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UA scientists collaborate to gain understanding of self-cleaning gecko foot hairAkron OH (SPX) Jun 25, 2012 Imagine the money you'd save if you bought a roll of duct tape and could use it over and over again without having to toss it in the garbage after one use. Wall-climbing robots, bioadhesives or other sticky substances can benefit greatly from a recent discovery about the self-cleaning and reuse abilities of a gecko's foot hair by a University of Akron graduate student-researcher and his partners. Their work was published in the June 13 edition of Interface, the Journal of the Royal Society. The st ... read more |
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  Waves of Berkeley Lab responders deploy omics to track Deepwater Horizon cleanup microbes In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago, various strategies were deployed to prevent 4.9 million barrels of light crude oil from fouling the waters an ... more | .. |
  Variable camber airfoil: New concept, new challenge Aircraft morphing, especially in the case of the variable camber airfoil, has potential from the viewpoints of both fundamental aerodynamics and flight application. In the field of aerodynamics, the ... more | .. |
  Study of phase change materials could lead to better computer memory Memory devices for computers require a large collection of components that can switch between two states, which represent the 1's and 0's of binary language. Engineers hope to make next-generation 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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  Trapping light in a carbon net Graphene, an ordered monolayer of carbon, is the thinnest substance known, and yet has extraordinary mechanical strength. A new study shows that its two-dimensional network of atoms can even trap li ... more | .. |
 Nano-infused paint can detect strain A new type of paint made with carbon nanotubes at Rice University can help detect strain in buildings, bridges and airplanes. The Rice scientists call their mixture "strain paint" and are hopeful it ... more | .. |
  West's woes a boon to Asia's concert scene Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable incomes are growing, say experts. ... more | .. |
 China, Argentina hail 40 years of diplomatic ties Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday hailed 40 years of strong diplomatic ties between their two countries. ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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 Asymmetry may provide clue to superconductivity Japanese and U.S. physicists are offering new details this week in the journal Nature regarding intriguing similarities between the quirky electronic properties of a new iron-based high-temperature ... more | .. |
  Toward super-size wind turbines: Bigger wind turbines do make greener electricity In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it produces. Their report ... more | .. |
  Solar nanowire array may increase percentage of sun's frequencies available for energy conversion Researchers creating electricity through photovoltaics want to convert as many of the sun's wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency. Otherwise, they're eating only a small part of a sh ... more | .. |
 Megapixel camera? Try gigapixel By synchronizing 98 tiny cameras in a single device, electrical engineers from Duke University and the University of Arizona have developed a prototype camera that can create images with unprecedent ... more |
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 Oil key to any Iraqi Kurdistan independence bid Iraqi Kurdistan's efforts to ramp up its oil production and export capabilities increase the viability of independence as an option for the region, which is in a months-long standoff with Baghdad. ... more | .. |
 Chinese premier in Argentina on trade mission Chinese Premier Wen Jibao arrived in Argentina Saturday on an official visit aimed at boosting trade with one of South America's top agricultural producers. ... more | .. |
 Rotterdam shore-to-ship power switched on The Netherlands this week introduced a new shore-to-ship power system at Rotterdam, part of an international push to reduce pollution from ocean-going ships. ... more | .. |
 Samsung eyes 10 mn mark for Galaxy S3 by end of July South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker, said Monday it expects to have sold 10 million of its newest Galaxy S3 model by the end of July, two months after its launch. ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat
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 East Med tensions simmer over gas riches The natural gas bonanza in the eastern Mediterranean just keeps getting bigger and so do the geopolitical headaches. ... more | .. |
 Study: Handwriting in decline with tech The average person hasn't written by hand for 41 days, and one in three hasn't had reason to handwrite anything for six months, a British survey found. ... more | .. |
 OPEC Could Collapse As Shale Gas Pops Peak Oil Myth The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which in its heyday could trigger global economic crises by turning off the oil taps, faces an uncertain future as the shale oil revolution transforms the energy business. ... more | .. |
 U.S. approves Nevada solar facility The U.S. Department of Interior has approved the first utility-scale solar energy project for development on American Indian tribal lands. ... more |
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  ICANN names Fadi Chehade as CEO from October The US-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday named Fadi Chehade as its new president and chief executive as of October 1. ... more | .. |
  Under-fire UN summit issues environment, poverty blueprint The biggest UN summit on sustainable development in a decade approved a strategy on Friday to haul more than a billion people out poverty and cure the sickness of the biosphere. ... more | .. |
  Japan protest over nuclear restart About 20,000 people gathered in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's residence in Tokyo late Friday to protest his decision to restart two nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
Romania to review moratorium on shale gas Romania will review its stand on shale gas when a drilling moratorium expires in December and align itself with a future joint EU position on the controversial issue, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Friday. ... more |
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London, Paris tighten nuclear bond over US, Russia concerns
Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take 'new form'
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 Rio+20 shows UN 'impotence' in global eco-crisis: analysts The outcome of the Rio+20 summit provides further proof that the nation-state system is failing badly in tackling global environmental threats, say analysts. ... more | .. |
 Chinese premier in Uruguay on first stop of regional tour Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. ... more | .. |
 Temelin bidder Areva inks memoranda with Czech partners French state-run energy company Areva signed outline arrangements on Friday with 11 Czech companies on potential cooperation in the construction of two nuclear units in the country. ... more | .. |
 Japan unveils 10% energy-saving target Japan on Friday said its industrial heartland must cut electricity use by 10 percent this summer as the country grapples with a power shortage in the aftermath of last year's Fukushima atomic crisis. ... more |
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 E-book trend slow at US libraries: study Even as e-book sales surge, Americans are slow to look to their public libraries to take advantage of the format, a study showed Friday. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam slams 'absurd' China protest over islands Vietnam has defended a new maritime law claiming sovereignty over the fiercely-contested Paracel and Spratly islands, dismissing protests from China as "absurd". ... more | .. |
 Australia approves Hanlong's Sundance takeover Australia's Sundance Resources on Friday said the country's foreign investment watchdog had approved its Aus$1.65 billion (US$1.65 billion) takeover by Chinese suitor Sichuan Hanlong Group. ... more | .. |
 Greek exports to China leap 269% in quarter: official data Greek exports to China rocketed by 269.1 percent in the first quarter from the level for the same period last year, data from the Panhellenic Exporters Association showed on Friday. ... more |
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