | .. |
 Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture for Commercial-Scale Renewable Oil Production Facility in Brazil Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation have announced that they and other Bunge subsidiaries have signed definitive agreements forming a Joint Venture ("JV") to build, own and operate a commercial-sca ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
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 North America's Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant Formally Completed U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., has presented Gloucester Marine Terminal officials with an award letter announcing an $11 million federal tax credit rebate for the recently-completed groundbreakin ... more | .. |
 AFPM Says EPA Action on E15 Irresponsible American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it has approved the first applications fo ... more | .. |
 Proterro Meets Key Productivity Milestones for Clean, Fermentation-ready Sugar Feedstock The cost barrier standing in the path of economical and scalable biofuels and chemicals production can be broken," Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin said here at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. ... more | .. |
  US sues Apple, publishers yield on e-book pricing The US Justice Department sued Apple and five publishing firms Wednesday alleging a conspiracy to raise prices and limit competition for e-books, and immediately announced a partial settlement in the case. ... more |
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Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook Facebook's $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the quirky photo-sharing app to the delete button. ... more | .. |
  Google likely next in antitrust push on tech giants Google is likely the next major tech target of US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department sued Apple Wednesday for illegally colluding with publishers in the e-book market, legal experts said. ... more | .. |
  Opening the gate to robust quantum computing Scientists have overcome a major hurdle facing quantum computing: how to protect quantum information from degradation by the environment while simultaneously performing computation in a solid-state ... more | .. |
 Simulation software optimizes networks By the year 2020, thousands of kilometers of new grids will be operating in Germany to permit even more extensive use of power from renewable sources. However, these new "smart grids" also come with ... 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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  Romania president wants rapid decision on Canadian gold mine Romanian president Traian Basescu pressed the nation's environment ministry Tuesday to take a rapid decision on a planned Canadian-owned gold mine at Rosia Montana, warning that much was at stake. ... more | .. |
 Controlling quantum tunneling with light Scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have used light to help push electrons through a classically impenetrable barrier. While quantum tunnelling is at the heart of the peculiar wave n ... more | .. |
  Spain's nuclear sector eyes growth in China Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the country's 14 operating nuclear power plants, and no ... more | .. |
 Airstrikes, artillery shelling on Sudan-S.Sudan border Sudan on Tuesday carried out new airstrikes inside South Sudan, as rival armies exchanged artillery fire in the latest round of fierce fighting in contested border regions. ... more |
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 Chips as mini Internets Computer chips have stopped getting faster. In order to keep increasing chips' computational power at the rate to which we've grown accustomed, chipmakers are instead giving them additional "cores," ... more | .. |
 Sulfur in every pore From smartphones to e-bikes, the number of mobile electronic devices is steadily growing around the world. As a result, there is an increased need for batteries that are small and light, yet powerfu ... more | .. |
 Work at Kudankulam quickens for first reactor Work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to reopen the first reactor vessel and remove the ... more | .. |
 Israel mulls missile defense for gas rigs Israel is considering basing the David's Sling counter-missile system on offshore gas installations amid concerns they could be attacked with anti-ship missiles or boats packed with explosives. ... more |
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 India can't produce 20,000 MW n-energy by 2020 India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) ... more | .. |
 France waits for India to clarify n-liability framework In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law, and is waiting for New Delhi to estab ... more | .. |
 Researcher Finds Faster, Cheaper Way To Cool Electronic Devices A North Carolina State University researcher has developed a more efficient, less expensive way of cooling electronic devices - particularly devices that generate a lot of heat, such as lasers and p ... more | .. |
 Sands opens new casino resort in Asian gaming hub Las Vegas Sands Corp. opened its fourth casino in the booming Asian gaming capital of Macau on Wednesday, transforming a "swamp" earmarked for a fireworks factory into a $5 billion resort. ... more |
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Minister says Romania to take time on Canadian gold mine Romania's new environment minister said Wednesday that prudence is needed during the review of a planned Canadian-owned gold mine and the process to issue a key permit cannot move faster. ... more | .. |
 World's largest solar thermal plant online The world's largest solar thermal plant has gone into full operation in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh after a six-month trial, officials said. ... more | .. |
  U.S. offers $2 million for rescue robot The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it is offering a $2 million prize for the design of an advanced rescue robot. ... more | .. |
Price-fixing suit hits as eyes turn to e-books E-books are the future of publishing, and the legal tangle launched Wednesday shows how high the stakes are in the fledgling but fast-growing industry. ... more |
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