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U.S, Australian navies focus on new fuelsCanberra, Australia (UPI) Jul 26, 2012 The Australian navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Navy to explore the increased use of environmentally friendly fuels such as blended biofuels. Australia's Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Ray Griggs and U.S. Secretary for Navy Ray Mabus signed the Statement of Cooperation which recognizes that research into alternative fuels could bring significant benefits. The agreement, made on board the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, acknowledges the importance of the alternative fuel for the envi ... read more |
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  Saudis, Emirates push nuclear power plans Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to develop nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand and save oil for export. ... more | .. |
  Clemson researchers transform machine to make runways safer Clemson researchers redesigned and modified a mobile drill press to retrofit a section of a runway that halts overrun aircraft, ultimately minimizing aircraft damage and passenger injury. The proces ... more | .. |
  Scientists create artificial mother of pearl Mimicking the way mother of pearl is created in nature, scientists have for the first time synthesised the strong, iridescent coating found on the inside of some molluscs. The research was published ... 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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 More Gold and Other Minerals in Them Thar Hills Though technology has taken much of the guesswork out of mining, mountain ranges are still notoriously difficult environments in which to hunt for valuable minerals. Various methods used to draw a p ... more | .. |
  Why Some Types Of Multitasking Are More Dangerous Than Others In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others. Trying to do two visual tasks at ... more | .. |
  Study: Ocean waves could power Australia Ocean waves could supply as much as 11 percent of Australia's electricity by 2050, a government research study released Wednesday found. ... more | .. |
 Nissan's profit down 15% on strong yen, Europe woe Nissan on Thursday posted a 15 percent drop in quarterly profit as a strong yen and weak European market dented earnings, but Japan's second-biggest automaker said its full-year forecast was on track. ... more |
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  Crisis forces profit warning at German tech giant Siemens German engineering giant Siemens said Thursday it would be harder to achieve its annual profit targets, as the gloomy global economic mood weighed on orders, especially in the field of renewable energy. ... more | .. |
  Tonga gets first solar power plant The island country of Tonga in the South Pacific has commissioned its first solar farm. ... more | .. |
 Argentina condemns British missile exercise in Falklands Argentina has accused Britain of mounting a show of force in the Falkland Islands with a military exercise that includes missile launches in the disputed South Atlantic archipelago. ... more | .. |
  53 rescued from China coal mine: state media Fifty-three rescuers sent in to recover five trapped coal miners at a colliery in southwest China had to be pulled to safety Thursday after they too became stuck underground, state media said. ... more |
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 Google unveils ultrafast wired home project Google on Thursday unveiled an ultrafast Web service along with an Internet television subscription in the Kansas City area as part of a pilot project to boost broadband speeds. ... more | .. |
Chinese solar makers warn of 'trade war' with EU Four leading solar cell manufacturers in China on Thursday warned a possible EU anti-dumping investigation could trigger a "trade war" and urged Beijing to step in to protect their interests. ... more | .. |
  Facebook posts loss in first earnings after IPO Facebook reported a loss of $157 million Thursday in its first earnings after its public offering, as reserves set aside for stock grants offset results largely in line with expectations. ... more | .. |
  UK research paves way to a scalable device for quantum information processing Researchers at NPL have demonstrated for the first time a monolithic 3D ion microtrap array which could be scaled up to handle several tens of ion-based quantum bits (qubits). The research, publishe ... more |
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
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  Pulling CO2 from air vital Emerging techniques to pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it away to stabilize the climate may become increasingly important as the planet tips into a state of potentially dangerous warming, ... more | .. |
 Printed photonic crystal mirrors shrink on-chip lasers down to size Electrical engineers at The University of Texas at Arlington and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a new laser for on-chip optical connections that could give computers a huge boos ... more | .. |
 World's First Violet Nonpolar Vertical-Cavity Laser Technology In a leap forward for laser technology, a team at University of California, Santa Barbara, has developed the first violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) based on m-plane g ... more | .. |
 New ultracapacitor delivers a jolt of energy at a constant voltage Chemical batteries power many different mobile electronic devices, but repeated charging and discharging cycles can wear them out. An alternative energy storage device called an ultracapacitor can b ... more |
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 Global Solar Energy Brings Powerful Building Integrated Solar to Japan's Growing Renewable Energy Market Global Solar Energy has announced an expansion into Japan's growing solar market, establishing local partnerships and offering a new design of its PowerFLEX BIPV system that has been adapted specifi ... more | .. |
 Community Energy Under Construction on Largest Solar Project in Pennsylvania Community Energy Solar (Community Energy) has announced that it has closed financing and commenced construction of its six megawatt (dc) Keystone Solar Project in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Exe ... more | .. |
 Solar3D Successfully Fabricates Initial Prototype Solar3D has announced the successful fabrication of an initial prototype of its 3D solar cell using commercially available equipment from Panasonic. The company's recently developed low cost fabrica ... more | .. |
 IKEA Plugs-in New Solar Energy System at Pittsburgh-Area Store IKEA has officially plugged-in the new solar energy system installed at its Pittsburgh-area store in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. The 86,800-square-foot PV array consists of a 694-kW system, bui ... more |
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations
Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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 New Technologies Will Cut Cost of PV Metallization by up to 50 percent Metallization of solar cells - laying down metal electrodes to collect the electricity generated by the sunlight - is costly, largely because of the high and rising cost of the silver that's typical ... more | .. |
 DRC oil 'fans flames of civil war' Recent oil strikes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised fears they will exacerbate the resource-driven war that's been raging in the mineral-rich eastern sector of the African state for nearly two decades. ... more | .. |
 China eyes Canada for oil deals Major Chinese oil companies are seizing opportunities to secure strategic overseas assets, reflected by recent Canadian acquisitions. ... more | .. |
 Hungary, Azerbaijan seek joint projects The time is ripe for more cooperation between Hungary and Azerbaijan on energy projects, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Secretary Peter Szijjarto said this week. ... more |
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 London Metal Exchange shareholders approve Hong Kong sale London Metal Exchange shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of its proposed takeover by the Hong Kong stock exchange, the LME announced on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong billionaire to buy UK gas company A consortium led by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing agreed Wednesday to acquire a British gas distribution company for Pounds 645 million ($1 billion), the companies said. ... more | .. |
 EU should scrap airline emissions tax: IATA The European Union should scrap a controversial carbon tax on air travel and seek a global solution to the emissions problem, the global aviation industry's chief said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Indian outsourcer HCL reports 67% jump in quarterly profit India's fourth-biggest outsourcing company, HCL Technologies, reported on Wednesday a 67 percent jump in quarterly net profit from a year earlier as client orders surged. ... more |
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